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OPINION: ‘America first’ shouldn’t mean ‘no news’ on Asia floods

September 7, 2017
Beatrice
Asia, Environment, On Media, Opinion, South Asia

Even if you’ve been diligently following the news about the Hurricane Harvey on all the major American networks, you can be forgiven for knowing little, if anything, about rather significant flooding in another part of the world.

Reporter’s Notebook: Media needs to cover more than violence in Pakistan

February 24, 2016
Beatrice
Asia, Crisis & Conflicts, On Media, Opinion, Politics, South Asia

By a GSS correspondent ISLAMABAD — As I wrote about the recent Bacha Khan University shooting in Charsadda, Pakistan, including interviewing students for their reaction to the latest school massacre, one thing came to mind: It’s clear that desensitization is…