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.

Series

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4 Pieces

Features on the war in Iraq


Pieces

Caption: An Iraqi man reads a newspaper in Baghdad., Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Jan 15, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Snowfall in Herat, western Afghanistan., Credit: Photo courtesy of the Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Jan 08, 2010
  • Length: 29:01
Caption: The National Museum of Iraq, Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Jan 01, 2010
  • Length: 29:01
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A program from our sister studio, the Sudan Radio Project.

  • Added: Dec 25, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: A homeless Iraq war veteran waits for a bus in California., Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Dec 18, 2009
  • Length: 29:01
Caption: President Obama outlines his new Afghan strategy in a televised address., Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Dec 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Two Afghan boys sit together in their village that was suffering from a shortage of food and water, Monday July 29, 2002 in Qiqay, 32 kilometers (20 miles) southeast of Khost, Afghanistan., Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Dec 04, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: An Iraqi interpreter helps a US soldier to inspect a man's identity papers., Credit: AP Photo/Jacob Silberberg
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Nov 27, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: An Iraqi police officer takes census information from a family in Mosul in March 2009., Credit: Photo courtesy of Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Nov 20, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: The aftermath of a car bomb near Al-Rashid Street in 2004., Credit: Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Nov 13, 2009
  • Length: 29:00