Jacob Resneck

Reporter

Jacob Resneck started his journalism career near his home in Northern California where he helped write and edit a weekly newspaper that he delivered out of his red 1976 Toyota pickup.

He later moved to harsher climes to work as an inkslinger in New York’s Adirondack Mountains where a dispute over pay at a small daily newspaper led him to discover the magic of radio.

Fast forward to 2012. He moved to Istanbul to become a full-time freelancer covering hard, soft and downright bizarre stories for such news sources as GlobalPost, Christian Science Monitor, Deutsche Welle and Radio France Internationale.

When he’s not haranguing long-suffering editors with a new story idea he likes to ride his mountain bike through Istanbul traffic and scour tide pools for tasty mussels and limpets near his seaside home.

Such is the spartan existence of the modern freelancer. He still misses that truck.

Recent Stories

Conflict

An Iraqi translator for the US military is now stuck in Greece

PRI's The World

March 24, 2016

The European Union is preparing to send thousands of asylum seekers back to Turkey. One of them is a man who worked with the US military in Iraq.

Justice

Men of Arab descent not finding Germany as welcoming as they used to

PRI's The World

January 13, 2016

After reports of women being harassed and groped on the streets of Cologne, Germany, on New Year's Eve, mostly by men of Arab descent, German officials are promising changes. They've beefed up the police presence in public areas and vowed to deport migrants convicted of serious crimes. And Arab and Muslim migrants in Germany say the welcoming atmosphere is starting to change.

Environment

France bans marches, but climate activists make their voices heard

PRI's The World

November 30, 2015

As world leaders arrive for a global climate conference in a city that’s locked down following the November 13 terrorist attacks, climate activists look for ways — legal and otherwise — to make their voices heard

Conflict

Refugees are camping out in 'Europe's capital city'

PRI's The World

September 08, 2015

Some Belgian leaders are concerned that they can't handle the number of refugees seeking asylum in their country. Belgium is getting 250 asylum requests per day, some 4,000 to 5,000 per month.

Culture

European Games are going swimmingly, although no one seems to know they're happening

PRI's The World

June 19, 2015

Updated

06/19/2015 - 3:30pm

The first-ever European Games is wrapping up its first week. By all accounts it's been a roaring success. In Baku, Azerbaijan, where the games are being held. Elsewhere in Europe, folks don't really seem to know that the "Olympics for Europe" is taking place.