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Ali Raj

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Journalism, rhetoric, sound, technology

Ph.D. Candidate, Communications @ColumbiaJourn

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Where did Mohsin Changezi go? | The Express Tribune

Where did Mohsin Changezi go? | The Express Tribune

Poet whose name spread like fragrance in the world of Urdu ghazal now disillusioned with the state of mushaira

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Meet AJ Kardar, the maker of Pakistan's first Oscar submission | The Express Tribune

Meet AJ Kardar, the maker of Pakistan's first Oscar submission | The Express Tribune

Kardar's 'Jago Hua Savera' was our first-ever neorealist film

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Deadly bacteria lurk in coastal waters. Climate change increases the risks.

Deadly bacteria lurk in coastal waters. Climate change increases the risks.

Vibrio is a group of rod-shaped bacteria found in brackish and balmy coastal waters. It has many species but …

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Deadly heat is killing Americans: climate death toll rises after a decade of federal inaction

Deadly heat is killing Americans: climate death toll rises after a decade of federal inaction

Heat now causes more deaths than hurricanes, tornadoes or floods in most years, creating a new public health …

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In Marshall Islands, radiation threatens tradition of handing down stories by song

In Marshall Islands, radiation threatens tradition of handing down stories by song

Thyroid cancers have afflicted some of the Marshall Islands' most beloved vocalists, and radiation exposure f…

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In Marshall Islands democracy where 1 in 3 can't vote, the Hong Kong model has its fans

In Marshall Islands democracy where 1 in 3 can't vote, the Hong Kong model has its fans

A 2016 law, ostensibly aimed at combating voter fraud, is widely seen as helping President Hilda Heine, a sta…

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Moral Atmospheres: Islam and Media in a Pakistani Marketplace

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By Ali Raj
| Taylor & Francis Online
Advanced search Politics, Religion & Ideology Latest Articles Submit an article Journal homepage Full Article Figures & data Citations Metrics Reprints & Permissions Read this article /doi/full/10.1080/21567689.2026.2635180?needAccess=true Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Notes 1 Mufti Muhammad Shafi, Alat-e Jadidah Ke Sharai Ahkam (Kutub Khanah-e Qasmi, 1964). 2 Ashraf Ali Thanvi, Imdadul Fatava, ed. Muhammad Shafī, IV (Maktabah-e Darul Ulum, 2010), p.
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A flesh-eating bacteria lurking in waterways is killing people in the Carolinas

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By Sammy Fretwell , Ali Raj, Sofia Moutinho
| New Bern Sun Journal
EDISTO BEACH, S.C. -- As Billy Bailey picked through the crabs he caught on Big Bay Creek, trying to determine which to keep and which to throw back, one of them clamped down on his hand, causing him to shake his fingers. The small cut that opened from the claw’s pinch reminded Bailey to be more careful the next time he went crabbing. Then he chuckled and forgot about it, sitting back in the boat while his fishing buddy maneuvered the craft to the dock that day in early October 2017.
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Deadly bacteria lurk in coastal waters. Climate change increases the risks. – Center for Public Integrity

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By Ali Raj, Sofia Moutinho, Veronica Penney , Kristen Lombardi
| publicintegrity.org
Introduction In October 2018, three weeks after Hurricane Florence pummeled swaths of North Carolina, Eddie Clinton was in the kitchen of his Louisburg home. The retired schoolteacher opened a cooler full of shrimp from an acquaintance who went on a fishing expedition 130 miles south in a river that empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Clinton, 70, who often drove to the Carolina coast to buy locally harvested shrimp, removed it from the cooler. He put 20 pounds of raw seafood into small freezer bags.
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Awards

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Los Angeles Press Club Award

2020 - Environmental Reporting

Judges’ comment: "The Los Angeles Times reporters produced a stunning, well-written and researched report, combining facts with heart-wrenching stories about the impact of nuclear bomb testing."

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Society of Environmental Journalists Award

2020 - Outstanding Explanatory Reporting (Large Newsroom or Circulation)

Second Place Judges' comments: "Reporters Carolyn Cole, Ali Raj and Susanne Rust, with strong multimedia and data analysis from a Los Angeles Times team, documented how nuclear fallout from United States government tests and climate change in the Marshall Islands have damaged coral, created fishkill and left in disrepair the Runit Dome, a massive radioactive waste facility. They revealed not just the tragedies of the islands and their nearby atolls, but the efforts of the U.S. government to obscure the truth from Marshallese government officials."

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California Journalism Awards

2019 - Multiple

o In-Depth Reporting, Digital (First Place) o Investigative Reporting, Digital (First Place) o Enterprise News Story or Series, Digital (Second Place) o Enterprise News Story or Series, Print (Third Place)

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South Carolina Press Association Award

2017 - In-Depth Reporting
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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2019 - Sigma Delta Chi — Non-Deadline Reporting
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Barbara London Lemann Scholarship Award

2017

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

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