Friday, August 31, 2018

I’m USA TODAY foreign correspondent Kim Hjelmgaard and I recently spent time reporting in Iran, a rare trip for any Western Journalist. AMA!

Hello. I’m a London-based foreign correspondent for USA TODAY. I have worked for USA TODAY for five years and recently returned to London after two years in Berlin. I report on a broad range of foreign affairs-related topics, with an emphasis on making comparisons to U.S. policy and experience. In Europe, I have covered refugee crises, immigration, terrorism, the lingering impact of disasters, Russia-related topics, the conflict in Ukraine and, above all, the extraordinary stories and experiences of ordinary people. It took me almost two years to get a visa to Iran. Before reporting the stories for our series INSIDE IRAN I had never traveled to the country.

The full INSIDE IRAN package:

USA TODAY foreign correspondent Kim Hjelmgaard chronicles his journey this summer inside Iran

Inside Iran: Anger, weariness, wonderment as Trump reimposes sanctions

Just the FAQs: The U.S.-Iran relationship status is complicated (video)

Read Kim’s journal entries from his time reporting in Iran:

DAY ONE: Massive traffic jams and Iranians' obsession with white cars

DAY TWO: Iranians explain their 'misunderstood' country and why it's not North Korea

DAY THREE: A city where Israel, U.S. are condemned and Trump is mocked as leader of the free world

DAY FOUR: Talk of Iran's economic malaise and whispers of whom to - blame

DAY FIVE: Disoriented Iranian youth, fortified nuclear plants and understanding nose job nation

Other recent bylines:

Trump isn't the only one who wants to build a wall. These European nations already did

Reporter’s notebook: Walking with migrants

A Stalin-era Gulag survivor never saw her husband again. USA TODAY found him

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Submitted August 31, 2018 at 11:12AM by usatoday https://ift.tt/2osX29Y

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