About Our Guest:<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/jason-rezaian/">Jason Rezaian</a> is an award-winning journalist and global opinions columnist for The Washington Post, writing primarily on international affairs, press freedom, and human rights issues. He has devoted his life to advocating for freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and rights for journalists abroad and at home.Formerly the Post’s Tehran bureau chief, Rezaian is the host of <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6MmvjTvZnEpYlepA0x6beA" target="_blank">544 Days</a>, the acclaimed Spotify Original podcast series based on his 2019 best-selling memoir, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Prisoner-Prison_Solitary-Confinement-High-Stakes-Extraordinary/dp/0062691589" target="_blank">Prisoner</a>, about his time as a hostage in Iran and the extraordinary efforts it took to free him. Rezaian was awarded the Thomas Jefferson Medal in Citizen Leadership in 2023 and serves as executive director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies Commission on Hostages and Wrongful Detention.Find Jason Rezaian Online: - <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/jason-rezaian/">Washington Post</a> - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-rezaian-853570150/"> Linkedin</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/jrezaian?lang=en">Twitter</a> -<a href="https://www.instagram.com/rezaian/?hl=en"> Instagram</a><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/s3vp0qabzskegclfnyg2g/Demystifying-Media-Ruhl-Lecture-Jason-Rezaian-Transcript.pdf?rlkey=bptigw44oitm6uh3fdq61b00b&st=6qn6hm6u&dl=0" target="_blank">Read the transcript for this episode</a> Want to listen to this episode a different way? Find us wherever you get your podcasts: <a href="https://feeds.simplecast.com/QERCpA_u" target="_blank">RSS Feed</a> <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/demy%E2%80%A6ia/id1369395906" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9RRVJDcEFfdQ" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a> <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/university-of-oregon-school-of-journalism-and-communication/demystifying-media-podcast?refid=stpr" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2Och6Oxpkhyo1nC7D6psHI" target="_blank">Spotify</a> <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoqXTlv_f5zEJifP55GP1ghtQjY3tzoI0" target="_blank">YouTube</a> <a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/fc979f34-0d2a-4c91-a3bc-75d4213a2eb4/demystifying-media-at-the-university-of-oregon" target="_blank">Amazon Music/Audible</a> <a href="https://www.pandora.com/podcast/demystifying-media-at-the-university-of-oregon/PC:1000134237" target="_blank">Pandora</a> <a href="https://iheart.com/podcast/31065064/" target="_blank">iHeartRadio</a> <a href="https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/8pwud-83f50/Demystifying-Media-at-the-University-of-Oregon-Podcast" target="_blank">PodBean</a> <a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/Demystifying-Media-at-the-University-of-Oregon-p1750226/" target="_blank">TuneIn</a> <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/demystifying-media-at-the-univ-656297" target="_blank">Podchaser</a>

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Jason Rezaian speaks at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication's 2024 Ruhl Lecture. Rezaian, who spent 544 days in an Iranian prison as a wrongfully detained journalist, discusses international policy, advocacy for hostages around the globe, journalists exiled from hostile regions, and the emergent use of visual forensics in search of the truth.

Demystifying Media at the University of Oregon

#65 Ruhl Lecture: Press Freedoms, Hostage Diplomacy and International Policy with Jason Rezaian

#65 Ruhl Lecture: Press Freedoms, Hostage Diplomacy and International Policy with Jason Rezaian

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