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Between the Lines
"Between the Lines" is a national, half-hour program that provides a platform for individuals and spokespersons from progressive organizations generally ignored or marginalized by the mainstream media.
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Four Years After Devastating Earthquake, Corruption Derails Haiti’s Recovery
Interview with Kim Ives, co-founder and an editor at Haiti Liberte’ newspaper, conducted by Scott Harris
Four years ago on Jan. 12, 2010, a massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti’s capital Port au Prince and the surrounding area, killing an estimated 200,000 to 300,000 people. Hundreds of thousands more were injured and with large swaths of the capital completely destroyed, about 1.5 million Haitians were made homeless. Story continues
West Virginia Chemical Spill Exposes Lax State Oversight of Industry Environmental Hazards
Interview with Vivian Stockman, communications specialist with the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, conducted by Melinda Tuhus
Last week, a 7,500-gallon chemical spill in the Elk River, just over a mile upstream from the intake for the public water supply for a large percentage of West Virginians, caused the governor to ban the use of water for any human use beyond flushing toilets. Even boiling the water was not considered safe. Three hundred thousand residents of the capital, Charleston, and several other counties were told to rely on bottled water. Story continues
CBS’ “60 Minutes” Adopts the Fox News Playbook
Interview with Brad Friedman, independent investigative journalist, blogger and broadcaster, conducted by Scott Harris
The CBS network’s award-winning news program, “60 Minutes,” has suffered a series of embarrassing journalistic failures and misstatements of fact in recent months. In October, the news magazine’s segment investigating the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya on Sept. 11, 2012 was discredited when an interview with an ex-security officer in Libya, Dylan Davies, provided a false account of the events surrounding the attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. The segment produced by Lara Logan was criticized for its bias in favor of Republican-talking points attempting to elevate the events in Benghazi to a major scandal for the Obama administration. Story continues
This week’s summary of under-reported news
Compiled by Bob Nixon
- Across Afghanistan cases of malnutrition have spiked in the last year, as the war ravaged nation struggles to import enough food to feed its impoverished population.
- Two years ago a gay couple and a friend vacationing on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia were tied up, beaten and threatened with knives and guns, before the trio escaped.
- Wal-Mart warehouse contractor Schneider Logistics recently settled two cases where fired workers made allegations of wage theft.
