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Left for Dead

anna — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:20:17 +0000

What do you do when wake up in a shallow grave, alone, in the middle of the outback? Have a listen…. Buried Alive

Journalist Detained by US Military for Reporting

anna — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:46:04 +0000

Anna Sussman writes for the San Francisco Chronicle on the detention of a local journalist by the US Military in Afghanistan

Journalist Detained for Reporting

Missed a Backpackjournalist Broadcast?

anna — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:32:04 +0000

Find and view all the BackPackJournalist TV features from Africa, Asia and beyond here.

Food Uncertainties in Indonesia

anna — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:55:12 +0000

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 — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:28:40 +0000

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 — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:52:32 +0000

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? And why isn’t the US on trial for its bombing campaign? Jonathan Jones and Anna Sussman for Current TV.

The Khmer Rouge Trials, Operation Menu and Rice by the Can.

Burmese Crackdown Continues

anna — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:55:58 +0000

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. The San Francisco Chronicle. Jones and Sussman.

Burmese Monks in Thailand Pace, Pray and Wait

The story of an American Karen man who left his home in Washington to join the Karen ethnic resistance movement. Seattle Times. Jones and Sussman.

Bellingham Retireee Embraces Myanmar Rebels’ Cause

And Anna Sussman reports on the efforts of one local journalist for the Women’s E News journalist of the month series.

World’s largest Camel Fair

anna — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:27:43 +0000

Anna Sussman reports for PRI/BBC’s The World on the Pushkar Camel fair in India. Desert of India

Ancient Melodies, Modern Sounds

anna — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:13:02 +0000

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 — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 08:20:05 +0000

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.