From Bosnia to Libya: The Impact of War Reporting on Foreign Policy
OSI-New York
May 18, 2011
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How does the media affect government decisions? Tom Gjelten moderates this Open Society panel with journalists Roger Cohen, David Rieff, and Lindsey Hilsum.

The Philanthropy of George Soros: Building Open Societies
May 12, 2011
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This conversation with George Soros covers topics including the roots of his philanthropic philosophy, lessons learned, and the future of the work of the Open Society Foundations.

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Mapping Digital Media: Digital Media and Investigative Reporting
May 2011
This paper argues that objectivity will be increasingly displaced by transparency as an ethical base for journalism. On the commercial side, ubiquity will have greater value than exclusivity.

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Kyrgyzstan's Azimjan Askarov: A Birthday in Jail for Human Rights Defender
Masha Lisitsyna
June 1, 2011
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Azimjan Askarov, Kyrgyzstan's best known political prisoner, has just celebrated his 60th birthday in jail. His case stands as an indictment of the Kyrgyz government's treatment of its ethnic Uzbek minority.

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Moving Walls 18

Moving Walls 18
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This online exhibition presents the work of seven photographers who interrogate the relationship between identity and home, in particular how sexuality, migration, landscape, and war shape perceptions about who we are and where we belong.

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