The Fault Lines Team

Anjali Kamat, Correspondent

Before joining Al Jazeera, Anjali  worked four years as a producer at "Democracy Now!" spending 2011 covering the uprisings in Egypt and Libya.

Anjali is a book review editor at the Arab Studies Journal and serves on the editorial committee of the Middle East Research and Information Project. More...

Josh Rushing, Correspondent

In more than two dozen episodes of "Fault Lines," Josh has reported on a wide array of issues.

Josh has been a leading on-air presence on Al Jazeera English since its launch in 2006. He authored "Mission Al Jazeera," which was published by Palgrave MacMillan in 2007.  More...

Sebastian Walker, Correspondent

Sebastian Walker is an investigative reporter and correspondent. He was awarded the DuPont, Emmy and Peabody for his reporting in Haiti, where he was a correspondent for Al Jazeera prior to joining "Fault Lines." 

For "Fault Lines," he has covered stories ranging from the famine in Somalia to the 2012 U.S. elections. More...

Laila Al-Arian, Senior Producer

Prior to joining "Fault Lines," Laila worked for Al Jazeera English for four years, covering everything from Guantanamo Bay’s youngest detainee to the re-settlement of Iraqi refugees in the U.S.

Her work has appeared in The Nation, Salon, The Independent, and other publications. She is co-author of "Collateral Damage: America's War Against Iraqi Civilians." More...

Paul Abowd, Producer

Paul Abowd is a journalist and filmmaker based in Baltimore.

Prior to joining Fault Lines, he was a journalism fellow at American University and an investigative reporter at the Center for Public Integrity, covering money in politics. More...

Singeli Agnew, Producer/Cinematographer

Singeli began her career as a photojournalist for community newspapers.

Her camera and production work has been featured on PBS, HBO, Discovery Channel and National Geographic, and in numerous independent films, including the Oscar-nominated documentary "The Conscience of Nhem En." More...

Samuel Black, Producer

Samuel is a native of Portland, Maine.

Before coming to Al Jazeera, he worked at Jigsaw Productions, the film company of Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney. He helped produce documentaries such as "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks," "Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer," "Casino Jack and the United States of Money" and and "Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson." More...

Kavitha Chekuru, Producer

Before joining the "Fault Lines" team, Kavitha worked as a producer for Al Jazeera English, covering the U.S. and Latin America. She also spent some time reporting from India.

She has a Bachelor of Arts in history and film from Northwestern University. More...

Lucy Kennedy, Commissioning Producer

Prior to joining "Fault Lines," Lucy was field producer for the PBS FRONTLINE film, "Two American Families" and the Moyers & Company film, "The United States of ALEC."

She produced investigative stories for the PBS series, "Need to Know." She has also produced for Bloomberg Television and Radio Telefis Eireann and worked on the PBS international documentary series "Wide Angle." More...

Sweta Vohra, Producer

Before joining Al Jazeera, Sweta was a freelance documentary producer and editor in New York City. In 2005, she traveled to Mumbai, India, on a Fulbright student grant and subsequently returned to India to produce two short documentaries on gender and political issues.

Sweta has a master's degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley. More...

Abdulai Bah, Associate Producer

Prior to joining "Fault Lines," Abdulai was program associate at People’s Production House, where he produced content for "PBS NewsHour", Public Radio International, Pacifica Radio, ABC Radio Australia, WNYC, The Nation magazine and more.

He is an avid cyclist and self-proclaimed foodie. More...

Lauren Rosenfeld, Associate Producer

Before joining "Fault Lines," Lauren was associate producer on "Rape in the Fields"/"Violación de un Sueño," broadcast on PBS' "FRONTLINE" and Univisión and winner of a 2014 duPont Award.

Her independent documentary "Captive Radio" was nominated for an International Documentary Association award. More...

Nicole Salazar, Associate Producer/Videographer

Nicole Salazar is a journalist and visual artist based in New York City.

Prior to joining "Fault Lines," Nicole was multimedia producer for the independent TV and radio news program "Democracy Now!" Her work has appeared on Common Dreams, Jadaliyya, the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting blog, Urban Omnibus and AJA online. More...

Adrienne Haspel, Editor

Prior to joining the “Fault Lines” team, Adrienne—a Budapest native—was a freelance editor working on various documentary and narrative projects in the U.S. and Europe.

She worked on episodes of "FRONTLINE" and "Wide Angle," including the Emmy-nominated “Lord’s Children.”  More...

Nikhil Swaminathan, Digital Producer

Before joining "Fault Lines," Nikhil held online editorial positions at Scientific American, Good, and Seed magazines.

Most recently, he was senior editor at Archaeology, where he wrote and edited feature articles, in addition to managing the redesign and operations of the publication’s website. More...

Dana Merwin, Production Manager

Prior to joining Al Jazeera America,  Dana was director of operations for Jupiter Entertainment in Los Angeles, where she oversaw delivery of various series to Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and TLC.

She has also served as post-production supervisor on numerous film and television productions.