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When Reporting a Story Turns Into Running From a Riot

‘This is the thing about covering places like the Congo—things can be incredibly unpredictable.’
September 15, 2004

African Radio Reporters’ Tool Kit

Lots of cash in hundred dollar bills, plus some fives to cover the small things. There’s no sense carrying twenties. Several thousand dollars in twenties gets bulky. A headlamp flashlight…
September 15, 2004

Using a Camera to Shoot the Big Five

A retired journalist refocuses to connect with ‘the slower heartbeat of the African bush.’
September 15, 2004

When Being a Photojournalist Is About Surviving

‘Journalists could never be sure they would be alive to cover the next assignment.’
September 15, 2004

Hope in a Can of Green Beans

The Times Union special section involved a series of short stories written by Paul Grondahl. A story follows:Two thousand hungry villagers have been sitting cross-legged in the red dirt for…
September 15, 2004

When Tragedy Is No Longer a Good Enough Story to Tell

An African journalist chronicles his life and revisits some of Africa’s major news stories of the 1990’s.
September 15, 2004

A Mid-Sized Newspaper Connects Its Readers to Africa

Times Union journalists traveled to Malawi to trace the links of local citizens to the people of sub-Saharan Africa.
September 15, 2004

Journalists and Humanitarian NGO’s

In our ‘symbiotic’ relationship, aid workers become sources, gatekeepers or eye openers.
September 15, 2004

Taking Photographs in North Korea

‘You are not allowed to photograph people. You are not allowed to go anywhere without a guide.’
September 15, 2004

Using Public Records Laws to Expose Government Misdeeds

For one journalist, it took 20 years, lots of research, and several court decisions to uncover the FBI’s abuses of power and secrecy on a campus during the cold war.
September 15, 2004