War News Radio

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Coverage of war and politics can quickly devolve into a haze of statistics, strategies, and expert predictions. Lost are the completely real effects policy decisions have on real people around the world.

We at War News Radio are trying to rediscover the voices of real people. Our show fills the gaps in the media's coverage by airing new perspectives, both personal and historical, in a balanced and in-depth manner. We hope our broadcasts will engage our listeners and inspire them to engage critically with the rest of the world.

Beyond our journalistic goals, however, War News Radio also serves as an educational tool. Since our founding in early 2005, dozens of students have participated in the production of War News Radio, gaining a deeper understanding of international affairs and passing that knowledge on to their peers. We hope the program can be a model for other efforts to spread global awareness among American youth.

War News Radio is a production of Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA. Our weekly, 29-minute program is currently carried on numerous radio stations worldwide and is available for free public broadcast.

Pieces

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News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: May 06, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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News and features on American conflicts abroad.

  • Added: Apr 29, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Pakistani security officials escort Raymond Allen Davis at a local court, Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: The Pentagon is building a $12 million tent city at the site of a once proposed $125 million or more military compound for staging war crimes trials at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, Credit: Department of Defense
News and features from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Apr 08, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Chinese President Hu Jintao and Afghan President Hamit Karzai at a 2010 state visit., Credit: Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images AsiaPac
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Image stills from the documentary Shepherds of Helmand, Credit: Gary Mortensen
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: David Rohde at a speaking engagement., Credit: Wheeler Cowperthwaite
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Mar 25, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Mar 11, 2011
  • Length: 29:09
Caption: Iraqis protest against current government in "day of rage"
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Mar 04, 2011
  • Length: 29:07
Caption: USAID-supported agricultural projects has improved farming methods with better irrigation canal systems, including creating jobs for the Afghan men., Credit: http://www.usaid.gov
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Feb 25, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: A Boeing F-15 Strike Eagle , Credit: U.S. Air Force photo
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Feb 18, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Australian Officers from the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force welcome local government and building industry representatives to a celebratory ceremony and meal held at the main Australian base in Oruzgan Province. , Credit: Corporal Ricky Fuller
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Feb 11, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Afghan National Army soldiers watch during the Combined Security Transition Command., Credit: Wikipedia
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Feb 04, 2011
  • Length: 28:59
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News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Jan 28, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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News and features about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Jan 21, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Jan 07, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Iraqi workers stack up bricks in a brick factory on the outskirts of Najaf, Credit: Associated Press
We learn about labor movements in Iraq.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2010
  • Length: 09:46
Caption: Iraqi workers stack up bricks in a brick factory on the outskirts of Najaf, Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
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Aaron Moser takes a look at the media coverage of Obama's trip to Afghanistan.

  • Added: Dec 10, 2010
  • Length: 04:20
Caption: Talabani and Allawi win in 2006
News and analysis on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Dec 10, 2010
  • Length: 29:00