Relief agencies are pouring aid into Burma after a devastating cyclone ripped through the Irrawaddy delta, with at least 10,000 dead and 3,000 missing.Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon announced emergency aid from the...
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The LA Time's coverage of the Cyclone discusses NowPublic's role:"Previous disasters have proved to be opportunities for "open-source" reporting, in which citizens post photographs, videos and written accounts that...
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The military government of Burma continues to micromanage aid efforts, co-opting relief ahead of a referendum."The UN's World Food Programme says two more plane-loads have been impounded by the authorities, who say...
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