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The African dream to play in the NBA

By: Taurai Maduna on Jan 30, 2010

I remember growing up and seeing a huge poster in my brother's room of the famous NBA player Michael Jordan, who played for the Chicago Bulls.

It was Elijah's pride and joy. It repr more...

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An authentic aboriginal boomerang is a treasure

By: Rachel Louise Snyder on Jan 25, 2010

The Melbourne Museum is one of the most incredible museums I've ever visited. They have a whole jungle with its own ecosystem built right in the middle of it.

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Disaster and the human chain

By: Grant Fuller on Jan 23, 2010

The day after Haiti's earthquake nightmare began, I wandered to the Haitian embassy in Mexico City to see what was happening. At first, I watched as a smattering of Haitians and Mexicans darted back and f more...

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A refugee/journalist perspective in Haiti

By: Amelia de Sousa on Jan 21, 2010

Dear practically everyone,

 

So first of all, my first missive went out to the world and went viral. I had no idea it would do that. I have gotten responses about it from people I don't know, who start their emails with, "You don't know me, but ..." more...

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Haiti: After the Shock

By: James Addis on Jan 20, 2010

This is a guest blog from the scene of the Haiti earthquake by James Addis, senior editor, World Vision Magazine.

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Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

Anna Boiko-Weyrauch is an independent radio producer. Her work has aired on Morning Edition, Weekend America, Marketplace, and Voice of America. She also worked for the United Nations Radio News Service in New York City. Anna is fluent in Japanese and Spanish -– with a smattering of French, Mandarin and Kinyarwanda.

Gretchen Wilson

Gretchen Wilson

Gretchen L. Wilson is based in Johannesburg, and reports throughout the continent on globalization, power and money. Her work has appeared on Marketplace, The World, Slate, the BBC, CBC, and in The Daily Beast, The Wall Street Journal, and the Associated Press. Gretchen is also the co-author of From Dust to Diamonds: Stories of South African Social Entrepreneurs (2007). Her Web site is www.gretchenlwilson.com.

Jared Ferrie

Jared Ferrie

Jared Ferrie is a freelance journalist and correspondent for The National Newspaper. He was born in Vancouver where he worked as a daily reporter for print and radio, but after reading one too many books written by foreign correspondents he decided to move overseas. Jared has reported from countries in West Africa and Southeast Asia, as well as Afghanistan and rebel-held territory in Sri Lanka. He currently lives in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

John Mcheart

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Ruth Kirschner

Ruth Kirschner

Ruth has been reporting from China since 2005. She has filed for Marketplace, Deutsche Welle, German Radio and other outlets and also writes for newspapers and magazines.

Ruth is an accomplished radio journalist. Prior to moving to China she worked for the BBC World Service in London for more than a decade, producing and editing programs such as NewsHour, The World Today and Europe Today.

"China never fails to surprise and astonish me," Ruth says. The Middle Kingdom is a difficult place to report from. Journalists face all kinds of restrictions and obstacles. "But people's courage and determination to make this a better place and fight for their rights makes working in China a tremendously rewarding experience."