Sex trafficking

Today's Your Call: Friday Media Roundtable

Malihe Razazan — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 05:28:07 +0000

On today’s Your Call, it’s our Friday media roundtable. This week, we’ll have a conversation about coverage of the elections and the deepening political crisis in Egypt. We’ll also talk about coverage of widespread human trafficking in the United States. We’ll be joined by KGO Radio’s Scott Lettieri, Independent journalist, Beena Sarwar and freelance journalist Ahmad Shokr joins us from Cairo, Egypt. Join us at 10am PST or leave a comment here. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you

Trafficked, Part II: Oakland parents organize to protect girls from sex trade

Denise Tejada — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:52:29 +0000

In East Oakland, the street economy ranges from selling CDs out of your car to braiding hair at bus stops. But the underground marketplace can be a slippery slope to illegal activity, like selling guns, drugs, and sex.

Trafficked, Part I: Youth Radio's special investigation of child sex trafficking in Oakland

Denise Tejada — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:52:29 +0000

Child prostitution goes on in America every day and every night – despite the efforts of federal, state and local authorities. For more than a year now, Youth Radio has been investigating child sex trafficking in Oakland. It's a system of exploitation that's ensnaring girls across America.