How does the rising tension between Hong Kong and China impact the city’s press freedom? This week, we turn away from headlines and speak to journalists and journalism students about their experiences and perspectives. Tune in for more.
This week on War News Radio, we catch up on Hong Kong’s case of the five missing booksellers. Why did the disappearance of bookstore employees stir up mass protest and unrest? And how does this complicate Hong Kong’s relationship with mainland China? Haruka Ono, Katherine Kwok, and Katherine Pemberton tell…
War News Radio’s Katherine Kwok is in Hong Kong this summer interning at Radio Television Hong Kong’s English Channel, Radio 3. She’s done some wonderful news pieces and is sharing them with WNR–descriptions by Katherine and links are below: Hong Kong Political Reform “I did a two-part feature about the…
United States: CIA Torture Report Released on Tuesday On Tuesday, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released its report on CIA interrogation and torture methods. The report criticized CIA methods on grounds that the “enhanced interrogation” was not effective at gaining information, that these methods were not necessary in providing…
This month on War News Radio, ” Facing the Unknown.” We are showcasing stories of protest and ongoing battles around the world. Take a listen. Special thanks to our audio editors: Jerry Qin and Lily Tyson.
This week on War News Radio, the World Health Organization reports almost 5,000 have died from Ebola in West Africa, a United States jury finds four ex-Blackwater security guards guilty, Iraqi Kurdish lawmakers approve a plan to send fighters to the Syrian town of Kobani, an armed gunman attacks the…
This week on War News Radio, the United States Senate approves President Obama’s plan to both train and arm Syrian rebel groups to counter ISIS, pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, rising tensions on the Ukrainian border with an increase in the number of Russian troops in Crimea, and more. Along…