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Covers:  economic development, global banks, business, global politics, climate change, drug war, addiction, climate, environment, finance, developing countries
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Samuel Oakford’s Journalist Portfolio

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Allowing Another Rwanda

Allowing Another Rwanda

Shortly after a mob looted his Bangui neighborhood and killed a Muslim man in broad daylight in December, Kha…

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Global Drug Policy Is Still Deadly and Ineffective | VICE News

Global Drug Policy Is Still Deadly and Ineffective | VICE News

On April 19, Jannat Mir, a boy from Afghanistan, reportedly only 15 years old, was hanged in Dastgerd prison …

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Ending AIDS in the City Where It Began

Ending AIDS in the City Where It Began

Active Citizens, Civil Society, Editors' Choice, Featured, Gender Identity, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, …

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More U.N. States Quietly Say No to Drug War

More U.N. States Quietly Say No to Drug War

Civil Society, Crime & Justice, Featured, Global Geopolitics, Headlines, Health, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshous…

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Mayor Who Let Them Eat Cake Now Eating Crow

Mayor Who Let Them Eat Cake Now Eating Crow

Active Citizens, Civil Society, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Featured, Headlines, North America, Poverty…

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A Complicated Calculus in South Sudan

A Complicated Calculus in South Sudan

Africa, Armed Conflicts, Democracy, Featured, Global Governance, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emerge…

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Trump’s unofficial Venezuela viceroy shapes U.S. policy, raising oversight concerns Original

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By Samantha Schmidt Verified, Anthony Faiola Verified, Karen DeYoung Verified, Samuel Oakford Verified
| The Washington Post Verified
Trump’s unofficial Venezuela viceroy shapes U.S. policy, raising oversight concerns (washingtonpost.com) Trump’s unofficial Venezuela viceroy shapes U.S. policy, raising oversight concerns By Samantha Schmidt; Anthony Faiola; Karen DeYoung; Samuel Oakford 2026052613340900 CARACAS, Venezuela — In the hours after U.S. military forces spirited away Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Jan.
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Pirro says video shows gunman shooting secret service officer

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By Salvador Rizzo Verified, Samuel Oakford Verified
| Detroit News Verified
May 3, 2026, 11:01 a.m. ET U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, the top federal prosecutor in D.C., posted video to social media that she said shows the alleged assailant at the White House correspondents’ dinner, Cole Tomas Allen, shoot a Secret Service officer moments before his arrest.
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Pirro says video shows moment gunman fired outside correspondents' dinner

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By Samuel Oakford Verified, Salvador Rizzo Verified
| MSN Verified
Salvador Rizzo, Samuel Oakford U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, the top federal prosecutor in D.C., posted video to social media that she said shows the alleged assailant at the White House correspondents' dinner, Cole Tomas Allen , shoot a Secret Service officer moments before his arrest.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

UN Correspondent

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, used to use my parents'.

How is social media changing news?

It helps news spread rapidly, helps with source checking. But it also serves to homogenize content just as rapidly, makes world seem smaller.
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