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By: Gretchen Wilson on Apr 18, 2009
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-- and other pharmaceuticals -- in the developing world. If you go to the Karaikoo neighbourhood in Dar es Salaam, you'll find streets packed with tens of thousands of shoppers from across central Africa. Women wearing brightly-patterned skirts stuff cars full of jeans, shoe polish, and cell phones. Boys push carts loaded with boxes of sunglasses, purses, and radios. more...
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By: Gretchen Wilson on Oct 16, 2008
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Here in Africa, I meet with people from all walks of life –- from high-rolling CEOs to the poorest of the poor. I always offer my contact details to everyone I interview.
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By: Gretchen Wilson on Sep 27, 2008
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Congratulations to reporter Gretchen Wilson, who just won a 2008 Gabriel Award for her story "Soweto Choir," aired on World Vision report
on September 16, 2007. We asked her to share her thoughts with you on our new blog, and here is what she wrote ... more...
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Jared Ferrie is a freelance journalist and correspondent for The National Newspaper. He was born in Vancouver where he worked as a daily reporter for print and radio, but after reading one too many books written by foreign correspondents he decided to move overseas. Jared has reported from countries in West Africa and Southeast Asia, as well as Afghanistan and rebel-held territory in Sri Lanka. He currently lives in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Conrad's recent stories on the World Vision Report are listed here.
Read Conrad's blog for more information.
Ruth has been reporting from China since 2005. She has filed for Marketplace, Deutsche Welle, German Radio and other outlets and also writes for newspapers and magazines.
Ruth is an accomplished radio journalist. Prior to moving to China she worked for the BBC World Service in London for more than a decade, producing and editing programs such as NewsHour, The World Today and Europe Today.
"China never fails to surprise and astonish me," Ruth says. The Middle Kingdom is a difficult place to report from. Journalists face all kinds of restrictions and obstacles. "But people's courage and determination to make this a better place and fight for their rights makes working in China a tremendously rewarding experience."
Judy Martin is an Emmy award-winning journalist more than 20 years in broadcast news specializing in social issues, business and work life culture. A former NYC Correspondent for the Marketplace Morning Report, she now contributes to National Public Radio, CNBC Business Radio, The World Vision Report and News 12 TV Networks in New York.
Contact Judy at http://www.worklifemonitor.com/ or http://www.judymartinspeaks.com/.
Heba Aly is a Khartoum-based freelance journalist. She has worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in both radio and television, as well as many of Canada's largest daily newspapers. She has also worked for the United Nations' humanitarian news service (IRIN) in Senegal, West Africa and Chad, central Africa.
As a freelancer in Sudan, Heba has contributed news and features to various outlets, including the Globe and Mail, Christian Science Monitor, Public Radio International and IRIN. She speaks fluent Englsh and French, and also speaks Arabic and Spanish.