April 2011
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The Bloody Crossroads →
At 6:45 am, Golf reported six more injuries and called again, frantically, for reinforcements. The company was now caught in a textbook ambush, with the Maoists occupying the raised ground and the CRPF pinned down in an open field, under fire, or so it seemed, from all sides. A Maoist machine-gunner on the top of a hill was picking off targets at will, even as guerrillas taking cover in shallow...
Apr 29th
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“By morning, Kaduna’s Muslim neighborhoods were on fire. Nigerians have a...”
– The elections in Nigeria are over, but the violence may just be beginning. Joe Bavier describes the current violence and the religious divide behind it.
Apr 29th
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Apr 28th
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Apr 27th
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WatchWatch
soupsoup: Alisa Miller : The Bad News About The News Please watch this. Alisa Miller, head of Public Radio International, talks about why — though we want to know more about the world than ever — the US news media is actually showing less. Eye-opening stats and graphs. (Recorded March 2008 in Monterey, California. Duration: 4:29.) Great video, especially when paired with Ethan...
Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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Catastrophe in the Deadliest Village in Russia
The Caucasus is a place where easy definitions of victim and persecutor break down almost immediately. It is clear, however, that people here have a catastrophic lack of trust in the Russian state — and that to a large extent, Russia has earned that mistrust through neglect and bad policy, helping to create a pool of disaffected young people who see little chance to control their...
Apr 25th
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Apr 25th
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newsflick asked: Sorry guys, just want a confirmation; are you guys the official Pulitzer? If so a big welcome!
Apr 25th
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Apr 25th
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Apr 23rd
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Apr 22nd
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TODAY @ 3pm ET / 12 PT Join us for ONA Issues... →
onaissues: A good conversation on Net Neutrality and Journalism - happening now. Click the above link to get to the live feed. Featuring Robert Hernandez, Maggie Reardon, Kat Aaron and J.G Harrington. Follow on Twitter with #ONAIssues.
Apr 21st
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Chris Hondros and Tim Hetherington RIP
  Chris Hondros (left) and Tim Hetherington (right) Yesterday, two of photojournalism’s greatest were killed while covering the front lines in Misurata, Libya. Chris Hondros and Tim Hetherington were known for their empathetic coverage of some of the world’s worst wars. Many, many who knew them well have shared their grief and the void they have left more eloquently than I could....
Apr 21st
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Ivory Coast - The Aftermath
After a week spent in western Ivory Coast, it’s clear that this conflict is far more complex than rebels vs. tyrant, new power vs. old power, Ouattara vs. Gbagbo. -Photographer Peter DiCampo, from his Ivory Coast dispatches
Apr 20th
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The Coming Storm →
longformorg: What overcrowded and swelling Bangladesh can tell us about how the planet’s population, more than 1/3 of which live within 62 miles of a shoreline, will react to rising sea levels. Don Belt  For more super coverage of the challenges overcrowding and rising waters pose to Bangladesh check out our project Easy Like Water. Or watch this video: There’s really no wrong...
Apr 20th
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Apr 19th
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“The death count from the sprawling United Nations compound in Mazar-e-Sharif...”
– Behind the UN massacre in Afghanistan
Apr 19th
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