Disaster Relief Update; The War Inside the Arab Newsroom; Socially-Conscious Consumers; The Banished Word List
Disaster Relief Update
Guest Host Patt Morrison gets an update on the disaster in Southern Asia. She speaks with Dr. Jean-Luc Poncelet, head of emergency preparedness and disaster relief for the Pan-American World Health Organization office in Washington, Mohammed Said, program officer working with UNICEF in the Maldives, and Joel MacCollam, CEO of World Emergency Relief.
The War Inside the Arab Newsroom
The Saudi owner of Al Arabiya satellite news station is working to make it the moderate alternative to Al Jazeera’s Fox News-style, Islamist reporting. According to Zogby International, Al Arabiya still runs second to Al Jazeera in terms of viewers. But, in the short time that Al Arabiya has been on the air, 39% of Arab satellite TV viewers said they watched the station “almost daily.” Patt Morrison is joined by Samantha M. Shapiro, contributing writer to the New York Times magazine. Her article “The War Inside the Arab Newsroom” will appear in this Sunday’s magazine. Patt also speaks with Michael Parks, Director of the USC Annenberg School of Journalism, and Josh Rushing, who gained notoriety in the documentary Control Room, which chronicled his struggles as the United States military's spokesman to Al Jazeera during the invasion of Iraq.
Socially-Conscious Consumers
Guest host Patt Morrison looks at socially conscious consuming with Amanda Johnson of Co-Op America and Betsy Taylor of New American Dream.
The Banished Word List
Guest Host Patt Morrison takes a look at the annual “List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness,” compiled by a committee at Lake Superior State University in Michigan. Words on the list include “shock and awe” and “metrosexual.” What words would you like to see banned? Give us a call? Patt is joined by KPCC Reporter John Rabe, whose father started the Lake Superior State University Banned Words list.