Fighting news illiteracy Everybody with a cell phone is a publisher these days. Maybe it's time we learn to be reporters. The downside of the internet is that it has given...
Soviet nuclear sites leave grim legacy The Soviet Union's nuclear program was once one of the largest in the world. But from Chernobyl to the empire's former nuclear test site in...
Project Exile: Reporter escaped Russia after beating, burns "Please leave. They're going to kill you." Fatima Tlisova didn't make it easy for the Russian government to get rid of her. As a reporter...
The U.S. journalist anchoring China’s news The success of CNN spawned many 24-hour news networks - many started by governments hoping to shape global public opinion to their advantage. That...
Countering extremism in Central Asia More people joined the Islamic State from former Soviet republics than from any other region outside the Middle East. On this special edition of...
Ukraine’s displaced struggle amid forgotten war Though it's receded from the headlines, the war in Ukraine grinds on nearly five years after it began. Among the hardest hit are the estimated 1.5...
Project Exile: Russian journalist flees after car fire, feces attack “I just can't stand lies. So whenever I see a lie, I call it a lie.” A decade ago, Russian journalist Yulia Latynina thought dissidents who...
War in space [rebroadcast] Earlier this year, Vice President Mike Pence renewed a call by the Trump Administration for the U.S. military to create a “Space Force.” The...
C.A.R. crisis stirred by diamonds, Russia The Central African Republic is one of the toughest places to live in the world. Since the start of a civil war in 2013, a total of 14 different...
Central African journalist sees light for war-torn nation The data on the Central African Republic can be daunting. The country ranks dead last on the U.N.'s most recent Human Development Index, which...