BBC Radio 4, 20 March 2011
So many thousands of lives lost, and millions disrupted; Japan’s mighty engines of industry stilled, and widespread anxiety and fear of what damage and death lies ahead from the nuclear menace.
Has Japan’s ruling elite learned the lessons from the series of past mistakes?
The Telegraph online, 13 March 2011
Despite Japan’s world-beating record in safety technology and advanced engineering, the record of the country’s handling of domestic disasters, both natural and man-made, cannot inspire confidence.
European Commission’s conference in Brussels: Speak up! Freedom of Expression in Western Balkans and Turkey
On 6 May 2011, William Horsley addressed the European Commission’s conference in Brussels: Speak up! Freedom of Expression in Western Balkans and Turkey. You can download the text of this speech via this link.
UN Inter-agency meeting on Safety of journalists and the issues of impunity, at UNESCO HQ, Paris
On September 13 2011, William Horsley will address the UN Inter-agency meeting on Safety of journalists and the issues of impunity, at UNESCO HQ, Paris, on behalf of The Initiative on Impunity and the Rule of Law
Special hearing on The State of Media Freedom in Europe
On September 12 2011, William Horsley will address the special hearing on The State of Media Freedom in Europe in the Swedish Parliament, Stockholm. (Event arranged by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe).
Reflections on the 50th anniversary of the building of the Berlin Wall
William Horsley, former BBC German Correspondent: Live interview broadcast on BBC World Service World Update
The Initiative on Impunity and the Rule of Law
[The] Political Aspects Study, [analyses] the nature of alleged climates of impunity in terms of political and judicial processes, the impact of formal and informal channels used to seek compliance with international norms and commitments, and alternative future courses of action at national and international level.
The Bundesbank’s Doctrine of Discipline
BBC World Service, 1 February 2011
For the Federal Republic of Germany, sound money is seen as a precious birthright. And the modern Bundesbank, when it was created in 1957, was given powerful tools to defend the stability of the D-Mark: strict independence from the politicians in holding down inflation and setting interest rates.
Japan eclipsed by China?
Japan is hosting world leaders but is it still a key global player? You can read the original article on the BBC News Website here At the 21-nation summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (Apec) in Japan this weekend, … Continued
Getting at the truth of Sri Lanka’s civil war
BBC College of Journalism website, 26 July 2010
Who cares – especially when governments make it hard or dangerous to get the story? Should the Western media be doing more in places like Sri Lanka?