Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

Anna Boiko-Weyrauch is a Seattle-based freelance multimedia journalist, specializing in radio. Her work has appeared on NPR, Rocky Mountain PBS News, PRI, American Public Media, Voice of America, the World Vision Report, and the United Nations Radio News Service, among others. She attended the Global College of Long Island University, studying in China, Thailand, India, Italy, Rwanda, Costa Rica, Cuba, and Nicaragua. She’s fluent in Japanese and Spanish. Last updated July 2017

InvestigationEnvironment, World

Dirty Gold

For some, gold conjures images of a wedding band. For others, like this community in Ghana, it means cyanide contamination in a vital local river.

Anna Boiko-WeyrauchThe Environment ReportDecember 14, 2009

InvestigationBusiness, Environment, World

Canadian Miner Meets Adversity in Ghana

Community activists say locals sent petitions to the capital and blocked the mining by the Canadian firm Golden Star Resources

Anna Boiko-WeyrauchVoice of AmericaDecember 7, 2009

InvestigationWorld

Ghanaians Caught in Local Gold Rush

With sound investments scarce, the price of gold is skyrocketing and gold mines are upping production — at the expense of African lands and waters.

Anna Boiko-WeyrauchMarketplaceNovember 24, 2009