and a dozen tornadoes have been reported in the us states of missouri and illinois. the storms, tor rooms of buildings, up routed treason, destroyed, power lines, and vehicles. crew said it'll take some time to fully assess the damage. a storms dropped heavy rain in some areas leading to flooding. despite the damage there been no reports of serious injuries or fatalities, but more bad weather is expected across the midwest. later this week. all and he was of course, on our website there it is on your screen. the address out a 0 dot com that's out to 0 dot com. ah, i have a quick check of the headlines here. this our haiti's most powerful gang leader has promised to ease a blockade on fuel depos if the prime minister resigns, a shortage of fuel that's bought the capital to a standstill. a committee of brazilian senators is recommending criminal charges against president j, both narrow for his handling of the pandemic. the pamela proved a report ending

a 6 month prob, it cause the bolts narrow and $77.00 others to face indictments, ranging from corruption to crimes against humanity. the attorney general will now have 30 days to decide whether to file charges. monica, in that case has been following the story from neighboring argentina. this damning report was approved. ah, ah, and they will be sending it now to the attorney general and the attorney general, who was appointed by president abel sonata and may be biased towards to him, has 30 days to give a response. he has to say whether he accepts the charges or not. they're 9 charges in total. the most serious of them is on for are the present being accused of crimes against humanity. sedans, village agenda has made more rest falling mondays to protests have continued late into the night. literally, the says he had to seize power to avoid

a civil war. the un security council has met and is urgent a democratic transition. meanwhile, you are sector of state anthony blinkin has welcome the release of saddam's deposed prime minister from custody of the law. hum docs office says he's been returned to his residence and is under close surveillance. while other leaders remain in detention. iraqi police, at least 11 people have been killed in an isolated indiana products. the attackers used hung grenades and machine guns during the assault. the government declared victory against the group in 2017, but the attacks of continued a you and report, published early this year, estimated that around 10000 deisel fighters remain active across iraq and syria. indigenous communities across ecuador, protesting against the government's economic policies. they're demanding, the president reverses or lies, and fuel prices announced last week. well, those but headline news continues here now to 0 after the listening post station.

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and look at how news is reported. here are the media stories we're examining this week. accountability proves elusive in lebanon, and many of the journalists covering the country are not help if you're the russian government and you're tired of complaining about news coverage. you don't like. there are plenty of ordinary citizens who can do that for you. the death of former u. s. secretary of state colin powell, the coverage, the obituaries have been to contact and another country gets another news channel. when i see you talking about a quick glimpse of why british viewers are tuning out rather than tuning into g b news. 14 months after large parts of beirut were leveled in a cataclysmic double explosion that went off in the cities, port the investigation into what happened that day. and why has turned ugly. the judge in charge of that investigation target better, has made some enemies, powerful ones in the political establishment. but taras, pursuit of justice and

a out ability, his interrogations of top government and security officials, have turned him into the target of a smear campaign in the media and online. on october, 14th, tensions over baton investigation spilled into the streets. what started as a demonstration, calling for the judge's removal, ended in a shoot out scenes, reminiscent of lebanon civil war. the narratives on what happened at that demonstration are conflicting, and of only added to a polarized and often toxic media debate in lebanon. at a time when its people are suffering and the state is often unable to meet their most basic needs, our starting point this week is favorite. ah, oh my mom. it's been just over a year since parts of downtown bay roof were obliterated. close to

3000 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in the cities port and left there for years. a ticking of time bow that despite all the warnings eventually went on hundreds of bay. rudy's paid with their lives thousands more with their horns and the injuries they suffered. it was one of the biggest non nuclear explosions in history, and the reverberations, including some of the media coverage of the investigation, and the man leading it have been reviewed. there are clear signs that some powerful people don't like judge tara, but tar, and his idea of justice. this is propaganda. when you look, for example, at the newspaper by it drank a front page headline saying, fear god, be thought and leave. what is that? if it's not the best act, what is it? this is not journalism, this is a new levin even for lebanon, and it should not be okay. and as attached as i am to the principle of freedom of

speech, that i limits starting with the principle of do no harm. and this is simply hate speech. tara method is a judicial investigator who promised to reveal the truth, but the political class in general on his below, in particular, are trying to silence this investigation using a variety of tools, including media at the thief on half the what they did then he was at the i look the had the attacker cost would be the same as what i saw with us. a piece you abide may occur and on my side it has will not employs during the live activists and social media who answers to right against judge b. tar. and accused him of being politicized, saying he will reveal fake information or not provide a true and objective report. so as a consequence, the investigation has now become a polarizing issue. and the where one stands is really dependent on their political

affiliation. and then the absence of concrete evidence of what happened on august 4 . conspiracy theories now reigned supreme. the ever since 15 years of civil war ended in 1990 and the rival malicious transformed into political parties. lebanon's power structure has been carved up among the president is always a christian, the prime minister assoni muslim the speaker of parliament a she the highest offices of institutions like the central bank and the courts are apportioned along the same lines. judge guitar has interrogated or issued arrest warners against officials from across the political spectrum and has been getting blow back from all corners. the most aggressive and impactful counter messaging that's come from has both. the iranian back that she a party has the tools, digital know how and social media following to make the judges life difficult.

so how does this happen? it's easy. they get paid the way with a public speech to help people think someone should be eliminated. because they pause a threat because they are a traitor. behind all the holly had a hammer list in sabby y m i c s c c, a stand, etc, etc. lab daily. then that repeated my influences on social media using hashtags like baton, is playing with fire. baton is a pull. it decides judge in order to destroy his image. anyway, it's characteristics nation. we see this play out on 3 different levels. it could be just an activist who supports political party in journalists with a column at main street media outlets. and then there is a more serious and dangerous tools used by various political parties nowadays,

which is the digital army. we've seen hashtags against judge funding very quickly on twitter and what looks like a coordinated campaign by electronic our needs for the most part of these hashtags are used by accounts with either very small followings or exceeding the large followings anonymous accounts that appears sudden need to engage in these campaign, and this is an indication that there is an intention and coordination support and enter the investigation and all those who would like to see it come to fruition. they can definitely continue and that's an appeal, not the work of emphasis. this is the judge who is trying to do his job. he is supposed to be completely independent and no one has that to question what she is doing. and he absolutely should not become either the sweetheart or the enemy of didn't it only add to his vulnerability because in a country as divisive as lead on someone who is the fact or someone else's. and in

that campaign culminated a week and a half ago on october 14th with a protest that turned deadly supporters of hezbollah and the amal movement, demanding the removal of judge guitar headed for bay roots talis of justice when they were allegedly targeted by snipers from the saudi backed christian party, the lebanese forces not to be confused with the lebanese armed forces, who were also on the seat. what happened next is as clear as mud and was made muddier by the various accounts available on law. there are 3 theories, are conspiracies on what happened at that day in the unit. the 1st one is that the lebanese forces had snipers positions on residential buildings. and we're taking aim on has the line and will supporters as they were marching for the palace of justice. the 2nd one is that the lebanese armed forces fired 1st at these marchers

or protesters and then they returned fire. and the last one is that the has bella and i'm a supporters were the ones who at that 1st entering sensitive neighborhood and that a residence defendant themselves all 3 versions of the story. then some elements of the truth. but the full story remains incomplete. getting some of the players to defend their journalism on this story is a challenge. we tried the newspaper, alex par through its editor in chief ibrahim, alameda. we contacted alman our television as well as correspondent alley, more tata, of our nadine and former m. p. and newspaper editor nasser candy, all either declined to be interviewed or failed to respond. the harassment and intimidation aimed at judge guitar is also being directed at outspoken lebanese

journalists. and there are some history to consider to be wary. look, man, sleep was a journalist and filmmaker, a prominent critic of his baba, who said he was getting death threats over his work. earlier this year when sleep was found dead after taking 4 bullets to the head, the hezbollah leaders, son joe walden. i said, i like tweeted the loss of some people is in fact an unexpected game hash tag no regrets. his bhalla has since denied it, had anything to do with celine's murder, a case that liked the giant explosions that left much of a root looking like a war zone remains unsolved. before the assassination of men asleep has been law supporters. who's to intimidate him? a lot of social media, he had posters, blasters on his door, telling him to stop taking his will. le hate speech is used to will the public opinion that just devised the assassination?

because they make people think this person is worthless, violence to morrow and should be executed. actually that's how it works. and then the ging, freedom of speech engendered in the country even the most good ages amongst during the day at night they go to their houses and they have to face the video that they are being threatened by publishing and by group that has a long history of that fascination this is really very serious and it has the whole conversation in lebanon when it's ready to present because of how the whole country is taken hostage. everyone is picking up colin powell who rows through the ranks of the american military right to the very top before being appointed us secretary of state died earlier this week. he was 84 years old. joanna, whose has been going through the coverage of his passing his career. the obituaries, jo powers was always going to be

a complicated story to tell. it wasn't absolutely and much of the coverage focused on power as a trailblazer. the 1st black american to be named and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, the 1st black men to be secretary of state in the nation, paying its respects to colin powell, who spent a lifetime breaking barriers, somebody who would broke racial glass ceilings and who was a towering figure. however, powell is and should be remembered for what he said at the un security council in early 2003, when he parroted some of the bush administration's motion tore his life. the justifications for the war in iraq that were the alleged weapons of mass destruction. saddam who signed fictional links to al qaeda and pole even brought a vial to the security council, which contained what he said was an iraq. he made and tracks which is a biological weapon. now the bush administration was always going to invade iraq, whether without policy help. but what he did was he took those lives and presented

them to the world through to you and no power later. describe that speech as a blot on his record and not some block. but if you dig into that record, it's not the only one. know there is, for example, vietnam, the, me like massacre in which american soldiers killed hundreds of young to me, civilians including children. paul himself was present at the event that he was involved in the subsequent investigation and the cover up in the end, it took american journalists to expose what really happened. they're not colin powell. so that's what he really should be remembered for me like iraq, but many news organizations, not just in america, are glorifying his memory, said it's important to note though that those obits, most of them, they mention iraq. but the shortcomings with those obits with the journalism. as it so often is, is in the emphasis was that the emphasis but also tone. and there were a lot of critics online who pointed that out. for example,

a professor at the university of london la la holly, who tweeted, colon powers justification of the iraq war in 2003 was only one of the more recent times. he lubricated the machinery of imperial warfare and someone else. um twitter said that people were out here wishing a man to rest in peace. he deprived thousands of other people from is just unfathomable. and the american left leaning magazine jacobin titled his a bit to read this way, colon pow, politely, anguished war criminal dead at 84. ok extra. as we reported last week, the awarding of a 2021 nobel peace prize to moscow based journalist. dimitri more tough was a clarion call on the challenges the 4th estate faces in russia. the authorities there have been gradually, systematically clamping down on journalism targeting outlets critical of the kremlin or that have revealed graft and wrong doing on the part of the rational eat . the very same day as the nobel announcement was made. another 13 journalist and

media outlets were classified by the russian government as foreign agents. that's a classification that makes practicing journalism. they are difficult if not impossible, and it's far easier for the authorities to justify that kind of crack down when they can argue that the initiative didn't come from them. that it came from a citizen, for instance. that's where so called patriotic activists come in. ordinary russians working for kremlin friendly organizations who make official complaints about journalists that start legal proceedings. the government is happy to pursue you and enforce the listening posts topic now for now on efforts to criminalize critical news outlets in russia and the patriotic activists who are doing their part, 0 one lane design desirable it literally means

different land and then in your family can and from brian, does that mean or media completely split into 21 green carries it's workout, honestly and in good faith. i mean i've run out for the other games and tries to come in a country for a client. the client is well known, the usa department in the ca, lucy was coming in with the speed with which this unfolded. it was like someone high up simply said enough . someone who was done with independent journalists in russia. he just woke up one spring morning in 2021 and decided let's just put an end to this. this will show up

in chef i since then. it's been open season on january, dozens of news organizations and reporters have been blacklisted. classified as foreign agents, undesirable or both. nobody nice for 1000. what spurred view authorities to act? it could have been the botched poisoning, but like thing about anybody now imprisoned, his opposition movement, outlawed, for which the kremlin faced few. consequently, perhaps the authorities were triggered by what the full in neighbouring bellow roof, where the government with hunting john left down. or was it the larger context? the theory, the investigative bombshells that have exposed russian officials revealing rampant corruption of vladimir putin in a circle and beyond. we tried to touch the most doubled the most. under reported topics. we did

a series of articles on the secret families of russian top rank officials. first was mister putin, there was a story on his secret wife and his previously unknown daughter. we established that they had really enormous wealth. the story. it was like a big bump in russia. so we don't know for sure what was the immediate story, which made them angry, but i guess all of them in july pray act a non profit registered in the u. f was labeled an undesirable organization. rahman badani who was also labeled a foreign agent, learnt with new status on holiday with his family and made a decision not to return to russia. one of the more curious aspects of the case brought against product and other media organizations. if the role played by pro

kremlin activists like vitale but i didn't bother the news. a former employee of russia's interior ministry who once could vladimir putin, his political idol, he's active on instagram way, shows photos of himself rubbing shoulders with rushes. elite breton made the complaint the kicks, darted proceedings against private in it. he cited verbatim an article from statement broadcaster r t, which alleged project had received foreign funding a little. we saw the investigation on our tea. we saw that roman banyan does not hide his links with a u. s. and decided to consult the prosecutor's office to check project funding and list these journalists as foreign agents. these people who are trying to create the so called revolution in this country are completing an order from the american intel in services. and they aren't hiding the fact that this is what they're doing

. oh, last year i examined the close relationship between the director of russia foreign intelligence service. again, that is good and been in that property, develop a god, nathan of russia top by master themes bumping. the businessman after taking a swim in his personal pool. but i didn't think that investigation crossed the line a little less, at least people who worked on a story about the head. the foreign intelligence are almost the same as the terrorists. show me one country where people are deliberately running around filming heads of state, filming the intelligence gees. but then it is lucky that our authorities, especially services, let him and journalists like him, leave in peace, the russian authorities, they need to have a youthful idiot who makes a complaint that we are breaking the law. these guy was mr. but ideally, in our case,

he does something for the russian authorities. and he received some benefits from that. some money, some influence. leslie, i run an organization which represents the interests of the community of our citizens. what does it mean that for some kinds of snitches for the kremlin who calls me back a position media? why doesn't army your call me back? it's a little star trunk where they are just front men put forward to create the illusion that there is a big group of activists fighting for freedom of information and information sovereignty already. great, i'm not sure the scheme has worked. and if you meet them, you realize that these people want one p m power. and they use these strange methods of complaining about independent media to get power for themselves. and the issue with lydia, you're part of a, is a moscow based correspondent for medusa. he's headquarters are in latvia. the

consequences of being a foreign agent thing designed to slowly kill off the business model that allowed medusa to become russia most popular independence, media outlets. medusa sold advertising to funded journalism, including to stay tuned. company through bolted after of lifted of a foreign agent, the outlet last more than 95 percent of of advertisers in a week. foreign agents are required to post this warning along fight whatever they publish. this also needs to be included on personal posts on national media, on the label, foreign agent, not only to turn advertisements, but also the thought of and contributing. however, it doesn't appear to have put off medusa. as audience. donations from a 100000 readers have kept the outlet afloat for now. you know, bless you to listen to the i'd say our audience even got slightly bigger because

everyone was suddenly interested in who this russian fought an agent. twice. this repression made people have compassion for us and we had a successful crowd funding campaign. if this whole story of enemies of the people, foreign agents, and undesirable organizations had been put in motion 5 years ago. when people still trusted the government, it would have had an effect. but now i think it's very limited in goshen nationalist leads russian youth consumers with the choice john live and produced by what the kremlin fees as loyal patriot or that portrayed by trade. the foreign agent law 1st adopted in 2012 and expanded federal time fence is being used against almost anyone to receive money from abroad and both a political opinion. ah, but many of the critically minded newfound i've targeted now emerged off the previous governments. i 1st control tv on the press,

they know how to adapt to survive. based on my experience based on soviet experience, i believe that russian journalism can survive the future and survival of rational, independent investigative journalism, is in potential collaboration. we're all on the attack, and the only way to survive this attack is to be altogether need additional data. a lot of media outlets or surviving on the subscription model. and as far as i can tell, medusa isn't about to close. despite the regression risk enough subscribers, so i can only conclude that russians are prepared to pay for the news to keep informed, to get insight into what one looks like. as long as they have this wish, i think we will definitely survive. and finally, there's

a relatively new player on the british broadcasting landscape g. b news. just with the u. k. needs in a country where most of the newspapers sold already lean to the political right. helping sell politicians like boris johnson and policies like breakfast to voters. now there's a 24 hour news channel that does the same. it's mission was described as being a counter voice to the walk warriors and the establishment media in britain. g b is launched in june, kind of, it was more like it blew up on the launch pad. it's early broadcasts were a technical disaster advertises, fled the channel, as did the journalist. it was building its brand around x b, b c hand. andrew neil. now that it's up and running, giving british the over is a taste of the fox news formula. we've put together a few clips of what g b news looks like. so you don't have to. we'll see you next time. here at the

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