TV Guide: Dispatch

Video: LAX lot a second home for some

MSNBC — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:13:14 -0500

Sept. 12: Just miles from the runways of Los Angeles International Airport, a group of airline workers has figured out a novel and affordable way to stay close to their base. NBC s Mara Schiavocampo reports.

Video: Did racial ‘teachable moment’ pass us by?

MSNBC — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:13:21 -0500

July 25: As Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Sgt. James Crowley ponder their immediate futures, NBC s Mara Schiavocampo took to the streets to see what the public gleaned from the incident.

Video: Africa ready for Obama visit, official says

MSNBC — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:14:12 -0500

July 9: As Ghana prepares for President Obama's first official visit to Africa, NBC's Mara Schiavocampo spoke to Dr. Erieka Bennett, head of mission for the Diaspora African Forum.

Video: Counting crocs in Africa

MSNBC — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:14:11 -0500

July 8: NBC's Anthony Galloway and Mara Schiavocampo witness a lunchtime feeding of crocodiles in Ghana.

Video: In Africa, friendship's a snap

MSNBC — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:14:11 -0500

July 8: NBC's Mara Schiavocampo learns the Ghanaian handshake greeting.

Video: Going bananas in Ghana

MSNBC — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:14:11 -0500

July 8, 2009: NBC's Mara Schiavocampo gets a lesson in transporting fruit from the market without using any hands.

Video: Graffiti art store draws local ire

MSNBC — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:13:45 -0500

March 8: When a shop catering to graffiti artists opened in Brooklyn last year, it faced some mixed reactions. NBC s Mara Schiavocampo reports on this unique, yet controversial store.

Video: Down and out in Car Town, USA

MSNBC — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:35:22 -0500

Nov. 21: The Big Three auto companies may be on a losing streak, but according to factory laborers in Detroit, it's the workers who are paying the price. NBC's Mara Schiavocampo reports.

Video: Big Three struggles ripple through Detroit

MSNBC — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:30:18 -0500

Nov. 20: NBC's Mara Schiavocampo reports on the local businesses including a barber shop, a sign maker, and a restaurant owner that once thrived in the shadows of the Big Three automakers.

Video: What would Malcolm X say?

MSNBC — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:35:17 -0500

Nov. 6: What would Malcolm X think of the country's first Black president? NBC's Mara Schiavocampo spoke with his daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz.

Video: What were the young Obamas like?

MSNBC — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:35:11 -0500

Nov. 6: Harvard Professor Charles Ogletree, Jr. taught both Michelle and Barack Obama more than 20 years ago. He tells NBC's Mara Schiavocampo what his two young students were like, and how Barack has dealt with the issue of race in this campaign.

Video: Read all about it... or not

MSNBC — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:55:30 -0500

Nov. 6: Many who hoped to get a newspaper commemorating Obama's historic win found an unexpected headline sold out! NBC's Mara Schiavocampo reports on the shortage of newspapers around the country.

Video: Living history in Harlem

MSNBC — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:55:48 -0500

Nov. 5: NBC's Mara Schiavocampo shares the sights and sounds of Harlem, New York, on election day 2008.

Video: A mix of euphoria with disbelief

MSNBC — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:36:17 -0500

Nov. 4: NBC's Mara Schiavocampo and Michelle Kosinski report amongst emotional crowds in Harlem and Spelman College in Atlanta, respectively.

Video: Obama speaks to 'hip-hop generation'

MSNBC — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:35:41 -0500

Nov. 4: NBC's Mara Schiavocampo talks to Jeff Johnson, host of BET's "The Truth," about Barack Obama's effect on the youth voter turnout, particularly within the African-American community.

Video: Campaigns take vintage approach to late Penn. pitches

MSNBC — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:35:07 -0500

Nov. 2: In the political ground war for Pennsylvania, both campaigns are using their foot soldiers on the frontlines. NBC s Mara Schiavocampo reports.

Video: Despite economic fears, consumers cling to hope

MSNBC — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:03:47 -0500

Oct. 19: From small towns to big cities, Americans are worried about what the financial crisis means for them. But as NBC's Mara Schiavocampo reports, despite the doubts, many residents believe better days must lie ahead.

Video: Retirement not playing well in Peoria

MSNBC — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:35:14 -0500

Oct. 17: In Peoria, Ill., as in most parts of the country, the present economic crisis has eaten away at many people's retirement savings, making "the rest of your life" seem like it might last too long. NBC's Mara Schiavocampo reports.

Video: Safe on the sidelines, but eyeing a crisis

MSNBC — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:28:16 -0500

Oct. 16: Despite being somewhat insulated from the worst of the financial crisis, people in Des Moines, Iowa, are increasingly anxious and spending less. NBC's Mara Schiavocampo reports.

Video: A Dispatch From Reuters - (Original trailer)

TCM — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:22:08 -0500

An entrepreneur (Edward G. Robinson) builds an international news agency.