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Word of the Week: Afghanistan
Each week, KQED interns tackle a different word that is dominating headlines. The word for the first week in December was Afghanistan, with just about every show in our newsroom covering President Obama’s decision to send an additional 30,000 troops to the country. Watch what the interns have to say. If your interest is piqued, listen to an episode of Forum that discusses Obama’s decision or The California Report’s story on reactions to news of a possible surge. There are also links to more resources below.
Forum discusses the troop surge:
The California Report talks to liberals about the likely troop surge:
Other articles, shows and resources to help you learn more about Afghanistan:
Iran Goes After Dissidents Abroad
An article in today’s Wall Street Journal reports that the Iranian government is going after people who speak out against it–even those who live outside the country’s borders. The opposition movement recently gained momentum and international attention by utilizing social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. Now it seems some people are paying the price for their online activism. According to the article: “Dozens of individuals in the U.S. and Europe who criticized Iran on Facebook or Twitter said their relatives back in Iran were questioned or temporarily detained because of their postings. . . Five interviewees who traveled to Iran in recent months said they were forced by police at Tehran’s airport to log in to their Facebook accounts.”
Justin Timberlake Listens to NPR?
Justin Timberlake listens to NPR, or at least a character he’s playing does. The king of all things sexy was recently photographed wearing an NPR t-shirt. Who knew, the master of the dance off, the former Mousekateer, the SNL Digital Short darling, gets his inspiration from public radio. Well, we guessed it. I mean, can’t you just hear him doing an acapella version of the All Thing’s Considered theme song?
NPR’s Monkey See blogger Linda Holmes came up with ten reasons the star might be donning the NPR logo. My favorite? Number seven: “Just borrowing it from Lady Gaga.”
Check out NPR.org to read Holmes’ take, then in the comments below, tell us your own thoughts about why Timberlake has an affection for the network. Personally, I think Mr. JT listens to NPR cause he knows there’s nothing sexier than knowledge. What did you say? Watching Justin take off the NPR t-shirt is sexier. . . hmm. We’ll have to think that one over. . . over and over again.
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