welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden has announced longer hours at america s largest port los angeles to try to help ease supply chain blockages in the run up to the black friday and christmas shopping seasons. suppliers around the world are struggling to cope with a rise in consumer demand, as countries emerge from pandemic lockdowns. the shortages are causing steep price rises in everthing from food to energy to consumer goods. from washington, here s our economics editor faisal islam. one of the world s biggest parking lots. dozens of cargo ships just waiting in the pacific, full of goods from asia, unable to dock at full terminals in the ports of california, with containers piled high. the same now happening on the atlantic coast off georgia too and in other ports around the world, the plumbing of the world economy not functioning properly. at the white house today, president biden summoned us business bosses to work 24/7 to c
time for the media show. hello. how do you interest the public in public interestjournalism? how do you get a bigger splash? that is the theme of today s programme. the largest leak of offshore data in history has seen newspapers around the world co ordinate to unleash the pandora papers. their findings have revealed the hidden wealth and tax avoidance of some of the world s richest and most powerful people. over in the states, a facebook whistle blower and an expose into a media company have also got journalists very excited. but how can the public be persuaded to pay attention to stories like these? what tips something from worth reporting to game changing? let me introduce you to my guests. ben smith is media columnist at the new york times, and before that, he was editor in chief at buzzfeed news. so, ben, we will be talking a lot today about investigations, which is an art form that you are familiar with. tell me, what would you say has been your own biggest investigatio
happened. president biden has announced longer hours at america s largest port los angeles to try to help ease supply chain blockages in the run up to the black friday and christmas shopping seasons. suppliers around the world are struggling to cope with a rise in consumer demand, as countries emerge from pandemic lockdowns. the shortages are causing steep price rises in everything from food to energy to consumer goods. from washington, here s our economics editor faisal islam. one of the world s biggest parking lots. dozens of cargo ships just waiting in the pacific, full of goods from asia, unable to dock at full terminals in the ports of california, with containers piled high. the same now happening on the atlantic coast off georgia too and in other ports around the world, the plumbing of the world economy not functioning properly. at the white house today, president biden summoned us business bosses to work 24/7 to clear the backlogs. this is an across the board commi
police have made 35 arrests after members of the environmental group, insulate britain, blocked more roads today. demonstrators were dragged out of the way by angry motorists in essex, but immediately returned to join the protest again. jon donnison reports. tempers at boiling point today. moved out of the way!- tempers at boiling point today. moved out of the way! move out ofthe moved out of the way! move out of the way- moved out of the way! move out of the way. some moved out of the way! move out of the way. some drivers - moved out of the way! move out of the way. some drivers took i of the way. some drivers took matters into of the way. some drivers took matters into their of the way. some drivers took matters into their own - of the way. some drivers took matters into their own hands. i matters into their own hands. this kind of direct action has been going on for more than a month. today they reduce the ugliest scenes so far. produced. the activists complain
it s odd, i m so filled with emotion about what just happened. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden has announced longer hours at america s largest port, los angeles, to try to help ease supply chain blockages in the run up to the black friday and christmas shopping seasons. suppliers around the world are struggling to cope with a rise in consumer demand as countries emerge from pandemic lockdowns. the shortages are causing steep price rises in everything from food to energy to consumer goods. from washington, here s our economics editor faisal islam. one of the world s biggest parking lots. dozens of cargo ships just waiting in the pacific, full of goods from asia, unable to dock at full terminals in the ports of california, with containers piled high. the same now happening on the atlantic coast off georgia too, and in other ports around the world, the plumbing of the world economy not functioning properly. at the white house today,