January 2012
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This American Life's 'Mr. Daisey and the Apple...
Last week, Apple released for the first time the list of companies that supply components and manufacturing services to the company. It also announced that it would allow the Fair Labor Association to oversee independent audits of assembly plants employed by Apple. A week before this news, This American Life aired “Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory,” which followed lifelong Apple...
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Fellowships at PRI's The World
PRI’s The World is looking for U.S.-based public radio reporters interested in coming to Boston to spend one week in residence in its newsroom! Hale Fellows will spend the week working with The World staff to produce stories that highlight how international issues have an impact on the United States, or how U.S. issues can have a global impact. Applicants should describe stories they...
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America and the Middle East: What Lies Ahead  →
america-abroad-media: As the Arab revolutions rippled across the region over the past year toppling the old order, America largely looked on from the sidelines. On top of it all, in light of the financial crisis, Americans are increasingly focused inward on jobs and the economy.  So what will the future of American policy in the middle east look like?  With so much uncertainty in the...
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“We have a sane part of our minds and an insane part. We negotiate between those...”
– Haruki Murakami (via theparisreview) This is probably at the root of all of humankind’s sublime achievements and horrific failures.
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For Safety, Afghan Travelers Tune In to Taliban... →
america-abroad-media: Nasratullah Niazai, in his Kabul shop, sells Taliban videos and ringtones for customers to show on cellphones. “the songs and ringtones romanticizing the insurgents’ jihad against the infidel invaders serve as potentially lifesaving travel insurance for Kabulis who brave increasingly perilous countryside roads.”
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ListenWho’s behind the recent assassinations and...
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More public media Tumblrs!
npr: We’ve gotten requests in the past for links to other public media Tumblrs. We’ve re-blogged some other people’s lists before. Now we’ve finally built our own list of links to other public media Tumblrs you could follow. Check it out!
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