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        • About me

          I'm an Irish journalist, author and sometime teacher decamped from the Middle East to the American Midwest in 2018, from where I report on social justice, outdoor recreation and the news. I teach international journalism part-time at the University of Dayton.

          Previously, I lived in Istanbul (2013-2017), Toronto (2012-2013) and Damascus (2007-2012).

          I've reported from the Arctic, Mexico, Myanmar, Ireland, Serbia, Nepal, Lebanon, Ukraine, and a host of other countries. Check me out on Instagram: @stephenstarrjourno at stephenstarr.contently.com or Gmail: kilruanesstar

          From Turkey, I covered the migrant and refugee crises, the country's autocratic turn and the rise of Islamic terrorism.

          My work from and about Syria has appeared in The Times (UK), The Sunday Times, The Guardian, USA Today, ForeignPolicy.com and The Washington Post. TV appearances include CNN, BBC, Sky News and Al Jazeera English.

          My book, 'Revolt in Syria: Eye-Witness to the Uprising' (Hurst and Oxford University Press: 2015), has been well received by the Economist, the Guardian, the TLS and others.

           

          These days, my stories appear in National Geographic Travel, BBC News, the Irish Times and other outlets.

           

          In 2020, I co-founded the Journalism Lab, a Dayton-based initiative that teaches communities in the Midwest and beyond to report on their own regions.

        • Articles

          The pandemic is fuelling a surfing boom - in Ohio corn country

          BBC News

          With holidays to beachside destinations scuttled by the pandemic, adventure seekers in America's Midwest are hitting their local waterways

          Visit America’s newest adventure capital

          National Geographic Travel

          From Rust Belt to running trails: Dayton, Ohio’s 16,000 acres of parkland have revitalized the city.

          ‘As long as you love Jesus’: The battle for Pine Ridge’s children

          Al Jazeera English

          Why do so many Christian missionaries descend on the Native American reservation, and how do residents feel about them?

           

          Syria's next big export: Pills

          OZY

          Containers of banned fenethylline from Syria are popping up in the Mediterranean and Middle East as a battered regime seeks cash.

           

          Norway’s Sami communities battle to maintain traditions

          The Irish Times

          Reindeer herders claim wind farms, roads and rail threaten their ancient livelihood

           

          The Arab Americans voting for Trump

          The National

          While most Arab Americans are expected to vote for Democratic candidate Joe Biden in November’s presidential election, a small but growing cohort could side with US President Donald Trump

           

          A new way to travel across the US

          BBC Travel

          Stretching an extraordinary 3,700 miles from Washington DC to the Pacific Ocean, an ambitious new bike trail is aiming to be “America’s Main Street”.

           

          The Mexican city where journalism is a life and death matter

          The Irish Times

          Ciudad Juarez is so dangerous for reporters that one city newspaper decided to close

           

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