Program design and project management, Pakistan

Photos by Matiullah Achakzai and Aurangzaib Khan for News Lens Pakistan Schnellinger has been designing and managing media development work in Pakistan since mid-2012. As…

Nonprofit for new media approaches

Schnellinger and Willard have long supported efforts to raise the standards in media. Their work with NearMedia and before has always highlighted raising the bar…

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…

Senior Adviser to UPI Next

Schnellinger served as senior adviser to the media development division of United Press International in Washington, D.C., from January 2011 to July 2014. Designed strategy…

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…

Improving coverage of poverty in U.S.

For the University of Georgia in 2012 and 2016, Schnellinger researched and developed basic guidance for reporters and editors on covering four issues related to…

Governance and elections in Iraq

Between June 2009 and August 2012, Schnellinger worked on three projects in Iraq related to elections and governance. In Erbil, Baghdad and Basra in 2012,…

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…

Voter Voices and Virtual Newsroom in Egypt

For the 2005 presidential and parliamentary elections in Egypt, Schnellinger designed, wrote the proposal for and managed Voter Voices. This project brought together journalists from…

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…