Category Archives: Media

It’s Obama at the White House

November 5th, 2008 | Posted in Media, Photography, Photojournalism, Politcs, United States

I came to Boheminian Caverns — an historic and famous jazz club on Washington DC’s U-Street corridor — a bit late after class. Most people had been there since 6, drinking and stressing out about the election results. We were interviewed for Estonian television. When CNN announced Indiana, then Ohio, then Iowa, for Obama […] Read more »

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Chasing the hurricanes

September 20th, 2008 | Posted in Media, United States

When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005. I was in India working then as the photo editor for a wire agency. Though I was used to responding 24/7 to breaking news, even in the middle of the night, the idea of the people living in New Orleans, who were steeling themselves for a disaster […] Read more »

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The Trouble With Meat From Mexico

September 14th, 2008 | Posted in Business, Food, Media, Politcs, United States

A mysterious story came out in a very quiet way earlier this month. Mexico voluntarily suspended its meat exports to the United States.
What is significant about this? This requires some backing up. For one, I used to cover food safety and interational trade in foods, and I’m fascinated with the fact that a […] Read more »

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Similar tragedies, different strategies

September 13th, 2008 | Posted in India, Media, United States

It seems to be the season of floods - either from hurricanes or due to rivers. Even as I read Hurricane Ike leave its destructive stamp on Galveston, Texas, I have been following the grave flood situation in eastern India. Though there has been ample media coverage on the flood situation in India and Nepal, […] Read more »

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