CBS NEWS: PALIN'S PREGNANCY PROBLEM?

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Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin's daughter is one of 750,000 pregnant teens this year. While many parents and the party faithful are supportive, her own peers may be more judgmental.

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IRAN: VOICES FROM THE STREET

What does the country that invented "Death to America" really think about Americans and the upcoming presidential election? We took the streets of Tehran to find out. The answers may surprise you.

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ON ASSIGNMENT: IRAN FOR PBS

Friday Prayers in Tehran, July 2008

I have just returned from assignment in Iran for PBS Frontline World Rough Cuts. I am going to be a little mysterious about the story. It's fundamentally about the intersection of faith and science. I guarantee you will be surprised with what we found there. PBS will run our story online sometime in October.

In the meantime, here's a flickr gallery of some of our adventures.

'INDIA'S MISSING GIRLS' WINS SAJA NEW MEDIA AWARD

My wife and I were honored to even be considered for a new media award from the South Asian Journalists Association. We were blown over when our little movie, India's Missing Girls, actually won.

2008 SAJA Awards List

POLYGAMY: A WORLD APART

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April 3, 2008 -- Texas authorities invaded the compound of a polygamous Mormon sect and took more than 400 children into custody on fears of rampant sexual abuse and underage marriage. The Fundamentalist Church of Later Day Saints, or FLDS, struck back, accusing the state of kidnapping their children without cause or due process. They dared Texas prosecutors to present evidence of sexual abuse and fought their case all the way to the Texas Supreme Court, whose decision would hold the future for an entire generation of FLDS children.

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WHO KILLED KENT LEPPINK?

In 1996 Kent Leppink was found dead on a small trail 90 miles south of Anchorage. He was shot three times at point blank range, no evidence how he got there or who killed him. But as police looked into his private life they found a tangled web. His fiance, Mechele Hughes, an exotic dancer at the Alaskan Bush Company, seemed to be engaged to two other men, at least the men thought so. At times Mechele lived in the same house with two of them, although not always the same two.

Police soon found a million dollar insurance policy on Kent's life naming Mechele as the beneficiary. And a strange letter written by Mechele and John Carlin, one of her other fiances, appeared to have lured Kent to the small town in which he died.

But with no physical evidence connecting anyone to the crime, it sat unsolved for 11 long years.

Since then Mechele has become a model PTA mom. She got a masters degree, married a doctor in Olympia, Washington, and has an eight-year old daughter. She is active in her school and church. She adamantly maintains her innocence and claims she has done nothing by try to help the investigation.

But Alaska's new cold case division is still gunning for Mechele and with new computer forensics and shocking new testimony they believe they finally have a case.

Love and Death in the Wild.
A 48 Hours Mystery

VIETNAM CULTURE BY THE GLASS

Over the last few years Vietnam has exploded as a serious foodie destination. From savory noodle broths to French infused pastries, the national cuisine seems to have it all. But for all good food there must be drink. And for the thirsty traveler, open to a few strange pit stops and the occasional tingling lips, a journey into Vietnam’s heart through its high-octane elixirs will not disappoint. It is this promise that recently drew my wife and me on a two week journey from the nation’s southern canals to its frigid northern mountains.

Most Emailed New York Times Travel Story Week of March 8th.

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VIETNAM PHOTOS

Not exactly reporting, well not yet. My wife and I recently traveled to Vietnam, mostly for vacation, but partly for an upcoming New York Times travel story.

Here are some of the shots

NYT: ALZHEIMER'S, THE RAREST GENE

One family's deadly struggle with early-onset Alzheimer's has given scientists a window into the disease and its genetic origins.

When Chuck Jackson was only fourteen he was forced to nurse his 44-year-old mother through Alzheimer's. Now, at 53, he has it too. In fact much of Chuck's family has been struck by the disease. Scientists discovered they carry a rare genetic mutation that almost always triggers early-onset Alzheimer's. But this genetic quirk may also offer clues on how to prevent or delay the disease in others.

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SOLSTICE FILM FESTIVAL PLAYS INDIA'S MISSING GIRLS

We were honored to have India's Missing Girls be part of the Second Annual Solstice Film Festival in St. Paul, Minnesota.

PBS MOVES INDIA'S MISSING GIRLS TO YOUTUBE

Finally.

ROLANDA SHOW FEATURES INDIA'S MISSING GIRLS

Rolanda Watts broadcasts a nationally syndicated radio show from LA. Her show is part of the Greenstone Network, a women's radio network. It's like Oxygen for radio. Rolanda brought Marisa and I on to talk about the documentary.
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INDIA'S MISSING GIRLS PREMIERES ON FRONTLINE/ WORLD ONLINE

In 2006, when my wife and I traveled to India to live and work, the one issue that kept grabbing our attention was northern India's deep cultural preference for sons over daughters. The desire for sons can be so great, that some families, after having a girl or two, will abort female fetuses until they bear a son. The practice is called female feticide or sex selection. We trekked from the small farming villages of Punjab to the narrow alleys of New Delhi to find out why.

Now PBS Frontline/World is webcasting our documentary film on the topic.
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NY TIMES RUNS SIX REAL ESTATE STORIES

SEDONA


PALM SPRINGS


ASPEN

PBS FRONTLINE BUYS INDIA'S MISSING GENERATION

We are so excited to announce that PBS Frontline has purchased our documentary on India's female feticide epidemic. We are back in the studio re-cutting the piece now and plan to premiere it on Frontline Rough Cuts sometime in late March or April.

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NYT: GIFTS FROM UKRAINE

Programs that allow children available for adoption to visit American families often lead to happily-ever-after, but sometimes end painfully. Produced for the New York Times.

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NYT: FIRST GAY VOWS FOR NEW YORK TIMES BROADBAND

Peter Vincent and Clifton Taylor decided that their wedding could not wait for New York to legalize gay marriage. Produced for the New York Times.

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NYT: JAMES BROWN'S HARLEM FAREWELL

Thousands of fans and mourners thronged the streets of Harlem to get a last chance to pay respects to the legendary rhythm and blues performer, who died Dec. 25. Geoff McGhee and I produced this piece for the New York Times.

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NYT: BRAIN FITNESS FOR BOOMERS AND BEYOND

Brain health programs are aimed at baby boomers anxious about entering their golden years and at their parents trying to stave off memory loss or dementia. Produced for the New York Times.

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VIDEO: INDIA'S MISSING GENERATION

Indian Road Documentary: An exclusive look inside India's growing female feticide epidemic.





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