Darfur The First Genocide of the 21st Century

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Partner:: New York Public Library
Location:: New York Public Library
New York, NY
Event Date:: 11.30.07
Speaker:: Nicholas Kristof
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Summary: The New York Times columnist, Nicholas Kristof, discusses genocide in Darfur based on his eight trips to the region, and the challenges of covering neglected stories from the developing world that the U.S. and other nations have failed to address.

The presentation is illustrated with photos and a video from Darfur.

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Nicholas Kristof

Nicholas Kristof writes op-ed columns for the New York Times. His columns have often focused on global health, poverty, and gender issues in the developing world. Since 2004, he has written dozens of columns about Darfur and visited the area eight times.

He has received two Pulitzer Prizes, one for his reporting with his wife, Sheryl WuDunn, on China's Tiananmen Square democracy movement and the other for his reporting on Darfur. He has been a Times correspondent since 1984, becoming an associate managing editor and the first blogger on the New York Times Web site.

Kristof has lived on four continents, reported on six, and traveled to 120 countries, all 50 states, every Chinese province, and every main Japanese island. Kristof and WuDunn are authors of China Wakes: The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power and Thunder from the East: Portrait of a Rising Asia.

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01 hr 39 min 51 sec

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01.: NYPL Introduction

04 min 57 sec

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02.: Introducing Nicholas Kristof

05 min 33 sec

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03.: Nicholas Kristof Opening

01 min 30 sec

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04.: Genocide in Darfur

03 min 45 sec

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05.: Coming to Write about Darfur

03 min 48 sec

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06.: Climate Change, Rape and Mutilation

06 min 22 sec

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07.: Genocide Worsening

02 min 08 sec

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08.: Defining Genocide

02 min 54 sec

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09.: Tribalism

04 min 25 sec

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10.: Iraq and Darfur

01 min 41 sec

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11.: U.S. Most Active on Darfur

04 min 10 sec

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12.: No Leverage over Sudan

02 min 37 sec

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13.: Impediments for Darfur

01 min 54 sec

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14.: Degree of Priority

03 min 01 sec

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15.: Why Care about Darfur?: Photos and Video

18 min 06 sec

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16.: Q & A

00 min 10 sec

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17.: Q1: Overpopulation

02 min 05 sec

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18.: Q2: First Experiences in Africa

02 min 52 sec

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19.: Q3: Defining Genocide

03 min 33 sec

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20.: Q4: Anti-Bush Attacks

02 min 40 sec

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21.: Q5: Action as President

03 min 42 sec

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22.: Q6: Allowance into Darfur

04 min 45 sec

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23.: Q7: Gains from Genocide

01 min 55 sec

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24.: Q8: State Building

06 min 59 sec

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25.: Q9: Protecting Emotions

04 min 01 sec

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Nicholas Kristof Explains Why He Writes About Darfur

04 min 17 sec

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Nicholas Kristof on Tribalism in Darfur

04 min 54 sec

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Nicholas Kristof Prioritizes the Crisis in Darfur

03 min 28 sec

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