Global Journalist Radio
Global Journalist is a half-hour weekly discussion of international news by a panel of journalists from around the world. The program streams live Thursdays at 9:00 a.m. (CST) and airs at 6:30 p.m. on KBIA 91.3 FM, the public radio station of the University of Missouri – Columbia, and is also available online here.
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Past programs
May 2012
- May 10 Tensions in Turkey
- May 3 The State of Press Freedom Today
April 2012
- Apr 26 Burma: A Bright Future?
- Apr 19 The President vs. The Press
- Apr 12 Casualties of Conflict
- Apr 5 The Plight of Pakistani Journalists
March 2012
- Mar 29 China's Urban Migration
- Mar 22 Microbloggers in China Lose Anonymity
- Mar 15 Iran: A Ticking Time Bomb?
- Mar 8 Japan: One Year After the Devastation
February 2012
- Feb 27 Documentary Filmmakers Define their Role
- Feb 22 Nigerian Violence Reaches Deadly Outcome
- Feb 16 Strange Bedfellows: The US Cozys up to Uzbekistan
- Feb 9 US Embassy in Syria Closes Amidst Violence
- Feb 2 Is Cuba Changing for the Better?
January 2012
- Jan 27 Hungary's new constitution sparks controversy
- Jan 19 Haiti: The Aftermath, Two Years Later
- Jan 13 The Future of Local Journalism Pt. 2
- Jan 5 The Future of Local Journalism
December 2011
- Dec 15 Media Bureaus Take Root in North Korea
- Dec 8 Is Free Media in Bloom after the Arab Spring?
- Dec 1 Financial Crisis Rattles European Governments
November 2011
- Nov 17 Better This World
- Nov 10 Uncovering the Horrors of Femicide
- Nov 3 Reporting on Pandemics and Contagious Diseases
October 2011
- Oct 27 Protests Occupy the World
- Oct 20 The Eurozone: In the Red
- Oct 13 The Future of Press Freedom in Russia
- Oct 6 The Budding Media in Afghanistan Amidst America's Longest War
September 2011
- Sep 29 The Media, NGOs and Journalists
- Sep 22 A Look Behind the Paywall
- Sep 15 International Journalists Remember 9/11 a Decade Later
- Sep 8 Freedom vs. Safety in the Technological World
- Sep 1 The Consequences of the Libyan War
August 2011
- Aug 25 Sex Scandals in the US and Abroad
- Aug 11 Is Music Journalism Dead?
- Aug 4 International Criminal Court
July 2011
- Jul 28 Changes in Climate Change Reporting
- Jul 21 Tabloid Journalism Tell-All
- Jul 14 Reporting on Women's Sports
- Jul 7 Agriculture Journalism and the Future of Food
June 2011
- Jun 27 Update on the Arab Spring
- Jun 23 Covering Organized Crime
- Jun 16 Nepali Journalism
- Jun 9 Justice for Murdered Journalists
May 2011
- May 12 Osama Bin Laden Coverage
- May 11 Free Press Watch 5-12
- May 5 World Press Freedom Day
April 2011
- Apr 28 Pakistani Journalists Visit Columbia, Mo.
- Apr 21 Turmoil in the Ivory Coast
- Apr 20 Free Press Watch 4/21/11
- Apr 14 Press or Propaganda?
- Apr 13 Free Press Watch
- Apr 7 Crisis Reporting
March 2011
- Mar 31 News Cartoons are No Laughing Matter
- Mar 24 Oil Problems = Economic Problems
- Mar 24 Free Press Watch 3-24
- Mar 17 Africa's Newest Nation: Southern Sudan
- Mar 10 International Women's Day
- Mar 10 Extended interview with Dr. Abdullahi Ibrahim
- Mar 3 True/False Film Festival
- Mar 2 Free Press Watch: Feb. 25-March 3
February 2011
- Feb 24 Free Press Watch: Feb. 17-24
- Feb 24 Indigenous Journalism
- Feb 23 Periodista Global: Global Journalist in Spanish
- Feb 17 Kosovo: 3 Years of Nationhood
- Feb 10 Hungary Faces Free Press Criticism
- Feb 9 EXTRA EGYPT COVERAGE:Interviews with NYT's Anthony Shadid and Global Post's Jon Jensen in Cairo
- Feb 3 Egypt in Turmoil
January 2011
December 2010
- Dec 16 Holes in the Social Safety Net
- Dec 9 Taliban in Afghanistan
- Dec 2 Wikileaks and national security
November 2010
- Nov 18 The G20 Summit
- Nov 11 Data Privacy Around the World
- Nov 4 Elections around the world
October 2010
- Oct 28 Colombia Mirrored in Mexico
- Oct 21 UN Convention on Biological Diversity
- Oct 14 Journalism and the Mineral Extraction Industry
- Oct 7 Freedom of the Press and the Free Market
September 2010
- Sep 30 Latin America's Bruised Left Wing
- Sep 23 Europe's Tumultuous Summer
- Sep 16 September 11th Around the World
- Sep 9 The End of the Iraq War
- Sep 2 Nationalism, Religious Extremism, and Xenophobia, OH MY!
August 2010
- Aug 26 Documentary Journalism
- Aug 19 Pakistan
- Aug 12 Biodiversity Loss
- Aug 5 Mexican drug cartels
July 2010
- Jul 29 Wiki-Leaks
- Jul 22 British Prime Minister David Cameron visits President Obama
- Jul 15 Somalia
- Jul 8 Russian spy ring
- Jul 1 G20 summit in Toronto and state of peaceful protest
June 2010
- Jun 24 Asylum seekers
- Jun 17 BP oil spill
- Jun 10 World Cup 2010
- Jun 3 Israeli raid on Freedom Flotilla
May 2010
- May 27 Sinking of the South Korean warship
- May 20 Thailand Protests
- May 13 The Global War on AIDS
- May 6 Elections in the UK and the Philippines
April 2010
- Apr 29 World Wide Immigration Policy
- Apr 22 Humankind vs. Nature: Who is Winning?
- Apr 15 Nuclear Summit
- Apr 8 The Global Mining Industry
- Apr 1 The Moscow Train Bombing
March 2010
- Mar 25 Drug violence in Mexico
- Mar 18 Israeli Settlements and U.S.-Israeli Relations
- Mar 11 Iraq's Parliamentary Elections
- Mar 4 The Aftermath of Chile's Earthquake
February 2010
- Feb 25 Global Journalist Celebrates Ten Years
- Feb 18 Closing Guantanamo
- Feb 11 The End of Macho? Women Leaders Around the World
- Feb 4 The Current Situation in Iraq
January 2010
- Jan 28 Google in China
- Jan 21 Haiti After the Quake
- Jan 14 Gay Marriage Around the World
- Jan 7 International Travel and Terrorism
December 2009
- Dec 17 Copenhagen Climate Change Summit
- Dec 10 Cannabis: Medicine or Illicit Drug?
- Dec 3 Will 40,000 More Troops Help Fix Afghanistan?
November 2009
- Nov 19 President Obama Visits Asia
- Nov 12 Exporting American Culture: Sesame Street Turns Forty Years Old
- Nov 5 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
October 2009
- Oct 29 The Roman Catholic Church: Controversies and the Future
- Oct 22 Zimbabwe's Unity Government Implodes
- Oct 15 Afghanistan and Pakistan Conflict Worsens
- Oct 8 The World Prepares to Vaccinate for the Flu
- Oct 1 Iranians Negotiate on Nuclear Program
September 2009
- Sep 24 United Nations Faces Issues of Climate Change, Middle East Peace, and Economic Collapse
- Sep 17 China/U.S. Economic Relations and the Devaluation of the Dollar
- Sep 10 Propaganda in New Media
- Sep 3 New Prime Minister in Japan Could Bring Changes to the Region
August 2009
- Aug 27 Convicted Lockerbie Bomber Released to Libya
- Aug 20 Presidential Elections in Afghanistan
- Aug 6 Update: U.S. Troop Stand-down in Iraq
July 2009
- Jul 30 A Global Trend in Biometric National Identity Cards: India to Issue ID cards to 1.2 Billion Citizens
- Jul 23 Ethnic Clashes in China: Muslim Uighurs vs Han Chinese in Xinjiang Province
- Jul 16 Africa Reacts to Obama's Trip to Ghana
- Jul 9 Coup D'etat in Honduras: Will Zelaya Return to Power?
- Jul 2 Iraqi National Sovereignty Day: The Withdrawal of American Troops from Urban Areas
June 2009
- Jun 25 Should the Western World be Hands-off in Iran?
- Jun 18 The Future of Space Exploration and International Cooperation
- Jun 11 The Role of Elections in Iran, Lebanon, and the European Parliament
- Jun 4 The Decline of American Dominance in Global Auto Production
May 2009
- May 28 North Korea Conducts Second Nuclear Test
- May 21 Eurovision: Music competition watched by more than 100 million people in 50 countries
- May 14 Elections in India
- May 7 Pakistan & Afghanistan: Complex Problems Increase
April 2009
- Apr 30 The Future of Sudan: An MU Professor Runs for President
- Apr 23 Dangers of International Journalism: The Role of Press Freedom Organizations
- Apr 16 Simmering Political Protest in Moldova, Georgia, and Thailand
- Apr 9 Gun Control in the U.S. and Abroad
- Apr 2 Obama's European Tour
March 2009
- Mar 26 Drug War in Mexico
- Mar 19 Political Change in El Salvador and Latin America
- Mar 12 The World Baseball Classic and the growth of International baseball
- Mar 5 Financial Turmoil in Europe
February 2009
- Feb 26 War in Sri Lanka: The End of the Tamil Tigers?
- Feb 19 British and French Nuclear Submarine Collision and Nonproliferation
- Feb 12 Prime Minister Election in Israel
- Feb 5 Elections in Iraq
January 2009
- Jan 29 The World Economic Forum
- Jan 22 Worldwide Reaction to Obama Presidency
- Jan 15 Russia and Ukraine Fight Over Gas Pipelines
- Jan 8 Israeli attacks in Gaza
December 2008
- Dec 18 Youth Protests in Greece
- Dec 11 The Hajj: Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca
- Dec 4 Violence in India and Nigeria
November 2008
- Nov 20 Iraqi Security Pact: Possible U.S. Troop Withdrawal
- Nov 13 Problems in Auto Industry Around the World
- Nov 6 Global Challanges for President Obama
October 2008
- Oct 30 Chinese Products Contaminated by Melamine
- Oct 23 Women Leadership in Politics and Business Around the World
- Oct 16 Conflict Negotiation: Nobel Peace Prize and North Korea
- Oct 9 Global Perspective on U.S. Elections
- Oct 2 U.S. Credit Crunch: Affects on Europe and Asia
September 2008
- Sep 25 Bolivia and South America
- Sep 18 Global Financial Crisis
- Sep 11 Ehud Olmert and Israeli politics
- Sep 4 Political Turmoil in East Asia
August 2008
- Aug 21 Pervez Musharraf's Resignation
- Aug 14 The Conflict Between Georgia and Russia
- Aug 7 Bruce Ivins, the Anthrax Investigation and Biological Warfare
July 2008
- Jul 31 Bashir, Karadzic and the International Justice System
- Jul 24 Barack Obama's Visit to the Middle East and Europe
- Jul 17 Instability in International Housing and Banking Sectors
- Jul 10 The Outcome of the G-8 Summit in Japan
- Jul 3 The Status of Nuclear Power Programs in Iran and North Korea
June 2008
- Jun 26 Political Turmoil in Zimbabwe
- Jun 19 The War in Afghanistan
- Jun 12 Rising Fuel Prices
- Jun 5 International Spying
May 2008
- May 30 The Current and Future Health of Biodiversity
- May 24 The Future of Middle East Relations
- May 15 Natural Disasters in Myanmar and China
- May 8 The Transition of Russia's Presidency from Putin to Medvedev
- May 1 The Impact of Rising Food Prices Worldwide
April 2008
- Apr 24 The Pursuit of Peace Between Israel and Hamas
- Apr 17 The Financial Cost of the War in Iraq
- Apr 10 Hugo Chavez's Influence on Latin America
- Apr 3 The Outcome of Zimbabwe's Presidential Election
March 2008
- Mar 27 Press Coverage of the War in Iraq
- Mar 20 The Tibetan Struggle for Independence from China
- Mar 13 The Presidential Election in Zimbabwe
- Mar 6 Russia's Presidential Election
February 2008
- Feb 28 Fidel Castro's Resignation
- Feb 21 Kosovo's Declaration of Independence
- Feb 14 American Universities with Campuses Abroad
- Feb 7 Unrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo
January 2008
- Jan 31 The Border Crisis in the Gaza Strip
- Jan 24 Freedom of the Press in Eastern Europe
- Jan 17 President Bush's Visit to the Middle East
- Jan 10 On Razor's Edge: The Situation In Pakistan
- Jan 3 The U.S. Presidential Election: A View from Kenya and Afghanistan
December 2007
March 1969
- Mar 17 Free Press Watch: March 16