“Other experts in Afghanistan have confirmed to me that it is common practice among Afghan journalists and researchers to copy and paste material they think is accurate.”
Shafi’s mentor Quil Lawrence tells him Shafi “did so well so quickly that we didn’t check that he had the basics.”
PS:
Shafi worked as a “translator, occasional reporter and all-round ‘fixer’” for NPR in Kabul before moving to Washington, D.C., for an internship…
