Posts tagged with 'Channel 4 News'

02 Apr 12 2 Comments

Why write a book?

The story of Libya’s revolution demanded to be told, says Lindsey Hilsum, who has written Sandstorm; Libya in the Time of Revolution.

01 Feb 12 No Comments

Video journalists leading a Syrian media revolution

A band of brand new, out-of-nowhere, self-styled TV news reporters has sprung up in besieged Syrian cities. Their sudden emergence is a startling new phenomenon of the 11-month-long Syrian revolt.

13 Oct 11 1 Comment

World must ‘wake-up’ to plight of Somali women

Somali human rights worker Fartun Adan says “the world needs to wake up” to the increasing danger for women in her homeland.

09 Oct 11 35 Comments

What was Werritty doing meeting Sri Lanka’s regime?

On his last trip to Sri Lanka, Defence Secretary Liam Fox called on the country to properly investigate its actions at the end of the civil war. But what, blogs Channel 4 News Foreign Editor Ben De

29 Jun 09 18 Comments

Are we over-doing Jackson's death?

Was he as famous as the Duke of Wellington? There has been some debate about how much time a show like Channel 4 News should devote to a story like the death of Michael Jackson. Both in the

10 May 09 442 Comments

Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa tells Channel 4 News to leave

It’s not often that the most powerful man in the country rings you. I’d spoken amicably to defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa 45 minutes earlier about getting some better access to