Entries from December 2007

December 10, 2007

December 12

Nathan Freitas transmitted from Mt. Everest via satellite, Rollo Romig toured Liberia without tourism, and Harayama Akiko created disaster maps in Pakistan for the United Nations. Interviews by Jeff Stark. Gorgeous slideshows tightly edited and mercifully short.

December 10, 2007

Akiko Harayama

United Nations cartographer Akiko Harayama developed disaster maps after the Pakistan earthquake.

December 10, 2007

Rollo Romig

Rollo Romig investigated the legacy of American slavery in Liberia — and then came toe to toe with an over-sized rat.

December 10, 2007

Nathan Freitas

Nathan Freitas figured out how to broadcast a Students for a Free Tibet action at base camp on Mt. Everest live to the internet.