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Another attack on the media in Israel. The Benjamin Netanyahu government plans to sanction the country's oldest newspaper. Haaretz is accused of hurting the state through its critical coverage of the war on Gaza. So what does this mean for press freedom in Israel? In this episode: Akiva Eldar, Former Haaretz Editorial Board Member.  Tim Dawson, Deputy Secretary General, International Federation of Journalists. Dan Perry, Former Chair, Foreign Press Association of Israel.   Host: Tom McRae Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook At Al Jazeera Podcasts, we want to hear from you, our listeners. So, please head to https://www.aljazeera.com/survey and tell us your thoughts about this show and other Al Jazeera podcasts. It only takes a few minutes!

Greg Olear talks to Stephanie Baker about her superb new book, “Punishing Putin: Inside the Global Economic War to Bring Down Russia,” on the West's financial warfare against Putin after the invasion of Ukraine. They discuss the oligarchs and their complex relationships with Putin, the challenges of implementing economic sanctions on an economy as big as Russia's, Boris Johnson's role in the push for sanctions, the unintended consequences and byproducts of the economic warfare, the role of Telegram, and the potential consequences of Moscow's nuclear weapons. The conversation concludes with a discussion on the future of Putin's regime and potential actions that could be taken to support Ukraine.Stephanie Baker is an award-winning investigative reporter at Bloomberg News. She began her reporting career in Moscow during the 1990s. She received her master's at the London School of Economics and her work has been recognized by the Gerald Loeb Awards, the Overseas Press Club, the UK Society of Editors, the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing, and the UK's Foreign Press Association.Follow Stephanie:https://x.com/StephaniBakerBuy the book:https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Punishing-Putin/Stephanie-Baker/9781668050583 Subscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg's new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Would you like to tell us more about you? http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short

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On today's show, Bob Moran discusses post-COVID satire. GUEST OVERVIEW: Bob Moran is a multi-award-winning British illustrator and cartoonist who was fired from The Telegraph for his position on COVID. Bob was political cartoonist for The Daily Telegraph between 2011 and 2021. During this time, he established himself as one of the most revered and popular satirists in the UK. His beautiful artwork and cutting commentary have brought him international acclaim and numerous awards, from organisations such as The Foreign Press Association and The Cartoon Arts Trust. X: @bobscartoons 

On today's show, Bob Moran discusses post-COVID satire. GUEST OVERVIEW: Bob Moran is a multi-award-winning British illustrator and cartoonist who was fired from The Telegraph for his position on COVID. Bob was political cartoonist for The Daily Telegraph between 2011 and 2021. During this time, he established himself as one of the most revered and popular satirists in the UK. His beautiful artwork and cutting commentary have brought him international acclaim and numerous awards, from organisations such as The Foreign Press Association and The Cartoon Arts Trust. For more information, visit: https://www.bobmoran.co.uk/ and follow him on Twitter/X: @bobscartoons

*) Blinken in Tel Aviv as Gaza sees another night of Israeli terror US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has touched down in Tel Aviv amidst escalating tensions in the region. It comes as Israel intensifies its attacks on Gaza and Lebanon, sparking global concerns about the potential expansion of the conflict beyond Palestine. Despite expressing concern over the civilian casualties resulting from Israel's military actions, Washington, a key ally and arms supplier to Israel, has not called for a ceasefire in Gaza since October 7. The ongoing Israeli campaign in Gaza has left over 23,000 Palestinians dead, nearly 59,000 wounded and has devastated 60 percent of the enclave's homes and businesses. *) Israel's top court blocks foreign media from independently entering Gaza Israel's Supreme Court denied international media organisations' request for independent access to report from besieged Gaza. The Foreign Press Association, representing many media outlets in Israel and Palestine, urged Israeli authorities last month to allow journalists into the conflict-ridden enclave. The court, recognizing press freedom but citing wartime conditions, justified maintaining restrictions. It argued that journalists inside Gaza could jeopardise Israeli soldiers by revealing troop positions. This decision heightens concerns about media challenges in covering Gaza, underscoring ongoing complexities in accessing information in conflict zones. *) Gangs kill 17 across three villages in Nigeria Armed gang members have killed at least 17 people in attacks in northwestern Nigeria's Kaduna state. The gang members carried out attacks on three villages in Kauru district, according to reports. At least 17 people lost their lives and 58 people were kidnapped. Nigeria is confronting attacks from armed gangs and terrorist groups like Boko Haram and ISWAP, the West African branch of Daesh, in various parts of the country. *) Brazil's Lula vows 'no pardon' for January 8 rioters President Lula da Silva has pledged no pardon for the supporters of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro involved in last year's riots, as Brazil observed the anniversary of the attacks. Speaking at the main entry hall of Congress in Brasilia, one of the buildings targeted by far-right rioters, Lula emphasised the need to safeguard Brazil's democracy. The rioters vandalised the premises and called for military intervention to remove Lula. *) Boeing shares dive as regulators unveil inspection plan for grounded MAX jets Boeing shares tumbled on Monday following a mid-flight aeroplane panel failure, casting doubt on the company's efforts to restore its reputation. Over six percent decline in Boeing stock affected the Dow index, coinciding with US aviation authorities issuing inspection protocols for planes with configurations similar to the 737 MAX 9 involved in Friday's incident. Alaska Flight 1282, departing from Portland International Airport on Friday, experienced a pressurisation issue while gaining altitude, prompting concerns about the safety of Boeing's aircraft.

It's currently almost impossible for international journalists to enter Gaza. For those who can, it's a deadly conflict to cover. We talk to news organisations working on the ground since before the current war began, alongside those monitoring the situation from abroad, and hear about legal action being taken by the Foreign Press Association in Israel to get access. Guests: Clarissa Ward, Chief International Correspondent, CNN; Mohamed Moawad, Managing Editor, Al Jazeera; Josef Federman, News Director, Associated Press and board member of the Foreign Press Association; Jeremy Bowen, International Editor, BBC News. Presenter: Katie RazzallProducer: Simon Richardson

On today's show, Bob Moran discusses post-COVID satire. GUEST OVERVIEW: Bob Moran is a multi-award-winning British illustrator and cartoonist who was fired from The Telegraph for his position on COVID. Bob was political cartoonist for The Daily Telegraph between 2011 and 2021. During this time, he established himself as one of the most revered and popular satirists in the UK. His beautiful artwork and cutting commentary have brought him international acclaim and numerous awards, from organisations such as The Foreign Press Association and The Cartoon Arts Trust. https://www.bobmoran.co.uk/ X: @bobscartoons      

Josh answers your questions about Shamima Begum and the making of the multi-award winning series. Recorded in front of an audience at the BBC's Radio Theatre in London, Naga Munchetty puts your questions to Josh including: what is it about this story that captures the imagination and curiosity of so many people? How did Josh keep safe while making the podcast? And, Should Shamima Begum be seen as a villain?I'm Not A Monster is the BBC's most-awarded podcast series. It's the only audio series to have won two Rose D'Or Awards and it won an inaugural Podcast Academy Award for Documentary, an Edward R Murrow Award, The Grand Jury Prize at the New York Radio Awards and three awards in the documentary, current affairs and true crime categories at the British Podcast Awards 2023. Series two was recently named podcast of the year by the Foreign Press Association and best investigative audio series by the Association of International Broadcasters. Presenters: Josh Baker and Naga Munchetty Radio Theatre crew: Alan Zani, Marc Wilcox, Brendan Gormley, Clive Painter Production support: Janet Staples and Katie Morrison Mixed by: Tom Brignell Producer: Joe Kent with Sara Obeidat and Hayley Clarke Editor: Jonathan Aspinwall Commissioner: Dylan Haskins

GUEST OVERVIEW: Bob Moran is a multi-award-winning British illustrator and cartoonist who was fired from The Telegraph for his anti-COVID position. His work deals with themes of politics, ethics and family. He uses emotion to convey important messages, defend moral principles and to invite people to reflect on what really matters in life. Bob was political cartoonist for The Daily Telegraph between 2011 and 2021. During this time, he established himself as one of the most revered and popular satirists in the UK. His beautiful artwork and cutting commentary has brought him international acclaim and numerous awards, from organizations such as The Foreign Press Association and The Cartoon Arts Trust.

For the holiday week, I'm re-releasing one of my MVP (Most Valuable Podcast) episodes. Author Oliver Burkeman explains how we can all gain a new relationship with time and stop pushing ourselves to fit it all in.   ~ WE'LL DISCUSS ~ Why our time is finite The reality behind procrastination Why we should focus on enjoying the things we have time for and not the things we don't   References Mentioned: Maria Shriver's Newsletter, I've Been Thinking…about What We Truly Need The Guardian article,  Time Millionaires Oliver's book recommendation, Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life by James Hollis   ~ ABOUT OLIVER BURKEMAN ~ Oliver Burkeman is a winner of the Foreign Press Association's Young Journalist of the Year Award and has been short-listed for the Orwell Prize. He wrote a long-running weekly column on psychology for The Guardian, "This Column Will Change Your Life," and his work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Psychologies, and New Philosopher.    Book, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals Website, oliverburkeman.com Twitter, @oliverburkeman   Get on the waitlist for the Advocate with Elegance membership!   Stay Connected with Heather: To schedule a call with Heather, click here  To follow Heather on Instagram, click here To subscribe to Heather's newsletter, click here To request a transcript of this episode, email: operations@heatherhansenpresents.com     ____________ Disclaimer: The Elegant Warrior Podcast is presented solely for educational and entertainment purposes. It is not a substitute for the advice of a physician, a lawyer, a professional coach, a therapist or other qualified professionals.  

With Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visiting China earlier this month to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, the first Arab President to visit China since the China-Arab States Summit of Riyadh in December 2022, commentators have suggested China may well be placing more importance on Israel's ongoing occupation of Palestine as a foreign policy issue. On May 24th, Chinese Ambassador Geng Shuang addressed the UN and strongly condemned Israel's "illegal expansion of [Israeli Jewish] settlements”, its “unilateral action” and its “provocations” in Jerusalem, as well as raising the issue of “the plight of the Palestinian refugees”. This comes off the back of China's successful brokering of a landmark deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran on 6th April, soon after which China's new Foreign Minister, Qin Gang, reportedly consulted with Palestinian and Israeli officials on "steps to resume peace talks". Given the United States' long-standing and overt support for Israel, something which has angered Palestinians who feel that this proves the US can never be an honest broker in any efforts to bring about a just and lasting resolution to the region, is China looking to take advantage of this situation and what could increased Chinese influence mean for the Palestinians? We'll be unpacking: how China's Belt and Road Initiative incorporates Israel and Palestine; whether accusations of human rights abuses against the Chinese government, particularly its treatment of the Uyghur minority, will affect its relationship with Palestine; the nature of China's vision for peace in Palestine and Israel; and what a broader shift in the global balance of power could mean for the region and for Palestinians in particular? Ian Williams is President of the Foreign Press Association, New York & Columnist for the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. Mark Seddon was speechwriter for former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon & Al Jazeera Television's first UN correspondent in New York.

The US's flyover country is taking off, boosted by technology. Previously known for industry and agriculture, decline and decay, heartland cities are being revived as technology companies move in and investors widen their focus from the coasts to fund entrepreneurs in America's Heartland. Author and technology reporter Rebecca A. Fannin will expand upon her new book Silicon Heartland to talk about the drivers behind the reinvention of mid-western cities as thriving tech hubs, and what this means for the U.S. economy. She will discuss the impact of regulatory changes, technology layoffs and China on the outlook for the region. Rebecca A. Fannin is a journalist, author, and media entrepreneur who grew up in the Ohio heartland town of Lancaster. After graduating from Ohio University and working at Dayton's morning newspaper, she left the Appalachian foothills for new horizons in New York City and Silicon Valley, became a contributor for CNBC, and wrote for Forbes and Harvard Business Review, among others. - This briefing is made possible by the Foreign Press Foundation. Donate at foreignpressassociation.org/ways-to-support.html Become a member of the Foreign Press Association at foreignpressassociation.org/join-the-association1.html Follow us on social media: twitter.com/fpanewsusa facebook.com/fpanewyork instagram.com/fpanewyork youtube.com/c/foreignpressassociationusa linkedin.com/in/fpausa/

Georgia's ruling party announced the withdrawal of the “foreign agent” bill from the parliament but implied that it will retry with a modified version that obscures its alleged origins in Moscow. Sadly, reminiscent of Ukraine ten years ago, Georgia's rulers are attempting to disguise their dependence on Moscow-leaning oligarchs in the face of popular outrage. Tinatin Japaridze weighs the vectors of Russian pressure and majority Georgian support for independence and Ukraine. Georgian, educated in Moscow and the US, Tinatin is Special Advisor on Eurasian security at Eurasia Group. Her debut non-fiction book, Stalin's Millennials: Nostalgia, Trauma, and Nationalism, was published to critical acclaim in March 2022 and was the subject of a prescient FPA briefing on the Putinesque mind set of Moscow. A forthcoming book on The Implications of Emerging Technologies in the Euro-Atlantic Space: Views from the Younger Generation Leaders Network (Palgrave Macmillan, April 2023) includes Tinatin's chapter on "Cyber Sovereignty: Should cyber borders replicate territorial borders?" - This briefing is made possible by the Foreign Press Foundation. Donate at foreignpressassociation.org/ways-to-support.html Become a member of the Foreign Press Association at foreignpressassociation.org/join-the-association1.html Follow us on social media: twitter.com/fpanewsusa facebook.com/fpanewyork instagram.com/fpanewyork youtube.com/c/foreignpressassociationusa linkedin.com/in/fpausa/

Bestselling author Oliver Burkeman @oliverburkeman on his process for writing impactful articles plus how he wrote his popular book Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals. We chat about reevaluating our relationship with time, the truth about perfectionism, why it's liberating to know that we are insignificant in the cosmos, and how we might use this reality to lead happier and more creative lives. *ABOUT OLIVER BURKEMANOliver Burkeman is a feature writer for The Guardian. He won the Foreign Press Association's Young Journalist of the Year Award and has been short-listed for the Orwell Prize. He wrote a popular weekly column on psychology, "This Column Will Change Your Life". His books include Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals and The Antidote: Happiness for People who Can't Stand Positive Thinking.*RESOURCESFour Thousand Weeks: Time Management for MortalsArticle: Everyone is Totally Winging It, All of the TimeAll of Oliver's articles from his Guardian column: This Column Will Change Your LifeFinding Meaning in an Imperfect World by Iddo LandouOliver's next masterclass: Designing Your System for CreativityOliver's newsletter: The ImperfectionistConnect with Oliver on Twitter @oliverburkeman*For show notes, transcripts and to attend our live podcasts visit: podcast.londonwriterssalon.comFor free writing sessions, join free Writers' Hours: writershour.com*FOLLOW LONDON WRITERS' SALONTwitter: twitter.com/​​WritersSalonInstagram: instagram.com/londonwriterssalonFacebook: facebook.com/LondonWritersSalonIf you're enjoying this show, please rate and review this show!

The DeSantis ban on diversity programs in Florida's State colleges and universities, African American studies advance placement courses and attacks on “Critical Race Theory,” accompanied by book bans tell us a lot about who the GOP sees as its voters. Is this 21 st Century version of Nixon's Southern Strategy tailored to break Democratic lock on minority vote? It has already been successful in Florida, which despite its large Hispanic and African American population, re-elected DeSantis by a record margin. Is a dog whistle in political culture wars that is pushing buttons to win an election or a full-blooded embrace of reactionary racism?– Marcela Berland, CEO of Latin Insights, experts on opinion polling, women's issues and DE&I expert, will draw on their research to talk about the drivers behind DeSantis's actions and what they can tell us about national trends, where minority voters increasingly vote for a party that marginalizes them. Berland's clients have included Michael Bloomberg, Fortune 500 firms, nonprofits and International NGOs. She is a 2022 Forbes 1,000 awardee. -- This briefing is made possible by the Foreign Press Foundation. Donate at foreignpressassociation.org/ways-to-support.html Become a member of the Foreign Press Association at foreignpressassociation.org/join-the-association1.html Follow us on social media: twitter.com/fpanewsusa facebook.com/fpanewyork instagram.com/fpanewyork youtube.com/c/foreignpressassociationusa linkedin.com/in/fpausa/

The first translation of George Orwell's Animal Farm was into Ukrainian, and the American occupying forces in Germany helped the Russians trash many copies for its political and linguistic heresy. The latest translation, Animal Fairm translatit intae Scots, is by Thomas Clark. London is not sending tanks across Hadrian's Wall, but you can see the parallels. We live in an Orwellian era. Russian rulers consider Ukrainian un-necessary, and many English speakers might wonder why Scots is needed. Clark is not dogmatic about it, but independence looms. Orwell was an internationalist, Clark points out, but while he wrote about totalitarianism, he also thought deeply about how language is both an enabler and a shield against totalitarianism. In our next FPA briefing on Language, Orwell and Scots independence, Thomas Clark, a poet and writer, who has also translated Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Alice in Wonderland and A Series of Unfortunate Events, talks to FPA President Ian Williams, whose book Political and Cultural Perceptions of George Orwell: British and American Views deserved a better translator for the title. Closed captioning will not be necessary. Tom and Ian both speak English – after their fashion. -- This briefing is made possible by the Foreign Press Foundation. Donate at foreignpressassociation.org/ways-to-support.html Become a member of the Foreign Press Association at foreignpressassociation.org/join-the-association1.html Follow us on social media: twitter.com/fpanewsusa facebook.com/fpanewyork instagram.com/fpanewyork youtube.com/c/foreignpressassociationusa linkedin.com/in/fpausa/

On the new episode of Leadership at the edge, the Institute of Leadership & Management's CEO, John Mark Williams, is joined by by Deborah Bonetti, Director and former President of the Foreign Press Association, to discuss leadership as perceived from the perspective of the world's media. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leadership-at-the-edge/message

All reporters know that investigations can be long, expensive and eventually fruitless, which is why more and more papers no longer bother with them. But ProPublica goes beyond that and probes the skull beneath the skin of PR. So when reporter Brett Murphy heard about how police forces and prosecutors were using "911 call analysis” — linguistic quirks to determine that the person calling was in fact guilty of the crime — he looked farther. It was clearly all junk and no science. Still, the FBI was encouraging gullible police departments to pay its inventor $3,500 a session to inculcate cops and advise them whether a 911 caller was guilty. Some prosecutors know there is no reliable foundation but disguise it in court to use against unwitting defendants anyway. Brett explains how ProPublica works and how he found that pseudoscience is running rampant through America's justice system. ProPublica is "an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force. We dig deep into important issues, shining a light on abuses of power and betrayals of public trust — and we stick with those issues as long as it takes to hold power to account.” Brooklyn-based Brett Murphy has been with ProPublica since last May after seven years of reporting for a variety of media outlets. -- This briefing is made possible by the Foreign Press Foundation. Donate at foreignpressassociation.org/ways-to-support.html Become a member of the Foreign Press Association at foreignpressassociation.org/join-the-association1.html Follow us on social media: twitter.com/fpanewsusa facebook.com/fpanewyork instagram.com/fpanewyork youtube.com/c/foreignpressassociationusa linkedin.com/in/fpausa/

Were the efforts to unseat Governor Newsom in the California 2021 recall vote a grassroots uprising, or a well-plotted effort by a minority to unseat a democratically elected governor, falling into an increasing practice of using astroturf to simulate real grassroots and then setting it on fire? Cassandra Hayes' research explores how a small group drove outrage on social media with inflammatory posts, fanned by a cabal of activists, bots and algorithms in a coordinated effort to unseat the Democratic Governor. Hayes, who teaches Broadcast Journalism at Stephen F. Austin State University, discusses the manipulation of social media around the recall vote to achieve political goals and offers current and historical context for journalists to evaluate similar astroturf fires. -- This briefing is made possible by the Foreign Press Foundation. Donate at foreignpressassociation.org/ways-to-support.html Become a member of the Foreign Press Association at foreignpressassociation.org/join-the-association1.html Follow us on social media: twitter.com/fpanewsusa facebook.com/fpanewyork instagram.com/fpanewyork youtube.com/c/foreignpressassociationusa linkedin.com/in/fpausa/

The FPA joins Palestine DeepDive to talk to Kenneth Roth ‘the Godfather of Human Rights' about Harvard's reported decision to block him from taking up a fellowship over Human Rights Watch's criticism of Israel's human rights record. The Harvard Kennedy School has bowed to pressure, after large donors and some prominent pro-Israeli organizations attacked HRW which Roth directed from 1993-2022, after the organization's April 2021 report documenting Israel's systematic oppression of the Palestinians both across the oPt and within Israel itself and how it amounts to apartheid. At the same time, Associated Press fired their new recruit journalist Emily Wilder when lobby groups pointed out previous posts they considered as anti-Israel. Join us as we learn why Roth feels his senior fellowship position at Harvard has been blocked, and the challenges human rights advocates and reporters face for reporting on Israel. Read more here: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/10/kenneth-roth-human-rights-watch-harvard-israel -- This briefing is made possible by the Foreign Press Foundation. Donate at foreignpressassociation.org/ways-to-support.html Become a member of the Foreign Press Association at foreignpressassociation.org/join-the-association1.html Follow us on social media: twitter.com/fpanewsusa facebook.com/fpanewyork instagram.com/fpanewyork youtube.com/c/foreignpressassociationusa linkedin.com/in/fpausa/

Ambassador John Bolton gave a New Year round-the-world round-up of hot spots to FPA members. Talking to FPA President Ian Williams, he's still keeping his powder dry for a potential run in in the GOP primaries, but does not see Trump as a serious contender. Kicking off from his current article on Isolationism he discusses what he sees as the weakness of Washington against Russia, China and Iran, dismissing fears of provoking aggressors like Putin and Xi and arguing for robust support of Ukraine and Taiwan. He contrasted Germany's temporizing under Chancellor Scholtz with PM Kishida' s rearmament program for Japan. Read John Bolton's recent article here: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.nationalreview.com_magazine_2023_01_23_containing-2Disolationism_&d=DwIFaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=xCRiejoqZ-ypXFPuP9WxWQ&m=b9hfv9hzBtljxFx6UDObHnnyLFKeyP5bq3u3E5BmwGHWDQp1eMEHqU3G0wNUwFTt&s=n1SDL8NktbsBtov5gx0H9QZ7AF7iFdk_8hWuFSBmDcA&e= - This briefing is made possible by the Foreign Press Foundation. Donate at foreignpressassociation.org/ways-to-support.html Become a member of the Foreign Press Association at foreignpressassociation.org/join-the-association1.html Follow us on social media: twitter.com/fpanewsusa facebook.com/fpanewyork instagram.com/fpanewyork youtube.com/c/foreignpressassociationusa linkedin.com/in/fpausa/

Taiwan local elections gave gains to the KMT which used to rule the island - and indeed China, while across the straits domestic tumult in the PRC could tempt Beijing to divert attention by threatening the island. Alexander Huang was recently appointed KMT rep in Washington where former ruling party's voice has been muted since the DPP took power in Taipei. He explains the KMT view on events to FPA correspondents. Alexander Huang is currently an Associate Professor at the Institute of Strategic Studies at Tamkang University, the Chairman & CEO of the Council on Strategic & Wargaming Studies, and Special Advisor to the Chairman & Director of International Affairs at KMT (Nationalist Party). - This briefing is made possible by the Foreign Press Foundation. Donate at foreignpressassociation.org/ways-to-support.html Become a member of the Foreign Press Association at foreignpressassociation.org/join-the-association1.html Follow us on social media: twitter.com/fpanewsusa facebook.com/fpanewyork instagram.com/fpanewyork youtube.com/c/foreignpressassociationusa linkedin.com/in/fpausa/

Many pundits across the world have published views on Donald Trump's mental health, but none have been experts. An actual expert, forensic psychiatrist Dr Bandy Lee, found herself fired by Yale and under attack by the American Psychiatric Association and Alan Dershowitz, lawyer to the powerful, for her organizing the book, “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 37 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President.” Currently president of the World Mental Health Coalition, the largest professional organization to address the problem of dangerous leadership and its contribution to a ‘psychological pandemic,' she has also researched outbreaks of violence like January 6. She will answer questions from the FPA on the mental health of national leadership and the predicted cycle of political violence in the USA. - This briefing is made possible by the Foreign Press Foundation. Donate at foreignpressassociation.org/ways-to-support.html Become a member of the Foreign Press Association at foreignpressassociation.org/join-the-association1.html Follow us on social media: twitter.com/fpanewsusa facebook.com/fpanewyork instagram.com/fpanewyork youtube.com/c/foreignpressassociationusa linkedin.com/in/fpausa/

Receive the most important news & analysis on Palestine & Israel straight to your inbox! Sign up to our newsletter, Deep Dive Daily: https://bit.ly/3LrCUxE Mark Seddon is live with Ian Williams, President of the Foreign Press Association, New York & Columnist for the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs'. They discuss Benjamin Netanyahu's lead in Israel's fifth election in four years with vote counting almost complete, setting him up to form what may be the most right-wing government in Israeli history.

Sam Knight is a staff writer for the New Yorker, has won two Foreign Press Association awards and was shortlisted for the 2018 Orwell Prize for political writing. His 2017 Guardian Long Read on the events that will follow the death of the Queen, ‘London Bridge is Down', was viewed four million times. In THE PREMONITIONS BUREAU, his first book, he reveals the strange, true and unsettling tale of a 1960s psychiatrist obsessed with investigating why some people seemed able to predict disaster. A story of madness and wonder, science and the supernatural, it is a journey to the outer edges of reason and the human mind. 5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories

The Foreign Press Association joins with the Beyond Earth Institute to launch their report urging Washington to set up a Beyond Earth Working Group (BEWG) to draft a framework for next generation of orbital enterprise, including human colonization of space. Authors Courtney Stadd, Beyond Earth Institute Vice President and Robert Brumley, along with Steven Wolfe, Co-founder and President of the Institute will explain the report and its implications for journalists. The report, “Emerging Space Industrial Ecosystem Leading to Eventual Beyond Earth Migration: How the U.S. Government Can Avoid Being Left Behind", is available now. - This briefing is made possible by the Foreign Press Foundation. Donate at foreignpressassociation.org/ways-to-support.html Become a member of the Foreign Press Association at foreignpressassociation.org/join-the-association1.html Follow us on social media: twitter.com/fpanewsusa facebook.com/fpanewyork instagram.com/fpanewyork youtube.com/c/foreignpressassociationusa linkedin.com/in/fpausa/

The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Francesca Albanese*, will provide a virtual briefing on key findings and conclusions of her report to the General Assembly on the right to self-determination for the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territory. This webinar is co-organized by the Foreign Press Association and the Centre for United Nations Studies, University of Buckingham. The Special Rapporteur's report on the right to self-determination for the Palestinian people is now publicly available in all the official languages on the UN Official Documentation System. Francesca Albanese was appointed the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967 by the Human Rights Council at its 49th session in March 2022 and has taken up her function as of 1 May 2022. Ms. Albanese is an Affiliate Scholar at the Institute for the Study of International Migration at Georgetown University, as well as a Senior Advisor on Migration and Forced Displacement for a think-tank, Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD). She has widely published on the legal situation in Israel and the State of Palestine and regularly teaches and lectures on international law and forced displacement at universities in Europe and the Arab region. Ms. Albanese has also worked as a human rights expert for the United Nations, including the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees. - This briefing is made possible by the Foreign Press Foundation. Donate at foreignpressassociation.org/ways-to-support.html Become a member of the Foreign Press Association at foreignpressassociation.org/join-the-association1.html Follow us on social media: twitter.com/fpanewsusa facebook.com/fpanewyork instagram.com/fpanewyork youtube.com/c/foreignpressassociationusa linkedin.com/in/fpausa/

“For All Mankind” reached its climax and even though Russian cosmonauts had flaunted flags of annexed Ukrainian districts, this week a new Space Station crew with US, Soviet, and Japanese members has just launched to join the Americans, Italian and Russian crew that went up on a Russian rocket two weeks ago. In a world obsessed with other kinds of rockets falling on people rather than taking people into orbit, Laura talks about more forward looking uses of rocketry and previews the Beyond Earth Symposium. - This briefing is made possible by the Foreign Press Foundation. Donate at foreignpressassociation.org/ways-to-support.html Become a member of the Foreign Press Association at foreignpressassociation.org/join-the-association1.html Follow us on social media: twitter.com/fpanewsusa facebook.com/fpanewyork instagram.com/fpanewyork youtube.com/c/foreignpressassociationusa linkedin.com/in/fpausa/

In this conversation, Malaak Jamal answers questions about the Human Rights Foundation's new report, "Framing Justice in Syria: The Road Toward Comprehensive Justice" — a collaboration with The Syria Campaign — which provides a comprehensive overview of domestic and international judicial avenues to prosecute the crimes against humanity that have been committed in Syria. She will also preview the Oslo Freedom in New York, taking place on October 3 from 2:00-6:00 pm EST, to which FPA members are invited. Eleven years on from the start of the Syrian revolution crimes against humanity continue to take place in Syria. There has been a lack of a strong international response to the conflict in the country, allowing these crimes to take place and for the Syrian regime to act with impunity. Sadly, Syria has disappeared from the news cycle, which is why this conversation aims to bring back attention to the country by addressing the role of the legal principle of universal jurisdiction in seeking justice and accountability for Syria. Malaak Jamal is the Director of Policy and Research at the Human Rights Foundation, where she researches and analyzes political regime developments in countries under authoritarian rule. She received her M.A. in Diplomacy and International Relations from Seton Hall University, specializing in human rights and international law, and her B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Malaak's opinions have been featured in TIME, The Washington Post, The News Lens, and CNN. The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. HRF unites people in the common cause of defending human rights and promoting liberal democracy. Its mission is to ensure that freedom is preserved and promoted worldwide. -- This briefing is made possible by the Foreign Press Foundation. Donate at foreignpressassociation.org/ways-to-support.html Become a member of the Foreign Press Association at foreignpressassociation.org/join-the-association1.html Follow us on social media: twitter.com/fpanewsusa facebook.com/fpanewyork instagram.com/fpanewyork youtube.com/c/foreignpressassociationusa linkedin.com/in/fpausa/

GUEST OVERVIEW: Bob Moran is a multi-award winning British illustrator and cartoonist who was fired from The Telegraph for his anti-COVID position. His work deals with themes of politics, ethics and family. He uses emotion to convey important messages, defend moral principles and to invite people to reflect on what really matters in life. Bob was political cartoonist for The Daily Telegraph between 2011 and 2021. During this time, he established himself as one of the most revered and popular satirists in the UK. His beautiful artwork and cutting commentary has brought him international acclaim and numerous awards, from organisations such as The Foreign Press Association and The Cartoon Arts Trust. GUEST WEBSITE: https://www.bobmoran.co.uk 

                                                Oliver Burkeman tells us how "The ability to tolerate minor discomfort is a superpower" why we should "Let things take the time they take" why it's important to "Seek enlargement rather than happiness " and more. Hosted by Duff Watkins. About Oliver Burkeman Oliver Burkeman is an award-winning British journalist who wrote a long-running weekly column for The Guardian, entitled "This Column Will Change Your Life."   Burkeman has won the Foreign Press Association's Young Journalist of the Year award, FPA's Science Story of the Year 2015 and has been shortlisted for the Orwell Prize in 2006. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Psychologies, and New Philosopher. He lives in New York City. He is the author of The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking focuses on his theory of negativity and Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done (2011).  He also has his own blog, on which he features a wide range of articles covering topics such as business management and various interviews with noteworthy individuals including Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter His new book, Four Thousand Weeks - time management for mere mortals , is about making the most of our radically finite lives in a world of impossible demands, relentless distraction and political insanity (and 'productivity techniques' that mainly just make everyone feel busier). Episode Notes Lesson 1: Seek enlargement rather than happiness 06:47 Lesson 2: Everyone is totally just winging it 11:01 Lesson 3: You're always procrastinating on something 18:23 Lesson 4: Nobody else really cares what you do with your life 23:34 Lesson 5: The ability to tolerate minor discomfort is a superpower 26:33 Lesson 6: What makes it unbearable is your mistaken belief that it can be cured 30:49 Lesson 7: Let things take the time they take 33:06 Lesson 8: You wouldn't want the control you think you need 35:15 Lesson 9: Don't fight time; it always wins in the end 40:42 Lesson 10: You don't need to justify your existence 43:59

In the run up to Pearl Harbor British and American press magnates supported dictators, leaked wartime military secrets, used racist slurs and shameless outright lies to get their way while fawning over blood thirsty dictators. So what's changed? Kathryn S. Olmstead talks to the FPA about her new book “The Newspaper Axis: Six Press Barons who Enabled Hitler.” This briefing is made possible by the Foreign Press Foundation. Donate at foreignpressassociation.org/ways-to-support.html Become a member of the Foreign Press Association at foreignpressassociation.org/join-the-association1.html Follow us on social media: twitter.com/fpanewsusa facebook.com/fpanewyork instagram.com/fpanewyork youtube.com/c/foreignpressassociationusa linkedin.com/in/fpausa/

Between fires, floods, hurricanes and famines, it might look like the end of the world. But Professor Laura Mersini-Houghton has done the math - and can tell us when and perhaps how the Universe will end and how it began. As a student in the dying days of Enver Hoxha, she was no stranger to the concept of thought crime, but found that the Western scientific establishment could also be unforgiving for iconoclasts (while harboring sexual harassers). Despite all, her engaging personal Odyssey covers from the chaos of Big Bang to the last whimper via Communist Tirana and the Large Hadron Collider and is a readable and comprehensible guide to the Cosmos. Laura Mersini-Houghton is a cosmologist and theoretical physicist, Professor of Theoretical Physics and Cosmology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and author of Before the Big Bang. T his briefing is made possible by the Foreign Press Foundation. Donate at foreignpressassociation.org/ways-to-support.html Become a member of the Foreign Press Association at foreignpressassociation.org/join-the-association1.html Follow us on social media: twitter.com/fpanewsusa facebook.com/fpanewyork instagram.com/fpanewyork youtube.com/c/foreignpressassociationusa linkedin.com/in/fpausa/

FPA President Ian Williams and Vice President Simon Locke discuss Amnesty International's recent Ukraine Report which appeared widely August 4th titled: “Ukraine: Ukrainian fighting tactics endanger civilians”. 24 hours ago on August 7th, just 3 days after their initial report, they released a statement in which they explain that Amnesty International "deeply regrets the distress and anger that our press release on the Ukrainian military's fighting tactics has caused". Today, August 8th, the head of Amnesty International Ukraine quit her position in response to the report. Throughout all of this, Amnesty International stands by their claims. The original report: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/08/ukraine-ukrainian-fighting-tactics-endanger-civilians/ The statement in response: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/08/statement-on-publication-of-press-release-on-ukrainian-fighting-tactics/ --- This Op-Ed is made possible by the Foreign Press Foundation. Donate at foreignpressassociation.org/ways-to-support.html Become a member of the Foreign Press Association at foreignpressassociation.org/join-the-association1.html Follow us on social media: twitter.com/fpanewsusa facebook.com/fpanewyork instagram.com/fpanewyork youtube.com/c/foreignpressassociationusa linkedin.com/in/fpausa/

China's petulant response to the Pelosi visit raises big issues, from trade to the threat of World War III. As Speaker Pelosi is fulfilling Congress's Taiwan Relations act – can the US allow the PRC unilateral interpretation of the deal that led to mutual recognition. How can President Biden reconcile maintaining principles with trying to wedge between Beijing and Moscow? Vincent Wang explains to the FPA the intersection of economic and military interests in the Taiwan Straits. Does diplomatic ambiguity have limits? What are the consequences of the visit in the PRC, the US – and the world? Vincent Wei-Cheng Wang is Senior Fellow in the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, and Dean and Professor of Political Science at Adelphi University. This briefing is made possible by the Foreign Press Foundation. Donate at foreignpressassociation.org/ways-to-support.html Become a member of the Foreign Press Association at foreignpressassociation.org/join-the-association1.html Follow us on social media: twitter.com/fpanewsusa facebook.com/fpanewyork instagram.com/fpanewyork youtube.com/c/foreignpressassociationusa linkedin.com/in/fpausa/

This week's conversation is with Oliver Burkeman, a British author and journalist who I've really enjoyed his writings on productivity, mortality, the power of limits, and thoughts on building a meaningful life in an age of distraction. Oliver is the winner of the Foreign Press Association's Young Journalist of the Year award, and for many years wrote a hit weekly column for The Guardian called This Column Will Change Your Life.In this conversation, we dive into Oliver's newest book, Four Thousand Weeks - where he uses the average number of weeks that humans live, 4k – as a reference point to help us examine how we are living…especially in a world of impossible demands, infinite choice, and countless “productivity techniques” that mainly just leave us feeling busier - and less fulfilled. Oliver's perspective and insights were a breath of fresh air, and I hope you'll leave this conversation inspired to do the work to get clear on your values and prioritize your time based on the things that really matter to you – so that, ultimately, you too can make the most of your remaining weeks.----Please support our partners!We're able to keep growing and creating content for YOU because of their support. We believe in their mission and would appreciate you supporting them in return!!To take advantage of deals from our partners, head to http://www.findingmastery.net/partners where you'll find all discount links and codes mentioned in the podcast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oliver Burkeman is a feature writer for The Guardian. He is a winner of the Foreign Press Association's Young Journalist of the Year award, and has been short-listed for the Orwell Prize. He writes a popular weekly column on psychology, "This Column Will Change Your Life," and has reported from New York, London, and Washington. Oliver's latest book, is the fantastic: 'Four Those weeks: Time Management For Mortals' which draws on the insights of both ancient and contemporary philosophers, psychologists, and spiritual teachers, Oliver Burkeman delivers an entertaining, humorous, practical, and ultimately profound guide to time and time management. In the episode today, we discuss: - What is time? - Why we can never really control time - The perils of not accepting our mortality - Why trying to control our time only leads to more anxiety and stress - Cosmic insignificance therapy - The worst self-help advice - More Links: Oliver's book: shorturl.at/CGX28 https://www.oliverburkeman.com Watch the YouTube version of this interview (from 6pm UK Time), here: https://www.youtube.com/freedompact Instagram: @freedompact Email: freedompact@gmail.com

Last November, 30+ journalists founded the Kyiv Independent, the English-language media outlet in Ukraine, when they were fired from the Kyiv Post for defending editorial independence. The Kyiv Independent provides round the clock news coverage about all aspects of the war in Ukraine - and is not President Zelensky's favorite publication but is even more unlikely to be Putin's nomination for a Pulitzer. Daryna Shevchenko, the CEO of the Kyiv Independent discusses with Ian Williams, FPA President of the Foreign Press Association to discuss how Ukrainian media covers the Russian invasion of Ukraine and keeps up the pressure on the authorities in Kyiv. Daryna has been a media manager, trainer, and media consultant before joining the Independent. This briefing is made possible by the Foreign Press Foundation. Donate at foreignpressassociation.org/ways-to-support.html Become a member of the Foreign Press Association at foreignpressassociation.org/join-the-association1.html Follow us on social media: twitter.com/fpanewsusa facebook.com/fpanewyork instagram.com/fpanewyork youtube.com/c/foreignpressassociationusa linkedin.com/in/fpausa/

FPA President Ian Williams and Vice President Simon Locke discuss the recent AP post which appeared widely July 9 titled: “Ukraine bears share of blame for nursing home-attack” about the Russian Invasion of Ukraine and later ascribing a “major share” of the blame to making Ukraine. It was picked up by VOA and the Washington Post. From FPA President Ian Williams: The deeply flawed dispatch unequivocally blames the bulk of casualties and rights violations on Moscow and its surrogates while, quite correctly cautioning the Ukrainian forces about reported incidents. But I find it, intriguing, puzzling and shocking that the AP report distills this into a contradiction of its main conclusions by pointing the finger at Ukraine for the nursing home incident. Even the AP report on the incident that they emphasize is anomalous. The Russians and their proxies invaded and were firing on the Care Home. The Ukrainian forces could not evacuate the residents but fought back against, never let us forget, the attackers. It was the attack that made this a military site. Whose attack? The Russians. The tenor of the report was perhaps taken from the photo-caption with the story “A United Nations report says Ukraine's armed forces bear a large share of the blame for a deadly assault on a care home for the elderly and disabled.” The report shows the confusion of the immediate conflict but unequivocally says “That morning, soldiers from Russian affiliated armed groups attacked the care house with heavy weapons, with patients and staff still inside.” So, the Ukrainians failed to evacuate the residents because the roads were mined, but it is a stretch to say they share the blame, and an outright lie to say that Ukrainians “bear a large, and perhaps equal, share of the blame for what happened in Stara Krasnyanka” and it is absolute misreporting to attribute that sentiment to the UN! The US “shares the blame” for 9-11 by putting the twin towers there as a target! Was it just sloppy writing and editing? Was is a succession of editors falling over backwards to be fair and even handed? If I were a Ukrainian conspiracy theorist, I would suspect that this is Biden's spin doctors paving the way for an abandonment of Ukraine since both sides are equally immoral. Whatever the excuse, it is culpably bad journalism. To remind you, the UN report's major admonition to Russia is “Immediately cease the armed attack that commenced on 24 February 2022 in the territory of Ukraine and fully comply with the binding 16 March 2022 order on provisional measures of the International Court of Justice” The original articles: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/un-says-ukraine-bears-share-of-blame-for-nursing-home-attack/2022/07/09/ea608b44-ff3d-11ec-b39d-71309168014b_story.html https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/countries/ua/2022-06-29/2022-06-UkraineArmedAttack-EN.pdf --- This Op-Ed is made possible by the Foreign Press Foundation. Donate at foreignpressassociation.org/ways-to-support.html Become a member of the Foreign Press Association at foreignpressassociation.org/join-the-association1.html Follow us on social media: twitter.com/fpanewsusa facebook.com/fpanewyork instagram.com/fpanewyork youtube.com/c/foreignpressassociationusa linkedin.com/in/fpausa/

Join South African pianist Nduduzo Makhathini as he describes his inspiration, his creative as well as his performing processes. He is the very first African musician to be signed by the Blue Note label (https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2022/04/14/jazz-label-blue-note-launches-blue-note-africa-imprint/). For Makhathini, this sends a very positive message to all African musicians, especially regarding what they are allowed to aspire to, the possibilities available to them as well as to other performers. In Conversation with FPA's Emilie Pons. This briefing is made possible by the Foreign Press Foundation. Donate at foreignpressassociation.org/ways-to-support.html Become a member of the Foreign Press Association at foreignpressassociation.org/join-the-association1.html Follow us on social media: twitter.com/fpanewsusa facebook.com/fpanewyork instagram.com/fpanewyork youtube.com/c/foreignpressassociationusa linkedin.com/in/fpausa/

FPA features Allan Lichtman on Repealing the Second Amendment. Faced with mortal consequences of loaded and imaginative judicial interpretations of the “right to bear arms,” Professor Lichtman suggests it is inherently flawed and past its shoot-by date. Faced with the massacres in the classrooms, the overturning of New York's gun control laws, Lichtman suggests alternative strategies to combat the National Rifle Association's legislative and judiciary hostage taking. His book “Repeal the Second Amendment” was a road map to safer streets and schools – sadly ignored by the mesmerized Supreme Court Majority. Allan Lichtman, Distinguished Professor of History at American University is also author of The Case for Impeachment, and an accomplished predictor of Presidential Contests. This briefing is made possible by the Foreign Press Foundation. Donate at foreignpressassociation.org/ways-to-support.html Become a member of the Foreign Press Association at foreignpressassociation.org/join-the-association1.html Follow us on social media: twitter.com/fpanewsusa facebook.com/fpanewyork instagram.com/fpanewyork youtube.com/c/foreignpressassociationusa linkedin.com/in/fpausa/

Taiwan and Ukraine - two democracies under threat. How far can, or should, the Biden White House go to support them? Join us for a conversation on these issues with former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton. This briefing made possible by the Foreign Press Foundation. Donate at foreignpressassociation.org/ways-to-support.html Become a member of the Foreign Press Association at foreignpressassociation.org/join-the-association1.html

The Foreign Press Association Africa has expressed its displeasure against media outlets using images of black people alongside stories of the Monkeypox outbreak in America and Europe. The association says it condemns the perpetuation of this negative stereotype that assigns calamity to the African race and privilege or immunity to other races. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Kennedy Wandera, Chairperson of the Foreign Press Association in Nairobi

The average human lifespan is absurdly, insultingly brief. Assuming you live to be eighty, you have just over four thousand weeks.Nobody needs telling there isn't enough time. We're obsessed with our lengthening to-do lists, our overfilled inboxes, work-life balance, and the ceaseless battle against distraction; and we're deluged with advice on becoming more productive and efficient, and “life hacks” to optimize our days. But such techniques often end up making things worse. The sense of anxious hurry grows more intense, and still the most meaningful parts of life seem to lie just beyond the horizon. Still, we rarely make the connection between our daily struggles with time and the ultimate time management problem: the challenge of how best to use our four thousand weeks.Oliver Burkeman is a feature writer for The Guardian. He is a winner of the Foreign Press Association's Young Journalist of the Year Award and has been short-listed for the Orwell Prize. He wrote a popular weekly column on psychology, "This Column Will Change Your Life," and has reported from New York, London, and Washington, D.C. His books include Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals and The Antidote: Happiness for People who Can't Stand Positive Thinking. Get Four Thousand Weeks Here: Amazon US Amazon AUSPre-order my new book 'The Path of an Eagle: How To Overcome & Lead After Being Knocked Down'. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thestorybox. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this special episode, recorded live in honour of International Women's Day, Deborah Bonetti, Director of the Foreign Press Association and UK Correspondent for QN-II Giorno speaks to Beth Rigby, Political Editor at Sky News; Alison Phillips, deputy Editor-in-chief of the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People; Megha Mohan, BBC World Service's global gender and identity correspondent; Stefanie Bolzen, UK and Ireland correspondent for WELT and WELT am Sonntag; and Suzanne Franks, former BBC TV broadcaster and Professor of Journalism at City, University of London. These leading women in journalism discuss challenges they've faced in the industry and positive steps they've seen in recent years, and reflect on the importance of representation in the field.

Award-winning cartoonist Bob Moran discusses how he was fired from The Daily Telegraph for speaking out against government biosecurity measures. He gives his view on the past two years of medical tyranny, "waking up" and going down the rabbit hole. It's obvious to see who is behind all of this, the usual suspects, politicians backed by Klaus Schwab and powerful families. We talk about the psychology of the Covidian Cult. The Powers That Be are going to see this through, they are going to push us back into COVID1984. He feels there is some kind of agreement between all governments. You can't drive humanity into a dystopian technocracy in two years, they take their foot off the gas after awhile, assess where they are, and then they come back again. Bob feels there is a darker motivation behind all of this. He talks about his art and the road ahead. Watch On BitChute / Brighteon / Rokfin / Rumble Geopolitics & Empire · Bob Moran: They Are Going To See COVID1984 Through #291 *Support Geopolitics & Empire! Become a Member https://geopoliticsandempire.substack.comDonate https://geopoliticsandempire.com/donationsConsult https://geopoliticsandempire.com/consultation **Visit Our Affiliates & Sponsors! Above Phone https://abovephone.com/?above=geopoliticseasyDNS (use code GEOPOLITICS for 15% off!) https://easydns.comEscape The Technocracy course (15% discount using link) https://escapethetechnocracy.com/geopoliticsPassVult https://passvult.comSociatates Civis (CitizenHR, CitizenIT, CitizenPL) https://societates-civis.comWise Wolf Gold https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=geopolitics Websites Website https://www.bobmoran.co.uk Twitter https://twitter.com/bobscartoons Telegram https://t.me/bobmoran Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bobscartoons Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bobmoran_artist About Bob Moran Bob Moran is a multi-award winning British illustrator and cartoonist. His work deals with themes of politics, ethics and family. He uses emotion to convey important messages, defend moral principles and to invite people to reflect on what really matters in life. Between 2011 and 2021, Bob was political cartoonist for The Daily Telegraph. During this time, he established himself as one of the most revered and popular satirists in the UK. His beautiful artwork and cutting commentary has brought him international acclaim and numerous awards, from organisations such as The Foreign Press Association and The Cartoon Arts Trust. In 2020, as the Coronavirus crisis unfolded, Bob adopted a position of staunch opposition to all government measures and restrictions. He believed what was happening was immoral, unlawful and unnecessary. Through his cartoons, he asked people to contemplate the inevitable consequences of how governments around the world were behaving. In particular, he tried to highlight the horrific impact on children and the future society being created for them. In January 2022 Bob began working for The Democracy Fund, a Canadian charity that defends and promotes civil liberties and constitutional rights. This gave Bob the creative freedom he needed and he hopes his artwork can reach as many people as possible, in as many countries as possible. Bob produces three artworks every week that are available to download, free of charge, to any newspaper, magazine or online publication anywhere in the world. During a very dark period for humanity, Bob seeks to create powerful imagery that brings hope and reassurance to the oppressed, in defiance of their oppressors. At a time when so many appear to have forgotten the things that give life meaning, he is determined to help them remember. *Podcast intro music is from the song "The Queens Jig" by "Musicke & Mirth" from their album "Music for Two Lyra Viols": http://musicke-mirth.de/en/recordings.html (available on iTunes or Amazon)

Join VP and Director of DAG New York, Josheen Oberoi, in conversation with FPA journalist Sarab Zavaleta as they discuss DAG's newest endeavor, an international gallery focused on women artists from 20th century India. This episode is presented by the Foreign Press Association in honor of NYC Asian Art Week and Women's History Month. Josheen Oberoi is a gallerist and curator based out of New York. She is currently VP and Director at DAG, an international gallery focused on South Asian modern art. Prior to this, she worked as Director at Tyler Rollins Fine Art, with a focus on contemporary Southeast Asian art; Saffronart, as a Specialist in South Asian Art; and Bodhi Art as a gallerist and Associate Curator. She has worked for Miditech, where she helped produce documentary series on Indian art and architecture and other projects for the BBC. She has an MA in medieval Indian history from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and an MA in South Asian art history from Florida State University. Join us for the FPA Arts and Culture Podcast presented the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7pm EST on your favorite podcast platforms. Executive Producer: Camilla Hellman MBE Producer: Sarab Zavaleta Associate Producer: Sam Grobmeier In association with Foreign Press Foundation.

Stalin's specter haunts the post-Soviet conflicts. Tinatin Japaradzide told correspondents about her discoveries researching her book and how Stalin's legacy is used and abused in Ukraine, Russia, and Georgia and how it affects Putin's current behavior. Tinatin Japaridze, Director of Policy and Strategy at The Critical Mass joins Ian Williams, President of the Foreign Press Association for this briefing. www.foreignpressassociation.org

The Foreign Press Association Africa, has criticised western media's ‘skewed' coverage of the war in Ukraine. The association faulted western media's narrative suggesting it was unthinkable to witness violence in white-dominated countries. Flo Letoaba spoke to the chairman of the Foreign Press Association Africa Kennedy Wandera 

Join celebrated American producer and filmmaker Melissa Haizlip in conversation with FPA journalist Emilie Pons as they discuss Ms. Haizlip's celebrated documentary Mr. Soul! presented by the Foreign Press Association in honor of Black History Month. Melissa Haizlip is an American film producer, director and writer. Her 2018 documentary ‘Mr. Soul' celebrates African American contributions to American culture. Emilie Pons is a digital reporter and audio producer for The World, on PRI. Her work has also been featured on CBC News, Radio DW, in JazzTimes and TRT World. Join us for the FPA Arts and Culture Podcast presented the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7pm EST on your favorite podcast platforms. Executive Producer: Camilla Hellman MBE Producer: Emilie Pons Associate Producer: Sam Grobmeier In association with Foreign Press Foundation.

Former National Security Advisor and UN Ambassador John Bolton returns to the FPA to provide his insights and context around Russia, Ukraine & China. Join us as he talks about the Biden administration's response to Russia's military buildup around Ukraine and its alliance with China, the endgame of Presidents Putin & Xi, and ways in which Trump's presidency has shaped current events. Featuring: Ambassador John Bolton & Ian Williams (President of the Foreign Press Association)

Minter Dialogue with Oliver Burkeman Oliver Burkeman is a journalist who wrote the long-running column for the Guardian, "This Column Will Change Your Life." He was the winner of the Foreign Press Association's Young Journalist of the Year award, and has been shortlisted for the Orwell Prize. Beyond blogging and The Imperfectionist newsletter, Oliver has also written several bestselling books, including "The Antidote: Happiness for People who Can't Stand Positive Thinking" and "Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done." His last book, "Four Thousand Weeks: Time and How to Use It. Embrace your limits. Change your life," is a runaway success. We discuss his book, time management, the essence of enough, cosmic insignificance, and how to make the most of our life on this planet. If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to rate/review the show on RateThisPodcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.

In this episode, I talk to bestselling author Oliver Burkeman about his latest book Four Thousand Weeks. On the surface, it's easy to mistake it for another self-help book on time management. But instead of enthusing about productivity hacks, Oliver challenges his readers to confront the finite nature of humanity. By doing so, he argues  we can live fuller lives—without having to always carry the fear of missing out. We also touch on the topics of procrastination, positive psychology, flow, realism, deep time, and patience.BioOliver Burkeman is a journalist for The Guardian. From 2006 to 2020, he wrote the popular weekly column on psychology called “This Column Will Change Your Life”. He is the author of The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking and Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done. In 2015, he won the Foreign Press Association's Young Journalist of the Year award, and has been short-listed for the Orwell Prize. His most recent book is Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals.Website: www.oliverburkeman.comTwitter: @oliverburkeman Topics00:02:03 The efficiency trap00:05:34 Accepting human limitations00:08:35 Why we handicap ourselves00:13:07 How to be a better procrastinator00:18:32 Each activity is paid for with your life00:20:55 The joy of missing out00:23:55 Harness more deep time00:27:57 The common theme of Oliver's books 00:32:02 Realism and doing the impossible00:37:29 Productivity and self-worth00:40:53 Embracing boredom instead of acceleration00:46:14 Developing a taste for problems00:50:21 Radical incrementalism00:57:30 “Originality lies on the far side of unoriginality”01:01:06 How time management distracts us from wonder01:03:50 Oliver's approach to new year resolutions

Oliver Burkeman is a feature writer for The Guardian and former columnist for Psychologies Magazine. His bestselling book Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, written in 2021, is critically acclaimed and highly praised, and was instantly one of the best books I have ever read. He has written several other books, including The Antidote: Happiness for People Who can't Stand Positive Thinking, and HELP! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done. He is a winner of the Foreign Press Association's Young Journalist of the Year award, and has been shortlisted for the Orwell Prize, and the What The Papers Say Feature Writer of the Year award. His Ted Talk has over 13K views! He wrote a popular weekly column on psychology, This Column Will Change Your Life, and has reported from London, Washington DC, and New York. His work has also appeared in Esquire, Elle, GQ, The Observer and The New Republic. He was born in Liverpool in 1975, grew up in York, and holds a degree in Social and Political Sciences from Cambridge University, and now lives with his family in Yorkshire, England!Find Oliver at-https://www.oliverburkeman.com/The Imperfectionist NewsletterAmazon- Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for MortalsTW- @oliverburkeman

Cosmic Insignificance with Oliver Burkeman  In the podcast we explore together:3.52 Four Thousand Weeks 9.10 Time is a Tricky Master 20.37 Dealing with Distractions 27.35 Compassion to Ourselves 38.44 Experience Moments vs Remembered Experiences 48.22 Cosmic Insignificance   Join me on my #Perspectives podcast with Oliver Burkeman; the author of the book '4 Thousand Weeks'. He has won the FPA's Science Story of the Year for a piece on the mystery of consciousness as well as the Foreign Press Association's Young Journalist of the Year award.We discuss: - Time as a Tricky Master- Dealing with Distractions- Cosmic Insignificance  Throughout the entirety of the conversation with Oliver we spoke about the relationship we all share with time. His book, '4 Thousand Weeks' speaks of the ways in which we spend our 4 thousand weeks; the average human life span.  I shared with Oliver an instance when I attempted to be present to the creative process and not the outcome. Throughout the exercise I counted a couple hundred distractions within a 3-hour period. I had to stop counting because I realised that we subconsciously start giving other things our attention. Distractions and procrastination are a part of everyday life that we must deal with. Our conversation was deeply philosophical. We unpacked the meaning of life, how we give our own meanings to things because meaning is subjective.  We discovered that there needs to be a balance of both not wanting to waste time but with an attitude of self-friendliness that we give to close friends. You want your friends to happy and enjoy themselves, but you also want them to aim high and not waste the talents and gifts that they've been given. Learning to be compassionate to ourselves is necessary part of life otherwise we will constantly be hard on ourselves for 'wasting time'. We explored 'Cosmic Insignificance' which in short explains how the decisions we make every day are hugely insignificant in the grand scheme of the universe. And that it is liberating to think this way because we can now pursue the things that we find 'meaningful'. Finally Oliver shared some tips on how to tackle your goals and tasks to wrap up how hugely insightful interview. You can check it out below :)         Remi mentions dan gilbert + dean kamen but not any particular work https://www.google.com/search?q=dan+gilbert+experiences+momennts&rlz=1C5CHFA_enAU954AU954&oq=dan+gilbert+experiences+momennts&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i10i160.12400j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=dean+kamen+nobel+laureate+remembered+experiences&rlz=1C5CHFA_enAU954AU954&sxsrf=AOaemvJD2vxhdvUXHasax5GVXb6gQg9uFw%3A1637032376612&ei=uCGTYdfKJJb6rQGuqpSYBg&oq=dean+kamen+nobel+laureate+remembered+experiences&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAM6BwgAEEcQsAM6BQghEKABOgcIIRAKEKABOgQIIRAVSgQIQRgAUJ8VWOoyYKw0aABwAngAgAH6AYgB_h-SAQYwLjE4LjSYAQCgAQHIAQPAAQE&sclient=gws-wiz&ved=0ahUKEwjXhqzq9Jv0AhUWfSsKHS4VBWMQ4dUDCA4&uact=5

Catherine Mayer is a bestselling author, journalist, and activist. She is the co-founder and President of the Women's Equality Party. Her books include Amortality: The Pleasures and Perils of Living Agelessly; Charles: The Heart of a King, and Attack of the Fifty Foot Women: How Gender Equality Can Save the World! Her recent memoir, Good Grief: Embracing Life at a Time of Death, contains letters written by her mother after both women were widowed at the start of the pandemic. Catherine has worked at The Economist, held deputy editorships at Business Traveler and International Management magazines and spent 11 years as a foreign correspondent for the German news weekly, FOCUS. In 2004, she joined TIME as a senior editor, later became London Bureau Chief, TIME Europe Editor and, finally, Editor at Large. She was the founding executive director of the think tank Datum Future and also consults on the opportunities and challenges of data technology. She is on the advisory board of Noon, the new media platform for women in midlife and beyond. Catherine was commissioned by the Globe Theatre to write and perform an original piece for its 2020 Voices in the Dark series, Notes to the Forgotten She-Wolves. She performed Hello Boys with Grayson Perry at the Bridge Theatre in 2018. Her one-woman show Catherine Mayer: FFS toured the UK and Ireland in 2019. She was the lead candidate for the Women's Equality Party in London in the 2019 European elections. She served as the elected President of the Foreign Press Association in London from 2003- 2005. She is on the founding committee of WOW—the Women of the World festival. She was a judge for the 2018 Women's Prize for Fiction. The winner of the FPA Story of the Year in 2010 and shortlisted for the Orwell Prize the following year, she has also been named in Total Politics' Top Political Journalists, WIE Women in Excellence 2013, Progress 1000 Evening Standard Equality Champion 2016, Oxford University Suffrage Champion 2018, Gender Equality Top 100: Most Influential People in Global Policy 2018 and, with Sandi Toksvig, NatWest Spirit of Everywoman Award 2018. After the February 2020 death of her husband, the musician Andy Gill, she took on his unfinished projects, releasing two EPs by his band Gang of Four, and acting as executive producer for a tribute album, The Problem of Leisure: A celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four featuring globally famous musicians. K. Iver is a nonbinary poet from Mississippi. They have a Ph.D. in Poetry at Florida State University. Their work has appeared or is forthcoming in Boston Review, BOAAT, Gulf Coast, TriQuarterly, Puerto del Sol, Salt Hill, and elsewhere. They are the 2021-2022 Ronald Wallace Poetry Fellow for the University of Wisconsin Creative Writing Institute. Music: “Dance with Me” Nile Rodgers “The Dying Rays” Gang of Four “Chaconne” Johann Sebastian Bach Supported by: Autism Speaks - www.autismspeaks.org Mostly Mutts - https://mostlymutts.org/ Red Phone Booth – www.redphonebooth.com Linden Row Inn- www.lindenrowinn.com Office Evolution of Roswell, Georgia - www.officeevolution.com/locations/roswell To purchase books written by the show's host, Clifford Brooks, please visit www.cliffbrooks.com for more details. His major collections of poetry are available anywhere books are sold. You can contact him directly at: cliffordbrooks@southerncollectieexperience.com

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Ian Williams, President of the Foreign Press Association and author of “UNtold: The Real Story of the United Nations in Peace and War," discusses how the UN has changed over the past 76-years in peacekeeping, war and peace, human rights and economic and social development.

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by John Kampfner, the author of "Why the Germans Do It Better", to discuss how Germany and the EU have botched their respective rollouts of the coronavirus vaccine compared to the UK which has dramatically turned the tables on their bitter struggle against the novel virus. As a rule however, John is convinced that Germany has a more grown up political culture than the UK and that over the last 75 years has been able to progress as a nation from it's low point in the immediate aftermath of World War II to a position today where Germany stands out as a world-leading economy. John has had a 25-year career in international public life – spanning media, global affairs, UK politics, education, business, arts and the third sector. He began his journalistic career as a foreign correspondent with the Daily Telegraph, first in East Berlin where he reported on the fall of the Wall and unification of Germany, and then in Moscow at the time of the collapse of Soviet Communism. He went on to become Chief Political Correspondent at the FT and political commentator for the BBC's Today programme and Newsnight. As Editor of the New Statesman from 2005 to 2008, he took the magazine to 30-year circulation highs. He was Society of Magazine Editors Current Affairs Editor of the Year in 2006. In 2002 he won the Foreign Press Association award for Journalist of the Year and Film of the Year for a two-part BBC film on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, called 'The Ugly War'. His film 'War Spin' received considerable publicity. He now writes weekly for the Times and appears regularly in other newspapers such as the FT, Guardian and New European. He has made a number of programmes for BBC Radio 4 and World Service. He frequently appears on the BBC and Sky and has a weekly slot on Times Radio. His new book, Why the Germans Do It Better, published by Atlantic, is his sixth. His previous books include the best-selling Blair’s Wars (2003), now a standard text in schools; Freedom For Sale (2009), which was short-listed for the Orwell Prize in 2010 and in 2014 The Rich, from Slaves to Superyachts, A 2000-Year History. He is a Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute. John established the Creative Industries Federation to much acclaim in 2014, providing a single voice for the UK's creative sector. For eight years he was founder Chair of Turner Contemporary, one of the country’s most successful art galleries. He is now Chair of the House of Illustration. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate for his services to the arts by Bath Spa University in 2019. For four years running he was named one of the most influential Londoners in the Evening Standard Progress 1000 survey. Fluent in German and Russian, he regularly speaks at political conferences and cultural festivals around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Press briefing with Craig Unger, author of American Kompromat and Yuri Borysovych Shvets - a former Major in the KGB, operating between 1980 and 1990. Ian Williams, President of the Foreign Press Association interviews. Unger's new book exposes how a relatively trivial targeting operation by the KGB's New York station over forty years ago tried to recruit a prominent local property developer as an asset—and triggered events that morphed into the greatest intelligence bonanza in history. It recounts how this compromised coterie reached all the way into the office of the Attorney General, advancing themselves and their influence. Based on exclusive interviews with dozens of high-level sources—Soviets who resigned from the KGB and moved to the United States, former CIA officers, FBI counterintelligence agents, lawyers at white-shoe Washington firms--and analysis of thousands of pages of FBI investigations, police investigations, and news articles in English, Russian, and Ukrainian, American Kompromat shows that from Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein, kompromat operations leveraged the murky secrets of some the most powerful people in the US into potent weapons for Moscow. Joining us on the panel, Yuri Borysovych Shvets - a former Major in the KGB, operating between 1980 and 1990. From April 1985 to 1987 he worked in the Washington, D.C. Rezidentura of the First Chief Directorate. While there, he held a cover job as a correspondent for TASS, a Soviet state-owned news agency.

Tomohiko Taniguchi, PhD, is a Professor at Keio University and Special Adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet. In 2005 he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Deputy Press Secretary. He spent the next three years writing speeches for then Foreign Minister Taro Aso. Since January 2013, he has been Prime Minister Abe's primary foreign policy speech writer. Previously he was a journalist for 20 years, during which he spent a stint in London, 1997-2000. In 1999 the Foreign Press Association in London elected him President, the first from Asia. Hear Tomohiko and I discuss the world of Japanese Politics, including the enduring popularity of the Liberal Democratic Party. The Rise and Rise again of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, how he has worked with other foreign leaders including Obama and Trump equally. We also discuss Japanese Whisky!

Having a podcast with Moni Mohsin, face to face , was the much needed dose of laughter, humor, intellect, wisdom and experience. Honored and humbled to have her on 'dhaani' - A platform that wants to promote well-being, on the emotional, psychological, physiological, spiritual level - and laughter , humor and wit is an intrinsic feature of the human life. We spoke about privacy, laying safe boundaries, the need for solitude, social media and intrusiveness, and last but not the least Moni was generous to share her "Social Butterfly" snippets with us. Moni Mohsin was born in 1963 in Lahore, Pakistan. Since her father was from the landed gentry of Punjab and her mother from a business family in Lahore, she grew up between Lahore (where she attended a strict convent school run by Irish nuns) and Okara, where she ran wild with peasant children. Like her siblings before her, she left Pakistan at the age of sixteen to attend boarding school in England. Having completed her A'levels, she proceeded to Cambridge to read for a tripos in Archaeology and Anthroplogy. In 1986 she returned to a Pakistan gripped tight in the iron fist of General Zia-ul-Haq. She spent the next two years working for an environmental agency, where she produced Pakistan's first environmental news magazine, Natura. And then in 1988, when General Zia was assassinated and space for political discourse opened up once again, she moved to a new publishing venture, The Friday Times, Pakistan's first independent weekly. She spent seven years there, rising eventually to the position of Features Editor. She married in 1995 and moved back to England with her husband. Since then she has freelanced for a number of Pakistani magazines including The Friday Times, Libas and Zameen. She has also contributed short fiction to the creative writing issue of Wasafiri 2000 edited by Aamer Huussein and Bernadine Evaristo and an anthology on Lahore edited by Bapsi Sidhwa and published by Penguin India. She has also authored a travel book on Lahore published by the Guide Book Company and is currently in talks for the publication of her journalistic writings with Vanguard Books Pakistan and Penguin India. The Ceremony of Innocence is her first novel. She has two children and divides her time between Lahore and London. Moni Mohsin is a Pakistani born novelist and freelance journalist based in London. She has authored two novels, the award winning The End of Innocence (Penguin UK) and Duty Free (Vintage) which was adapted for Radio Four's Book at Bedtime. Her long running satirical column in the weekly newspaper, The Friday Times in Lahore, has been published by Vintage as The Diary of a Social Butterfly and its best selling follow up, The Return of the Butterfly, by Random House India. Her journalistic work has appeared in The Guardian, 1843, Prospect, The Literary Review, Vogue, The Times of India and Nikkei Asian Review. Last year her article ‘Austenistan' (published in 1843) was shortlisted for a Foreign Press Association award. She does book reviews, cultural features, political pieces, satirical columns and celebrity interviews and writes on topics ranging from domestic workers in the Middle East to Bollywood. Moni Mohsin Social Media Handles Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/MoniMohsinpage/ Instagram : @monimohsinofficial Do listen to this and please leave us with a comment, rating or review You can subscribe to our podcast on: Apple Podcast Stitcher Anchor Fm Google Spotify

Welcome this show's east-most episode recorded so far! For the next half an hour, we will be looking at Eurasia from Tokyo with a rather special guest: Professor Tomohiko Taniguchi, a speechwriter and special advisor to Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Professor Taniguchi also serves as a tenured professor at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan (and where Olesya, our interviewer, is based until January). Throughout his professional career, professor Taniguchi has changed his location multiple times, working as a researcher and journalist in several reputable institutions worldwide including Nikkei Business, Brookings Institution, Foreign Press Association, Princeton University and Shanghai Institute of International Studies. In 2005, professor Taniguchi joined Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and started writing speeches for then-foreign minister Taro Aso, and subsequently PM Shinzo Abe. How difficult is it – to write a speech for the highest political figure in the country? How does Japanese government view developments in the Asian region, and where does it see its place? What is needed to encourage more Japanese companies to take part in the maritime and overland connectivity projects in Eurasia? We hope you will enjoy our guest's reflections on these questions as he is unweiling for us this mysterious island nation at the Eastern edge of the Asia Pacific. See you in the next episode!

Welcome this show's east-most episode recorded so far! For the next half an hour, we will be looking at Eurasia from Tokyo with a rather special guest: **Professor Tomohiko Taniguchi, a speechwriter and special advisor to Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.** Professor Taniguchi also serves as a [tenured professor at Keio University](http://www.sdm.keio.ac.jp/en/voice/taniguchi.html) in Tokyo, Japan (and where Olesya, our interviewer, is based until January). Throughout his professional career, professor Taniguchi has changed his location multiple times, working as a researcher and journalist in several reputable institutions worldwide including [Nikkei Business](https://business.nikkei.com/), [Brookings Institution](https://www.brookings.edu/author/tomohiko-taniguchi/), Foreign Press Association, Princeton University and Shanghai Institute of International Studies. In 2005, professor Taniguchi joined Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and started writing speeches for then-foreign minister Taro Aso, and subsequently PM Shinzo Abe.  **How difficult is it – to write a speech for the highest political figure in the country? How does Japanese government view developments in the Asian region, and where does it see its place? What is needed to encourage more Japanese companies to take part in the maritime and overland connectivity projects in Eurasia?** We hope you will enjoy our guest's reflections on these questions as he is unweiling for us this mysterious island nation at the Eastern edge of the Asia Pacific. See you in the next episode! 

Guest OverviewThree time Foreign Correspondent of the Year nominee (the UK equivalent of a Pulitzer Prize), a dozen major International Prizes for Reporting including four Amnesty International Awards for Outstanding Human Rights Journalism, a Royal Television Society Award for Documentary-Making and a Martha Gellhorn Prize Nominee for War Reporting, Foreign Press Association of London writer of the Year and One World Journalist of the Year for outstanding Foreign Reporting, these awards are testament to the talent and tenacity of Scottish born journalist Dan McDougallDan was also voted one of the world's most influential people in the field of ethical trading by the US-based Ethisphere Institute, he is also a visiting lecturer at the University of Cambridge on Business and Human Rights and recently spoke at The UnitedNations in Geneva on the impact of corporate supply chains on the world's poorest.He's also an ardent Glasgow Celtic Fan and a all round good guy.I hope you enjoy this stimulating and uncompromising discussion with Dan MacDougallWhat we discuss:The influence of his working class upbringing in Glasgow, ScotlandHow he developed his political sensibilitiesThe impact of Poet Robert BurnsThe teacher that influenced his journeyHis route to tabloid journalism in GlasgowHis reporters lifeThe value of his curiosity and tenacious spirit in uncovering storiesHow serendipity changed his path during the 2005 TsunamiHis deep conviction to uncover corporate supply chain injusticesHis experiences of child labor abusesHis war correspondence experiencesHis views on fake newsDan's perspective on educationWhat he'd do with the keys to No 10 Downing Street or the White HouseHis views on the importance of creativityHis principlesHis hard choicesTurning class into an advantageHis Impossible adviceThe books he recommendsLinks in ShowDan's Current Content CompanyDan's InstagramMiran Instagram Miran YouTubeLinks in showRobert BurnsHerges Adventures of Tin Tin Maya AngelouLetter From America Glasgow Celtic The Daily Record 2004 TsunamiHis Recommended BooksThe Sheltering Sky - Paul Bowels Road to Oxiana - Byron See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

New Yorker writer shares her journey of learning French in the name of love –and what it means to love someone in a second language “A thoughtful, beautifully written meditation on the art of language and intimacy. The book unfolds like several books in one: on moving abroad, on communication in human relationships, on the history of language, and in the end, on the delights of cross-cultural fusion.”—The New York Times Book Review A staff writer at The New Yorker since 2008, Lauren Collins has profiled subjects from Michelle Obama and Gérard Depardieu to April Bloomfield and Donatella Versace. In her bestselling book, WHEN IN FRENCH: Love in a Second Language, now available in paperback, Collins turns an unwavering eye on herself. When, in her early thirties, Colllins moves to London and falls for a Frenchman named Oliver, she discovers firsthand that a language barrier is no match for love. Unable to speak French herself, their relationship develops solely in English. When the couple, newly married, relocates to francophone Geneva, Collins—fearful of one day becoming "a Borat of a mother" who doesn’t understand her own kids—decides to answer these questions for herself by learning French. Lauren Collins as she shares her journey of what it means to love someone in a second language, including: · Wondering about the things she doesn’t understand about Olivier, having never spoken to him in his native tongue · Whether “I love you” even means the same thing as “je t’aime” · Grappling with the complexities of the French language and accidently telling her mother-in-law that she’s given birth to a coffee machine · Wrestling with the very nature of French identity and society—a far cry from life back home in North Carolina. Plumbing the mysterious depths of humanity’s many forms of language, Collins describes with wicked humor and great style the frustrations, embarrassments, surprises, and, finally, joys of learning—and living in—French. About the Author: Lauren Collins began working at the New Yorker in 2003 and became a staff writer in 2008. Her subjects have included Michelle Obama, Donatella Versace, the graffiti artist Banksy, and the chef April Bloomfield. Since 2010, she has been based in Europe, covering stories from London, Paris, Copenhagen, and beyond. Her story on the Daily Mail was recently short-listed for the Feature Story of the Year by the Foreign Press Association in London.

The Women's Equality Party launch their election campaign with a celebrity fundraiser hosted with 5x15 in May 2016. (intro: Sophie Walker) Catherine Mayer is the co-founder, with Sandi Toksvig, of the Women’s Equality Party and is now its President. She published her bestselling biography of Prince Charles, 'Charles: The Heart of a King', in February 2015. She is also the author of the 2011 book 'Amortality: The Pleasures and Perils of Living Agelessly'. An award-winning journalist, she started her career as a journalist at the Economist and also worked as a foreign correspondent for the German newsweekly 'Focus'. She joined 'TIME magazine' as Senior Editor in 2004, and during a 11-year tenure went on to serve as London Bureau Chief, Europe Editor and Editor at Large. She was President of the Foreign Press Association in London from 2003-2005. She is on the founding committee of the Women of the World Festival (WOW) and is a trustee of the medical charity, the National Migraine Centre. “Now is the time to put our heads above the parapet,” said Sandi Toskvig, who co-founded the party with Catherine Mayer in March 2015, to the 2000-strong audience. “Let’s do it for our daughters and our sons. Join me at the barricades.” 5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories Find out more about the WEP event here: http://www.womensequality.org.uk/election_campaign_launches_in_style

Ed Caesar is the author of “Two Hours: The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon.” The book chronicles the attempts of the world’s greatest marathon runners to inch closer and closer to the magical two-hour mark, and follows one runner in particular, Geoffrey Mutai. Caesar has contributed to The New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic, Outside, The Smithsonian Magazine, the Sunday Times Magazine and British GQ. He’s reported from a wide range of countries including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kosovo, and Iran. He’s written about secretive Russian oligarchs, African civil wars, marathon tennis matches, British murder trials, and more. He’s also written celebrity profiles, as well as a profile on the greatest darts player to ever live. In 2014, Caesar was named Journalist of the Year by the Foreign Press Association of London.

The Halli Casser-Jayne Show explores The “F” Word, What's So Wonderful About Feeling Good? Joining the discussion on the powerlessness of positive thinking are Oliver Burkeman the author of The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking and Tina Gilbertson, author of Constructive Wallowing: How to Beat Bad Feelings by Letting Yourself Have Them. Tune in for the answers online at Halli Casser-Jayne dot com.Oliver Burkeman is a British journalist for the British newspaper The Guardian. He is a winner of the Foreign Press Association's Young Journalist of the Year award, and was short listed for the Orwell Prize in 2006. He writes a popular weekly column on psychology, This Column Will Change Your Life, and has reported from London, Washington and New York. He holds a degree from Christ's College, Cambridge.Tina Gilbertson holds a master's degree in Counseling Psychology and is a licensed mental health counselor. In addition to working with adults one-on-one, she teaches assertiveness and self-esteem workshops and classes on goal-setting, decision-making, overcoming anxiety and finding the right career. She has written feature articles on emotional intelligence and health for Portland's Natural Awakenings magazine. She contributes wisdom as a self-esteem expert for online therapist directory GoodTherapy.org.A conversation about The “F” Word: What's So Wonderful About Feeling Good and the powerlessness of positive thinking with Oliver Burkeman and Tina Gilbertson on The Halli Casser-Jayne Show.For more information visit http://bit.ly/hcjblog.

If we were making a global power list, who would be on it? Angela Merkel and Hilary Clinton are a given. Who are the rest? Jenni is joined by Paola Totaro; vice president of the Foreign Press Association in London and by Baroness Glenys Kinnock; a former MEP.

In today's programme with Steve Hewlett: The Leveson report is now on the desk of David Cameron ahead of its publication tomorrow. As lobbying continues behind the scenes, The Media Show hears from John Whittingdale MP who is one of those signing a letter against statutory regulation today. He chairs the Commons Media Select Committee which has been looking into issues relating to phone hacking since the first prosecutions. Jurgen Kronig, president of the Foreign Press Association in London and correspondent for Germany's Die Zeit and Amy Chozick of the New York Times look at how the wider Leveson story's being reported abroad. Martin Moore of the Media Standards Trust responds to last week's Media Show interview with Lord Black and explains the MST's argument for statutory support of regulation. Dan Sabbagh of the Guardian reports on last minute negotiations between newspapers to present a more united front on press regulation and looks at the other areas Lord Justice Leveson is likely to cover tomorrow.The producer is Simon Tillotson.