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Inside the Newsroom: September 18, 2012

The World newsroom (Photo: Tory Starr)

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.

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Should Americans Limit Their Speech for the Sake of the Arab Spring?

Screen grab from "The Innocence of Muslims"

The First Amendment protects free speech. But who is protecting the future of the democracy in Arab Spring nations?

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Inside the Newsroom: September 14, 2012

The World newsroom (Photo: Tory Starr)

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.

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Why Any Hint of a New Palestinian ‘Intifada’ Shouldn’t be Taken Lightly

Palestinians hold flags and placards during a protest against the rising cost of living in Ramallah. (Photo: REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman)

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 [...]

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Inside the Newsroom: September 13, 2012

The World newsroom (Photo: Tory Starr)

Check in throughout the day as we put together our show, and tweet your own story suggestions using the hashtag #worldnewsroom.

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The World Map: September 13, 2012

Visualize stories from The World with this interactive map.

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The World Map: September 12, 2012

Visualize today’s stories from PRI’s The World with this interactive map.

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Can an Actor Change a Nation?

Indian actor Aamir Khan at a press conference. (Photo: Bollywood Hugama/Wikimedia Commons)

The latest issue of Time magazine’s Asia edition features Indian actor Aamir Khan on its cover primarily because of his social activism in recent times.

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Summer In The Global Village: Afro-Punk Fest – Part One

Angelica Bess of Body Language at the 2012 Afro-Punk Festival (Photo: Mirissa Neff)

The Afro-Punk Festival recently returned to Brooklyn, after being washed out by Hurricane Irene last year [...]

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Inside the Newsroom: Wednesday, September 5

A behind-the-scenes look at The World’s newsroom on a rainy Wednesday in Boston.

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The Paralympics Have Gripped Britain

Britain's MacLean passes the ball over Australia's Gauci during their Wheelchair Basketball women's preliminary match at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. (Photo: REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett)

There was some concern among us Brits here in London that when the Olympics were over, the Paralympics would be an anti-climax. We shouldn’t have worried.

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Summer in the Global Village: Bi-Coastal Banda

El Gavachillo y Banda Viento de Oro at Lincoln Center (Photo: Mirissa Neff)

A few weeks ago I caught El Gavachillo y Banda Viento de Oro at Lincoln Center’s Out of Doors Festival [...]

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The World on Twitter, Tuesday September 4

Want an inside look at The World newsroom as we work out the day’s show? Check back here for updates as we pitch, debate, finalize, produce, edit and air each piece of the show.

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The World on Twitter: Monday Sept. 3

It’s Labor Day, but The World newsroom is working hard to bring you today’s global stories, with possible stories in Iran, UK, Israel, Venezuela, and Egypt. Check in throughout the day to see the development of these stories and more.

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The World on Twitter: Friday Aug. 31

Here are some of the stories we’re thinking about this morning through a selection of tweets from The World’s newsroom, Friday August 31.

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