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Reporters Uncensored (RUTV) is a weekly Web TV series that covers the human stories behind crucial global issues not covered in the mainstream media.Each week, RUTV streams video documentaries and clips from a global network of journalists who work with various news services, NGO’s and production companies. Our reporters use emerging digital tools to create media that matters on a range of international current affairs and development issues, such as: climate change, global health, human rights, government corruption, and trafficking. Each week, guests "Skype" into the NY studio for thought provoking discussions. From the filmmaker in Tehran — to the teacher/ journalist in Kenya, they'll share how world developments are transforming the lives of ordinary people in their countries. RUTV also promotes social action and covers social entrepreneurs. The series profiles how pragmatic visionaries use entrepreneurial strategies to create and manage initiatives for change. Whether it’s a new invention, a different approach or creative use of technology, we'll report on how innovators measure success in terms of sustainable social change -- not on profit margins and rates of return.Coming soon -- ReportersUncensored.com will be an online Hub for social innovators and a network people use to get involved in social movements. Tools and resources to inspire people to action will be added and updated on a regular basis. Reporters Uncensored.com is nonpartisan and works with journalists in Africa, the Middle East, South America, the United States and Europe. It’s producers are affiliated with Reporters Without Borders, Talk Radio News Service and PBS.

Episodes of reporters UNCENSORED

    • Play Social Innovators Episode 07- Ethiopian Elections - reporters UNCENSORED on Blip reporters UNCENSORED episodes on Blip

      Social Innovators Episode 07- Ethiopian Elections

      In preparation for the upcoming election in Ethiopia next year, a recent Reuter’s article indicates that hundreds of opposition party members have been rounded up and sent to prison. Indeed, the ruling party’s most viable opponent, Birtukan Mideksa has been in prison since December of 2008. Before her arrest she was hailed as the best possibility to beat the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front or, EPRDF. Now the 36yr old judge and mother appears to be gradually elevating to marty...

      • Release date
        Jan 13, 2010
      • Runtime
        22:38
    • Play Social Innovators Episode 06- Self Help Africa - reporters UNCENSORED on Blip reporters UNCENSORED episodes on Blip

      Social Innovators Episode 06- Self Help Africa

      Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime. Teach him to plant and irrigate a high yield garden and he will feed his whole community, send his kids to school and break the cycle of poverty. That’s the philosophy behind Self Help Africa, this week’s RUTV social innovator. One such man is Muwamba Habib of Uganda, who had to hand-plow his field to provide his family’s daily food. Working with poor soil, drought and few tools, he, like other farmers was trapped in a cycle of subsistence fa...

      • Release date
        Jan 4, 2010
      • Runtime
        23:28
    • Play Social Innovators Episode 05- Witness - reporters UNCENSORED on Blip reporters UNCENSORED episodes on Blip

      Social Innovators Episode 05- Witness

      SEE IT- FILM IT- CHANGE IT – That is the mantra of WITNESS, a global human rights organization founded by world renowned musician and activist, Peter Gabriel. WITNESS encourages people who are affected by violence and conflict to document the abuses and

      • Release date
        Dec 28, 2009
      • Runtime
        19:03
    • Play Social Innovators Episode 04 - One Home Many Hopes - reporters UNCENSORED on Blip reporters UNCENSORED episodes on Blip

      Social Innovators Episode 04 - One Home Many Hopes

      Gift Hawa was a six-year-old girl who lost her mother to AIDS. Left in charge of her 10-month-old brother, she carried him through the streets in search of food until he died on her back one day. Many people passed her by but our innovator reacted with a single act of humanity. Journalist Anthony Mulongo, adopted Gift, enrolled her in school and made her part of his family. The family turned into ONE HOME MANY HOPES and the house is known as Mudzini Kwetu. With the help of Irish journalist, Th...

      • Release date
        Dec 21, 2009
      • Runtime
        20:04
    • Play Social Innovators Episode 03- FilmAid - reporters UNCENSORED on Blip reporters UNCENSORED episodes on Blip

      Social Innovators Episode 03- FilmAid

      This week RUTV profiles FilmAid International, a non-profit organization that brings the healing and educating power of film to refugees in the most desperate situations. They began screening movies in refugee camps to restore hope, and educate those who were displaced by war. They now offer video-based educational workshops. Many of the clips are produced by the refugees themselves who also act in the films. They tress positive messages that are meant to provide the viewers with tools for cop...

      • Release date
        Dec 14, 2009
      • Runtime
        16:35
    • Play Social Innovators Episode 02- Ashoka - reporters UNCENSORED on Blip reporters UNCENSORED episodes on Blip

      Social Innovators Episode 02- Ashoka

      This week, RUTV profiles the Ashoka Foundation, a global organization founded by Bill Drayton. Bill, a lifelong entrepreneur helped build the field of social entrepreneurship 25 years ago and remains committed to shaping a dynamic, global citizen sector. Since 1981, Ashoka has elected over 2,000 leading social entrepreneurs as Ashoka Fellows, providing them with living stipends, professional support, and access to a global network of peers in more than 60 countries.

      • Release date
        Dec 7, 2009
      • Runtime
        23:02
    • Play North Korea: Behind the Secrets and Lies - reporters UNCENSORED on Blip reporters UNCENSORED episodes on Blip

      North Korea: Behind the Secrets and Lies

      This week, RUTV explores the social catastrophe that is hidden by the North Korean government and obscured by its nuclear weapons program. Called one of the most repressive and isolated countries in the world, North Korea is a nation stricken by a poor economy, on-going famine and rampant fear. Along its border with China, there is one export that has remained strong. In the last few years, tens of thousands of North Korean’s have fled to settle in refugee enclaves. On average, they are 5 inch...

      • Release date
        Sep 22, 2009
      • Runtime
        36:20
    • Play Episode 109- Russia's Migrant Workers - reporters UNCENSORED on Blip reporters UNCENSORED episodes on Blip

      Episode 109- Russia's Migrant Workers

      For years, migrant workers from former Soviet republics with struggling economies were drawn to Russia. Recruited during the economic boom of the early 2000’s, they built shopping malls, skyscrapers and luxury homes. Marginalized and mistreated in the best of times, Russia's migrants are now facing increasing hardship even death as the country struggles with the global economic crisis. As jobs disappear, ethnic Russians are reacted violently and blame foreigners for their current difficulty.

      • Release date
        Sep 10, 2009
      • Runtime
        31:57
    • Play Episode 108- The Rape of the Congo - reporters UNCENSORED on Blip reporters UNCENSORED episodes on Blip

      Episode 108- The Rape of the Congo

      RUTV looks at the current violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo -- rape, corruption, and murder. The country is the size of Western Europe and has a mass amount of natural resources-- from cobalt and copper to diamonds and tin. Corruption and control of these resources and civil unrest between rival militias has led to a war that has lasted over eleven years and left 5 million dead. This program tells the real story behind Congo's struggles.

      • Release date
        Sep 3, 2009
      • Runtime
        31:56
    • Play Episode 107- Mexico's Murdered Journalists - reporters UNCENSORED on Blip reporters UNCENSORED episodes on Blip

      Episode 107- Mexico's Murdered Journalists

      This week RUTV looks at the current violence in Mexico; the drug cartels and the murder of journalists covering the crisis. More than 11,000 people have died since 2006, among them 54 journalists were killed or disappeared. Mexico is now among the most dangerous places in the world to work in the news business.

      • Release date
        Aug 31, 2009
      • Runtime
        28:16
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