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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

November 28 at 2:59pm via Selective Twitter Status
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The Bureau for International Reporting (BIR) A productive day in the countryside filming agriculture projects. At dusk we ended up at the legendary Oloffson.

November 27 at 4:16pm via Selective Twitter Status
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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.

November 25 at 6:56pm via Selective Twitter Status
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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

November 24 at 4:28pm via Selective Twitter Status
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The Bureau for International Reporting (BIR) The BIR's Bosnia report on tonight's PBS Newshour, tune in if you can!!

November 18 at 3:17pm via Selective Twitter Status
Elizabeth Calvelo Noreña
Elizabeth Calvelo Noreña
Watching now, kudos to you and Kira!
November 18 at 6:15pm
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The Bureau for International Reporting (BIR) 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/bosnia-return-to-sevarlije/

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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.
David
David
Your report about East Timor was one of the best examples of intelligent and comprehensive television journalism I've seen in years!
November 14 at 1:14pm
Ruta Kale
Ruta Kale
Great piece! Congratulations. Looking forward to the Haiti and Bosnia ones :)
November 15 at 1:52pm
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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/

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November 12 at 2:13pm
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The Bureau for International Reporting (BIR) BIR featured in Harvard/Nieman Journalism Lab article on journalist/NGO partnerships http://bit.ly/1eqmIn #journalism

November 9 at 12:16pm via Selective Twitter Status
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The Bureau for International Reporting (BIR) New video report from Travis Fox on WaPo Mexico at War series http://bit.ly/fjcZm #Mexico #Juarez

November 6 at 6:55am via Selective Twitter Status
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The Bureau for International Reporting (BIR) BIR attended Harvard #Shorenstein conference on business models for journalism. Is nonprofit/for profit hybrid the future?

October 30 at 8:51am via Selective Twitter Status
Sam Loewenberg
Sam Loewenberg
well? whats the answer?
October 30 at 9:36am
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The Bureau for International Reporting (BIR)
The answer is probably yes, at least until a sustainable advertising model is worked out for online news content. Question is, how many content providers can hang on until that happens?
November 2 at 9:37am
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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.

October 15 at 6:34pm
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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.

October 8 at 11:23pm
William Campbell
William Campbell
Sounds like a fruitful trip. Have a safe trip home.
October 9 at 10:23am
Deborah
Deborah
Will you be posting the exact date it will air? I don't want to miss it.
October 9 at 10:24pm
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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!

October 7 at 2:16pm
Richard
Richard
Love the Kiseljak voda
October 7 at 2:51pm
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The Bureau for International Reporting (BIR) Four days of shooting in the Serb-majority entity of Bosnia, Republika Srpska. Visited village where Muslims expelled during the war are now resettling; interviewed the advisor to Prime Minister Milorad Dodik over recent controversial comments he has made and discussed his political position on the future of the US-bro...kered Dayton Agreement, which ensures the country remain two halves, defined by ethnicity.

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October 6 at 1:49pm
Andrew Satter
Andrew Satter
Hey cool, you guys made it to Bosnia after all. Can't wait to see what you get.
October 6 at 2:13pm