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- Yesterday an interview with Bosnian president Haris Silajdzic. Today a visit to a Muslim village... 11:35pm Oct 1
- Big first shoot day in Bosnia: interview with war crimes investigator who expressed fear of new... 2:10pm Sep 30
- Wrapped up excellent shoot in East Timor, truly a fascinating and hospitable place to work. Stay... 1:50pm Sep 2|2 Comments
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Timor Leste shootCreated about 3 months ago
Production ShotsUpdated about 10 months ago
The Bureau for International Reporting (BIR) Busy day on patrol with UN peacekeepers. Sri Lankans in Martissant in the am, then Brazilians in Cite Soliel in the afternoon. #Haiti
The Bureau for International Reporting (BIR) A productive day in the countryside filming agriculture projects. At dusk we ended up at the legendary Oloffson.
The Bureau for International Reporting (BIR) Filmed first day in front of sewing machines for 20 trainees hoping for jobs in Haiti's newly expanding apparel industry.
The Bureau for International Reporting (BIR) Interviewed US Ambassador and country director of Oxfam. Should have budgeted an extra day just for traffic in Port au Prince! #Haiti
The Bureau for International Reporting (BIR) The BIR's Bosnia report on tonight's PBS Newshour, tune in if you can!!
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New blog from the Bosnia project just posted: A Return to Sevarlije, about a Bosniak (Muslim) town rebuilding as its residents return to their pre-war homes:
http://pulitzergateway.org/2009/11/bosni
pulitzergateway.org
Alaa Majeed Alex Stonehill Andre Lambertson Anna-Katarina Gravgaard and William Wheeler beja Bunker Hill Community College ...
The Bureau for International Reporting (BIR) Our latest report on PBS Newshour http://bit.ly/3cCQZQ
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Report from the Online NewsHour: 10 Years After Independence, East Timor Still Rebuilding: Special correspondent Kira Kay examines East Timor's ongoing effort to rebuild itself, 10 years after winning independence from Indonesia.
The Bureau for International Reporting (BIR) Our report on East Timor, 10 years after independence, is scheduled to air on tonight's PBS Newshour with Jim Lehrer. The report is part of our Fragile States series and is an interesting look at the process of building a nation from the ground up. A longer version of the story and extra content will be on the Fragile... States Gateway by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. pulitzergateway.org/fragile-states/
The Bureau for International Reporting (BIR) BIR featured in Harvard/Nieman Journalism Lab article on journalist/NGO partnerships http://bit.ly/1eqmIn #journalism
The Bureau for International Reporting (BIR) New video report from Travis Fox on WaPo Mexico at War series http://bit.ly/fjcZm #Mexico #Juarez
The Bureau for International Reporting (BIR) BIR attended Harvard #Shorenstein conference on business models for journalism. Is nonprofit/for profit hybrid the future?
The Bureau for International Reporting (BIR) Director Kira Kay is screening BIR reports at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor; two days worth of discussion on covering human rights issues in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Bureau for International Reporting (BIR) Wrapping up final filming in Bosnia; important story and excellent shoot, with access to high-level politicians, sharp local analysts and warmly welcomed everywhere we went. Keep an eye out here for PBS NewsHour broadcast information as well as links to web postings of extra materials.
The Bureau for International Reporting (BIR) Stand-ups by the rebuilt bridge in Mostar and then a visit to a 'split school' in Fojnica, where Bosnian Croats study on the first floor and Bosniaks study on the second. Also tasted famed Kiseljak natural spring water, cold and bubbly, right out of the rock!
