U.S. services representative for Pajhwok Afghan News

NearMedia provided oversight and management of U.S. banking, website and payment services, U.S. corporate representation, and other U.S. services for the Afghan news agency that…

Beyond the Mountains: The Interior Life of Afghanistan

This photography exhibit aimed to give Americans a more direct and personal experience of Afghanistan. The concept was to bring people face-to-face with ordinary Afghans, set…

Upgrades at Pajhwok Afghan News

After surviving its first five years, Pajhwok Afghan News was in need of a makeover. Schnellinger and Willard designed, obtained $3.5 million in funding for…

Building the media in Afghanistan

In 2002-04, as Country Director and Training Director for IWPR in Afghanistan, Schnellinger: Conceived, designed, and supervised startup of Pajhwok, first independent Afghan news agency, funded…

Coverage of Afghanistan’s first presidential elections

In the year of Afghanistan’s first presidential elections, Schnellinger created a team of Afghan journalism trainers, and led efforts to train dozens of journalists across…