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Johnny Harris

Johnny Harris

Senior Producer

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    We got lots of requests to translate our Syrian civil war video into French. So we did.

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    It’s long past time to say no to y-axis fundamentalism.

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    Shut up about the y-axis. It shouldn’t always start at zero.

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    How a swarm of honeybees cook a giant hornet aliveHow a swarm of honeybees cook a giant hornet alive
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    The little Japanese honeybee and the Japanese giant hornet are the David and Goliath of nature.

    By Johnny Harris and Estelle Caswell
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    Life in Cuba, in 55 photos.Life in Cuba, in 55 photos.
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    Glimpse life in Cuba through everyday Cubans.

    By Johnny Harris and Chao Li
    Why Cuban cab drivers earn more than doctors
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    In Cuba, cab drivers are the 1 percent.

    By Johnny Harris
    Syria’s war: a 5-minute history
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    Watch how the Syrian civil war became the mess it is today

    By Max Fisher and Johnny Harris
    Castro hates the internet, so Cubans created their own
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    The internet in Cuba is so bad that Cubans had to invent their own.

    By Johnny Harris
    This is Cuba’s Netflix, Hulu, and Spotify — all without the internet
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    How media smugglers get Taylor Swift, Game of Thrones, and the New York Times to Cubans every week.

    By Johnny Harris
    Technology
    This Is Cuba’s Netflix, Hulu and Spotify -- All Without the InternetThis Is Cuba’s Netflix, Hulu and Spotify -- All Without the Internet
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    How media smugglers get Taylor Swift, “Game of Thrones” and the New York Times to Cubans every week.

    By Johnny Harris

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