Blogs
Blogs
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By: Sierra Crane Murdoch on Apr 30, 2011
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On a September afternoon in the old brick restaurant on Whitesville, West Virginia's main drag, Elizabeth "Punky" Casto tossed a boa over her shoulder, hiked up her lacy red dress, and pointed her finger at the gathering crowd. more...
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By: Simone Orendain on Apr 02, 2011
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Maricel Apatan has hands. You just can't see them.
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By: Don Duncan on Mar 05, 2011
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An oil and gas rush is on in the eastern Mediterranean, and while resource-poor Lebanon may be late to the race, government officials are working feverishly to make sure this country wastes no more time more...
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By: Don Duncan on Feb 05, 2011
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On a recent afternoon, 13-year-old Ahmad Hassani traipsed around Kabul's busy market street, Strand Bazaar. He had the equivalent of 25 US cents in his pocket for the best kite his money can buy. more...
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By: Kelley Weiss on Jan 15, 2011
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Before I went to see the much-touted açaí berry growing in the Amazonian rainforest I did a little research stateside to prepare. more...
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Reporters
Ben Gilbert is a freelance radio, newspaper and magazine reporter based in Beirut, covering Middle East news, culture, conflict and economics.
His reports from Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates have aired on National Public Radio's All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Public Radio International's The World, American Public Media's Marketplace and Weekend America, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, BBC and ABC Radio.
His magazine and newspaper articles have appeared in US News and World Report, The Christian Science Monitor, The Daily Telegraph and The San Francisco Chronicle.
He is currently the Lebanon correspondent for globalpost.com.
Nancy Greenleese can't help but report from Rome, Italy. Every day seems worthy of a documentary, from her morning cappuccino with a heart design in the foam to churches that resonate with the enchanting sounds of nuns singing vespers.
The radio and print reporter also travels widely. She's covered bird-watching in Trinidad and Tobago, professional baseball in Mexico, and Brunei's obsession with the smelly fruit durian.
Anna Boiko-Weyrauch is an independent radio producer. Her work has aired on Morning Edition, Weekend America, Marketplace, and Voice of America. She also worked for the United Nations Radio News Service in New York City. Anna is fluent in Japanese and Spanish -– with a smattering of French, Mandarin and Kinyarwanda.
Shannon Mullen is a freelance reporter and film producer based in New England. She is a native of New Hampshire, where she studied Pre-Veterinary Medicine in college and dabbled in professional culinary pursuits before finding her niche in journalism. She has two dogs, lives on a farm, loves traveling and being outdoors. 
Ruth has been reporting from China since 2005. She has filed for Marketplace, Deutsche Welle, German Radio and other outlets and also writes for newspapers and magazines.
Ruth is an accomplished radio journalist. Prior to moving to China she worked for the BBC World Service in London for more than a decade, producing and editing programs such as NewsHour, The World Today and Europe Today.
"China never fails to surprise and astonish me," Ruth says. The Middle Kingdom is a difficult place to report from. Journalists face all kinds of restrictions and obstacles. "But people's courage and determination to make this a better place and fight for their rights makes working in China a tremendously rewarding experience."