David Conrad

The World

David Conrad is a freelance journalist and doctoral student at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication. David was a summer Google journalism fellow at The World in 2014.

David Conrad is a freelance journalist and doctoral student at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication.  David was a summer Google journalism fellow at The World in 2014.

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Who is the doctor who paved the way to prison for Purvi Patel?

The doctor who initially called police to report his child abuse suspicions of Purvi Patel is listed as a member of a pro-life medical association. Patel was charged with child neglect and later with killing her fetus, and she was sentenced to 20 consecutive years in prison. This makes her the first woman in the US to be convicted and sentenced fon "feticide" charges for ending her own pregnancy.

Who is the doctor who paved the way to prison for Purvi Patel?
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After Nigeria, could voters boot other African leaders?

After Nigeria, could voters boot other African leaders?
data on women

A few surprising facts about women — and one myth that won't go away

A few surprising facts about women — and one myth that won't go away
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Ever thought you were on a watchlist? Share your story

Ever thought you were on a watchlist? Share your story
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Thousands march in memory of boy killed by police; Turkey expands police powers

Thousands march in memory of boy killed by police; Turkey expands police powers
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'You set our hearts ablaze:' Horrific murder draws men in miniskirts onto streets of Turkey

Public reaction to violence against women in Turkey tended to involve women's organization alone. That changed over the weekend, as Turkish men — many dressed in miniskirts — protested, alongside women, in Istanbul in the wake of the brutal murder of 20-year-old Özgecan Aslan.

'You set our hearts ablaze:' Horrific murder draws men in miniskirts onto streets of Turkey
A man selling handwoven rugs in the city of Quetta, in western Pakistan. While the “war rugs” are in demand in Western countries, their value in the local Pakistani market is very low.

'Their brutal killing machines are always under our feet' — Pakistan's war rug weavers speak out

In recent weeks, Western media outlets have run pictures of rugs from Pakistan featuring drone images. It's part of a long-standing tradition of "war rugs" featuring designs of the weapons of the day, but no one had spoken to the weavers themselves — until now.

'Their brutal killing machines are always under our feet' — Pakistan's war rug weavers speak out
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Floods, blizzards, droughts, and dust storms: The week in perspective

This graphic doesn’t begin to encapsulate the tragic particularities of recent weather events and conflicts around the world, but it brings my commute to work — and hopefully yours — into a bit of perspective.

Floods, blizzards, droughts, and dust storms: The week in perspective
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Here's an explanation about why there's a backlog of immigration cases

US immigration courts face major bottlenecks. It's a complex problem, tied to a shortage of judges, underfunding and different enforcement programs in the US used to deter migrants from crossing the US-Mexico border. And on top of all that, data shows that people from Central America and Mexico are less likely to get asylum than others.

Here's an explanation about why there's a backlog of immigration cases
Flying around Ukraine

Airlines face a major challenge flying around Ukraine — it's huge

How big of a country is Ukraine? Well, flying around it is the same as flying to Springfield, Illinois, because of a crash in Philadelphia. It's that big.

Airlines face a major challenge flying around Ukraine — it's huge
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Malaysia Airlines has to thread the needle now to get its planes safely to western Europe

The crash of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 on July 17 has forced Malaysia Airlines to find a new — safer — route to its destinations in western Europe. The airline tried a few options and seems to have found a less controversial flight path.

Malaysia Airlines has to thread the needle now to get its planes safely to western Europe
Honduras Feature

This special security unit went from targeting drug smugglers to spotting unaccompanied kids

A new US-backed Honduran security unit is switching gears: It went from targeting drug smugglers to preventing kids from crossing the Honduran border.

This special security unit went from targeting drug smugglers to spotting unaccompanied kids
When a Game Changed a Nation

Will Brazil's World Cup loss go down as a sad sports moment, or become a political flashpoint?

Will Brazil's World Cup loss go down as a sad sports moment, or become a political flashpoint?
Where US State Department says terrorism or instability poses the greatest threat to US citizens

If you follow US travel warnings, 'Out of Africa' is more a strategy than a summer read

US citizens should “strongly consider not going” to more than one third of Africa, according to current travel warnings issued by the US State Department. So should you take those warnings seriously?

If you follow US travel warnings, 'Out of Africa' is more a strategy than a summer read
An Algerian soccer fan waves the Algerian flag in front of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. With 16 French-born players on the Algerian team, Franco-Algerians have celebrated the Algerian victories with huge celebrations in French cities.

At the World Cup, there are more French-born players playing against France than for it

There are so many French-born players at the World Cup that fans of Les Bleus could have chosen between two different full teams. But how do they feel about their players choosing to support different countries?

At the World Cup, there are more French-born players playing against France than for it