Now on bbc news each year we go behind the camera and speak to the freelance journalists who capture and bring us some of the most Important News stories of our times, often in extremely difficult and dangerous circumstances. In the firing line. Some of the most powerful images of this year. Often filmed in difficult and dangerous places. There are snipers on this road. But who are the people who bring us these pictures . Five, six debt. Why do they do it . How do they do it . And what has been the impact on them personally. Each year we step behind the camera and speak to the men and women who are and bring us some of the most Important News stories of oui the most Important News stories of our times. Often under extremely difficult circumstances, and facing great personal strain. These freelance video journalists are honoured by an award named after a british freelancer who was killed in moscow covering the tober coup in 1993. His memory lives on through the Rory Peck Trust which wor
And the man who oversaw the final defeat of tamil tiger rebels in sri lanka, goata baya rajapaksa, has won the countrys president ial election. Each year we go behind the camera and speak to the freelance journalists who capture and bring us some of the most Important News stories of our times. This is in the firing line. Some of the most powerful images of this year. 0ften filmed in difficult and dangerous places. There are snipers along this road. But who are the people who bring us these pictures . How many beds . Five, six, seven. Why do they do it . How do they do it . And what has been the impact on them personally . Each year, we step behind the camera and speak to the men and women who capture and bring us some of the most Important News stories of our times. Often under extremely difficult circumstances and facing great personal strain. These freelance video journalists are honoured by the rory peck awards, named after a british freelancer who was killed in moscow covering the
Question. How many black people were living in stanford, connecticut in 1963. It was north stanford, so thats where it had more land. So it was our family. In 63 there may have been more, two or three in that section of town, but pretty much segregated ourselves in stanford, connecticut. What do you remember about that segregation. About being one of the few africanamericans. I remember in elementary school, children asking me if i bathed and you know, and me feeling very insecure, very shy, not didnt speak at all. I wouldnt ask questions, i wouldnt wear my glasses because i didnt want to be different in any other way and i didnt understand that that was part of my experience there, being the only black child in the fifth grade. So, until fifth grade i was the only black child in the school. Why did mom and dad want you to have that, want you to live there . I dont think they wanted us to have that level of isolation nor lack of, you know, overly they werent sitting us out there as an
Please welcome to the stage Michael Bennett. Hello, iowa. You are a Patient Group of people. I didnt know how patient. And i want to thank you for allowing all of us to impose on you. I want to particularly thank you for the kindness that youve shown me and my family as weve travelled the state of iowa. I want to thank my friend, tom harken, my chairman who is right here, tom, thank you for your leadership. And thank you for your friendship. Ive been in the senate, as tom knows, for ten years. Its hard for me to believe its been a decade. Weve done two committees together. Tonight i want to talk to you not as a senator but as the only superintendent of schools who has ever run for president of the United States. I worked with kids in the Denver Public schools before i went to the senate. Its a School District thats got about a billion dollar budget. For reference, thats about three times the size of a certain municipality in the state of indiana. Im just saying. It has 95,000 children
They were living in stamford connecticut in 1963. It was north stanford thats where they have more land. It was our family. It may have been two or three. Thats how they segregated themselves. What you remember about being one of the few african americans. I felt very insecure shy, i did not want to be different in any other way. It was part of my experience there. For fifth grade i was the only black child in the school. I dont think they wanted us to have that level of isolationn they were not setting us out there as an experiment. He wanted to live there and have privacy. It was 45 minutes in new york city. They actually ran into housing discrimination. It was actually with the health of injury and simon. She lived in a community during the summertime that we were able to even find this particular property. We have a trophy room in our house. And wherever we went public it was a different experience. He would walk into the dining room and everyone would turn and look. Y the downspou