Vanguard Blog #1 -- home to Current's original journalism team
Hello! And welcome to our shiny new blog.We decided to kick this thing off while we're in the thick of it, which is a good thing because there's nothing worse than having nothing to blog about. From now on, this is where you'll be able to keep track of all things Vanguard, like what we have hitting the airwaves and internets, what we have in production, where we are in the world, what the hell we're doing there, etc. We really don't have to tell you what a blog is for, so let's get straight to it.
Last Wednesday, we launched "Vanguard's Economic Stimulus Package". It's our take on the sad (and no so sad) state of our economy. We started it off with "Lost Vegas", Laura Ling's tour of the wreckage of Sin City, which did really well when times were good, but is getting clobbered now that the economy has hit the skids. Tonight we're premiering Adam Yamaguchi's "Outsourcing Unemployment", a look at what happens when instead of jobs the US starts outsourcing unemployment to China. And because good things come in threes, the last of our economy trilogy will premiere next week with "Thank You Recession", where Vanguard travels 5,000 miles from Wall Street to Argentina looking for inspiration in these troubled times.
Adam Yamaguchi's "Outsourcing Unemployment" on Current.com
While our awesome editors have been chugging red bulls and coffee (yes, sometimes mixed together) to meet deadlines, our producers and correspondents are deep into production for our next run. (Like all good blockbusters, we're scheduled for Summer '09).
Here's a quick look at what we got cooking up:
Mariana van Zeller and Darren Foster just returned from Sri Lanka, where they were reporting on what may be the most brutal chapter in the island nation's 25-year conflict.
Adam Yamaguchi and Joanne Shen are off to the rainforests of Cambodia this week and will hopefully be checking in here from time to time.
Christof Putzel will be heading to Europe, where btw Vanguard is HUGE. (We're like the Baywatch of documentary programs). Christof will be on the European Coke Trail.
Kaj Larsen and Lauren Cerre are looking into next generation warfare, which is as fascinating as it is scary.
There's much, much more and to keep track of it all, you can check in here. Or become a fan of us on facebook. Or both.
Thanks! The Vanguard Team, over and out...
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