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Lois Raimondo serves as Associate Professor of Journalism at the Reed School of Media and Communications, West Virginia University. An internationally acclaimed journalist with over 30 years of field experience, she previously held positions as staff photographer at The Washington Post (10 years) and chief photographer for The Associated Press bureau in Hanoi, Vietnam (4 years). Her work has been featured in National Geographic, The New York Times, Smithsonian Magazine, Newsweek, and Time.
Her academic background includes dual master's degrees: a Master of Arts in news-editorial journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a Master of Arts in comparative literature (Chinese and Japanese) from Indiana University.
Raimondo's research focuses on high-risk international reporting, particularly in conflict zones across Asia. Her expertise encompasses photojournalism ethics, diplomatic affairs coverage, and investigative techniques in volatile environments. She has conducted extensive fieldwork in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Vietnam, with special attention to Islamic fundamentalism, refugee crises, and governmental corruption.
Her exceptional contributions to journalism have earned these distinguished honors:
- Alicia Patterson Journalism Fellowship (2005) for frontline reporting on Islamic Fundamentalism in Pakistan's Baluchistan and Waziristan regions
- Edward Weintal Prize for Diplomatic Reporting (2002) recognizing her war zone coverage in Afghanistan
- Pulitzer Prize finalist designation (1998) for investigative series on Mitchell Lama Housing Projects corruption
- Multiple White House News Photographers Association awards
- National Press Photographers Association awards
- Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism
