Maggy Zanger
Associate Professor of Practice (2004)
B.A., M.A., University of Arizona;
M.S.L. (Master of Studies in Law), Yale Law School.
Office - Marshall 334
Telephone - (520) 621-9134
E-mail - zanger@email.arizona.edu
Currently Teaching
- J 490b Community Journalism: El Independiente
- J 496f/596f/NES 496f/596f Media Coverage of International Crises
- J 496d/596d International Opinion Writing
- J497c/597c International Reporting
- J 411 Feature Writing
Courses Taught
- J 496f/596f/ Media Coverage of International Crises
- J 590 Media Coverage of International Humanitarian Crises
- J 411 Feature Writing
- J 405 Advanced Graphic Communication
- J 320A Editing
- J 301 Mass Media Editing and Design
- J 205 Reporting the News
- J 201 Mass Media Writing
Recent Publications
- Maggy Zanger. Review of Kurdish Identity: Human Rights and Political Status, by Charles G. MacDonald and Carole A. O’Leary, Eds.
- International Journal of Middle East Studies, 41 (2009): 532-533. Maggy Zanger. “Turks aim to keep Kurds at the precipice,” Arizona Daily Star, 9 March 2008.
Past Academic Positions
- Lecturer, American University in Cairo, 1999 – 2003
- Adjunct lecturer, University of Arizona, 1987 – 1992
Past Professional Positions
- Iraq Country Director, Institute for War & Peace Reporting, Baghdad, 2003 – 2005
- Publications Coordinator, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University, 1995 –1999
- Assistant Editor, Middle East Report, Washington, DC, 1992 – 1999
Professional Organizations
- Middle East Studies Association
- Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
- Investigative Reporters and Editors
- National Association of Hispanic Journalists
Awards
- Hugh and Jan Harelson Excellence in Teaching Award, 2007
- Knight Journalism Fellow, Yale Law School, 1988-89
Research Summary
International journalism; media, conflict and humanitarian crises; community journalism; Iraq and Kurdistan; Kurdish media development