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Greece announces immediate closure of public broadcaster
Greece’s government on Tuesday announced the immediate closure of public television and radio broadcaster ERT in a move that reportedly affects 2,700 jobs. “ERT is a case of an exceptional lack of transparency and incredible extravagance. This ends now,” government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou said at a press conference. Kedikoglou said…
Diamond thieves pull off huge heist at Brussels airport
Armed robbers have pulled off a spectacular heist at Brussels airport, making off with millions of euros worth of diamonds, Belgian public television reported on Tuesday. The raid saw the gang of thieves hit a Brinks security truck as its contents were being loaded onto a Swiss aircraft bound for…
Turkey to become first Muslim nation to show Holocaust film
ANKARA — Turkish public television will show an epic French documentary about the Holocaust, the first broadcast of its kind by national media in a Muslim state, it was announced Wednesday. A spokesman for Turkish public television TRT said the 1985 film “Shoah” would be shown on one of the…
Bill Moyers Essay: ‘Occupying a Cause’
Commentator Bill Moyers has a new weekly show on public television called Moyers and Company. The show bills itself as “a forum to poets, writers and artists, scientists and philosophers, and leading scholars.” Moyers has long been known for his clear but nuanced take on the issues of the day.…
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