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By: Prue Clarke on Nov 03, 2008
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Life is tough when you're poor in West Africa, but it's particularly tough if you're a kid. And thanks to a disconnect between local traditions and trade policies imposed by the West, it's only getting tougher.
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By: Prue Clarke on Sep 28, 2008
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Alfred Sirleaf, with his "Daily Talk" blackboard newspaper, is a kick in the pants to us journalists who take our resources for granted -- and to anyone, political candidates included, who thinks the media is not one of the most crucial elements in our democracy ...
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Jared Ferrie is a freelance journalist and correspondent for The National Newspaper. He was born in Vancouver where he worked as a daily reporter for print and radio, but after reading one too many books written by foreign correspondents he decided to move overseas. Jared has reported from countries in West Africa and Southeast Asia, as well as Afghanistan and rebel-held territory in Sri Lanka. He currently lives in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Kelley Weiss is a freelance journalist based in Northern California. Her stories air on NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Weekend Edition, The World and KQED Public Radio.
Kelley has worked as a photojournalist and staff writer for newspapers but has spent most of her time as a radio reporter specializing in health care coverage. In 2008 she won a national Edward R. Murrow investigative reporting award for a series on a hidden world of illegal prescription drugs sold at swap meets and botánicas.
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.
Gretchen L. Wilson is based in Johannesburg, and reports throughout the continent on globalization, power and money. Her work has appeared on Marketplace, The World, Slate, the BBC, CBC, and in The Daily Beast, The Wall Street Journal, and the Associated Press. Gretchen is also the co-author of From Dust to Diamonds: Stories of South African Social Entrepreneurs (2007). Her Web site is www.gretchenlwilson.com.
Kira Neel is a freelance journalist currently based in New York City. She works with youth around the world as a performer and workshop facilitator to document the effects of globalization and the happenings of an increasingly connected world.