Covering Disability in International Media: Perspectives from the Journalism Industry

This session will bring together journalists from multiple countries to explore how disability coverage is shaped by cultural norms, newsroom routines and reporting practices. Attendees will gain appreciation for global journalism contexts and how they influence coverage of people with disabilities.

This panel discussion is organized by the Center for Media and Communities (CMC) in association with the National Center on Disability and Journalism (NCDJ) at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. 

• Moderators
  Pauline Arrillaga – Professor of Practice and Executive Director, National Center on Disability and Journalism
  Chelsea Reynolds, Ph.D. – Associate Professor and Director, Center for Media and Communities
• Zoom Panelists (live)
  Elira Canga – PhD student, Cronkite School, Program Manager, Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship, Albania
  Elita Dilshad Karim – PhD student, Cronkite School, Bangladesh
  Agam Shah – Adjunct Professor, Cronkite School, Board Member, NCDJ
  Zineb Haddaji – Humphrey Fellow, Djibouti
• International Panelists (asynchronous)
  Haya Fatima Iqbal – Emmy Award–winning Documentary Filmmaker, Pakistan
  Susan Majjawa – Journalist/Sign Language Interpreter, Nation Media Group, Uganda
  Johnson Mayamba – Human Rights Journalist, Uganda
  Kaberi Sultana – Trainee Sub-editor, Dhaka Tribune, Bangladesh