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
Peace still elusive in Uganda
anna @ April 12, 2008 # No Comment Yet
In Uganda, Lord’s Resistance Army commander Joseph Kony continues to delay signing a peace agreement that would end Africa’s longest-running civil war.
Foreign Policy magazine’s blog recommends Jones/Sussman short film “A Civil War Ends?”
“…an amazing short documentary on the conflict that includes an interview [...]
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. [...]
Crisis in the Congo
anna @ November 21, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Jonathan Jones tells the story of recovery, rebels and resurgence in Congo’s seemingly endless war in the short video Crisis in North Kivu.
An article on Congo’s escalating war for the San Francisco Chronicle, by Jones and Sussman.
Hundreds of thousands are refugees from Congo ethnic violence
A report by Anna Sussman on PRI’s The World. [...]
The challenges of peace in Burundi
anna @ October 1, 2007 # No Comment Yet
An article by Anna Sussman on the the importance of justice for women in Burundi’s peace process. Burundians Say Peace Must Include Tough Rape Laws
And Jonathan Jones writes for the San Francisco Chronicle from Burundi on women recovering from widespread rape during the country’s 13 year civil war. Burundi Rape Victims Face Severe Social Stigmas
A [...]
Carbon Offsetting: how fair is the trade?
anna @ September 12, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Jonathan Jones reports from Uganda on the local impact of the global carbon trade. Carbon Neutral
A radio documentary from Uganda about carbon trading currently airing on public radio’s Marketplace. (Field production and web side bar by Anna Sussman)
Greenrush
And Anna Sussman reports for Plenty Magazine
The Carbon Offset Industry is Booming: But How Fair is [...]
Some political analysis from Uganda
anna @ July 2, 2007 # No Comment Yet
News analysis: local versus international justice in northern Uganda.
The Difficulties of Ending a War