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Journalist and filmmaker. Contributing Editor @rollingstone. Founder of Blackbeard Films @blackbeardfilms

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Jason Motlagh’s Biography

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I report from around SE Asia and beyond for The Washington Post, TIME, Economist and others. Also produce news documentaries for Al Jazeera English and America Tonight. Formerly TIME's correspondent in Kabul.

Jason Motlagh’s Journalist Portfolio

After Rana Plaza, Tazreen Factory Fire Victims Struggle to Be Remembered

After Rana Plaza, Tazreen Factory Fire Victims Struggle to Be Remembered

Hundreds of survivors of Bangladesh's Tazreen factory fire, which claimed at least 112 lives, fail to secure …

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No Justice for the Dead in Bangladesh | The Nation

No Justice for the Dead in Bangladesh | The Nation

Months after the Rana Plaza factory disaster, victims' families have received little to no compensation. An o…

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Survivors of Bangladesh garment factory collapse still suffering, 5 months later

Survivors of Bangladesh garment factory collapse still suffering, 5 months later

Volunteer rescue worker Rafiqul Islam stands in front of his home with his... (Jason Motlagh/For The Washingt…

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Land-grabbing endures in new Burma

Land-grabbing endures in new Burma

LETPADAUNG TAUNG, Burma - Last February, a local government agent approached village headman U Thein with an …

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In Burma, civil war grinds on far from capital

In Burma, civil war grinds on far from capital

When Burmese mortar rounds crashed into his village last July, Magawng La Hkam hobbled into the bush with not…

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America’s Toughest Workout Isn’t in a Gym — It’s on the Street Original

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Skip to main content Photographs by SACHA LECCA and JASON MOTLAGH A t a community park on Houston’s west side, two bare-chested men are mean-mugging each other hard, their faces just inches apart, as a crowd howls “Let’s eaaaaaat!” around them. Any passerby on this overcast March afternoon could be forgiven for thinking a bareknuckle fight was about to go down.
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"Wir sind ein Volk der Hoffnung"

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WM-Lauf beflügelt Haiti trotz Bandengewalt: „Wir sind ein Volk der Hoffnung“

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Die sengende Mittagshitze kratzt an der Hundert-Grad-Marke, doch die Jungs, die die Fußballarena bevölkern, scheinen mit einem Extra-Schub unterwegs zu sein. Direktabnahmen, Finten, harte Schüsse ins zerschlissene Netz – jeder einzelne von ihnen angetrieben von lebhaften Träumen vom Ruhm auf der großen internationalen Bühne.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. I bought one (Olivetti - very old) instead of a laptop as soon as I went to college.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Wait. Wait. Wait. Go.

Why did you become a journalist?

To legitimize wanderlust.