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Archive for April, 2009
Global Hit (4:00)
Anchor Marco Werman visited a slum in Lagos, Nigeria, to find out more about the environment that inspired the music of Afrobeat king Fela Kuti.
Geo Answer and Global Hit (8:15)
The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. Two of Zimbabwe’s leading protest poets, Comrade Fatso and Outspoken, grew up on the streets of Harare. They speak with anchor Marco Werman about their hip-hop street poetry.
American hostage
The U.S. captain taken hostage by Somali pirates managed to jump off their lifeboat overnight but was apparently recaptured. Richard Phillips was captured on Wednesday after a struggle on his ship, the Maersk Alabama.
Mexico journalists
Mexico’s Congress has passed a bill that treats murders of journalists as federal offenses. Advocates say is necessary to end rampant impunity at the state and local level, where crimes against journalists are seldom investigated.
Architects Share Green Building Ideas
In the fight to curb global warming, we’re often encouraged to drive less or use more fuel efficient cars. Well, it turns out that cars aren’t the biggest source of greenhouse gases. Buildings are responsible for roughly half of the total greenhouse gas emissions around the world. There’s a group of architects that’d like to change that. They call themselves ‘Architecture 2030′. Their goal is to make buildings that use no fossil fuels by the year 2030. The World’s Jason Margolis has our story.
Flying Drones and NCAA Basketball Teams Court Foreign Players
Alex and Clark are back with a selection of interviews that highlights the skills you need to anchor an international news program. One minute, you’re asked to prepare for an interview with an Air Force Colonel who flys drones over war zones, and the next minute, you’re asking Sports Illustrated writers about how the NCAA [...]
Entire program – April 2, 2009
Today on The World: What’s come out of the G20 summit in London; How Italian car company Fiat can help save Chrysler from bankruptcy; And a movie that takes you back to Paris in 1936 — labor unrest, included.
Wrapping up the G20 summit (3:30)
The World’s Laura Lynch reports on the plan that came out of the G20 meeting in London. It includes more than one trillion dollars for the International Monetary Fund.
New world order at G20 (4:45)
Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC’s diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall about how the G20 summit highlighted dynamics among the nations represented in London. Listen to the full interview with Bridget Kendall
Russia and US on arms deal (4:45)
With the world’s attention trained on the global economy, little attention has been paid to a striking goal set by the Russian and American presidents: to rid the world of nuclear weapons. The World’s Alex Gallafent reports.
World markets rally (2:45)
The World’s Jason Margolis looks at what’s driving the rally in global stock markets today.
What Fiat would give Chrysler (4:30)
President Obama says Chrysler must finalize a partnership with Italian car company or face bankruptcy. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with auto industry analyst Anil Valsan about FIAT’s transformation from the butt of jokes to Chrysler’s potential savior.
NATO summit next for President Obama (4:50)
President Obama’s first strut across the world stage is not over. As The World’s Gerry Hadden reports, tomorrow the American president attends a NATO summit where he is expected to get an earful about how the 60-year-old organization should move forward regarding Russia and Afghanistan.
A new direction for military training (8:15)
The US military is taking lessons learned from Iraq and Afghanistan, and it’s preparing American troops to fight future insurgencies. But what are the trade-offs in focusing so much on counterinsurgency warfare? The World’s Matthew Bell reports.
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