Bio

Janine Zacharia is the Carlos Kelly McClatchy (Advanced) Lecturer in Stanford's Department of Communication where she teaches journalism fundamentals and foreign correspondence. She was a winner of the 2020-21 Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching in the School of Humanities and Sciences. She is the author of several playbooks, including How to Report Responsibly on Hacks and Disinformation, and Polarization and the Press: 12 Ways to Restore Respect for Your Reporting. Before coming to Stanford, Zacharia was the Jerusalem Bureau Chief for the Washington Post, Diplomatic Correspondent for Bloomberg News, and worked as a reporter at Reuters and other news outlets.

Academic Appointments

  • Advanced Lecturer, Communication

Honors & Awards

  • Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching, Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences (2020-2021)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

  • Member, Council on Foreign Relations (2013 - Present)
  • Faculty Fellow, Knight-Hennessy Scholars (2024 - Present)

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

Intersection of journalism and democracy
How to sustain international reporting

2025-26 Courses