
09/05/2009
Did a Tamil Tiger really succeed in giving an interview to the World Service via Skype, even though he was under fire and telephone lines were down? A news editor answers a listener's suspicions.
With the Tamil Tiger forces seemingly on the verge of defeat at the hands of the Sri Lankan government, a great deal of recent media attention has been focused there. But did a rebel spokesperson really succeed in giving an interview to the World Service via Skype, even though he was under fire and telephone lines were down? A news editor answers a listener's suspicions.
Also this week, did the media go overboard in marking the 100th day of Barack Obama's presidency? Rajan Datar discusses this with the editor of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Washington Bureau.
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- Sat 9 May 2009 10:41GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Online
- Sat 9 May 2009 23:41GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Online
- Sun 10 May 2009 02:41GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Online
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