David Montero: Winner of the Daniel Pearl Award

Michael Montero — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:09:16 +0000

My brother found out recently that he was awarded the South Asian Journalist Association’s (SAJA) Daniel Pearl Award for outstanding reporting about South Asia for his documentary entitled “State of Emergency” about the Taliban’s rise in Pakistan. It is the highest award that the SAJA gives each year. Congratulations, David! We’re all extremely proud! And in case that wasn’t enough of an honor, Dave found out that the documentary was nominated for an Emmy Award. Check it out here:

The 30th Annual Emmy Awards for News & Documentary The Nominations

David Montero: A Death in Swat

Michael Montero — Mon, 25 May 2009 16:29:59 +0000

My brother, David Montero, is a journalist who has done numerous stories for Frontline/World. A little bit about his next segment:

In “A Death in Swat,” reporter David Montero investigates the mysterious murder of Musa Khan Khel, a Pakistani journalist who covered the army’s failed campaign against the Taliban in the Swat Valley and was killed not long after a peace deal was negotiated-with speculation pointing as much to the intelligence services, as to the Taliban, for responsibility.

Musa’s reporting generated a growing sense of outrage that the war in Swat was not going well. … People are still dying, and the Taliban are growing stronger,” Montero says. “For someone you know to have been killed, to end up dead in a field, it just shows you how hard this story is getting to report.” While the investigation into Musa’s death continues, Montero finds Musa’s younger brother has taken his place, reporting the latest chapter of the army’s anti-Taliban campaign in Swat for Pakistani TV.

The original press release is here:

A SPECIAL EDITION OF FRONTLINE/WORLD ON THE GROWING TALIBAN THREAT TO THE PAKISTANI STATE

It’s airing on television Tuesday May 26 at 9/10pm EST, his story is second in the hour.

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