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and to foster freedom of expression and creative risk through the media arts. Since 1990, Homelands
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Worlds of Difference

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Upcoming Stories to Probe Food-Climate Connections
Producers Jonathan Miller and Sam Eaton have been in Mexico, Costa Rica, India, Singapore, Qatar, Uganda and the Netherlands gathering tape for a series of stories about the future of food in a climate-changed world. The series, part of the “Food for 9 Billion” project, will air on PRI’s The World and PBS NewsHour beginning in June. For updates, visit our blog and follow the project on Twitter.

Food Series Airs on Marketplace, NewsHour & The World
"Food for 9 Billion" examines the challenge of feeding the world at a time of rapid social and environmental change. It's a collaborative project of Homelands Productions, the Center for Investigative Reporting, American Public Media's Marketplace, PRI's The World, and PBS NewsHour. More...

"Hungry in America" Examines Hunger Among Seniors
Jonathan Miller, Sandy Tolan, and Cecilia Vaisman teamed with Chris Anderson, Susan Meiselas, Larry Towell, and Alex Webb of Magnum Photos on a four-part multimedia series about hunger among older Americans. The series was commissioned by AARP. More...

Our Producers

Sandy Tolan
Sandy Tolan has won many awards for his radio work and his writing. The author of The Lemon Tree: An Arab, A Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East, he teaches at the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism at the University of Southern California. More...

Alan Weisman
Alan Weisman has written five books, including the best-selling The World Without Us. His work has appeared in Harper's, Discover, Atlantic Monthly, New York Times Magazine, and LA Times Magazine. He is now working on a book about population and the world's carrying capacity. More...

Jonathan Miller
Jonathan Miller is Homelands' executive director and executive producer of the "Food for 9 Billion," "WORKING," and "Worlds of Difference" projects. A longtime freelancer for radio, print, and TV, he has reported from Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe, and the USA. More...

Cecilia Vaisman
Cecilia Vaisman has extensive reporting experience in Latin America, Asia, and the USA. A former staff producer at NPR and special projects editor at Chicago Public Media, she now teaches audio documentary at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. More...

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