Articles by Arthur Rhodes

Experiments in conflict reporting

Kevin Sites' next project with Yahoo! could be as much of an experiment as his first
Published on: 4/17/2007
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Between activism and journalism

Nepalese journalist, blogger, activist Dinesh Wagle walks a fine line to fight for what he believes in
Published on: 4/17/2006
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Sri Lanka's Presidential Election: Hardliner Rajapakse wins

Numbers show narrow victory could have been result of record-low Tamil voter turnout
Published on: 11/18/2005
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Sri Lanka's Presidential Election: Tamils explain why they will not vote

Arthur Rhodes finds that for Tamils in the north of Sri Lanka, the ceasefire does not mean peace and the election does not mean change
Published on: 11/16/2005
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Sri Lanka's Presidential Election: The irony of the LTTE boycott

Arthur Rhodes explores the politics that obscure the stories of Tamil people in Sri Lanka
Published on: 11/15/2005
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SRI LANKA: Political party's newspaper distributor and member killed in separate attacks

Bomb attack intended for Eelam People's Democratic Party's intelligence chief, police say
Published on: 10/8/2005
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The road to Mutur

Arthur Rhodes travels with radio journalists in Sri Lanka who find tsunami-affected communities under the international and local media radar
Published on: 10/6/2005
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SRI LANKA: EU bans LTTE travel in member states

LTTE leaders decry the decision, which was supported by the U.S., Japan and Norway
Published on: 10/2/2005
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SRI LANKA: Journalists seek trade union, reform for provincial news media

News media conference participants say journalists need better representation to protect editorial freedoms, fight for better wages
Published on: 9/12/2005
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SRI LANKA: Violence against Tamil journalists escalating

Sudar Oli suffer three attacks in less than two weeks
Published on: 9/1/2005
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SRI LANKA: New report on tsunami coverage criticizes local media

A Transparency International report released today says local media outlets spread political party propaganda
Published on: 8/31/2005
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SRI LANKA: Pro-LTTE newspaper distributor murdered

While the military says the killing was most likely part of an LTTE factional dispute, editor says paper reported on military violence
Published on: 7/7/2005
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SRI LANKA: Tsunami aid agreement faces mountain of opposition

While critics say the agreement does not represent many Sri Lankans, supporters laud the deal as a step toward peace
Published on: 7/7/2005
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SRI LANKA: Journalist Sivaram murder suspect arrested

Police detain organizer for the People's Liberation Organization of Tamil Eelam
Published on: 6/13/2005
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SRI LANKA: Major daily withholds information about Tamil journalist's killer

The Sunday Leader claims it has information that police have solved the case; the paper's editor-in-chief says they will publish the suspects' identities on Sunday if no arrests have been made by then
Published on: 6/8/2005
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SRI LANKA: Group claims responsibility for Tamil journalist's murder, threatens peace activists

Journalists say they do not feel protected and that lack of mainstream media coverage is disappointing
Published on: 6/6/2005
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