Voice of America (VOA) is the largest U.S. international broadcaster, providing news and information in more than 40 languages to an estimated weekly audience of 236.6 million people. VOA produces content for digital, television, and radio platforms. It is easily accessed via your mobile phone and on social media. It is also distributed by satellite, cable, FM and MW, and is carried on a network of more than 2500 affiliate stations.

Since its creation in 1942, Voice of America has been committed to providing comprehensive coverage of the news and telling audiences the truth. Through World War II, the Cold War, the fight against global terrorism, and the struggle for freedom around the globe today, VOA exemplifies the principles of a free press.

VOA is part of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the government agency that oversees all non-military, U.S. international broadcasting. It is funded by the U.S. Congress.

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Hello Storyhunters! 

Happs is a digital startup created by a team of accomplished innovators from journalism, technology, documentary film, news, and international media.   Award-winning journalist Laura Ling, former head of the Vanguard investigative team at Current TV, is our Head of Original Content. David Neuman, former Chief Programming Officer of CNN and President of Programming for Current TV and Channel One, is our Chief Creative Officer.  Mark Goldman, founding president of Sky Latin America, and former Chief Operating Officer of Current TV, is our CEO.  Together and separately, we’ve helped launch the careers of journalists including: Anderson Cooper, Lisa Ling, Mariana van Zeller, Christof Putzel, Adam Yamaguchi, Kaj Larsen, Gotham Chopra, Serena Altschul, Conor Knighton, Tracy Smith, Jason Silva, and others. 

Now we’re creating a network dedicated to live streaming the most fascinating, important, interesting “happenings” going on in our world.  Through 20 min to 1 hour live streams, where viewers can interact with journalists on the ground in real time, we're building an exciting new destination where important stories about the world are being told in the most up-close-and-personal way possible. 

We hope you’ll join us in our mission to inform and inspire through immersive, live, shared experiences.  

Please send us ideas for interesting “Happs” and check back regularly for our call outs. We look forward to working with you! 


You can find examples of Happs Live Streams on our Twitter: 

https://twitter.com/HappsNews


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VOA Spanish -- South Texas Reporting

VOA Spanish -- McAllen Tx Reports

VOA SPANISH / MCALLEN REPORTS SEPTEMBER

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Investigating worshiping of La Santa Muerte (Holy Death) on Vimeo

American Nightmare: Unidentified Bodies of Undocumented Immigrants end up in anonymous paupers graves. on Vimeo

Kidnappings at the Mexico-US Border - Part 1 on Vimeo

[MundoFOX] Texas sella Su Frontera on Vimeo

Detention Centers and Migrant Stories

I crossed the border into Mexico and entered a migrant shelter in Reynosa to do a live shot and interview several migrants (Venezuela, Cuba, Central America, etc) and report living conditions 

Entering a migrant shelter in Reynosa, Mexico

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Víctor Castillo is a bilingual news reporter, specialized in the U.S.-México border, covering stories on immigration, border security, human trafficking, human smuggling, drug trafficking, politics, economy and news happening along the southern border

He was recently featured on Border Wars by National Geographic. He's done work for Univision, MundoFOX, Televisa, Telemundo, FOX, CBS, CNN, PBS and Voice of America.

The United Nations Office against Drugs and Crime, invited Castillo to Colombia to speak about human trafficking and illicit trade of undocumented immigrants along the Texas-Mexico border.

Victor Castillo is a Texas Associated Press Broadcasters award-winner and recently honored with the 2014 Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism for his contribution with interviews for PBS Frontline documentary “Rape in the Fields” and the Spanish version for Univision “Aquí y Ahora” documentary “Violación de un Sueño”

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Entering a migrant shelter in Reynosa, Mexico

Detention Centers and Migrant Stories

Investigating worshiping of La Santa Muerte (Holy Death) on Vimeo

American Nightmare: Unidentified Bodies of Undocumented Immigrants end up in anonymous paupers graves. on Vimeo

Kidnappings at the Mexico-US Border - Part 1 on Vimeo

[MundoFOX] Texas sella Su Frontera on Vimeo

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