The Wall Street Journal
Solar Lamps Face Subsidy Shadow
The Wall Street Journal, 12.07.2009
Print Story: Solar Lamps Bring Light to Rural India
Solar lamps are lighting up the lives of people in rural India but the access for such lamps is being hampered by government rules on what products qualify for government subsidies, which will be needed en masse to produce power-generating devices that even India's poorest can afford.
WSJ's Linda Blake reports.
The Wall Street Journal, 12.07.2009
Print Story: Solar Lamps Bring Light to Rural India
Solar lamps are lighting up the lives of people in rural India but the access for such lamps is being hampered by government rules on what products qualify for government subsidies, which will be needed en masse to produce power-generating devices that even India's poorest can afford.
WSJ's Linda Blake reports.
Corralling a Corridor of Coral, Hong Kong Art Fair 2011
Multimedia Reporter / Producer: Linda Blake
The Wall Street Journal, 05.28.2011
Multimedia Reporter / Producer: Linda Blake
The Wall Street Journal, 05.28.2011
In Japan, Life-Support for Tsunami-Torn Town
Multimedia Reporter / Producer: Linda Blake
The Wall Street Journal, 12.09.2011
Nine months after a tsunami ravaged Japan's northeast, downtown Rikuzentakata remains an abandoned wasteland, but there are signs of progress. WSJ's Linda Blake reports.
Multimedia Reporter / Producer: Linda Blake
The Wall Street Journal, 12.09.2011
Nine months after a tsunami ravaged Japan's northeast, downtown Rikuzentakata remains an abandoned wasteland, but there are signs of progress. WSJ's Linda Blake reports.
Earthquake Cushion Buffers Buildings from Temblors
Multimedia Reporter / Producer/ Animation: Linda Blake
The Wall Street Journal, 09.06.2011
The Earthquake Cushion- an Asian Innovation Awards finalist- is made of soil and tire chips placed below and around a building's foundation. Geared toward developing countries, the low-cost method can reduce a building's shaking by about 50%.
Multimedia Reporter / Producer/ Animation: Linda Blake
The Wall Street Journal, 09.06.2011
The Earthquake Cushion- an Asian Innovation Awards finalist- is made of soil and tire chips placed below and around a building's foundation. Geared toward developing countries, the low-cost method can reduce a building's shaking by about 50%.
Nokia, Samsung Compete With Low-Cost Smartphones
Multimedia Reporter/ Producer: Linda Blake
Wall Street Journal, 08.26.2011
Smartphone vendors have entered a new battleground: Cheaper phones for emerging markets. This week Samsung and Nokia rolled out low-cost smartphones, eager to stomach slim margins to make strides in markets still up for grabs. WSJ's Linda Blake reports.
Multimedia Reporter/ Producer: Linda Blake
Wall Street Journal, 08.26.2011
Smartphone vendors have entered a new battleground: Cheaper phones for emerging markets. This week Samsung and Nokia rolled out low-cost smartphones, eager to stomach slim margins to make strides in markets still up for grabs. WSJ's Linda Blake reports.
Obama Plays Down Kashmir Issue
Multimedia Reporter/ Producer: Linda Blake
Wall Street Journal, 11.08.2010
India beefed up its police force in Kashmir to prevent protests during President Obama's India visit. The president says the U.S. doesn't plan to impose a solution to the Kashmir conflict directly, saying it is a long-standing dispute between India and Pakistan. WSJ's Linda Blake reports.
Multimedia Reporter/ Producer: Linda Blake
Wall Street Journal, 11.08.2010
India beefed up its police force in Kashmir to prevent protests during President Obama's India visit. The president says the U.S. doesn't plan to impose a solution to the Kashmir conflict directly, saying it is a long-standing dispute between India and Pakistan. WSJ's Linda Blake reports.
Voice of America News
Sex Workers in Southern India Practice AIDS Prevention
Producer/Writer/Videographer/Editor: Linda Blake
Voice of America News, 12.01.2009
"No condoms. No sex" has become a mantra for around 4,500 sex workers operating near India's southern city of Bangalore. With an estimated 2.5 million Indians infected with HIV, these prostitutes are on the frontline of India's battle against HIV and AIDS.
Producer/Writer/Videographer/Editor: Linda Blake
Voice of America News, 12.01.2009
"No condoms. No sex" has become a mantra for around 4,500 sex workers operating near India's southern city of Bangalore. With an estimated 2.5 million Indians infected with HIV, these prostitutes are on the frontline of India's battle against HIV and AIDS.
Terrorism to Dominate Agenda at Indo-Pakistan Foreign Ministers Meeting
Producer/Writer/Videographer/Editor: Linda Blake
Voice of America News, 07.13.2010
Terrorism is expected to top the agenda July 15th when India and Pakistan's foreign ministers meet in Islamabad. Linda Blake offers this preview for VOA from New Delhi, India.
Producer/Writer/Videographer/Editor: Linda Blake
Voice of America News, 07.13.2010
Terrorism is expected to top the agenda July 15th when India and Pakistan's foreign ministers meet in Islamabad. Linda Blake offers this preview for VOA from New Delhi, India.
VJ Movement
Kid Chronicles Life in Delhi Slum
Producer/Writer/Videographer/Editor: Linda Blake
VJ MOVEMENT 05.02.2009
Producer/Writer/Videographer/Editor: Linda Blake
VJ MOVEMENT 05.02.2009
Booming Surrogacy Trade Attracts Couples to Mother India
Producer/Writer/Videographer/Editor: Linda Blake
VJ MOVEMENT 11.05.2009
Producer/Writer/Videographer/Editor: Linda Blake
VJ MOVEMENT 11.05.2009
PRI's The World
Indian Coin Sellers
Producer: Linda Blake
PRI's The World, 12.24.2009
India is a country teaming with enterprise - from quacks doing cataract operations in the middle of the road to children selling hand-made cards to passers-by. At Haji Ali Dargah, a mosque and tomb, just off the coast of Mumbai - even the beggars are entrepreneurs.
Producer: Linda Blake
PRI's The World, 12.24.2009
India is a country teaming with enterprise - from quacks doing cataract operations in the middle of the road to children selling hand-made cards to passers-by. At Haji Ali Dargah, a mosque and tomb, just off the coast of Mumbai - even the beggars are entrepreneurs.
