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There are a few topics that have been particularly important to me in my column writing. One of them has been Darfur. Another has been the sexual enslavement and trafficking of young women. In 2004, I wrote a five-column series, most of it reported from Cambodia, about Srey Mom and Srey Neth, two 21st-century slaves, teenage prostitutes whose freedom from brothel owners came at a price of $353.
I'm also a big believer in the new age of multimedia journalism, so you're invited to peruse the full archive of my video coverage.
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Middle EastDodano 19. lipanj 2008 u 14:35
Nicholas D. Kristof Hillary Clinton gave a major speech today on poverty and development issues. I thought it was a very good speech and discuss it on my blog: http://bit.ly/7TKr5o . She emphasized that development is a security issue, that it's an investment rather than just a hand-out, and that women and girls have to be central in the process.
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Sec. Clinton gave an excellent speech today on development.
Nicholas D. Kristof Interesting take on yours truly as "journalist of the future," focusing on crowd sourcing: http://bit.ly/614Ngs. I find crowd sourcing very useful on topics I don't know much about (e.g. Central America) and for finding great anecdotes (e.g. about health care). But it's almost useless on polarized issues like the Middl...e East. Overall, I've found ideas posted here and on my blog really smart.
Nicholas D. Kristof Just back home from the meniscus surgery: Thanks for all the warm wishes. It is funny how running is supposed to be this healthy activity, but it leaves us all injured. My running gave me plantar fasciitis, a broken rib and now knee surgery. But I regret that I have but one knee to give to my running.
Nicholas D. Kristof Old runners never die, they just undergo meniscus surgery. This afternoon, that's me. It's minor surgery, but I'll be hobbling around on crutches for a while. Eventually, I hope to be running again....and kicking ass with both feet!
Nicholas D. Kristof I'm visiting Palo Alto, where I spent a few years of my childhood. Walked down Amherst St (where we lived at no. 2225) and saw the tree I used to climb, the park I played in, Escondido school I attended, the College Terrace library I almost lived in. And the old military contractor next door, Granger, has turned into a Facebook office. Swords to plowshares!
Nicholas D. Kristof My Sunday column is up: http://nyti.ms/5ZVEeS. It argues that the healthiest, best, most wholesome foods in the world are micronutrients. I wrote this after seeing a hospital ward with babies with terrible birth defects from lack of folic acid. It's utterly preventable, and so cheap to avoid.
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There’s scarcely a form of foreign aid more cost-effective than getting micronutrients like folic acid into the food supply.
Nicholas D. Kristof I'm thinking of coverage in 2010 and could use some help: http://bit.ly/557PHU . I always have an interest in neglected but important topics, so if you have one -- or ten -- in mind, then let me know. You can post on my blog or here. And, by the way, thanks to those who offered great ideas for my Central America trip. ...My last column, about microsavings, came from a reader after that post. And Happy New Year!
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Readers' turn: What should I write about in 2010?
Nicholas D. Kristof My New Year's wishes: lose 15 pounds; peace in Sudan; spend more time with the kids; peace in Congo; backpack 200-plus miles of the PCT; regime topples in Iran, North Korea, Burma; more family meals; see Liu Xiaobo and other political prisoners free in China; run/work out daily; a new and better business model for newspapers emerges in 2010. Your wishes?
Nicholas D. Kristof My Thursday column is up: http://nyti.ms/6EqNkM . It's from Nicaragua and argues that one of the ways to chip away at global poverty is to help people save. The poor typically can't get bank accounts and existing mechanisms CHARGE them interest to save. Read it and let me know your thoughts.
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There’s evidence that one of the most effective tools to fight global poverty may be savings accounts.
Nicholas D. Kristof For those of you who are in university, remember to apply for my Win-a-Trip contest: http://bit.ly/8vi8lb . And for the rest of you, please suggest places to go (probably in Africa) and topics to cover.
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Announcing the 2010 Win-a-Trip Contest
Nicholas D. Kristof With the Iranian regime killing another 10 people, it sure looks like another Animal Farm. Khamanei is another Shah, and the Revolutionary Guard another Savak. Reminds me of someting Lu Xun said: Before the revolution we were slaves; after the revolution, were were slaves of former slaves.
Nicholas D. Kristof Anybody know what happened to Pati Castillo in Houston? My column looks at Pati and her Honduran family as a way of exploring the global economic effects of the economic crisis: http://bit.ly/7xJFsY I'm particularly worried that a temporary crisis will have permanent effects in leading kids to drop out of school and s...uffer malnutrition that leads to intellectual impairment.
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A missing mother of four is a reminder that the most grievous victims of the global economic crisis aren’t just Americans.
Nicholas D. Kristof Merry Christmas to all from Jolly Old Nicholas!
Nicholas D. Kristof The Oprah show on Christmas Day is going to be a repeat of the first one on Half the Sky, the one that aired Oct. 1. It's a powerful, inspiring show with Tererai, the Zimbabwean cattle-herder turned Ph.D.
Nicholas D. Kristof My column is up and looks at nifty charities doing creative work, kind of a nudge for the holiday season (a composting toilet can never be regifted). I worried it would come across too much as a solicitation, a step too far for a journalist, so smack me if you think it did. http://nyti.ms/68EAir
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Some of the best kinds of gifts don’t need to be wrapped, just donated. Here’s a list of worthy, unknown charities.
