Joop Koopman
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Joop Koopman joined Concern Worldwide U.S. in 2008 as press officer. He previously worked at a public relations agency, but spent the bulk of his career as a journalist, working as both a reporter and editor, in addition to a stint as publisher.

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Interview: Pulitzer Prize Winner Reflects on U.S. Media

Posted June 27, 2011 | 19:12:16 (EST)

Amy Ellis Nutt is a 2011 Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and enterprise writer at Newark's Star Ledger. She is the author of Shadows Bright as Glass: the Remarkable Story of One Man's Journey from Brain Trauma to Artistic Triumph. She won the Pulitzer Prize for her in-depth investigative reporting on the...

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Promoting Grassroots Recovery in Pakistan

Posted January 24, 2011 | 14:44:06 (EST)

Seen from the air, the greenness and neat outlines of the farm fields in Punjab stand in sharp contrast with the Sindh Province, its much poorer and more desert-like neighbor to the south.

My colleague Susan Finucane and I are flying from Karachi on Pakistan's southern coast into the Punjabi...

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Poorest in Pakistan Journey Toward a Better Life

Posted December 23, 2010 | 15:32:03 (EST)

We are getting into the thick of our mission to report on Concern Worldwide's emergency response to Pakistan's devastating floods. Susan Finucane, Program Officer, and I have flown to Karachi, provincial capital of Sindh, and have made our way by car to Thatta, the ancient center of Muslim...

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Local Partners are Key to Recovery in Pakistan

Posted December 14, 2010 | 18:57:32 (EST)

Their homes destroyed, villagers in Sindh rely on tarpaulin and bamboo frames for shelter. Photo: Pakistan, Concern Worldwide


Susan Finucane, program officer at Concern Worldwide U.S., and I have come to Pakistan to report on the progress of Concern's large-scale emergency...

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