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MediaStorm produces A Lasting Impact for the United Nations Foundation

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:October 1, 2010

Ethiopia has one of the highest child marriage rates in the world. In response, the United Nations Foundation (UNF) has established educational programs throughout Ethiopia that put girls and women through school, and challenge traditional thinking on child marriage. MediaStorm recently produced A Lasting Impact for the United Nations Foundation, focusing on the personal experiences of those who have had their lives changed due to the influence of these UNF sponsored programs.

MediaStorm projects nominated for three Emmy Awards

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:July 15, 2010

MediaStorm is thrilled to announce that three of our 2009 projects have been nominated for the 31st Annual Emmy Awards for News & Documentary. Driftless: Stories from Iowa, by Danny Wilcox Frazier, was nominated in the New Approaches to News & Documentary Programming: Documentaries Category. Once at the center of the U.S. economy, the family farm now drifts at its edges. In Iowa, old-time farmers try to hang on to their way of life, while their young push out to find their futures elsewhere. Driftless tells their stories. Times of Crisis was nominated in the New Approaches to News & Documentary Programming: Current News Coverage Category. In Times of Crisis, Reuters charts 365 days of global financial upheaval to see how lives have changed as a divergent world embarks on an era of historic challenge. Surviving the Tsunami: Stories of Hope was also nominated in the New Approaches to…

Council on Foreign Relations and MediaStorm launch Oceans, newest chapter in the Global Governance Guide

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:January 5, 2010

MediaStorm and the International Institutions and Global Governance (IIGG) program at the Council on Foreign Relations have collaborated to launch the latest component of the Global Governance Monitor, on Oceans. Oceans are literally the source of life on earth. They shape the climate, feed the world, and cleanse the air we breathe. But the world’s oceans are being threatened by a dizzying array of dangers, from piracy to climate change. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea offers fundamental legal principles for ocean governance, but suffers several serious limitations, and much work remains in coordinating national actions within and across regions. To be good stewards of the oceans, nations around the world need to embrace more effective multilateral governance. With a cinematic overview, an interactive timeline, maps, and other resources, Oceans provides a detailed look at multilateral efforts to address global challenges in oceans governance. This, along with the…

Thomson Reuters Foundation, Red Cross and MediaStorm Produce Surviving the Tsunami: Stories of Hope

Post author:Eric Maierson
Post published:December 15, 2009

MediaStorm along with Thomson Reuters Foundation and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) announce Surviving the Tsunami: Stories of Hope. The project marks the fifth anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami. Combining imagery by Reuters photojournalists with eyewitness testimony and interactive graphics, the documentary reveals the strength of the human spirit in the face of catastrophe. These are stories of compassion and hope. Surviving the Tsunami follows two previous productions with Reuters, Bearing Witness about the Iraq war and Times of Crisis about the global financial meltdown.

MediaStorm collaborates with Asia Society to produce On Thinner Ice

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:November 16, 2009

Global warming is melting 18,000 Himalayan glaciers, the largest concentration of glaciers outside the polar ice sheets. Their melting spells trouble for not only 2 billion Asians but the whole world. MediaStorm and Asia Society have collaborated to produce On Thinner Ice: Melting Glaciers on the Roof of the World, examining the loss of these glaciers and what it means for all of us. The project includes a narrative introduction, "then and now" images, and a wealth of additional resources for anyone interested in learning more.