Borzou Daragahi (born c. 1969) is an Iranian-American print and radio journalist, who is International Correspondent for ''

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''. He was previously a correspondent for

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and ''

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''. He served also as Baghdad bureau chief for the ''

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''. A U.S. citizen of Iranian descent, Daragahi was a 2005

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finalist for his coverage of Iraq and led the bureau that was named a 2007 Pulitzer finalist for its Iraq coverage. He was also named a 2010 Pulitzer finalist for his coverage of the 2009 election unrest in Iran. He has covered Iran, Afghanistan, Lebanon and the wider Middle East. Before joining the ''Los Angeles Times'' in 2005, he was a freelance journalist for a number of publications and radio outlets, including the Newark, N.J. '' Star-Ledger''. He also contributed to the ''

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'' radio program. He covered the build-up to the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq for the

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. After 4½ years in Iraq, Daragahi moved on in 2007 to a new assignment in Beirut. On April 10, 2007, The L.A. Times published a front page memoir of his time in Iraq. The article describes the tactics used by reporters working under potentially lethal conditions, and provides personal insight into the effects of terror and

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on those working in combat zones. In September 2011, Daragahi became the Cairo-based Middle East and North Africa correspondent for the

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. In April 2015, Daragahi joined BuzzFeed News as a new Middle East reporter.Kristen Hare
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Poynter (April 22, 2015) He joined The Independent in September 2018. He is a 1987 alumnus of

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in Flossmoor, Ill.

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External links

Daragahi's personal website2005 Pulitzer.org citation2007 Pulitzer.org citation2010 Pulitzer.org citation
* ttp://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/14854529/chicago-journalists-in-the-middle-east 2011 interview about covering the Arab Springbr>Iranian.com articlesLA Times memoirApril 10, 2007 interview
about time in Iraq on

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*
Hour-long May 13, 2007 interview
on

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's Q&A (talk show).
Profile in Persianesque magazine
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