Welcome to the Homepage of the BIR

 
We are a non profit 501(c)(3) video news production company dedicated to offering affordable coverage of overlooked international news stories to American news providers - and hence the underserved American public. 

The BIR strives to examine issues and places that often remain unreported because of the constraints of the modern US news market.  Our model is to use new technology and streamlined production to efficiently yet thoroughly cover stories that otherwise would remain untold.  

Our co-executive directors have a combined 30 years experience in network television news and have worked for ABC, CBS, CNN, PBS, Discovery, CBC and the New York Times.  They have reported from over 25 countries worldwide.

Thank you for your interest.

Awards

The BIR's work has received substantial recognition, including:

-Robert F Kennedy Memorial International Television Award

-First Place, News Magazine, National Headliner Awards

-Emmy Nominations for Outstanding Continuing Coverage and Best Report in a News Magazine

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RFK Award

National Headliner Award

Emmy Awards

Some Areas and Regions of Speciality

• Southeast Asia
• Sub-Saharan Africa
• International Justice
• International Security
• Post Conflict Reconstruction
  
• Nuclear Proliferation
  

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BIR Video Reports: 

All BIR reports are available on YouTube and iTunes, many in high definition.

Watch the BIR's report on UN Peacekeeping in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, filmed in March, 2009 and broadcast on Now on PBS in May:

Now on PBS Can the UN Keep the Peace?

Watch the BIR's reports out of the breakaway Republic of Abkhazia, filmed just days before this summer's Russia/Georgia War, on PBS NewsHour and HDNet World Report:

NewsHour Abkhazia

HDNet World Report

Watch an award-winning report by the co-directors of the BIR on the war in Northern Uganda on PBS NewsHour and HDNet World Report:

NewsHour Uganda ("short" version, in HD)

HDNet World Report Uganda ("long" version, in HD) 

Watch the BIR's inaugural report on the Khmer Rouge Tribunals in Cambodia on PBS NewsHour:

NewsHour Cambodia

Watch the BIR's report on the Muslim, autonomous Republic of Tatarstan, part of the Russian Federation

PBS Foreign Exchange

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