WIDE ANGLE visits the Liberian community on Staten Island and speaks with a psychologist who has worked with war-affected youth in over 15 situations of armed conflict, including Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Columbia, Sierra Leone and Liberia. Watch the story.
In Malawi, one in four children dies before reaching age five. Famine is chronic, and AIDS has left tens of thousands of orphans, often in the care of their struggling grandparents. American doctors are working against the tide of illness. Watch the story here.
British novelist J.K. Rowling turns 43 today. She was born on July 31, 1965, in Chipping Sodbury, near Bristol, England. Rowling is best known as the creator of the Harry Potter book series, which have gained worldwide attention and sold nearly 400 million copies. She is listed as the second-richest woman in entertainment (behind Oprah [...]
Flooding and poor harvests have caused North Korea’s worst food crisis in nearly a decade and have put millions at risk, the U.N. World Food Program said Wednesday, as it called on donors to provide urgent assistance over the next few months. Read more…
NBR is seeking to identify the Top 30 Innovations since the show premiered in 1979 — and is looking for audience submissions/nominations. Contribute here…NBR will be reviewing nominations until 9/15/2008.
It’s just over a week until the start of the 2008 Olympics, and the official announcement just came in this week of a major music event set to take place during the Olympics called “Divas in Beijing.” Read more…
New York Voices and New York Now teamed up to cover Governor Paterson’s address on the State’s budget crisis. To watch the address and commentary, go to New York Voices.
Plagued by recent scandal and controversy, and with calls for his resignation happening within his administration (for months!), Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced today he will resign following the next election primary.
American Eagle is the first HD hour on bald eagles ever. It’s an unprecedented look at nature’s fearsome beauties with never-before-filmed eagle behavior. Watch a sneak peek of American Eagle — Coming to NATURE Fall 2008…
“Burning Season” kindles both sides of the climate divide in Indonesia and explores whether capitalism can step in where altruism has so far failed to succeed. (Film back online as of 7/30/08!)
