p.r. machine was fabulous and it's still very good the soviet p.r. machine was much more low key so i think it's great that we've have had the communication about about the apollo missions and so much else that nasa does but i think also sometimes it's nice to redress the balance a little bit just to remind people that the only people to go into space haven't been americans or have been others and some great first great achievements of happened by other countries in particular the soviet union some people will wonder whether you did go to space because major jim was the first u.k. astronauts both what you could find on the internet where this is quite interesting is that we do you fear of course was the first british just wrote the first u.k. astronaut the first briton in space however you want to write it and. tim mission was once it was decided he was actually going to fly the u.k. space agency did rather think that it could perhaps make it into a better p.r. exercise if they called him the first british astronaut and so that's what they decided to

p.r. machine we had three investigations two from wada one from the i.o.c. into state sponsored and it was any when we had the mclaren report the second of days while the investigations aided by the whistleblower grigory were chunk of the really revealed the scale of it all thirty sports one thousand athletes apparently involved in this program we had about holes in the war pools being swept clean ones and the ones really really big program and undermines the i.c. said the integrity of the sports ok but they have now said that the ban is lifted. what's been the reaction so far the reaction is still filtering through in fact when we spoke to the i.c. trying to get this. they still couldn't really confirm it they weren't in a position to confirm it immediately it was russia there was saying look the ban has now been lifted i think a lot of people are going to be unhappy about this a lot of advocates a clean sport because they will say well for starters russia should have been allowed to compete at the winter olympics and they should've been a blanket ban and t

p.r. machine it's going to overdrive. but just who can fill in saying. we just don't know yet where the lines will be drawn between what come to set and what constitutes that. some journalists decided to sacrifice their integrity for outside. the listening post but based time on al-jazeera. the nature of news as it breaks there is a since all of the new toped with the president enjoys quite a deal with details coverage they are dodging distractions that appear to be hurting president trying civility to manage the mideast peace crisis from around the world over one hundred thirty one thousand people are registered in the south korean database for separated families. al-jazeera is a very important force of information for many people around the world when all the cameras are gone i'm still here go into areas that nobody else is going talk to people that nobody else is talking to and bringing that story to the forefront. the environment doesn't know any boundaries what goes up into the environment goes around the world. pushed on drums that it's a very mode

p.r. machine it's going to overdrive. but just who is influencing. we just don't know yet where the lines will be drawn between what can be said and what can just. some journalists decided to sacrifice their integrity for access polling the media opinion the listening post base time on al jazeera. this is al-jazeera and live from studio four train here at al-jazeera headquarters in doha i'm kemal santa maria welcome to the newsgroup the fighting supposed to have stopped at least temporarily in eastern good time but the simple fact is it hasn't about the syrian government and the opposition are accuse.

p.r. machine let's go into overdrive. but just who is influencing. we just don't know yet where the lines will be drawn between what can be said and what conduct that. some journalists decided to sacrifice their integrity for outside the polling the media or opinion the listening post base time on al-jazeera . or. the second day of a russian sponsored ceasefire takes effect in syria day one so fighting continues across east and go to.

p.r. machine it's going to overdrive. but just who is influencing who. we just don't know yet where the lines will be drawn between what can be said and what conducted. some journalists decided to sacrifice their integrity for access to polling the media opinion the listening post base time on al-jazeera. al-jazeera. swear every since. a lot of a problem in doha with the headlines on al-jazeera syrian government troops have launched a new ground offensive in the rebel held on claim of eastern gertha just hours after the un security council agreed to demand a cease fire pro-government video shows so.

p.r. machine is going to overdrive. just he's been feeling saying. we just don't know yet where the lines when to draw in between what's coming said and what kept. some journalists decided to sacrifice their integrity for outside polling the media opinion the listening post base time on al-jazeera. welcome back you're watching al-jazeera live from why of course here in doha the headlines so far the health authorities in rebel held eastern into a reporting symptoms of gas poisoning among casualties of syrian government airstrikes in which it was twenty seven people have died the continuing bombardment comes despite a u.n. security council resolution demanding a cease fire in syria. a north korean general attending the closing of the winter olympics in south korea has suggested his country is willing to hold talks with the u.s. at the ceremony he said just meters from the u.s. president donald trump's daughter ivanka put washington says sanctions against north korea will continue. and the chinese president xi jinping could be able to stay in power inde

p.r. machine shifted only as necessary his advocacy for soviet jews and the state of israel a notable yet he was caught on tape telling nixon that despite being friendly with jews what he called their stranglehold on american life had to be broken he apologized for the remarks which he said he didn't remember making he said he took down the ropes restate between the blacks and whites but he changed his story of abuse and he was never sure which city it was. and i could i could find no temporary accounts. here in this room. we're reminded that america is a nation sustained by prayer in later life graham expressed regret at having been so political a figure but he opened the way for the current ascendance of christian fundamentalism in washington d.c. from the white house to capitol hill she ever times the elders era washington. two reuters journalists imprisoned in myanmar of call for press freedom and protested their innocence chore so who and why alone wouldn't deny bail after appearing in court on wednesday charged with illegal possession of state secrets and journalists have been cover

p.r. machine must go into overdrive. but just who is going to win saying. we just don't know yet where the lines will be drawn between what can be said and what can just that. some journalists decided to sacrifice their integrity for outside polling the media opinion the listening post but based time on al-jazeera. but they are. just but. i think one of the other. in the army. for the. music what do they. need. of the models this is a model but the thing. which is a bit of the schools. you will do they cut their arms.

p.r. machine it's going to overdrive. just he's been feeling saying. we just don't know yet where the lines will be drawn between what can be said and what constitutes that. some journalists decided to sacrifice their integrity for access. the listening post time on al-jazeera. a major changing of the guard saudi arabia fires defense force chiefs in a military shake up. hello and welcome you're watching al-jazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up a five reprieve from the bombing in syria's eastern is due to take effect in two hours but will people actually leave plus. i'm i would like thanks a shake up the house to the villages a little and all of a pope a call from one nobel peace prize winner to another for me to end the torment of the range of refugees also ahead. from russia with love how dawn says a spreading a message of kindness around the world to. top military commanders have been fired in the shake up of saudi arabia's defense ministry those dismissed include the army's chief of staff and the heads of the. ground and the

p.r. machine go into overdrive. just. influencing. and we just don't know yet where the lines will be drawn between what can be said and what conduct that. some journalists decided to sacrifice their integrity for access to polling the media opinion the listening post base time on al-jazeera. or. the second day of a russian sponsored ceasefire takes effect in syria day one sword fighting continues across the east and go to. jane dutton this is alive and also coming up the afghan president calls on the taliban to join peace talks and save the country. more than two million cars recalled in australia the latest development in the scandal over unsafe air bags. i'm kathleen sawyer in central african republic a town that is controlled by one of the largest rebel movements in the country i'll be telling you why they are here despite the presence of u.n. peacekeepers. russian foreign minister sergey lavrov has blamed syrian rebels for blocking access into the enclave of eastern go to russia's pause in fighting is in effect for a second the f

p.r. machine for the north koreans.y think they are worldly and sophisticated and informed but they were duped by a dictator. do your point, they think they media diplomacy trumps everything. they don't care about the results. they see a handshake or smile or treaty or summit and that's the end goal. they don't care about the results. the other thing that was interesting was that the media, self trapping and propaganda. the u.s. media seems so intent on not being pro-american that they went so out of their way and they cozied up to a human rights abuser. this was from reuters. "the crowd applauded as she stood for the south korean anthem. her smile and manner left a largely positive impression on the south." they tricked the reader into thinking the crowd applauded for little rocket man's sister when they were applauding for their own national anthem. also tricking the reader into thinking that the south koreans are warming up to little rocket man's sister. willie geist, who i respect said "i can report south koreans he

p.r. machine it's going to overdrive. but just who is influencing. we just don't know yet where the lines we've been drawn between what can be said and what comes up to chat. some journalists decided to sacrifice their integrity for outside polling the media opinion the listening post base time on al-jazeera. al-jazeera or. you read every us. you're watching al-jazeera a reminder of our top stories this hour the first five hour cease fire for the city's damascus suburb of east of course has brought a little rust pipes to the people there were multiple violations with both sides blaming each other. afghanistan's government says it will set no preconditions for peace negotiations with the taliban and the group has said it was willing to talk to the united states to try to end the bloodshed. south africa's parliament has passed a motion allowing the government to take control of private land without paying compensation you president said obama has promised to speed up the transfer of land to black south africans. on what was supposed to be the ceasefire

p.r. machine it's going to overdrive. but just who is going fill in saying. we just don't know yet where the lines we've been drawn between what can be said and what conduct that. some journalists decided to sacrifice their integrity for outside polling the media opinion the listening post base time on al-jazeera and monday put it world on. u.s. and british companies have announced the biggest discovery of natural gas in west africa but what to do with these untapped natural resources is already a source of heated debate nothing much has changed they still spend most of their days looking forward to full dry river beds like this one five years on the syrians still feel battered or even those who managed to escape their country have been truly unable to escape the war. again you're watching al-jazeera has reminder of our top stories this hour it's twenty seven people have died in a new wave of attacks across eastern cusa despise a u.n. resolution demanding a cease fire in syria a senate takhan of the list left several people suffering symptoms consistent with

p.r. machine shifted only as necessary his advocacy for soviet jews and the state of israel a notable yet he was caught on tape telling nixon that despite being friendly with jews what he called their stranglehold on american life had to be broken he apologized for the remarks which he said he did not remember making he said he took down the ropes resay between the blacks and whites but he changed his story of abuse and he was never sure which city it was. and i could i could find no temporary accounts. here in this room. we're reminded that america is a nation sustained by prayer in later life graham expressed regret at having been so political a figure but he opened the way for the current ascendancy of christian fundamentalism in washington d.c. from the white house to capitol hill she average hands the al-jazeera washington. and that's it for me rob matheson for this news our i'll be back in a public. place finisher. march on al-jazeera. with all potential challengers out of the way egypt's president abdel fattah el-sisi is poised for a second time in power. a series of short passing

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