The Unreported Story, Part 1: The Burden of Proof
Listeners frequently contact us wondering why an especially striking event has seemingly gone unreported. This week, Bob tries to track down an answer to one such case involving gruesome claims out of...
View ArticleThe Unreported Story, Part 2: Bias or Blind Spot
Though the New York Times, Washington Post, and others remain silent, Chris Allbritton did cover the Colombian report for The Daily Beast. Bob and Chris discuss the difficulty of reporting this...
View ArticleWorse Than Nothing
Two months ago we looked into a story out of Colombia that seemed to have all the makings of front page news and yet was hardly being reported. Bob talks to Adriaan Alsema, founder of Colombia Reports...
View ArticleChecking The Books
Two newspapers' quests to count every person killed by police in 2015, how librarians shaped the original debate over the Patriot Act, and more.
View ArticleMass Grave Unearthed as Colombia Tries to Heal
Click on the audio player above to hear this story.After five decades of civil war, the country of Colombia is just starting to heal, as the government negotiates with FARC rebels in Havana.Today the...
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Colombian president sets eyes on post-conflict future
PBS NewsHour co-anchor Judy Woodruff interviewed Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday’s broadcast. Photo by Abbey OldhamColombian President Juan Manuel Santos met with President Barack...
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With peace on the horizon, Colombia’s president asks Obama for aid
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioBY LARISA EPATKOColombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Thursday’s PBS NewsHour that after five decades of civil war, “my country deserves to have peace.”Santos...
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Inside Colombia’s jungles, how FARC rebels are preparing for peace
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: But, first, we return to Latin America, and efforts to end the world’s longest-running conflict, in Colombia.In Havana today, Secretary of State John...
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Colombia’s ELN rebels enter peace talks, raise hopes for more changes
Natalia Arango helps locate mines planted by rebel groups near Sonson in Antioquia province, Colombia, on Nov. 19, 2015. Photo by Fredy Builes/ReutersThe Colombian government on Wednesday formally...
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What peace in Colombia would mean for the drug trade and those who depend on it
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: But, first, the government of Colombia is in negotiations with Marxist rebels, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, to end 50 years of...
View ArticleDiane Guerrero on Debt and Deportation
Diane Guerrero was just 14 years old when she came home to an empty apartment. Her parents had been taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and would soon be deported to their native Colombia....
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Colombian government and FARC rebels announce historic cease-fire
Cuba’s President Raul Castro, center, Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos, left, and FARC rebel leader Rodrigo Londono, pose for photos in Havana, September 23, 2015, during ceasefire negotiations....
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She once sewed paramilitary uniforms and is now in business for herself
Ederlidia Gariza, a former member of a paramilitary group in Colombia, now has to battle the stigma of her past. Screen image by Debora SilvaEderlidia Gariza was working as a seamstress in Apartado, a...
View ArticlePeace in Columbia and the Deal that Made the Difference
After 52 years of fighting, the oldest war in the Americas has come to an end. A peace deal was reached in Havana, Cuba between FARC rebels and the Columbia government. The world is celebrating the...
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Colombia, FARC rebels agree on terms of truce
A man holds a Colombian flag after the government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels reached a final peace deal on Wednesday to end a five-decade war, in Bogota, Colombia, on Aug....
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With final peace deal, Colombia’s economic prospects are bright
People celebrate after Colombia’s government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels reached a final peace deal on Wednesday to end a five-decade war, in Bogota, Colombia, on August...
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Peace accord between Colombia and FARC would end world’s longest conflict
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: As we reported earlier, the government of Colombia signed a deal with the largest rebel group, the FARC, that could end the world’s longest-running...
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News Wrap: Italian quake death toll rises to 250; Afghan university attack...
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: Rescuers in Italy today desperately searched for signs of life amid a sea of rubble. The death toll now stands at 250 people. The temblor leveled a...
View ArticleHow well do you know the world: Peace deals and the ‘worst zoo’
This week, Colombia finalized a peace deal, an earthquake leveled villages in Italy, and something notable happened at the world’s “worst zoo.” Take our quiz about this and more.The post How well do...
View ArticleFalse Equivalencies; Americas' Lengthiest War; Unionized Grad Students; Tennis
Coming up on today's show:Glenn Thrush, chief political correspondent and a senior staff writer for POLITICO Magazine, joins Cokie Roberts, political commentator for NPR and for ABC News, and Jamelle...
View ArticlePeace or Justice as Colombians Weigh Deal to End 50-Year War with 'FARC'
Nicholas Casey, Andes Bureau Chief at The New York Times, discusses the peace agreement between Colombian government and the country’s largest rebel group, FARC, to end what has been the Americas'...
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News Wrap: U.S. tells Turkey to focus attacks on ISIS, not Kurds, in Syria
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: The United States warned Turkey today over its military drive against Kurdish forces in northern Syria. Turkish tanks and planes are backing Syrian...
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Anticipating peace, FARC holds final summit as an armed rebel group
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: This coming Monday, in Cartagena, Colombia, a peace deal will be signed that aims to end more than 50 years of war. The accord also will mark the end of...
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Colombian president signs historic peace deal with FARC rebels. What’s next?
Colombians hold the letters for “peace” in Bolivar square in the capital Bogota on Sept. 26. Photo by Felipe Caicedo/ReutersIt was a historic moment: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos shaking...
View ArticleWill Colombian Voters Accept the FARC Peace Agreement?
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview.On Monday, the government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as FARC, signed a historic peace accord that put...
View ArticleVPs Debate; SCOTUS Session Preview; Youth and Gun Violence; Colombians Vote No
Coming up on today's show:Jamil Smith, senior national correspondent for MTV News, previews the vice presidential debate and discusses the latest developments in the presidential campaign.Elie Mystal,...
View ArticleRejecting Peace: What's Next for Colombia and the FARC
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview.In a shocking referendum over the weekend, Colombians voted against a historic peace deal signed early last week between the government and the...
View ArticleColombians Reject Peace Deal, What Happens Next?
Washington Post Latin America correspondent, Nick Miroff, talks about the surprise vote against the peace deal negotiated with the rebel group FARC and the Colombian government.
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Colombians reject peace deal with FARC rebels in narrow vote
A supporter of “Si” vote cries after the nation voted “NO” in a referendum on a peace deal between the government and FARC rebels in Bogota, Colombia, on Oct. 2, 2016. Photo by John Vizcaino/ReutersIn...
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Why did Colombian voters reject the FARC peace deal?
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: Now to a major upset in South America.Yesterday, voters in Colombia rejected a peace deal between their government and the largest rebel group, known as...
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Colombian president gets this year’s Nobel Peace Prize
File photo of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos with Paz, or “peace,” written on his palm. Photo by Jose Miguel Gomez/ReutersColombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Friday won the Nobel Peace...
View ArticleColombian President Wins Nobel Prize as FARC Peace Deal Hangs in Limbo
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview.This year's Nobel Peace Prize winner was announced this morning in Oslo, Norway.The Nobel Committee selected Colombian President Juan Manuel...
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Rejected FARC deal earns Colombian president the Nobel Peace Prize
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: The recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize was announced this morning, its laureate chosen from a record 376 nominees. And, as in years past, the Nobel...
View ArticleBeyond Political Peace: What Truth and Reconciliation Might Look Like for...
When the historic peace deal between Colombia's government and the FARC failed to pass in early October, many were shocked and scrambled to understand what happened.The referendum, which was the result...
View ArticleColombia’s president: I’m ‘trying to unite the country’ after rejected peace...
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos tells the PBS NewsHour, “I went out and recognized the result” after voters rejected a peace deal with FARC rebels, “which is what any president and any citizen...
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Can Colombia rework its FARC deal without jeopardizing peace?
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: We go now to the nation of Colombia, where one of the most brutal and long-lasting civil wars in South America appeared to be coming to a peaceful end...
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Colombia and FARC sign amended peace deal
Peace activists make their way into downtown Bogota after starting a trek from Cali in a bid to call for a swift resolution to stalled peace agreement with FARC in Bogota, Colombia, October 24, 2016....
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Colombia tries for peace a second time
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos speaks in the country’s capital Bogota on Nov. 12. Colombian Presidency/Handout via ReutersNegotiators from Colombia’s government and main rebel group published...
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Amidst violence, Colombia signs new peace deal with FARC rebels
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJOHN YANG: The president of Colombia signed a new peace deal with FARC rebels this morning, about six weeks after voters narrowly rejected an earlier agreement. Days...
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News Wrap: Plane carrying a top Brazilian soccer team crashes, killing 71
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: In the day’s other news: A chartered plane carrying a top Brazilian soccer team crashed overnight in Colombia, killing 71 people on board. The plane...
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Colombia’s Congress ratifies retooled peace deal
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos gives a speech after signing a new peace accord with Marxist FARC rebel leader Rodrigo Londono, known as Timochenko, in Bogota, Colombia on Nov. 24. Photo by...
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Last 300 FARC rebels to lay down arms
Members of the 51st Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) patrol in the remote mountains of Colombia, August 16, 2016. Picture taken August 16, 2016. Photo By John Vizcaino...
View ArticleColombian Man's Swift Detention Worries Immigrant Advocates
On Wednesday, Yahaira Burgos learned that her husband, Juan Vivares, 30, had been flown to an immigration detention center in Texas, a day after he was sent to a detention center in New Jersey."I would...
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More than 100 dead after river overflows, destroying homes in Colombia
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos attends an event where Colombia’s Vice President German Vargas Lleras presented his office’s annual report in Bogota, Colombia, March 14, 2017. Photo by Jaime...
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News Wrap: Neil Gorsuch passes Senate hurdle as Democrats reach 41 ‘no’ votes
Watch VideoThe post News Wrap: Neil Gorsuch passes Senate hurdle as Democrats reach 41 ‘no’ votes appeared first on PBS NewsHour.
View ArticleWATCH LIVE: President Trump holds joint news conference with Colombia’s...
President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a joint news conference with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos at the White House on Thursday.WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has welcomed the...
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5 takeaways from the new U.N. report on refugees
Evacuees make bread inside a refugee camp in Erbil, Iraq, for people who fled from Mosul due to fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants. Photo by Erik De Castro/ReutersDespite peace...
View ArticleIn Colombia, Deforestation Grows as FARC Leaves The Amazon Rain Forest
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. For 52 years, the armed insurgency known as the FARC controlled a vast region of land in Colombia's Amazon Rain Forest. But as the guerrillas...
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Pence to begin Latin America tour as global crises grow
U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by ?Vice President Mike Pence? (R), speaks to reporters after a security briefing at his golf estate in Bedminster, New Jersey U.S. August 10, 2017. Photo by...
View ArticleSantiago Gamboa's Gritty World
Colombian author and journalist Santiago Gamboa, winner of the Otra Orilla Literary Prize, joins us to talk about his new book, Return to the Dark Valley. He tells the stories of different characters...
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