South Asian journalism students turn their lenses on Seattle

SUSI students visited The Seattle Times newsroom. (Photo by Jessica Partnow)
SUSI students visited The Seattle Times newsroom. (Photo by Jessica Partnow)

Last month The Seattle Globalist partnered with FIUTS (the Foundation for International Understanding Through Students) to bring 20 young people from India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka for a one-month intensive journalism and cultural exchange program sponsored by the U.S. State Department.

The students got a crash course in American Media and Journalism, and studied the differences between U.S. journalistic culture, practices and law and those of their home countries.

As a culminating project, each student researched, reported, photographed and wrote a story for The Seattle Globalist. They tackled some difficult subjects, including disability rights, online education in the Global South, marijuana legalization, and services for the families of Autistic children.

Others covered some lighter fare, too, including this list of useful tips for networkingten reasons you should visit Nepal before you die, and this gushing love letter to Seattle.

After their four-week intensive in Seattle, the students traveled to Chicago and Washington, DC before returning home.

We will be featuring several of their stories on the Seattle Globalist home page over the next few weeks, and hosting a virtual chat with the group in coming months.

But you don’t have to wait! Visit the SUSI 2014 story page to see all of their stories right now.