The State We're In, 23 October 2010. A Darfuri journalist tells us why reporting from Holland makes him a better local journalist in Darfur. How China uses lunch to control journalists. And a Colombian journalist reports on the drug wars there, despite death threats. We also meet Ismael Khatib, a Palestinian father who, when his son was shot by Israeli soldiers, donated his son’s organs to Israeli children. We close with two dads: Aad and Ron Disssel de Boo who take in children no one else wants.
Photo: Colombian TV journalist Hollman Morris in action.
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Freeing the press
Gafaar Monro knows how hard it is to be a journalist in Darfur. The government controls much of the media and telling the truth there can get you killed. But he’s found a way to reach people, through Radio Dabanga, which is headquartered in the Netherlands and broadcasts radio news via shortwave to Darfur.
Unwanted witness
Host Jonathan Groubert speaks with Hollman Morris, a Colombian television journalist, and the subject of the documentary Unwanted Witness. His reporting shows how the so-called "war on drugs" has victimized the people of Colombia. It’s also meant death threats and a difficult family life.
China’s velvet press muzzle
China’s government has a lot of heavy-handed ways of silencing its critics: spying, jail, torture. It also has another way: lunch. As contributor Karin Meirik discovered, invitations from government agents to dine can be just as effective in hiding the truth.
Front page regret
In 1989, a terrorist group in Lebanon threatened to execute their American hostage, Joseph Ciccipio. Canadian journalist Peter Kavanagh persuaded Ciccipio’s sister to give an exclusive interview for his CBC television program. In this essay, he explains why he regrets what he did to this day.
Heart of Jenin
Jonathan speaks with Ismael Khatib, a Palestinian father from the West Bank City of Jenin. When his son was shot by Israeli soldiers, Ismael surprised everyone by donating his son’s organs to Israeli children. His story is portrayed in the documentary, Heart of Jenin.
Two fathers
Aad and Ron Disssel de Boo are a gay couple living in the Netherlands. They take in children no one else wants. For them, it’s not about creating the child you want, but loving the child you have.
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Hi, TSWI,
I enjoyed listening to your show today on the internet. I tried to find the Ikea table/roadblock, but can't find it. Any suggestions?
Thank you,
April (formerly in Seattle - now in A'dam)
Hi April,
thanks for your comment, the photo is now available - just click on the photos above to view, regards TSWI
Hi Liz and thanks for your comments. I do indeed think the singer you like so much is CBC filler. Wish I knew what it was too.
I was listening to you over cbc overnight. At the end of the show there was a wonderful singer, a man finishing off the show. I thought someone would come back on and tell me who he is! But no one came on and I realize I have no idea if it was TSWI or if it was a cbc filler.
If it was you, the song talked of home, my eyes but that's all I could remember. If you know the singer/song, please send the info. otherwise, post it somewhere, maybe facebook. I'll make the show a link and wait to hear.
Thanx, very interesting show. Loved the 2 Dutch parents: love the kids as they are not as you want them to be. Great role models!
Liz
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