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Joe Schatz

As seen in: The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, The Daily Standard
I'm a freelance journalist based in Yangon, Myanmar. Formerly tax editor at POLITICO, senior writer at CQ-Roll Call, and reporter in Zambia.

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I’m a freelance journalist and trainer currently based in Yangon, Myanmar’s former capital and commercial center, where I write frequently for the Washington Post, the Christian Science Monitor and Nikkei Asian Review. I edit South Asia and Africa coverage for Monitor Global Outlook, the Christian Science Monitor’s recently-launched, investor-focused news service.

When I'm not editing or reporting, I work as a trainer with local journalists in Myanmar’s newly open media scene, running workshop…

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Obama and Aung San Suu Kyi: A pragmatic US shift on 'the Lady'? - The Christian Science Monitor

Obama and Aung San Suu Kyi: A pragmatic US shift on 'the Lady'? - The Christian Science Monitor

President Obama is in Myanmar, where US policy has long backed the democratic aspirations of Nobel Peace Priz…

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Containing China? Japan ramps up investment, influence in SE Asia - The Christian Science Monitor

Containing China? Japan ramps up investment, influence in SE Asia - The Christian Science Monitor

Prime Minister Abe and President Obama arrive in Myanmar on Wednesday for talks following the APEC summit in …

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Need blood? In Myanmar, call the monastery | Al Jazeera America

Need blood? In Myanmar, call the monastery | Al Jazeera America

YANGON, Myanmar - Smartphone cameras flashed, and the crowd knelt in homage as Ashin Sandar Dika, dressed in …

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Election numbers might not stack up for Myanmar's opposition- Nikkei Asian Review

Election numbers might not stack up for Myanmar's opposition- Nikkei Asian Review

YANGON -- Myanmar's 2015 election is being billed as a landmark event in the country's three-year-old transit…

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Myanmar's parliamentarians get vocal- Nikkei Asian Review

Myanmar's parliamentarians get vocal- Nikkei Asian Review

YANGON -- The regional government in Yangon triggered a surprising chain of events in August, when it said it…

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OZY.com: The Country That Has Swapped a Military Dictatorship for a Stock Exchange

OZY.com: The Country That Has Swapped a Military Dictatorship for a Stock Exchange

burma bourse Thinking of investing in Myanmar? Just maybe it will be possible soon. The last time Myanmar lau…

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State's Latest Water Project

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By Abigail Miller, Joe Schatz
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Treatment train will help improve region's water By Abigail Miller The newly constructed wetlands south of the St. Marys River are part of the McGowan Treatment Train designed to improve water quality by reducing sediment, phosphorus and nitrogen runoff. State and city officials gathered in St. Marys Wednesday morning to celebrate the opening of one of the state's newest water treatment projects, aimed at improving water quality throughout the region.
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2026

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By Abigail Miller, Joe Schatz
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The McGowan Treatment Train is located just [ More State and city officials gathered in St. Marys Wednesday morning to celebrate the opening of one of the state's newest water treatment projects, aimed at improving water quality throughout the region. Tamwe Capelle entered this world silently on Tuesday August 25, 2026 at Community Hospital of Mercer Health in Coldwater, OH.
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Saturday, August 29th, 2026

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By Joe Schatz
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What's new at our schools, from numbers to tools CELINA - The only thing more certain about August than hot afternoons is the first day of school. Whether it was the 19th or the 26th or somewhere in between, that day has now arrived for all area schools. WAPAKONETA - The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced Friday that troopers will conduct an OVI checkpoint in Auglaize County Saturday evening. The OSHP will announce the exact location of the checkpoint this morning.
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Awards

National Press Club Award

2010 - Sandy Hume Memorial Award for Excellence in Political Journalism
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