Global Journalist

Global Journalist

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Global Journalist episodes

  • Global Journalist: Rich Clarkson, Pioneering Sports Photographer
    Rich Clarkson is one of the founding fathers of modern sports photojournalism. Born in 1932, Clarkson's early photos of Wilt Chamberlain playing basketball at the University of Kansas in the 1950s were published in a new magazine called Sports Illustrated. That launched a career that included photographing 60 NCAA men's basketball championships, nine Olympics and many, many other sports events. On this special edition of Global Journalist, Clarkson talks about how photojournalism has changed
    29 min
  • Global Journalist: St. Louis Racial Divisions in Columnist's Spotlight
    The shooting death of Michael Brown and the ensuing riots in Ferguson, Mo. altered the course of Tony Messenger's career. Along with colleague Kevin Horrigan, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial writer was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2015. He's since become a metro columnist for the newspaper and continued to paint an unflinching portrait of race relations in St. Louis. On this special edition of Global Journalist, Messenger speaks with guest host Joshua Kranzberg about his
    29 min
  • Global Journalist: Liberia After Ebola
    A year ago the World Health Organization declared the Ebola epidemic in Liberia over. But though the immediate crisis may have passed, Liberia still faces huge challenges in recovering. Two devastating civil wars in the last 30 years destroyed much of the West African nation's infrastructure, and it ranks as one of the poorest countries in the world. At the start of the outbreak some hospitals lacked running water and the country had just 50 doctors. On this edition of Global Journalist, a look
    29 min
  • Global Journalist: Politico's Canellos Speaks Out on 2016 Coverage
    At the time it seemed certain to fail. When two Washington Post reporters left the legendary paper to launch a start-up political website and free newspaper with publisher Robert Allbritton in 2007, many in the nation's capital were dismissive. Nearly a decade later, the tables are turned and the news site Politico is firmly entrenched not just in Washington but as a national news outlet.
    29 min
  • Global Journalist: 'Sherpa' Shows Everest's Inequities
    Sherpa guides and porters do much of the work of getting foreign hikers up Mt. Everest. But despite doing an incredibly dangerous job in a lucrative industry, they receive just a small fraction of the money $300 million annually generated by Everest expeditions. On this edition, filmmaker Jennifer Peedom talks to Global Journalist about 'Sherpa,' her documentary about tensions on Mt. Everest.
    29 min
  • Global Journalist: Saudi executions rise despite criticism
    Even as the number of executions is set to hit a 25 year-low in the U.S., the use of the death penalty is on the rise globally. One country that is leading the rise is Saudi Arabia, which executed at least 158 people last year. Saudi Arabia's growing use of capital punishment has drawn criticism from human rights groups, who argue that the Saudi policy of publicly beheading the condemned is inhumane and that executing people for non-violent crimes such as drug-smuggling or apostasy is unjust.
    29 min
  • Global Journalist: Ireland's Abortion Ban Under Pressure
    President-elect Donald Trump has suggested that he’ll nominate U.S. Supreme Court justices that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that ended many abortion restrictions in the U.S. If he succeeds, some states might have laws like that in the Republic of Ireland - which has the most restrictive abortion laws of any industrialized democracy. Under the Eighth Amendment to Ireland's constitution, abortion is illegal in the heavily Catholic country in all cases except when the life of the
    29 min
  • Global Journalist: The Amazon's Last Uncontacted Tribes
    They survive by hunting and gathering in the forest or by cultivating gardens with handmade tools. In some cases, they don't wear clothing and speak languages that aren't understood by almost anyone else on Earth. In today's hyper-connected world, there are still a few dozen groups of people that live with virtually no contact with the outside world. Nearly all of these tribes live in remote reaches of the Amazon in Brazil and Peru. But these so-called "uncontacted tribes" face increasing
    29 min
  • Global Journalist: "Honor" Killings Under Fire
    About 5,000 women are killed each year in so-called "honor" killings around the world. These are crimes in which the victims, who are almost always female, are killed by family members - usually men - for bringing what they see as dishonor on the family. Pakistan and India have the highest rates of "honor" killings in the world. But a new law in Pakistan has made such killings illegal - and raised hopes that the government will address gender violence more effectively. On this edition of Global
    29 min
  • Global Journalist: Yemen War Fuels Humanitarian Crisis
    Civil war in Yemen has forced more than 3 million people from their homes and left millions more in need of food and other humanitarian aid. With the recent failure of UN-backed peace talks, the situation is unlikely to ease. On this edition of Global Journalist, a look at the crisis in Yemen and Saudi Arabia's controversial airstrikes in the country that have worsened the plight of its desperate people.
    29 min

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Global Journalist, a 30-minute audio program focused on international issues and international journalism, ran for more than 20 years on KBIA and online. It was created by Stuart Loory, who worked as…