This collection includes articles I (Julie Poucher Harbin) wrote for the Institute for War & Peace Reporting 'Balkan Crisis Report' as a reporter & journalism adviser, and articles I edited as a journalism coach & editor for the Institute for War & Peace Reporting 'Afghan Recovery Report' (*marked as 'edited'). Citations are also included.

IWPR 'BALKAN CRISIS REPORT' | SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; ZAGREB, CROATIA; BELGRADE, SERBIA; VIENNA, AUSTRIA | JANUARY 2001 – APRIL 2003 | Collaborated with local & regional reporters in The Balkans on select investigative pieces — enhancing post-civil-war journalistic capacity in the region — and did solo field reporting. Covered post-civil-war politics (women and religious leaders in the 2002 parliamentary elections), ethno-religious tensions (inc. a multi-ethnic football team, a diverse youth group in a tourist town, foreign-funded mosques), social issues (inc. drug addiction, domestic violence, brain drain), human trafficking, UN governance, European media aid & development, and Sarajevo's Olympics bid. Also, attended news briefings in Sarajevo by NATO-SFOR, the OSCE, UNHCR, and OHR. Two articles were cross-published ("The Fall of OBN" by a Bosnian newsmagazine and "Bosnia: UN Handover Causes Concern" by the UN’s ReliefWeb outlet) and three were cited ("Multi-ethnic Football Kicks Off" by The Guardian, "German Media Dominates the Balkans" by the OSCE, and "Thousands of Women Lured into Bosnia Brothels" by the International Crisis Group)

'AFGHAN RECOVERY REPORT' | KABUL, AFGHANISTAN | JULY 2004 – JANUARY 2005 |  I mentored Afghan trainee journalists on best-practices for sourcing, how to construct a workable story plan, and tips on UK/US-style article structure and tone, then edited their articles, which covered critical post-conflict issues such as sanitation and disease, divorce, women’s rights, mental health, refugee concerns, and soldier demobilization.
NOTABLY:  I successfully persuaded a staff of mainly male journalists with little journalism experience, limited English language skills, and no previous experience with a female manager, to learn and embrace an American reporting style that included unbiased, multi-dimensional and interactive reporting.  And, I convinced a reporter to not only analyze a report about the waste management system in Kabul and conduct the appropriate interviews, but to travel for a day on a Kabul garbage truck to gain first-hand  knowledge to report his story— journalism atypical of Afghanistan.