InternationalReporting.org http://www.internationalreporting.org Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:42:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Beneath The Boom: The Price of Progress In Brazil http://www.internationalreporting.org/blog/beneath-the-boom-the-price-of-progress-in-brazil/ http://www.internationalreporting.org/blog/beneath-the-boom-the-price-of-progress-in-brazil/#comments Sun, 02 Jun 2013 19:05:01 +0000 travisnorth http://invisibled.com/irp/?p=73 Many Brazilians have been killed, put on death lists or chased off their land as a result of clashes over precious land.

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]]> http://www.internationalreporting.org/blog/beneath-the-boom-the-price-of-progress-in-brazil/feed/ 0 The Pain Project http://www.internationalreporting.org/blog/the-pain-project-2/ http://www.internationalreporting.org/blog/the-pain-project-2/#comments Sat, 01 Jun 2013 19:08:24 +0000 travisnorth http://invisibled.com/irp/?p=78 Anyone who has been given painkillers for a sore back, or a morphine drip after surgery, should consider themselves lucky.

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]]> http://www.internationalreporting.org/blog/the-pain-project-2/feed/ 0 Ghana http://www.internationalreporting.org/blog/ghana/ http://www.internationalreporting.org/blog/ghana/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:13:38 +0000 travisnorth http://invisibled.com/irp/?p=158 This documentary, which won the 2010 Emmy for Best Investigative Magazine, traced the global trade of electronic waste. With millions of tons of electronics discarded every year, we wanted to see where it all goes. What we found was not only a health and environmental disaster, but also a genuine security threat.

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]]> This documentary, which won the 2010 Emmy for Best Investigative Magazine, traced the global trade of electronic waste. With millions of tons of electronics discarded every year, we wanted to see where it all goes. What we found was not only a health and environmental disaster, but also a genuine security threat.

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]]> http://www.internationalreporting.org/blog/ghana/feed/ 0 Cheap Shrimp: Hidden Costs http://www.internationalreporting.org/blog/cheap-shrimp-hidden-costs-2/ http://www.internationalreporting.org/blog/cheap-shrimp-hidden-costs-2/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 19:10:15 +0000 travisnorth http://invisibled.com/irp/?p=81 We traveled to Thailand — the world’s largest exporter of shrimp — to investigate the hidden consequences of cheap shrimp.

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]]> http://www.internationalreporting.org/blog/cheap-shrimp-hidden-costs-2/feed/ 0 Cheap Shrimp http://www.internationalreporting.org/blog/cheap-shrimp/ http://www.internationalreporting.org/blog/cheap-shrimp/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:01:28 +0000 travisnorth http://invisibled.com/irp/?p=136 We travelled to Thailand – the world’s largest exporter of shrimp – to investigate consequences of cheap shrimp. In just a few decades, these tiny crustaceans went from being a rare delicacy to an abundant seafood staple. But shrimp’s plunge in price has come at a high cost to forests, marine ecosystems and labourers in [...]

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]]> We travelled to Thailand – the world’s largest exporter of shrimp – to investigate consequences of cheap shrimp. In just a few decades, these tiny crustaceans went from being a rare delicacy to an abundant seafood staple. But shrimp’s plunge in price has come at a high cost to forests, marine ecosystems and labourers in the developing world.

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]]> http://www.internationalreporting.org/blog/cheap-shrimp/feed/ 0 Ghana: Digital Dumping Grounds http://www.internationalreporting.org/blog/ghana-digital-dumping-grounds/ http://www.internationalreporting.org/blog/ghana-digital-dumping-grounds/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:11:16 +0000 travisnorth http://invisibled.com/irp/?p=84 This documentary, which won the 2010 Emmy for Best Investigative Magazine, traces the global trade of electronic waste.

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]]> This documentary, which won the 2010 Emmy for Best Investigative Magazine, traces the global trade of electronic waste.

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]]> http://www.internationalreporting.org/blog/ghana-digital-dumping-grounds/feed/ 0 The Pain Project http://www.internationalreporting.org/blog/the-pain-project-2-2/ http://www.internationalreporting.org/blog/the-pain-project-2-2/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:14:31 +0000 travisnorth http://invisibled.com/irp/?p=160 Imagine recovering from major surgery or suffering from advanced cancer without any painkillers. That’s the reality for patients in half the countries in the world. But unlike with so many global health problems, this one is not about money or a lack of drugs.

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]]> Imagine recovering from major surgery or suffering from advanced cancer without any painkillers. That’s the reality for patients in half the countries in the world. But unlike with so many global health problems, this one is not about money or a lack of drugs.

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]]> http://www.internationalreporting.org/blog/the-pain-project-2-2/feed/ 0 Cut: Investigating Global Logging http://www.internationalreporting.org/blog/cut-investigating-global-logging/ http://www.internationalreporting.org/blog/cut-investigating-global-logging/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:45:17 +0000 travisnorth http://www.internationalreporting.org/?p=1220 This evolving web project is based on a year-long investigation into the roots of global illegal logging.

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]]> Timber smuggling is one of the biggest black markets in the world. Every year thousands of hectares of forests are secretly being cut down. Once sawn into boards and mixed with legally harvested timber, the origins are practically untraceable for people on the enforcement side.

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]]> Timber smuggling is one of the biggest black markets in the world. Every year thousands of hectares of forests are secretly being cut down. Once sawn into boards and mixed with legally harvested timber, the origins are practically untraceable…

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]]> http://www.internationalreporting.org/blog/cut/feed/ 0 Pain Project wins Association of Health Care Journalists Award http://www.internationalreporting.org/blog/pain-project-wins-association-of-health-care-journalists-award-2/ http://www.internationalreporting.org/blog/pain-project-wins-association-of-health-care-journalists-award-2/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 22:45:04 +0000 travisnorth http://invisibled.com/irp/?p=109 The UBC School of Journalism’s International Reporting Program has been awarded second place in the 2011 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism for The Pain Project’s documentary “Freedom from Pain,” which aired on Al Jazeera on July 20, 2011.

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]]> The UBC School of Journalism’s International Reporting Program has been awarded second place in the 2011 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism for The Pain Project’s documentary “Freedom from Pain,” which aired on Al Jazeera on July 20, 2011.

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