Christopher Rhoads

Global Affairs Reporter, Wall Street Journal

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A New York-based journalist with the Wall Street Journal, covering global affairs.

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Firefighters Recount Deadly Blast at Texas Fertilizer Plant

online.wsj.com — Surviving members of the fire department responding to the explosion in West, Texas, giving their first public interviews to The Wall Street Journal, said they sought to address questions about how the firefighters handled the blaze.
my #WSJ page one article from yesterday on the hard questions of rebuilding after #sandy t.co/y33dNfR1

The Future Question for Sandy Storm Victims: Can the Past Be Rebuilt?

online.wsj.com — SEA BRIGHT, N.J.-A week after Sandy buried this coastal town in six feet of sand, a bus took residents to view the remains. Small talk quickly turned to shock. "Dunkin' Donuts is gone," said one. "Oh my God," whispered a woman as they drove up Ocean Avenue, the main drag through town.
Marco Scutaro, likely #world series mvp if giants close this out....wish the Red Sox had him. Oh right...

Severe weather hits the Northeast

cbsnews.com — View Tornadoes, severe weather rips through NE photos in CBS News' Tornadoes, severe weather rips through NE photo gallery
In a title fight for the ages, #WSJ defeats High Times #bonghitters in the New York Media League softball final 4-3, in 13 dramatic innings.
RT @Spencerante: WSJ beats High Times #bonghitters 4-3 in epic 13-run game to claim fourpeat of the Central Park Media Softball League. ...
in one bold, maybe unprecedented move, the woeful 2012 #redsox are interesting again. most expensive "do-over" in pro sports history?
check out this speech by my friend and vote for him for TED conf: Joshua Prager: My personal half-life: t.co/jWKf47jq via @youtube

Joshua Prager: My personal half-life

youtube.com — Journalist Joshua Prager was a senior feature writer for The Wall Street Journal for 8 years. He is also the author of "The Echoing Green." [Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
my recent WSJ saturday review cover article on the challenges #UN peacekeepers face in volatile eastern #Congo. t.co/d9Jk4NXe

Peacekeepers at War

online.wsj.com — The Congo has long had a knack for bringing out the worst in foreign adventurers, from King Leopold II of Belgium to Joseph Conrad's fictional Kurtz. Now it is forcing a well-intentioned visitor, the United Nations, to reconsider how it keeps the peace in time of war. The U.N.
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