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JULY, 2008: THE FOUNDERS OF THE BIR ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE TWO NEWS EMMY NOMINATIONS FOR THEIR WORK OUT OF UGANDA: ONE FOR "OUTSTANDING CONTINUING COVERAGE IN A NEWS MAGAZINE" AND ONE IN THE COVETED "BEST REPORT IN A NEWSMAGAZINE" CATEGORY.

THIS FOLLOWS A WIN OF THE PRESTIGIOUS ROBERT F. KENNEDY MEMORIAL AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM AND FIRST PLACE AT THE NATIONAL HEADLINER AWARDS.

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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 28 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.

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Some Areas and Regions of Speciality

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

NEW VIDEO:

WATCH THE BIR'S NEW REPORT OUT OF THE GEORGIAN BREAKAWAY REPUBLIC, ABKHAZIA, FILMED JUST DAYS BEFORE RUSSIA INVADED. CLICK HERE: 
 

PREVIOUSLY AIRED CONTENT: 
 

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

Newshour Cambodia

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)

HDNET World Report Uganda ("long" version) 

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