Journalism Program Manager Journalism Program Manager
Susan Kreifels Susan Kreifels
Susan Kriefels
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Area of Expertise

US-Asia Pacific media issues; Global communication; Reporting on the military in the Asia Pacific

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Susan Kreifels manages Center’s journalism fellowships and exchanges. A former journalist, she covered Asia and the Pacific Islands while based in Manila, Tokyo, Washington, DC, Honolulu and Guam. Susan reported for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, USA TODAY, Dallas Morning News, and Pacific Stars and Stripes and co-hosted a radio talk show on US media for Japan’s NHK public radio. She has received a number of journalism awards and fellowships.

Susan teaches Global Communication at the University of Hawai`i and speaks on international journalism issues, including lecturer at the China School of Journalism, Beijing, and Copple-Hearst Lecturer at the University of Nebraska School of Journalism. She founded International Women in Communications, Tokyo, and is a founding member of the Asian Journalists Association.

She earned an MA in education from the University of Nebraska and completed a year of graduate work in Japan Studies at The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

Susan Kreifels manages Center’s journalism fellowships and exchanges. A former journalist, she covered Asia and the Pacific Islands while based in Manila, Tokyo, Washington, DC, Honolulu and Guam. Susan reported for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, USA TODAY, Dallas Morning News, and Pacific Stars and Stripes and co-hosted a radio talk show on US media for Japan’s NHK public radio. She has received a number of journalism awards and fellowships.

Susan teaches Global Communication at the University of Hawai`i and speaks on international journalism issues, including lecturer at the China School of Journalism, Beijing, and Copple-Hearst Lecturer at the University of Nebraska School of Journalism. She founded International Women in Communications, Tokyo, and is a founding member of the Asian Journalists Association.

She earned an MA in education from the University of Nebraska and completed a year of graduate work in Japan Studies at The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

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