Missed a Backpackjournalist Broadcast?
anna @ June 7, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Find and view all the BackPackJournalist TV features from Africa, Asia and beyond here.
Food Uncertainties in Indonesia
anna @ June 6, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Poor families in Indonesia are forced to make hard choices as the price of food continues to rise. Watch the BackPackJournalist short film on Current TV, the first in a series on the global food crisis.
Food Crisis: Hard Choices
Last Interview with Slain Rebel Leader
anna @ March 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Anna Sussman writes for CNN about one of the last interviews with slain Karen rebel leader Pa Doh Mahn Shar before his assassination.
Slain Karen Leader: Rebel effort is self defense
The Khmer Rouge Trials
anna @ March 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Perspectives from Cambodia on the long awaited Khmer Rouge Trials. Former Khmer Rouge leaders, Khmer Rouge defense lawyers and victims of the Khmer Rouge discuss their views on the long awaited attempt at justice.
Why has it taken so long? Why is it so expensive? Is there a presumption of innocence in a war crimes trial? [...]
Burmese Crackdown Continues
anna @ March 5, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Despite the military government’s promise to hold multi-party elections in 2010, Burmese refugees, monks and resistance fighters say the crackdown on dissent in far from over. Jonathan Jones and Anna Sussman report for Current TV.
Same Same but Mae Sot
An unknown future for the monks at the forefront of the Saffron Uprising. [...]
World’s largest Camel Fair
anna @ February 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Anna Sussman reports for PRI/BBC’s The World on the Pushkar Camel fair in India. Desert of India
Ancient Melodies, Modern Sounds
anna @ February 17, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Recording duo Bathiya and Santhush started a music revolution in Sri Lanka when they combined ancient melodies with contemporary beats. Anna Sussman reports for The World
Bathiya and Santhush
Female Guides Gain Ground in Nepal Mountains
anna @ November 3, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Anna Sussman writes on the rise of women in the traditionally masculine field of mountain climbing, accompanied by a short video of a female led ascent to Annapurna Base Camp by Jonathan Jones.
Idol Worship
anna @ October 26, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Jonathan Jones writes for the San Francisco Chronicle on the identity politics of Indian Idol.
‘Indian Idol’ finals lead to sectarian clashes
Anna Sussman’s reports on Indian Idol on PRI’s The World. Idol Worship