Danny Fenster

Danny Fenster (born c. 1984) is an American journalist and managing editor of Frontier Myanmar. He gained international attention when he became the only foreign journalist to be charged by military authorities in Myanmar after the 2021 coup d'état. Fenster was sentenced to 11 years in prison for sedition and related charges, but was later released in November 2021. During his detention, he received the 2021 John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award from the National Press Club. Fenster was born and raised in Huntington Woods, Michigan, and attended schools in the area before pursuing his undergraduate studies at Columbia College Chicago. He holds a master's degree in creative writing from Wayne State University.More