Look at the op eds from governments with image problems, pr companies lurking behind the headlines. Journalists in egypt. Its not what they say in print or on the air. Now they have to watch what they say over coffee. And pent up beats on an oldschool desktop. Ebola difficult to cover as far as news stories go. The first rumblings in march. Cases were reported in neighbouring liberia, and sierra leone, the media were hooked and by the time the virus travelled beyond the borders, the International Media went not overdrive. For journalists travelling into the hot zone, taking the necessary precautions is job one. Then they have to get the medical science right. To avoid fearmongering. On the ground, reporters struggled with access, and there has been reports of access and arrest. The closure of one paper deemed as an off message. Some organizations showed a tendency to rely on white face, to tell a story that couldnt be more african. Our starting point is the capital of monrovia, where j
Over the next hour im going to take you on a journey that illustrates how russias confrontation with the west is spreading far beyond the ukraine. Flash points like donetsk and luhansk have set off a new cold war global tensions from nato to moscow. President obama and british Prime Minister David Cameron have warned about a frozen conflict. Steven harper has been even more blunt telling putin, quote, you need to get out of ukraine. But the message has been clear. Nato has been taking advantage by butting in on its new sphere of influence and russia will no longer take it. Putin has vowed to protect russian people and their interests abroad. But the wests situation with russia, has much to do with energy. As far north as the Arctic Circle, competing for precious Natural Resources and polar shipping lanes with new urgency. And yet whats happened in Eastern Ukraine may have fundamentally changed the game. Today a new cold war is brewing. Its 10 00 a. M. An atom morning autumn morning in
Velshi, and this is real money president obama announced moves to normalize relations with cubas communist government that were broken off in 1961. Back then president eisenhower broke with Fidel Castros government over its blooming alliance with the soviet union. The changes will include an exchange much ambassadors for the first time in more than half a century. Some restrictions on u. S. Companies that do business in cuba will be eased. The white house says american businesses will be able to open accounts at cuban banks and travellers permitted to use u. S. Credit and debit cards in cuba. What the policy change doesnt do is lift the u. S. Embargo on trade. That takes an act of congress, and both houses were blasted and pledged to keep sanctions in place. For more on the turbulent history, we need to travel in time to the late 1950s. And our story begins with an image of what used to be the havana. To understand why the u. S. And cuba had a strained relationship, you need to go back
That blood on the hands. Starts in the office of the mayor. Put aside protests, put aside demonstrations. Lets focus just on these families. The russian economy on the brink of collapse. The ruble in free fall. Not only because of the sanctions but also because of the very low price of oil. We shg thanking the saudis. The white house, the pentagon and the and be Beji Caid Essebsi has won the election. Florida state quarterback Jameis Winston. Has been cleared of any charges of Sexual Assault. 2014 on track to be the warmest year on record. Unless we do something soon we are not going to reverse this problem. We begin with anger , following the ambush murders of Police Officers. Police say rafael ramos and wenjian liu were killed busy ismaaiyl brinsley. Who also shot a former girlfriend, saying it was for revenge of the murders of Michael Brown and eric garner by Police Officers. Im asking everyone and this is across the spectrum to put aside protests, put aside demonstrations. Until th
Of the the view is amazing, but something a wrong. This gigantic, ancient ice sheet is melting. We explore what is happening in greenland and how soon it will effect us. Marita davison socializes in evolution, Cara Santa Maria is a scientist journalist and educato in microbiology, and im phil torres, im an ento meteorologists. Thats the team, lets entomologist. Thats the team now lets do some science. 7 music ] hey, whim to techknow. Im phil torres, joined by shini somara, marita davison, and Cara Santa Maria. We are in for a treat. Shini you just got back from on amazing journey to one of the most spectacular places in the world. Please tell us about it. Well, it was an absolute dream come true mission that i was on. I went to greenland and i was mapping glaziers with n. A. S. A. On a peacefree aircraft. The views were stunning. Lets take a look. I travelled half a world away to get to a case some call the canary in the coal mine when it comes to climate change. Greenland. I was here