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Peter Bittner
Peter Bittner was formerly an Editorial Assistant at The Diplomat.
A former Fulbright Fellow to Mongolia, Peter is now a freelance journalist based in Ulaanbaatar. In addition to his writing and photography, Peter is honing his skills in videography, data visualization, and emerging immersive platforms. He received a Masters in Journalism with a concentration in New Media at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism.
Peter earned his BA at the University of Puget Sound in International Political Economy. He has traveled to over a dozen Asian countries and enjoys chronicling his travels.
His reporting has appeared in a wide range of publications in the United States and Asia including The UB Post, The Oakland North, The Earth Journalism Network, Internews, Education Week, and the Asia Society.

February 02, 2019
Mongolia's March Against Corruption
By Peter Bittner

January 31, 2019
Mongolia's Crisis of Democracy Continues
By Peter Bittner

January 29, 2018
Mongolia’s #MeToo Movement
By Peter Bittner

July 10, 2017
On the Mongolian Campaign Trail
By Peter Bittner

February 27, 2017
A Conversation With Mongolia's Foreign Minister Tsend Munkh-Orgil
By Peter Bittner

August 31, 2016
Pollution Like Snow: A Mongolian Winter
By Peter Bittner

August 04, 2016
The World Sumo Championships in Mongolia
By Peter Bittner

July 28, 2016
The Herding Life in Mongolia
By Peter Bittner

July 19, 2016
The Naadam Festival: Mongolia's Games
By Peter Bittner

July 18, 2016
As ASEM Concludes, World Leaders Condemn Violence in Turkey and Nice
By Peter Bittner

July 15, 2016
South China Sea and Nice Attack Preoccupy Asian, European Leaders at ASEM
By Peter Bittner
