I must admit that I have a bit of a crush on Mariana van Zeller. She is a guerrilla video journalist, traveling to various corners of the globe to cover the grimy and striking images of development and its challenges. One of her recent reports is on the Chinese influence in Angola (in particular) and Africa (in general). Each story is compacted into about half an hour or less and while there is a political point to be made in each story van Zeller employs what I consider to be an evenhanded approach to often difficult (and dangerous) topics.
Many of van Zweller's stories are produced by Current TV as part of their Vanguard programme. Current TV is the ballyhooed venture of Al Gore that focuses on short podcasts instead of regular programming.
The above report on China's influence in Angola reminded me of my travels in southern Africa and seeing the influence of Chinese workers (in the construction of buildings, including the library at the University of Namibia) and hearing how the local populace feels about China's interests in Africa.
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