Episodes
May 12 2008 - In the interest of balance
In a week that started with the worst flood on the St John River since 1973 and ended with devastating tornadoes across Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, World Report revisits its discussion (October 30, 2007) of a UN document (GEO-4) from last October that puts climate change in perspective. That includes consideration of the "dualistic concept of journalistic balance." A report from APTN on a solidarity demonstration for jailed aboriginal chiefs trying to protect their land from mining encroachment, a reading of Robert Fisk's reports from Lebanon and several job opportunities at APTN round out this week's presentation.
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May 05 2008 - Odious Debts: arbitration and motivation, part 2 of an interview with Patricia Adams
In this part, Patricia Adams talks about the Canadian government's hypocrisy in the Lesotho case against Acres, about development in Afghanistan and about debt in Iraq. Headlines and blog comments suggest negotiations are becoming a serious strategy in Afghanistan.
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Apr 28 2008 - Odious debts: An interview with Patricia Adams, part 1 of 2
World Report makes the transition from regular contribution to 30-minute program. This is the first 30-minute program. Patricia Adams of Probe International believes that state to state aid should be abolished. World Report explores why. Headlines today focus on Afghanistan, the nuclear issue, and Israel-Palestine.
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Apr 22 2008 - Chernobyl and the “superstitious distrust of genetic modification”
This morning, World Report says good bye to Nelson Before Nine with a reflection about genetic modification and the invisible hand of the market on the 22nd anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
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Apr 15 2008 - Twenty questions about Tibet
This morning is my next-to-last NBN broadcast. I ask 20 questions about Tibet and weigh in on KCR Stories' question of the fortnight: What are podcasts and what me worry?
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Apr 08 2008 - Media failure - Variations on a theme
This morning World Report reviews several events of the week and raises some questions from the margins of the official news: the NATO meeting in Bucharest; Uri Avnery's take on the Tibet protests; mining and rape in Congo Kinshasa. How can the media fail? Let me count the ways.
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Apr 01 2008 - The failed strategy on Hamas
What happening with the peace process in Israel/Palestine? In a recent publication, two Israelis and two Palestinians agree that the strategy on Hamas is a failure. It's time for some fresh thinking.
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Mar 25 2008 - Tibet and the advantages of weekly community journalism Part One
This World Report is part one of a two part series that considers the use of language and context to explore what is going on in Tibet. The weekly format allows us to reconsider decisions that the hustling daily journalist has to take for granted.
Mar 18 2008 - The culture of peace in Israel Palestine
This morning World Report turns away from the recent violence in Gaza, Damascus and East Jerusalem and finds hope in the nonviolence movements jointly engaged by Palestinians and Israelis on both sides of the Green Line.
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Mar 11 2008 - Sarah Kamal interview: International Women’s Day, part 2
This morning's World Report is a second day of commemoration for International Women's Day. Sarah Kamal is a Canadian development worker who was involved in setting up a community radio station for women in Afghanistan.
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