First with the boston globe, i worked for a number of years in latin america. That was close to a decade. Then, off and on with the washington post, it comes out to be close to a decade. Host when you decided on journalism, how did you gravitate toward a foreign reporting . Pamela well, my earliest interest in journalism was more about domestic issues. Poverty, drug addiction, social ills, you might say. I did a lot of work on that in the early years. Then i guess, i dont know, i traveled overseas as a tourist, to unusual places, and i began to think some of these same issues were definitely there and more and the struggles and problems were deeper and broader. And i just wanted to try that. Host what special skills does it take to be a Foreign Affairs journalist, as opposed to someone working domestically . Pamela i mean, there is a number of things i would not necessarily call them skills, but there is a number of ways you have to be. You have to be ready to change things quickly, to
Live coverage begins at 7 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. Pamela constable, who i feel like i should start off by saying welcome home. Pamela thank you. Im delighted to be home. Host all told, how many years of your reporting career or percentage have you spent overseas . Pamela i guess,close to half. First with the boston globe, i worked for a number of years in latin america. That was close to a decade. Then, off and on with the washington post, it comes out to be close to a decade. Host when you decided on journalism, how did you gravitate toward a foreign reporting . Pamela well, my earliest interest in journalism was more about domestic issues. Poverty, drug addiction, social ills, you might say. I did a lot of work on that in the early years. Then i guess, i dont know, i traveled overseas as a tourist, to unusual places, and i began to think some of these same issues were definitely there and more and the struggles and problems were deeper and broader. And i just wanted to try that. H
For joining us. A live look with lots of sun listening to do not stand so close to me by the police. It came out in 1986. Will hear the sun from sting the last ship based on his childhood in england in San Francisco right now. We have you next to us because are playing the role of sale today while he has the role of a lifetime. One of those musicians, if you turn it up, everything sounds great. Somebody i never saw live. Me either. The solo stuff. Anytime this guy goes on stage. Bruce springsteen reasoning was on stage, kind of in a different format but its nice to see them out of their element doing something so. Staying in San Francisco, we check in with him just a bit. We talking about soccer this morning, players on the National Soccer team are seeking more than 66 million in damages from the u. S. Soccer federation part of the gender discrimination lawsuit. The teams to the federation last year saying they do not receive equal pay or the same treatment as the Mens National team. D
Show us in our lives you know what. You like others want to play. Us on. Call join us on just what logic christian right to try to stop an enemy of the state to us hello im Richard Geres burden youre at the listening post among the media stories that were covering this week maximum Security State the case against Julian Assange and by implication modern day journalists in new delhi rioters attack reporters 1st and ask questions later questions like are you hindu or muslim journalism from behind bars in prisons across the United States inmates are reporting on a hidden world and saudi arabia finds another form of expression it cannot tolerate. A muslim woman rapping about mecca we begin with the legal fate of Julian Assange this past week saw the commencement of a court case that will determine whether Great Britain should extradite the wiki leaks founder to the United States the American Government has charged the sands for his part in the release of classified military documents and h
International now the longest transport workers strike in france for decades has now entered its 6th day it was called over planned Pension Reforms and today paris and other cities are witnessing another major mobilization supported by people of different classes and occupations in the french capital crowds gathered to call on the government withdrew its plans according to the local unions 370000 protesters descended on the capital although the interior ministry claimed was actually a fraction of that size shall have been ski reports from the center of the protests. Well weve already seen tear gas deployed on several occasions by the police as they were trying to control the crowd see paris and the crowds are huge i just want to get you to go up and get a sense of looking down this street just delivered to mission and push you much all the way down to the beach it is show. Block with people people whove come out to support this strike now in its 36 day this is the full state of nationw