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USA: CHINESE DISSIDENT WANG DAN VISITS HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Mandarin/Eng/Nat
China's leading human rights activist Wang Dan visited fellow students at Harvard University to preach his gospel of democracy and free speech.
Wang was a Beijing University student and an active voice in the democracy...
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An internet privacy analyst says the European high court's decision against Google that allows web users to have some say over private information that appears in search lists essentially 'breaks' the purpose of the internet. (May 13)
Google and other search engines were thrust into an unwanted new role Tuesday - caretaker of people's reputations - when Europe's highest court ruled that individuals should have some say over what information pops up when their names...
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WRAP Demos against Prophet Muhammad cartoons
Karachi
1. Protesters throwing stones
2. Various of police running towards protesters and firing tear gas
3. Police vehicles driving towards scene
4. Mid of man being beaten with a stick
5. Mid of policeman firing tear gas
6. Tyres on...
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Reax to Myanmar, US State Dept, Roman Mayor and rally
Washington, DC, US
1. Walk-in shot of Tom Casey, U.S. State Department spokesman
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tom Casey, U.S. State Department spokesman:
"First of all, the people of Burma deserve better than the regime they've got. This...
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State Dept concern over raids at HK newspaper offices
1. Medium shot of Adam Ereli
2. Media cutaway
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Adam Ereli, US State Department Spokesman:
"The question deals with actions taken against seven Hong Kong newspapers. Our position would be to urge the Hong Kong......
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WRAP Lawyer for US journalist Saberi released after 4 months in prison ADDS Iranian min
1. Wide of IRINN newsreader in studio
2. Mid of Iranian Intelligence Minister, Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi, surrounded by reporters after the meeting of cabinet members (++OVERLAID WITH NEWS READER VOICEOVER REPORTING ON MINISTER'S...
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INDONESIA: NEWSPAPER BANNED BY SUHARTO RETURNS TO NEWS STANDS
English/Nat
A bold newspaper, once banned under President Suharto, has returned to the news stands in Indonesia.
DeTak, formerly known as DeTik, is on a mission to test the limits of press freedom in a country only just emerging from...
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Arrests at anti-globalisation demonstration
1. Wide shot Pushkin Square in central Moscow
2. Close up anarchist flag
3. Various of anti-globalisation rally
4. Mid shot rally
5. Close up protester
6. Wide shot rally
7. Mid shot riot police arriving at the scene
8. Various of police...
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About 50,000 people rally protest against prophet cartoons
1. Wide shot of protestors
2. Mid shot of protesters
3. One man chanting slogan: "Go Musharraf, go"
4. Protesters raising hands and chanting slogans against US and Denmark
5. Wide shot of Bush effigy
6. Close shot of Bush effigy
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Crowds turned out in several US cities to hold vigils for the victims of the attack on a satirical newspaper in Paris. People said they were there to show support for freedom of speech and freedom of the press. (Jan. 8)
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Vigil were held in several North American cities on Wednesday night, following the terror attack on a French satirical newspaper that left ten journalists and two police officers dead. A...
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CROATIA: AUTHORITIES THREATEN TO CLOSE INDEPENDENT RADIO STATION
Eng/Serbo-Croat/Nat
Croatian authorities said Wednesday they would close the country's last independent radio station, saying it was too political.
With the state already controlling nationwide television and radio and three of the four...
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Hundreds rally for press freedom
1. Wide of monument signifying the first flight to space, tilt down to protesters gathered below
2. Woman handing out Communist newspapers to protesters
3. Old man reading 'Bolshevik Pravda' newspaper
4. Communist demonstrators with red...
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The father of a fallen soldier who's funeral was picketed by members of the Westboro Baptist Church says there are limitations to free speech. The case he filed against the church is set to be heard by the Supreme Court. Media organizations, including The Associated Press, are urging the court to side with the church despite what they call the church's "deeply offensive" message. (Oct. 5)
HEADLINE: Father: Protests at funerals "have to be stopped"
CAPTION: The father of a fallen soldier who's funeral was picketed by members of the Westboro Baptist Church says there are limitations to free speech. The case he filed against...
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WRAP Chilean Sup Crt rules fmr Peru Pres will be extradited ADDS Fujimori's daughter
Santiago, Chile - 21 September 2007
1. Wide interior of courthouse
2. Statue inside courthouse
3. Media scrum around Alfredo Chaigneau, judge in the extradition case of former Peruvian president, Alberto Fujimori
4. Justice Alfredo...
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Gary Pruitt, who heads the third-largest newspaper company in the U.S., will become the next president and CEO of The Associated Press. Pruitt will join AP in July. (March 21)
HEADLINE:Gary Pruitt of McClatchy new AP president, CEO
CAPTION: Gary Pruitt, who heads the third-largest newspaper company in the U.S., will become the next president and CEO of The Associated Press. Pruitt will join AP in July. (March...
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Joint briefing by US Secretary of State and British FM
1. Wide view of Powell and Straw
2. Cutaway reporters
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Colin Powell, U.S. Secretary of State:
"I think France and Germany do understand obligation is on Iraq and if there is any confusion about that I am sure we...
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Google, U.S. companies say products benefit Chinese, despite restrictions
1. Various of the Divani Apollo Palace hotel
2. Congress hall meeting
3. Various of sign: (English) Internet Governance Forum
4. People registering
5. Woman at computer
6. People in hall
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vint Cerf, Vice President...
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Protestors who disrupted Olympic torch ceremony return for trial
1. Various of airport
2. Pan of arrivals board showing time of Air France flight carrying the three protesters from the Paris-based press freedom group Reporters Without Borders
3. Reporters from left to right: Robert Menard, general...
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UN Secretary-General Ban on situation in Libya
1. Wide of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon talking with advisors
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General:
"I have seen very disturbing and shocking scenes where Libyan authorities have been firing at demonstrators from...
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Guerlain cosmetic empire heir convicted of racism
Paris - 29 March 2012
1. Wide interior courthouse with journalists
2. Pull out from sign above court entrance
3. Wide of Patrick Klugman, lawyer for SOS Racism Association, speaking to journalists
4. SOUNDBITE: (French) Patrick...
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First lady talks to students about missing plane, freedom of expression
The US is offering "as many resources as possible to assist in the search" for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, according to First Lady Michelle Obama.
In a speech at the Stanford Center at Peking University she also said that...
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Head of inter-American Press Association on Miller case
Washington, August 10th 2005
1. Establisher press conference
2. Cutaway press
3. SOUNDBITE: (English)
"What has happened is terrible for the freedom of the press. Not only in the United States, but also for the Latin American countries...
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USA: WASHINGTON: FINAL RESPECTS PAID TO JUDGE WILLIAM BRENNAN
English/Nat
The United States said a final goodbye on Tuesday to the man many Americans describe as their nation's most influential judge this century - former Supreme Court Justice William Brennan.
US President Bill Clinton delivered...
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Security ahead of Sharif's return, human rights bite
1. Street scene
2. Mid shot of entrance to Mughalpura Police station, policeman standing at gate
3. Close-up of name plate reading (Arabic): "Mughalpura police station"
4. Wide shot of police questioning a man in the street
5. Arrested...