Monitoring press freedom and international affairs from Mid-Missouri Public Radio and the Missouri School of Journalism
'Midnight Traveler' shows tenuous lives of refugees [rebroadcast]
By  • 26 December 2019
After being threatened by the Taliban, filmmaker Hassan Fazili was forced to flee Afghanistan. Like thousands of others, he and his family set out for Europe seeking safety and a stable life. What follows is…
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Film highlights Syrian generation's demise
By  • 10 August 2017
The level of violence against civilians in the Syrian civil war has made it extraordinarily difficult for journalists to cover. That's meant many of the images we have from inside Syria come from citizen journalists…
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'The War Show' follows Syrians 'losing their future'
By  • 30 March 2017
The level of violence against civilians in the Syrian civil war has made it extraordinarily difficult for journalists to cover. That's meant many of the images we have from inside Syria come from citizen journalists…
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'Sherpa' highlights Everest's inequalities
By  • 22 December 2016
  Sherpa guides and porters do much of the work of getting foreign hikers up Mt. Everest. But despite doing an incredibly dangerous job in a lucrative industry, they receive just a small fraction of…
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The life and death of James Foley
By  • 21 July 2016
For many Americans, the Islamic State was first burned in our minds as a threat back in August 2014. That’s when the terror group released chilling video of American journalist James Foley being beheaded by…
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'Sherpa' highlights Everest's inequities
By  • 2 June 2016
  Sherpa guides and porters do much of the work of getting foreign hikers up Mt. Everest. But despite doing an incredibly dangerous job in a lucrative industry, they receive just a small fraction of…
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Spanish filmmaker documents abuse of Iraqi Christians
By  • 19 November 2015
A new documentary gives voice to those persecuted by the Islamic State If Aida had known the severity of the storm that was about to come down on Qaraqosh, she would have fled her home…
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Filmmakers face 5 years in Indonesia on visa charges
By  • 5 October 2015
Two British journalists face five years in jail in Indonesia for trying to make a documentary about piracy in the region without proper visas. Neil Bonner, 32, and Rebecca Prosser, 31, attended their second hearing…
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'Big Men' shows Nigerian shadow over Ghana's oil
By  • 12 August 2014
Oil discoveries should bring prosperity. Yet new producer Ghana is haunted by the oil-fueled problems of nearby Nigeria. When the American oil company Kosmos Energy came to Ghana for the first time in 2005, no…
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