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Boston Calling
Our program for the BBC World Service — Boston Calling — gives you a second chance to hear your favorite stories from The World every weekend.
Femen’s Topless Warriors Bare All for a Cause
The question asked in the Guardian article is whether anyone even cares about naked breasts anymore [...]
Inside the Newsroom: September 25, 2012
Take a behind the scenes look into our newsroom as we live blog about our editorial process.
Inside the Newsroom: September 24, 2012
Check in throughout the day as we update you on our editorial process, or follow on Twitter by using the hashtag #worldnewsroom.
This is Boston Calling
This weekend, The World launches a new weekly program that will air globally on the BBC World Service. Producer Clark Boyd has this behind the scenes look at the new show.
Inside the Newsroom: September 21, 2012
Take a look inside our editorial process as our team of reporters, producers, engineers and editors create a show. Tweet your input using hashtag #worldnewsroom.
‘Why Do They Still Hate Us?’
I got the question this past weekend from my mother-in-law. My colleague got the same question from her mother-in-law: “Why do they still hate us,” they wanted to know [...]
Just Trying To Get By
As a journalist living and working in a foreign country, I like to think of myself as being culturally sensitive and aware regardless of where I’m reporting from. But I hadn’t realized that the pressures of being a journalist can dampen some of that sensitivity.
The World Map: September 18, 2012
Visualize stories from The World with this interactive map. Click on the markers to read more and listen to the stories.
Inside the Newsroom: September 18, 2012
Take a look inside our editorial process as show producer Jeb Sharp leads a team of reporters, producers, engineers and editors to create a show.
Should Americans Limit Their Speech for the Sake of the Arab Spring?
The First Amendment protects free speech. But who is protecting the future of the democracy in Arab Spring nations?
Inside the Newsroom: September 14, 2012
Follow along as show producer Chris Woolf leads his fearless team to produce today’s show. Check in with us throughout the day and tweet your feedback using #worldnewsroom.
Why Any Hint of a New Palestinian ‘Intifada’ Shouldn’t be Taken Lightly
With the killing of the American ambassador to Libya, and the demonstrations now all over the Middle East, it’s easy to forget one of the long-standing and entrenched issues facing policy makers: Palestinian statehood [...]
Inside the Newsroom: September 13, 2012
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The World Map: September 13, 2012
Visualize stories from The World with this interactive map.
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