Vanguard (2006)
Vanguard is a television documentary series broadcast on the Current TV television network. Vanguard reported on such issues as the environment, drugs and the effects of globalization and conflict. The focus of most Vanguard episodes is to explore and immerse viewers in global issues that have a large social significance. Unlike sound-bite driven reporting, the show’s correspondents conduct interviews with affected peoples and the regions involved usually being led by a guide and translator who facilitates access. Since Vanguard's subject matter often involved exposés about organized crime, drug trafficking and armed revolts, the correspondents can face significant danger because of their reporting due to unstable political or security situations. Vanguard has received some of the media industry’s highest honors for journalism, including the 69th Annual Peabody Award, given for excellence in electronic media, and the 2010 Television Academy Honor, which recognizes "achievements in programming that present issues of concern to our society in a compelling, emotional and insightful way." Vanguard has also been awarded the 2009 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award and the 2009 Livingston Award and was nominated four times for a news and documentary Emmy and for a sports Emmy®.
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Episodes
- 1 1. Gateway to Heroin2011-06-20 · 44mCorrespondent Mariana van Zeller investigates how and why OxyContin has fueled a new heroin epidemic in and around Boston.
- 2 2. Sex, Lies & Cigarettes2011-06-28 · 44mVanguard correspondent Christof Putzel heads to Indonesia, where he exposes Big Tobacco's successful and deadly expansion into that country, and observes the stage being set for a
- 3 3. Sushi to the Slaughter2011-07-12 · 44mAdam Yamaguchi, a ravenous sushi consumer since childhood, examines the cost of the world's insatiable appetite for raw fish, namely the Bluefin tuna.
- 4 4. City of God, Guns & Gangs2011-07-20 · 44mVanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller investigates Brazil's bold new initiative to transform Rio de Janeiro's dangerous slums (called favelas) before the country hosts the 2014
- 5 5. Tiger Farms2011-07-26 · 44mVanguard correspondent Adam Yamaguchi goes undercover to investigate China's lucrative black market for tigers and tiger parts, including the business of Asian zoos and breeding ce
- 6 6. This (Illegal) American Life2011-08-01 · 44mMariana van Zeller explores the personal stories of just some of the more than 2 million college students who are also illegal immigrants and facing uncertain futures as they prepa
- 7 7. Recovery High2011-08-08 · 44mStudents attend a public high school outside Boston dedicated to serving drug-addicted teenagers.
- 8 8. Arming the Mexican Cartels2011-10-31 · 44mChristof Putzel reports from Juarez, Mexico, where US guns are fueling deadly drug wars.
- 9 9. Islamophobia2011-11-07 · 44mAdam Yamaguchi examines the rise of Islamophobia across the US and UK, and a new, aggressive network of anti-Muslim alarmists.
- 10 10. Under the Knife Abroad2011-11-14 · 44mAmericans increasingly seek medical care overseas, because they can’t afford it at home. Adam Yamaguchi investigates medical tourism.
- 11 11. The War on Weed2011-11-28 · 44mChristof compares how US cities deal with weed. It’s high times in LA, while NYC cracks down on low-level pot offenses.
- 12 12. Two Americas2011-12-05 · 44mVanguard's "Two Americas" takes a ground-level survey of the growing economic disparity in America, profiling a month in the lives of two families in very different income brackets
- 13 13. The 99 Percent2011-12-12 · 44mChristof Putzel moves into Zuccotti Park to explore the Occupy Wall Street movement from the inside. Produced by Brent and Craig Renaud.
- 14 14. Cage Fighting in the USA2011-12-19 · 44mMariana van Zeller explores the fastest growing sport in America - Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). MMA is now a billion-dollar industry, watched by millions on national TV. But increasin
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