Hello im Richard Gaisford and youre at the listening post on this program we track the global news media examine dominant narratives and spend more time critiquing journalism and celebrating it were not an award show but to mark the end of 2019 we wanted to examine a few cases where quality reporting the kind of it speaks truth to power exposes wrongdoing and helps rectify it has made an impact taking just 4 examples was not easy we wanted to get across geographies different kinds of stories various forms of media we settled on west africa and a documentary exposing Sexual Harassment on University Campuses hong kong 1st person videos capturing Police Brutality on the front lines of the protests there brazil a tale of corruption at the heart of the both are not on government as well as the United States Investigative Journalism on the sex trafficking of children that has had International Ramifications journalists take a lot of heat some of them deserve it will be back on their case nex
Millions are waking up to rising flood waters and onslaught of rain and at least three deaths have been linked to harvey and all out search is under way after six members of a family tried to escape harvey and there is a search for them. About 280,000 are without power in the state. Over 2,000 individuals have been rescued. The National Guard roughly 12,000 now mobiled while citizen rescuers plunging themselves in the water to help where they can. Heres Texas Governor greg abbott. If not the largest, has to be categorized as one of the largest disasters america has ever faced. And to see the Swift Response from the federal government is pretty much unparalleled. When all is said and done, fema predicts over 450,000 people will register as disaster victims. Nbcs dylan drier is in the houston this morning. Dylan, no letting it up it seems right behind you its coming down hard. Guys, it certainly is, frances. We were in this location yesterday leading up to nightly news and we were seeing
The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 225. The nays are 184. With three answering present. The journal stands approved. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on Armed Services be discharged from further consideration of h. R. 3891, and ask for its immediate consideration by the house. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 3897, a bill to amend title x United States code to provide for the issuance of the gold star installation access card to the surviving spouse, dependent children, and other next of kin of a member of the armed forces who dies while serving on certain activity or reserve duty to ensure that a remarried surviving spouse with dependent children of the deceased member remains eligible for installation of benefits to which the surviving spouse is previously eligible, and for other purposes. The speaker pr
Disturbing to some viewers. We, the negro people down here have gotten completely failed. It you know what they are going to do tonight . They are going after the white people. Now they are after the white people. Theyre going to congregate. They are going to do the white man in tonight. They are going to do the white man in tonight. [church congregation singing] narrator anarchy, the breakdown of law and order, a chaotic reign of terror, mob rule and rioting, the collapse of government authority. These phrases ring strange in the ears of americans, and for good reason. Through the years, america has stood as the world symbol for law and order. Our government is responsive to the will of the people. Our courts and legislatures are the mechanics for peaceful address of grievances. And the policeman on the corner has traditionally been looked on as a friend, not as the instrument of a tyrant. Anarchy, well, that was something we read about in our newspapers that was always happening in o
According to the indictment the scheme took shape while mr. Williams and the Business Owner were in punta cana february of 2012. When Business Owner number one sent a text in february of 2012 again asking williams to help his friend he responded with a text message saying if he pleaded guildy and from the sentence it seems there is a mandatory sentence there is little i can do the day before without it looks extremely suspicious. My decision to accept gifts caused embarrassment. The Business Owners were not named in the indictment and no indication they were charged with a crime. To those charges the grand jury charged d. A. Essential williams with medicare fraud. He is acontusioned of stealing 20,000 from a relative and using that money for his own personal use. He was unable to reach the District Attorney but his Office Released a statement. The Philadelphia Das Office does not have any comment at that time. The da is not in the office because he is spending time with his family. For