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Chimerica: U.S., China and the Global Economy

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Link TV - By Erin Coker - Apr. 13 (News Analysis) - This week Global Pulse revisits China and its relationship with the U.S. and the world, from our 2009 Year-End Special. This overview of China's changing role in the turbulent global economy includes an interview with Wayne Silby, Chairman of the Board of Calvert Investments, and an unusually deep look at China as portrayed by CCTV, Chinese state television.

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Once and Future News, 2009-2010

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Link TV - By Erin Coker, Evelyn Messinger - Dec. 24 (Special Report) - The year 2009 may be coming to an end, but some news events are far from over. This special end-of-year half-hour Global Pulse program digs deeper into the most significant stories of 2009. In the daily welter of news coverage, sometimes what will truly affect the future can only be seen from a distance. We look at how broadcasters around the world have presented divergent views on key events. Original interviews and clips from the most astute observers round out the picture. China and the Global Economy: The historic financial economic collapse at the start of the year scrambled the long-standing hierarchy of power, and China has emerged as the world’s new leader. Original interview with Wayne Silby, Co-Founder and Chairman of Calvert Investments and advisor to Grameen Bank on China. Remembering Pakistan: President Obama’s new Afghanistan “surge” mirrors the troop increase from February ‘09 -- as does the rise in violence across the border, in Pakistan. Mexico at War: Except for the few times violence has exploded in the U.S., American news has paid too little attention to the escalating war between organized criminal gangs and the Mexican government. Iran’s Strange Course: A deeply flawed election that challenged Iran’s theocratic régime was followed by a newly aggressive and oddly contradictory policy on nuclear enrichment. Original interview with Professor Mohsen Milani - Chair, Department of Government & International Affairs, University of South Florida.

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Africa: Cash for Climate Change?

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Link TV - By Erin Coker - Dec. 04 (News Analysis) - China and the U.S. may be patting themselves on the back for proposing CO2 emission cuts, but African nations are boiling mad. Africa accounts for 14% of the world's population, but emits only 3% of its CO2. Amid floods in the continent's east and drought in the west, Africans accuse the developed world of timidity, and some are calling for climate reparations.

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Pakistan at War

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Global Pulse - By Erin Coker - Oct. 28 (News Analysis) - It has been a bloody month for Pakistan. The army has launched an offensive in South Waziristan aided by US drones, and the Taliban are fighting back with suicide bombs in major cities. With hundreds dying, what do the Pakistani people think?

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Bonus Battle

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Link TV - By Erin Coker - Sep. 19 (News Analysis) - The Fed stepped up today with the US version of a worldwide backlash on bonuses for bankers. Led by French President Nicholas Sarkozy, this is another example of the G20 nations' rising power. Sarkozy is dragging a reluctant US along on his crusade to curb banker's pay. It only works if the whole world does it - and that could never have happened in the past, even though majorities of Americans have steam coming out of their ears over the obscene bonuses.

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Voice of Iran

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Link TV - By Erin Cokin - Jun. 26 (News Analysis) - A propaganda war is underway. Following the extraordinary presidential election, Iran's state-controlled media are aggressively promoting their own version of news events. It is a very different story from the one that is being told in the Western media.

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Iranian Election: Media Matters

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Link TV - Jun. 13 (News Analysis) - State TV gave President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad more airtime but Mir Hossein Mousavi was the favorite of the Internet. How the Iranian media covered the historic presidential election.

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Global Meltdown: Human Fallout

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Link TV - Mar. 20 (News Analysis) - (Global Pulse: March 19, 2009) As the waves of the financial meltdown pound banks and governments, the human cost is easily lost in the background. From layoffs to shattered dreams, the global crisis becomes a personal crisis. Do we really see how deeply it reaches into the global community? Sources: Al Jazeera English, Qatar; CNN, U.S.; Deutsche Welle, Germany; South Asia Newsline, India; Russia Today, Russia; KBS, South Korea

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The Color of Stimulus: Green

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800

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Gaza Media War

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Link TV - Jan. 14 (News Analysis) - (VIDEO - 5:25) Israel and Hamas are fighting on two fronts in Gaza -- a military battle, and a battle for public opinion. People around the world are being confronted with horrifying images of war, as well as all sorts of spin from various sources in the ongoing Gaza tragedy. As the combatants attempt to control the message, the media sphere is also crowded with self-promotion by secondary players.

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Election '08 - In the Eyes of The World

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Global Pulse - Jan. 04 (Special Report) - A New Year's Day special half-hour report: How the world covered Barack Obama's historic victory, and how the next president sees the global challenges ahead. SOURCES: Russia Today, Russia; Comedy Central, U.S.; Once Noticias, Mexico; Al Alam, Iran; TV5, France; FCI, Japan; TRT, Turkey; CNN, U.S. Deutsche Welle, Germany; BBC World, U.K.; Al Jazeera English, Qatar; CCTV, China; PressTV, Iran; KBS News, South Korea; CBS News, U.S.; NBC News, U.S.; ABC News, U.S.; South Asia Newsline, India; Telesur, Venezuela; TVE, Spain, Media Line, Israel

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Shoe Adieu: The Bush Legacy

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Global Pulse - By Evelyn Messenger, Erin Coker - Dec. 18 (News Analysis) - Over the past year, (Bush's) legacy has been under sharp review in the international media. From the Iraq War and accusations of torture, to Katrina, the economic crisis, and the Axis of Evil, their coverage paints an unflattering image of the Bush administration's tenure

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Video Player | Arab Reaction to Shoe Attack on Bush

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Global Pulse - Dec. 16 (News Report) - Arab Reaction to Shoe Attack on Bush

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Mumbai: The Kashmir Connection

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Global Pulse - Dec. 12 (News Analysis) - After 181 people were killed in the Mumbai terrorist attacks, fingers immediately pointed at Pakistan. But, Pakistan says they are victims of terrorism too. While the terrorists may have arrived from Karachi, part of the motivation to attack India stems from long-simmering tensions in Kashmir. SOURCES: ABC News, U.S.; Times Now, India; South Asia Newsline, India; Al Jazeera English, Qatar; Deutsche Welle, Germany; Dawn TV, Pakistan; Press TV, Iran; BBC, U.K.

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Detroit In The Slow Lane

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Global Pulse - Dec. 05 (News Analysis) - Can Detroit learn the lessons of its global competitors in time to survive? America's "Big Three" automakers put it this way: either Congress comes through with a multi-billion dollar bailout, or at least one of them will fail. GM, Ford and Chrysler say "small and fuel-efficient" is now their new mantra. SOURCES: SABC News, South Africa; CNN Espa

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G20: A New World Order

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Global Pulse - Nov. 17 (News Analysis) - With the financial crisis in full swing, the leading economic countries, the G7, are now turning to developing nations for support and guidance. President Bush is hosting the first in a series of meetings called the G20 that will include economic powerhouses like China, Russia and Brazil. But, these countries want more say in future economic decisions. With their huge reserves of foreign currency, a new world order could be on the horizon. SOURCES: KBS, South Korea; Al Jazeera English, Qatar; CCTV, China; TVE, Spain; BBC, U.K; CNN, U.S.

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Ahmadinejad: Guns N' Roses

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Global Pulse - By Jamal Dajani - Nov. 15 (News Analysis) - Ahmadinejad congratulates president-elect Barack Obama. But then Iran test fires a new generation of missiles.

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The Axis of Oil: Iran, Venezuela, Russia

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Global Pulse - Oct. 31 (News Analysis) - Riding high this summer, three oil-producing nations sharing a disdain for the U.S. used their petro-dollars to fund policies not in the super-power's playbook. However, with the abrupt change of worldwide, economic fortunes, oil states now have headaches of their own. Venezuela's Chavez, who blustered and spread the wealth, has become more contrite as oil income shrinks; Iran spent alot on crowd pleasing measures that did not manage to throw off the dead weight of sanctions. For now, only Russia seems able to have it both ways, pushing against the U.S. when oil was expensive, and now that it is cheap, cutting a deal with China that could change the game for everyone. SOURCES: Russia Today, Russia; Caracol, Colombia; Televisa, Mexico; Globovision, Venezuela; TV5, France; BBC, U.K.; Press TV, Iran

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Pirates of the 21st Century

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Global Pulse - Oct. 17 (News Analysis) - The stand-off between US forces and Somali pirates holding a ship full of weapons has received coverage around the world. There is sympathy for the Ukrainian crew members, and for the refugees of a long bloody war who are going hungry because the pirates steal UN food shipments. But there is also sympathy for the pirates themselves, who see piracy as their patriotic duty. SOURCES: Comedy Central, U.S.; CNN, U.S.; TV5, France; Russia Today, Russia; Al Jazeera English, Qatar; BBC, U.K.

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China's Milk Shakeup

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Global Pulse - Oct. 03 (News Analysis) - [video 5:05] Thousands of Chinese infants become ill after drinking baby formula laced with the deadly chemical melamine. The compound turns up in Chinese food products around the world. Does Beijing mean business when it vows to clean up its product safety act this time? SOURCES: CCTV, China; BBC, U.K.; Al Jazeera, Qatar; ABC News, U.S.; SABC, South Africa; KBS News, South Korea; Associated Press, U.S.

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Blinded By Obama

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Link TV - Aug. 29 (News Analysis) - The Democrats gather in Denver to sell Barack Obama to the nation. The $100 million spectacle of the Democratic National Convention seemingly blinds U.S. media to rising political upheaval around the world. Did everyone buy into the hype and hoopla of the Democrats' big show? SOURCES: Russia Today, Russia; Al Jazeera, Qatar; KBS News, South Korea; BBC, U.K.; Deutsche Welle, Germany; Press TV, Iran; CCTV, China

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War Isn't News Anymore?

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Global Pulse - Jul. 02 (News Analysis) - (Global Pulse: June 26, 2008) While the Iraq and Afghanistan wars rage on, consistent coverage of these conflicts is disappearing from network news. Lara Logan, chief foreign correspondent for CBS News, vented her frustrations to Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show," setting off a storm of commentary. While the foreign media continues to cover events unfolding in Iraq and Afghanistan, we compare what makes it into the U.S.'s nightly newscasts. SOURCES: Daily Show, Comedy Central; New York Times, U.S; Al Jazeera English, Qatar; BBC, U.K; Al Alam, Iran; Asia Today, China; NBC News, U.S.; The Huffington Post, U.S.; Power Line, U.S.; ABC News, U.S.

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Guantanamo Bay: The Constitution Asserted

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Global Pulse - Jun. 19 (News Report) - America's war on terror encountered a new hallenge. In a stunning decision, the Supreme Court said even suspected foreign terrorists are protected by the U.S. Constitution.

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Protests Fueled By Oil

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Global Pulse - Jun. 09 (News Analysis) - As the price of oil breaks new records, people worldwide are protesting the increases in their living costs. Now, politicians are responding, trying to come up with ways to ease the burden. Will tax cutting strategies work, or are they just an attempted quick fix for a problem that's not going away anytime soon? SOURCES: CCTV, China; Deutsch Welle, Germany; Fox News, U.S; ABC, U.S, NBC, U.S; BBC, U.K; Univision, U.S; TV5, France; Al Jazeera English, Qatar.

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Bird Flu, the Next Asian Disaster?

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Global Pulse - May. 17 (News Analysis) - In a matter of weeks, Asia has been hit with devastating natural disasters like the cyclone in Myanmar and China's earthquake. Thousands have been killed and millions left homeless. While millions suffer there is another possible disaster spreading throughout Asia, the H5N1 virus or "bird flu". More outbreaks of the virus are spreading from Russia to South Korea leading to quick quarantines and a fear that the virus will infect humans. SOURCES: BBC, U.K; Russia Today, Russia; NHK News, Japan; KBS News, South Korea.

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