Stories by Suemedha Sood
Suemedha Sood is a freelance journalist based in D.C. and a 2007 fellow in the Academy for Alternative Journalism.
The rate of sexual assault among Native American women is 3.5 times higher than for any other racial group. Yet many Native rape victims do not even have access to basic health resources.
Posted on Oct 5, 2007, Source: WireTap
Interview: One of the world's leading investigative journalists talks about her career, Iran, the immigration debate and what we can do to support free and independent media.
Posted on Apr 14, 2006, Source: WireTap
Young black leaders come together to think about new ways of engaging youth in the political process.
Posted on May 19, 2005, Source: WireTap
With his new documentary,
Beyond Beats and Rhymes: Masculinity in Hip Hop Culture, Byron Hurt hopes to expose and take apart the structures of violence, hyper-aggression, and misogyny present in much of today's hip hop.
Posted on Mar 1, 2005, Source: WireTap
This spring the Generation Mix crew will travel 8,000 miles and will make 17 tour pit stops along the way. But this is not your average
Road Rules-style trip – it's a way to raise awareness of the nations' growing number of mixed race youth and families.
Posted on Jan 28, 2005, Source: WireTap
“People often think ‘Yes, Bush Can’ is a pro-Bush campaign,” says Yes Man Mike Bonanno, “And they’re right. Our goal was to be more pro-Bush than Bush supporters, to make them feel revolted by our openness about Bush's plans and goals.”
Posted on Oct 26, 2004, Source: WireTap
Bob Woodward spent three-and-a-half-hours asking G.W. Bush 500 questions about why he attacked Iraq. He wrote the book "Plan of Attack" based on this interview and now he's touring campuses talking about what he learned.
Posted on Sep 29, 2004, Source: WireTap
Young advocates for poor and homeless Americans are making voting a priority because they know that the reasons poor people tend not to vote are the same reasons they
must vote.
Posted on Aug 26, 2004, Source: WireTap
Young political activist Ben Yoon speaks to us about his involvement with the DNC, the democratic party and galvanizing an Asian-American voting bloc.
Posted on Jul 30, 2004, Source: WireTap
"According to reports by such groups as Human Rights Watch, some cases of child labor may also be supporting American corporations. But who is supporting the children?"
Posted on Jul 19, 2004, Source: YouthNOISE
Is "Super Size Me" just another documentary? Or is it helping change the face of the Fast Food industry?
Posted on Jun 29, 2004, Source: WireTap
