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Title
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Zozan Yasar, Oral History Interview, 2023
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This interview is only available by request. Please contact lib_archives@emich.edu for more information.
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Performer
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Zozan Yasar
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Interviewer
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Dr. You Li
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Description
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Zozan Yasar is a Kurdish journalist based in the United Kingdom who focuses on Middle East politics, refugees, and women. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, BBC, The New Humanitarian Practice Network, and the Voice of America, among others.
Yasar attempted to establish a freelance career in the U.K. right before the pandemic started. A veteran journalist covering the Middle East in Turkey but relatively new to the U.K., she encountered many challenges including financial instability, online harassment, lack of network, isolation, and mental breakdown during the pandemic. In this interview, she recalled the traumas she experienced as a Kurdish woman journalist and compared the challenges she faced in the Middle East and the U.K.
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Exact Date
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6-2-2023
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Subject
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Kurdish journalist, U.K., Middle East, Turkey, social media, online harassment, misinformation/disinformation, freelance journalist, gender stereotype, gender disparity, mental health, women in journalism, COVID-19, pandemic, Eastern Michigan University Archives
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Publisher
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Eastern Michigan University Archives
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Run Time
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53 minutes, 19 seconds
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Language
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English
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Rights
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The interview audio and transcript are not available online outside of EMU; the physical copies are accessible only for on-site use. Copyright to the audio resource and its transcript, headshot, and stories is held by the content creator, author, artist, or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any other format without written permission of the copyright owner, Eastern Michigan University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).
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