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Fred de Sam Lazaro is director of the Under-Told Stories Project at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, a program that combines international journalism and teaching. He has served with the PBS NewsHour since 1985 and is a regular contributor and substitute anchor for PBS' Religion and Ethics Newsweekly.

He also has directed films from India and the Democratic Republic of Congo for the documentary series Wide Angle. Fred has reported from more than 60 countries: from Haiti to sub-Saharan Africa to south Asia. He has focused on stories that are under-reported in the mainstream U.S. media. In addition to regularly covering AIDS, public health concerns, development issues and social entrepreneurship, he led the first American crew to report on the crisis in Sudan's Darfur region.

Fred is the recipient of two honorary doctorates, numerous journalism awards and media fellowships from the Kaiser Family Foundation and the University of Michigan. He serves on the board of Minnpost and was a trustee at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota, his alma mater. He also has served on the boards of the Asian American Journalists Association and the Children's Law Center of Minnesota.

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Fred’s Recent Stories

World Apr 09

Questions linger a year after Bangladesh’s garment factory collapse

On the afternoon of April 23, 2013, workers at the Rana Plaza offices of BRAC Bank were concerned about recent cracks that had appeared in the walls of the building. Their manager ordered tellers to complete transactions they were working…

World Jan 21

Building enterprises and self-esteem at the Philippines’ Enchanted Farm

ANGAT, Philippines -- To Antonio "Tony" Meloto, migration is both culprit and symptom of the entrenched poverty in the Philippines. It is a poverty of self-esteem as much as anything material, he adds.

World Jul 03

One Group’s Approach to Aid in Bangladesh

EmbedVideo(6861, 482, 304); Fazle Abed, founder of the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, describes its approach to development. DHAKA, Bangladesh | From its blood-soaked war of independence from Pakistan 42 years ago to disasters -- natural and industrial -- Bangladesh…

World May 09

Changing Minds in Senegal to Protect Girls From Genital Cutting

EmbedVideo(6342, 482, 304); NewsHour special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro asks Molly Melching about her efforts to educate Senegalese women about the harms of genital cutting. Molly Melching didn't think she had much more than curiosity -- and a…

Science Dec 19

Research Chimps to Retire to Louisiana Sanctuary

Chimps socialize and snack at Chimp Haven. Image by Cameron Hickey. The NIH announced plans on Tuesday to move more than 100 chimpanzees from the New Iberia Research Center into retirement at Chimp Haven, a 200-acre chimpanzee…

World Nov 02

Health Care Workers Brace for New Cholera Outbreaks in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Hurricane Sandy might have saved its fullest fury for America's mid-Atlantic coast, but its earlier blows in the Caribbean wreaked havoc in Haiti. Already struggling to recover from the effects of Hurricane Isaac in August,…

World Oct 17

Profile: Illac Diaz Brings Clean, Cheap Light into Filipino Homes

Photo of Illac Diaz by Fred de Sam Lazaro/PBS NewsHour Filipino Illac Diaz began a project called Liter of Light to do two things in his home country: provide light to those who need it and recycle otherwise…

Arts Sep 25

Helping Where ‘There Are More Cell Phones Than Toothbrushes’

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was one of the speakers at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting in New York City. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images. NEW YORK CITY | The annual Clinton Global Initiative is intended to bring together…

Arts Apr 03

One Acre Fund: a Nonprofit’s Business Approach to Helping Small Farmers

Maurice and Joyce Soita were able to send their four children to school after becoming One Acre Fund members. Photo by Fred de Sam Lazaro. Most international aid agencies are headquartered in major cities: New York, Geneva or…

Nation Mar 19

Final Message From HEAL Africa’s ‘Mama Lyn’: Tell Them Not to Cry

Lyn Lusi (right) with some of the women who received help from HEAL Africa. Photo by Nicole See for the NewsHour. HEAL Africa co-founder Lyn Lusi, who died Saturday from cancer at age 62, spent most of her…

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