Lessons from South Africa: FIU professor and alumni report on HIV/AIDS pandemic


In Lessons from South Africa, a 30-minute documentary that aired Oct. 15 on WPBT2 , FIU professor Allan Richards and journalism alums Jillian Simms ’08 and Tiffany Parkes ’07 (both students at the time of filming) share their experience of traveling to the epicenter of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The team reports on how innovative South African media initiatives have mobilized the country in the fight against the disease.

We originally reported on their trip in FIU Magazine in 2008. The documentary is now available on FIU’s YouTube account.