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Democracy Comes to Baghdad

January 27, 2005 - Baghdad, IRAQ - On January 30th, Iraq holds its first free election in more than 50 years. Despite the escalating violence and incidents of terror across the country, ZUMA photographers is hunkering down and preparing to cover the historic event from all angles.

ROBERT KING is embedded with U.S. troops and will continue submit daily updates from the capital on the coalition forces and the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps as they work to secure polling stations.

NIKOS PILOS is living locally in Baghdad and will cover polling stations and full voting activities. He just submitted reportage on the re-emergence of the Iraqi Communist Party (ICP), which is experiencing a revival after decades of persecution. (See pictures below.)

JANICE YIM is in Kurdistan in Northern Iraq developing a story on Massoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party. She will remain in the North through the election.

Also, be sure to check out our coverage of Iraqi absentee voters casting their ballots from around the world.

All photographers remain on stand-by for assignments. For more information, please contact Ruaridh Stewart at 949.481.3747.

zNews

Triple Train Crash

At least eleven people were killed and over 200 more were injured in a horrifying triple train derailment in Los Angeles yesterday. The smash was caused by a collision with a vehicle that was parked across the tracks that derailed them on impact. Juan Manual Alvarez (25), who was contemplating suicide then changed his mind and fled from the vehicle when he saw the trains approaching, is charged with murder in connection with the passenger deaths. To view more on the ground and aerial coverage of the derailment and rescue operations, click here.

zPeople

ZUMA Press is proud to announce the appointment of JOHN J. CAMARILLO to the newly created position of Sales Manager, Latin Markets. The LA-native brings ZUMA's sales team extensive experience selling to Hispanic media clients both in the U.S. and in South America.

His appointment is part of ZUMA's 2005 broader sales strategy that involves aggressively maximizing sales opportunities in markets that are projected to grow exponentially.

Camarillo joins ZUMA from Tribune Media Services/NewsCom where he developed the Latin American and U.S. Hispanic markets for NewsCom's content sales. He has a similar record of success at Telemundo, Newscorp and Fox before that.

A growing expert in the field, Camarillo has participated in speaker panels on Spanish news content delivery at the National Association of Hispanic Publications conference. His analysis and opinions on the subject are also published in Portada, the leading Hispanic print media industry publication.

Camarillo will be based out of ZUMA's San Clemente headquarters and can be contacted via email (John@ZUMApress.com) or at 949.481.3747.

zFeatures

March for Life

LES STONE traveled to Washington for the 32nd anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion where thousands of pro-life supporters called upon lawmakers and judges to reverse the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. Click image above to view more.

Hermits Revealed

LUC NOVOVITCH just submitted his exploration America's growing hermit subculture. Almost a dozen individuals are featured including an atheist living with his goats and dogs in the Chihuahua Desert; a Catholic monk who never leaves his house/hermitage in Temple, TX; and two Franciscan sisters living in the woods in the middle of nowhere West Virginia. Some of these individuals he are drawn to solitude and escaping the perceived nuisances of so-called modern life, others seek silence and isolation to further their dedication to a contemplative spiritual or religious life.

In another feature, Novovitch photographed a group of Waffen-SS and Wehrmacht reenactors as they attempted to take over Fort Washita, Oklahoma from the GIs who were defending it.

Both stories are accompanied by full text. For more information, email pd@ZUMApress.com.

Must zEvents

ZUMA Press proudly presents Vivid VOODOO--a photographic exhibit of the ritual, sacrifice, possession and love of Haiti's religion.

Date: February 2 through March 31, 2005
Venue: Ocean Brewery's BIG Gallery
237 Ocean Ave., San Clemente, CA 92651

For more information, see: http://www.zcorporate.com/voodoo.html

Join us for the opening reception, February 2, 2005 @ 7 p.m.
Watch Your Shadow!

Chronicles of the Keystone Archive

January 27 marks the sixtieth anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz Concentration Camp. To view more, log into ZUMApress.com and search for the keyword ZNAZI.

Looking Ahead...

zReportage Update

Aceh's Orphans

On December 26, 2004, the devastating tsunami orphaned thousands of children. Those left without family turn to boarding schools for help, education and spiritual guidance.
Photography by, ©DENY/JiwaFoto/ZUMA Press.

To view more, click here.

To license this or any other zReportage.com essay, please contact Anna Piccioni at 949.481.3747.

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