Juliana Rincon

Position: Journalist

Blog Posts

Myanmar: Citizen videos in Cyclone Nargis' aftermath

Despite restrictions on journalists imposed by the Burmese junta who govern the country, people have been going out and recording what is really happening to the victims of this natural disaster. On May 2nd, 2008, Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar (Burma), generating massive damage and tens of thousands dead or missing  Full Article | Comments [1] 

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PangeaDay: an event lived worldwide

Pangea Day took place Saturday, and people from different parts of the world got together to watch movies and be a part of the worldwide event where movies, speakers and music showed us a bit of life on the other side of the globe, uniting people from all walks of life to believe that we aren't as different as we would believe. It also included a mobile video contest, with an international lineup of winners.  Full Article 

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Haiti: finding relief for hunger in children

The international food shortage and crisis is doing its rounds on the blogosphere, and videos are no exception. From Haiti, several videos bring us different sides on the crisis: people eating dirt to survive, and a plan to help feed the hungry Haitian children. Haiti is the poorest country in the American continent, and hunger for them has been an important issue since before this crisis took to the headlines.  Full Article | Comments [4]