Saranaz Barforoush has worked as a reporter and translator for more than a decade in Tehran, where she reported on various subjects such as women’s issues, arts, culture and technology. Her research interests include foreign affairs, international reporting ethics, political communication and implications of new media technology on foreign news reporting.

Saranaz currently teaches JRNL 100A: New Media and Society in the BMS program and Media Studies stream in the Coordinated Arts Program and  JRNL 520A: Decoding Social Media in the BMS program.