The Photo of the Yemeni Girl

The Daily

• Episode: The Photo of the Yemeni Girl
• Website: The Daily
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• Duration: 00:22:54
• Published: 2018-12-07 11:44

In the three years that Saudi Arabia, supported by the United States, has been at war with the Houthis in Yemen, very few journalists have been allowed into the country to document what’s happening there. The New York Times journalist Tyler Hicks is one. This is the story of how he came to take a photograph of Amal Hussain that drew international attention to the country’s plight. Guest: Tyler Hicks, a senior photographer for The Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.