about
Stonemason Media takes its name from a Japanese fable that teaches there is always another side to a story. The company produces print and broadcast stories about Japanese politics and culture for international news outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, Vox, NPR, BBC and Deutsche Welle.
Founder Abigail Leonard is a former staff producer for PBS, ABC and Al Jazeera America. Stories she's reported from Japan have earned a National Headliner Award (3rd Place) and a James Beard Foundation Media Award Nomination. She was a 2011 East-West Center Japan Fellow and a 2010 UN Foundation Journalism Fellow. She is a Regular Member of the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan where she chairs the Scholarship and Freedom of Press Committees.
Founder Abigail Leonard is a former staff producer for PBS, ABC and Al Jazeera America. Stories she's reported from Japan have earned a National Headliner Award (3rd Place) and a James Beard Foundation Media Award Nomination. She was a 2011 East-West Center Japan Fellow and a 2010 UN Foundation Journalism Fellow. She is a Regular Member of the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan where she chairs the Scholarship and Freedom of Press Committees.
