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Blog Of The Nation
January 25th Show
January 25, 2010 In our first hour, Bill Gates, and rebuilding Haiti. In our second hour, Hiroshima.
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The Role And Conflict Of A Journalist In Disasterous Times
January 21, 2010 In Haiti, the misery continues as does our reporting. We turn our attention to how journalists are covering this story. All the usual rules and questions apply. Is the coverage fair? Is it accurate? Are you learning what you need to know to under...
Blog Of The Nation
January 21st Show
January 21, 2010 In the first hour, campaign finance reform and the future of the Democrats' health care overhaul. In the second hour, the roots of extremism and new technology for philanthropy.
Inside NPR.org
Tech Community Steps Up For Haiti; More Volunteers Needed Saturday
January 20, 2010 It's been just over one week since a devastating earthquake struck Haiti. As relief organizations rushed to the scene and ordinary people opened their wallets to support the disaster response, hundreds of techies have also stepped up to offer thei...
Blog Of The Nation
January 20th Show
January 20, 2010 Today's Talk: political fallout from the Massachusetts election, helping Haitian orphans, the difficulties of distributing aid in Haiti, and We Two, a new book about Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
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Disaster Photography: When Does It Cross The Line?
January 19, 2010 Is this another form of exploitation of third-world people, particularly people of color?
Blog Of The Nation
Jon Lee Anderson, Reporting From Haiti
January 19, 2010 Awaiting Jon Lee Anderson's reporting from Haiti...
Inside NPR.org
Using Google's Haiti Missing Persons Widget
January 17, 2010 Google has published an easy-to-use widget that allows people to search or submit missing persons from the Haiti earthquake.
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Covering the Big Story
January 15, 2010 When the earthquake hit Haiti at 4:53 p.m. on Jan. 12, no news organization was prepared to cover Haiti's biggest quake in two centuries. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at what NPR did when the quake news broke 53 minutes into the first hour of A...
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Haiti Needs Help, Swindlers on Standby
January 15, 2010 If you've checked your Twitter, you've probably noticed that among the most popular tweets are "Help Haiti" and "Red Cross." But with so many ways to donate in the mix—text donations, e-mail contributions or the good old fashion check in the mai...
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Acknowledging the Storm
September 18, 2008 In talking about Haiti, Lee Hill blogs about how it's one thing to find yourself in dire straits, but it's even more disparaging to realize that no one knows or acknowledges the depth of your suffering, regardless of the nature of the storm.
