It was great working as field producer on this documentary about efforts to tackle outlaw motorcycle gangs in Canada:
http://www.sbs.com.au/dateline/story/about/id/600067/n/Falling-Angels
A piece for Associated Press Television picked up by National Geographic:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/05/090514-monkeys-video-ap.html
A piece for Associated Press Television picked up by National Geographic:
video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/news/animals-news/canada-beluga-apvin.html
Liam Harrison is one of very few Westerners to make it to the top ranks of competitive Thai kickboxing, also known as muay thai. He will soon face his toughest opponent yet, Saenchai Sor Kingstar, a boxing legend in Thailand reputed to be the best fighter in the world.
AFP video (28 January, 2009):
cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=11749110&ch=4226714&src=news
A fire at an upscale nightclub in Bangkok on New Year’s Eve killed 59 people and injured more than 200.
Police probe Bangkok New Year nightclub inferno:
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=11334644&ch=4226714&src=news
Relatives offer prayers for victims of nightclub fire:
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=11347160&ch=4226714&src=news
Kick volleyball thrives in Bangkok urban sprawl. Fans of takraw, as the sport is known in Thailand, do not use their hands, while performing gravity-defying “scorpion kicks.”
AFP video (1 Jan 08):
http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=oOlLV-EUHsc&feature=channel_page
Photos credit: Suticha Watanasheevakul.
Thousands of protesters blockaded Thailand’s parliament on Monday December 29, forcing new premier Abhisit Vejjajiva to delay his maiden policy speech.
Link to my AFPTV story (30 Dec 2008):
http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=s3iQGILPDjk&feature=channel_page
For years, prisoners in Thailand suffering from HIV and AIDS were unable to access medical treatment. Many died behind bars, even though treatment was widely available outside. For the past five years, Medecins Sans Frontieres, known as MSF, has been coordinating ARV therapy and HIV/AIDS treatment programs in three Bangkok area prisons. In a few days, the Thai government will assume responsibility for all HIV/AIDS programs inside Thai prisons.
Link to my feature for VOA News:
Canada’s woodland caribou, also known as reindeer, are threatened by global warming and industrial expansion in the north.
I made this short video feature for Associated Press Television News. It is posted on National Geographic’s website:
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/12/081209-caribou-video-ap.html
While anti-government protestors occupied Bangkok’s main airport, I reported on the chaos for CNN and AFPTV (Agence France Press Television).
One of my reports for CNN:
www.video.aol.com/partner/cnn/chaos-in-bangkok/world:2008:11:26:bpr:thai:airport:blast:goodman
