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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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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!
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-brokered Dayton Agreement, which ensures the country remain two halves, defined by ethnicity.
Big first shoot day in Bosnia: interview with war crimes investigator who expressed fear of new conflict if political crisis not solved.
The Bureau for International Reporting (BIR) We're starting our second story from the PBS NewsHour "fragile states" series today - off to Bosnia this morning. Look for our posts from the field and also for broadcast schedule of our first story, on East TImor's 10 years of independence.
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New blog entry from East Timor trip:
http://pulitzercenter.typepad.com/untold
Source: pulitzercenter.typepad.com
The Bureau for International Reporting (BIR) First-draft script complete. Trouble is, it's twice as long as our air slot. This is going to be painful!
The Bureau for International Reporting (BIR) New photos from the field!
Photos from our recent shoot in East TImor
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If you haven't read it already, the BIR draws your attention to last Sunday's New York Times Magazine cover story, an important piece of investigative journalism by BIR board member Dr. Sheri Fink:
http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2009/08/3
Source: www.nytimes.com
Features, columns, style and food coverage from The New York Times Magazine.
Wrapped up excellent shoot in East Timor, truly a fascinating and hospitable place to work. Stay tuned for Newshour airdate in coming weeks.
Read our short article on East Timor’s 10th anniversary of its independence vote: http://bit.ly/OGjHZ
