Navigating Journalism, Activism, and Identity

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The chapter explores the guest's unexpected journey into journalism and the influence of personal experiences and advisors in shaping their career path. It delves into the complexities of balancing activism with journalism, sharing insights on challenges, evolving definitions of objectivity, and the importance of transparency. The guest also discusses ethical considerations when writing about familiar individuals, their personal connection to migration issues, and how their heritage influences their work in academia and writing.

Lauren Markham is the author of The Far Away Brothers: Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life and has written for The New York Times Magazine, The Guardian, and VQR. Her new book is A Map of Future Ruins: On Borders and Belonging.

“It took me a while to figure out that this is actually a book about storytelling, about journalistic storytelling, about the kind of myths we spin culturally and politically, about history, about current events, and the role of journalism within all of that, and my role as a journalist.”

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