Fellows & Editors
Sonia Narang
- Trip:
- Fellows 2014
- Affiliation:
- PRI's "The World"
- Country:
- Philippines
- Year:
- 2014
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Sonia Narang is a multimedia journalist who covers global health, education, culture, and politics. She primarily focuses her reporting on the lives of women and girls, and the challenges they face around the world. Her journalism work has taken her across India, Pakistan, Nepal, Japan, and the US. This year, she launched a maternal health series about pregnancy for the Public Radio International program “The World,” a co-production of the BBC. Narang’s multimedia stories have aired on the BBC, PRI's The World, The New York Times, GlobalPost, PBS NewsHour, Frontline/World, and Time.com. She draws upon her documentary film background to create character-driven video portraits that reveal significant human rights and cultural issues. Narang studied journalism and documentary filmmaking at the University of California at Berkeley, where she earned her Master’s degree. Her radio and video stories are online at sonianarang.com. Narang also posts her photography work from around the world @sonianarang on Instagram and Twitter.
Stories
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How Filipino Moms Endure a Maternity Ward That’s Like ‘a Blaring Supermarket Deli Counter’
{image-1} A new mom and baby at Fabella Hospital's crowded maternity ward. Photo: Sonia Narang Anne Bailey: Was this your first time in the Philippines? Sonia Narang: Yes. I've...
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How This Clinic Has Changed a Nation’s View of Family Planning
Listen to the radio story on SoundCloud here. {image-1} Analesa Paluga with her husband and young son. Paluga says they’ve had two unintended pregnancies, since they didn’t know...
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The Debate Over ‘Natural Family Planning’: Does it Work?
Listen to the radio story on SoundCloud here. {image-1} Ruzel Delovino (center) gave birth to seven children by the time she was 31 years old. Here, she’s pictured with her daughters...
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In this Manila ‘baby factory,’ why women put up with crowding four to a bed
Listen to the radio story on SoundCloud here. The maternity ward at Fabella Hospital in Manila overflows with hundreds of new moms. There aren’t enough beds for everyone, so they...
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Philippines Embraces Free Birth Control Despite Opposition From Catholic Church
A tropical storm rages outside, and Ruzel Delovino gathers her family into their dimly lit one-room home. A light bulb flickers as she cooks a small pot of rice, shared among her...
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