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Sudan - Freeing of Slaves

Daniel Andrlik here again, passing along an update from DHP.
DHP calls in with an incredible story of a trip to the desert in which he witnessed the freeing of over 100 slaves. What is most unbelievable is how this came about, and how little it took to purchase their freedom after years of [...]

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Dan checks in from Sudan

Jay Tamboli here, Dan’s coworker at the Talk Radio News Service. We got our first report from Dan in Juba, Sudan yesterday, where he talked about the contrasts between Sudan and Switzerland, where he had been the day before. Today, calling from Majom Kor (at least that’s what it sounded like), he gave us a [...]

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DHP News From Nairobi, Kenya

Daniel Andrlik here again, with more news from DHP.
DHP checks in from Nairobi, giving us a sense of how tight security has become there, as he explains in his video, as well as an audio conversation with Jack Rice. In the second audio clip, DHP and Jack Rice interview a guard in Nairobi, [...]

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Creepy Sleepy Show 140 - Sudan Dubai Europe

Download Creepy Sleepy Show 140 - Sudan Dubai Europe
I depart for the Darfur region of Sudan tomorrow. I’ll be in Kenya, Sudan, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, and Paris. I’ll be reporting for the Talk Radio News Service, sending audio and video back for various talk radio shows hosts using satellite [...]

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Creepy Sleepy Show 139 - The Influence of Media on Politics

Creepy Sleepy Cast:
William ‘Doq’ Stodden - Doc was the co-host of Creepy Sleepy from 2004 - 2005 and is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Southern Illinois. He has socialist inclinations.
Jay Tamboli - Jay is the Legal Affairs correspondent for the Talk Radio News Service. He’s also a laywer and [...]

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Seesmic and Travel. And invites.

I have mixed feelings about Seesmic. Sometimes it seems like an over-hyped, Geek Industry fan-boy product, destined to fail due to a crappy interface.

Seesmic continues to add features. More importantly, Seesmic seems to be integrating the people/culture/vibe of the social media web. The gatekeepers are there, and normal people are using [...]

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Did the UN and Google Censor Journalist Matthew Lee?

I work with Matthew at the United Nations. Matthew is certainly a ‘thorn’ in the establishment’s side. He’s also a fantastic journalist, asks the right questions, and does his homework. If his material is indeed de-listed from Google results, this certainly would be akin to censorship.
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Creepy Sleepy Show 138 - Social Media and Politics

In summer 2005 I was working as a jock on rock radio in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. During a particularly dull afternoon drive, I remember reading about Ana Marie Cox blogging from the previous year’s Democratic National Convention. She was a ‘new media’ content producer invading the comfort zone [...]

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Social Media From the Dominican Republic

From Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, a Seesmic video - brief discussion on the TRNS staff meeting, as well as the juxtaposition of the poverty and bad infrastructure that surrounds this affluent resort on the beach.

Using social media, this is nothing terribly deep - just a few quick observations on luxury vs. poverty.

Cameo by @jtamboli
Dan’s [...]

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Creepy Sleepy Show 136 - From the Streets of NYC on Super Tuesday

For the Talk Radio News Service, on Super Tuesday 2008 I hit the streets with cameras, microphones and interns to talk voting with New Yorkers. Edited and slick(er) coverage can be found on the TRNS site, but to give you the a gritty taste of a nasty election, I threw some rough audio [...]

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