The Iranian Women in American Journalism Project (IWAJ): Farnaz Fassihi
by Reza Akhlaghi
on July 6th, 2012
Farnaz Fassihi is the Senior Middle East Correspondent for the The Wall Street Journal . Through her first account coverage of the region, her ability to look at events with an astutuly critical look, Farnaz has proved to be one of the leading authorities in Middle East politics. A graduate of English Literature from Tehran University and a Masters in journalism from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, Farnaz is the author of the internationally acclaimed book Waiting for An Ordinary Day: The Unraveling of Life in Iraq, which is a memoir of her four years of covering the Iraq war. Farnaz is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards in journalism, among them the The Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award and Overseas Press Club Award, both for international reporting of the 2009 Iranian presidential elections and the subsequent uprising. She is also recipient of the Henry Pringle Lecture Award for her Iraq coverage by Columbia University. Prior to joining the Journal, Farnaz was a roving foreign correspondent for the Star Ledger of Newark, N.J., and a reporter for the Providence Journal. Farnaz’s coverage of the Middle East and the international recognition that her work has won her have put her on the path to becoming one of the leading figures in American journalism.
What is your current role at the Wall Street Journal? How long have you been with the Journal?
I am the Senior Middle East Correspondent for the Journal based in Beirut, Lebanon. I cover Iran as well as the region, a mixture of news investigative and enterprise projects. I’ve been with the Journal since January 2003. Before Beirut, I was the Baghdad bureau chief from 2003-2006 covering the Iraq war and its aftermath.
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