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FT Seasonal Appeal: Malnutrition in the Central African Republic
Every year the Financial Times supports a charity, and this year Action Against Hunger was the chosen organisation. I traveled to the Central African Republic with cameraman Steve Ager, photographer Charlie Bibby and the FT’s West Africa correspondent Tom Burgis to make the following three films.
The foreign correspondent of the future
There will always be a need for “ground truth” and “bearing witness”, but existing foreign correspondents and the organisations they work for will have to let go of some outdated features of the job and embrace others to survive in the future.
Better rules for multinationals in China may not help
Sep 15 2010: Premier Wen Jiabao made some surprisingly reassuring promises at this weeks World Economic Forum in Tianjin to foreign corporate executives worried about the difficulty of doing business in China. But growing competition from domestic companies could mean that conditions remain tough for foreign investors in the years to come. Stefan Wagstyl, emerging [...]
Hong Kong’s property extremes cage the poor
Hong Kong’s property extremes show that many of being left out of the city’s boom. Without the development of low-income jobs as part of it’s rapid economic development, thousands will continue to live in dismal conditions. Produced by Deborah Bonello and Justine Lau for the Financial Times. Filmed and edited by Deborah Bonello. Watch the [...]
Foreign correspondents are not redundant, says Sambrook
Although the report acknowledges that journalism is going through a lot of changes and media owners have had to cut foreign bureaus, Sambrook is optimistic.
International reporting no longer monopolised by the British press
That window of opportunity Moore mentions for newspapers to make advances in this area is already closing as they cease to be the sole journalistic authorities out there. I’m not sure that’s such a bad thing.
Rory Peck Awards approach
For those of you out there looking for inspiration in a journalistic world plagued by budget cuts and negativity (unnecessarily, if you ask me), you could do worse then buy yourself a ticket to the Rory Peck Awards next month. I was delighted to see that some (full disclosure) friends of mine – filmmakers Jennifer [...]
Video: Bank of Mexico Governor sees ‘coordination improvement’
Agustin Carstens, the recently appointed governor of the Bank of Mexico, talks about his predecessor as well as future plans for the bank and its relationship with Mexico’s federal government.
Death in El Salvador
The killing of documentary maker Christian Poveda represents a sad loss for a region much in need of greater understanding.
Video: Mexico’s Rivera murals get restoration treatment
Mexico City’s Diego Rivera murals are undergoing restoration treatment.
Video: Military’s drug museum shows narco tactics
The installation was designed as an educational tool for military personnel who have been tasked with fighting Mexico’s narco-trafficantes and organized crime networks.
Filming the knock-on effects of swine fly in Mexico City Sunday
I was out shooting all day in downtown Mexico City Sunday, trying to get a sense of how the swine flu outbreak is affecting local businesses.
Video: Peter Gabriel asks for political will to end impunity over Ciudad Juarez’s dead women
Peter Gabriel implored President Calderon to show “real political will, muscle and budget” in investigating the hundreds of unsolved murders of young women in Ciudad Juarez.
Photography show portrays a day in Mexico's Chapultepec Park
A photography exhibition on the fence of Mexico City’s massive Chapultepec Park reflects the importance of the public space in the lives of Mexicans.
Video: Central American migrants face more hurdles
A group of Honduran men and women came to Mexico looking for their missing loved ones earlier this year. They claim that there are nearly 600 Honduran migrants who are missing in Mexico who disappeared whilst crossing Mexico to get to the United States.
Mexican men ask for an end to violence against women
A campaign featuring well-known men in Mexico asks that their fellow males stop beating up and abusing women. Do Mexican men need to be told by other Mexican men to stop beating up and abusing women?
Video: Crimes Against Dogs in Mexico City
When thieves brandishing handguns broke into Ignacio Villanueva’s bulldog breeding kennels on the outskirts of Mexico City, it wasn’t the safe they were after but Cinderella, Titiana, Adelita and a handful of other dogs and puppies.
Video: A delicious sound above the din of Mexico City
The sound of street-sellers peddling their wares is a constant in Mexico City, and none more so than the seller of tamales – a traditional, Mexican corncake.
Video: Graffiti artist hits Mexico City – with knitting
Guerrilla-knitter Magda Sayeg of KnittaPlease.com hit the streets of Mexico City to take on her biggest challenge yet. It was her task to cover an entire bus with knitting, as is her style, and we caught up with her just as she was completing her task.
Newspaper offices in Northern Mexico attacked with grenades
Reports are surfacing this morning that the offices of the Culiacán newspaper El Debate were attacked with two grenades early Monday.
Journalists profile conservative activist
It turned out to be an unusual book launch. Scheduled to begin at 5pm yesterday afternoon in the Roma neighborhood of Mexico City, the authors were to present their profile of Mexico’s most prominent Catholic fundamentalist and anti-abortion campaigner.
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