WCP14 Reporting behind bars with Shaheen Pasha

Shaheen Pasha is an educator and journalist. Today we’re talking about her work training both university students and inmates as journalists at the University of Massachusetts. This isn’t jail porn. It’s an exploration of gaining access to stories that are challenging to report physically and psychologically; what it means when prisoners tell their own stories to people on the outside; and how society is currently making decisions about prison life without an understanding of what it’s really like behind bars. You’ll find some inspiration for overcoming obstacles in your own passion projects. Pasha is the co-editor of “Mirror on the Veil: A Collection of Personal Essays on Hijab and Veiling,” and is a contributor to The Dallas Morning News, New England Public Radio, USA Today, Daily Beast and Quartz, among other news outlets. Her areas of focus include international journalism, Islam and religion, business reporting, and mass incarceration issues. Write a review of the Writing Coach Podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-writing-coach-podcast-with-rebecca-l-weber/id1435527746 More info and full show notes at: https://www.rebeccalweber.com/podcast14