Sara Shahriari

Sara Shahriari, MA ’09, is the assistant news director at KBIA-FM. She previously worked as a freelance journalist in Bolivia for six years, where she contributed print, radio and multimedia stories to outlets including Al Jazeera America, the Guardian, the Christian Science Monitor, Deutsche Welle and Indian Country Today. Sara’s work often focuses on human rights, policies affecting indigenous peoples and their lands, and the environment. She is a two-time recipient of funding from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.