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Philippines floods: When reporters become the reported

By Thu, Dec 22, 2011 7:19AM UTC View Comments Pic: AP.

Journalists, more often than not, are among the first to respond to distress calls and to arrive in disaster areas by reason and force of their trade. Many have developed the kind of distance needed to objectively report on breaking incidents, some of them very traumatic events. On Saturday, however, some of the reporters became...

3 dead as chest-high floods sweep Philippines

By Thu, Jun 09, 2011 12:34PM UTC View Comments

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — At least three people are dead in chest-deep floods that have swept across parts of the Philippines. Days of incessant rain have shut down schools and disrupted travel. In all, nearly 200,000 people have been affected. Among the dead are two teenagers who drowned in the North Cotabato province. The national...

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