Amy Goodman grilled at Canada border crossing

U.S. journalist grilled at Canada border crossing
Officials demanded to know what she would say publicly about 2010 Olympics..
U.S. journalist Amy Goodman said she was stopped at a Canadian border crossing south of Vancouver on Wednesday and questioned for 90 minutes by authorities concerned she was coming to Canada to speak against the Olympics.

Goodman says Canadian Border Services Agency officials ultimately allowed her to enter Canada but returned her passport with a document demanding she leave the country within 48 hours.

Goodman, 52, known for her views opposing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, told CBC News on Thursday that Canadian border agents asked her repeatedly what subjects she would cover at scheduled speaking engagements in Vancouver and Victoria.

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IFEX members call for protection for women journalists and activists to mark day against violence

IFEX members call for protection for women journalists and activists to
mark day against violence

http://www.ifex.org/international/2009/11/25/women_journalists/

[excerpt]

The massacre and rape of at least four women journalists in the
Philippines this week is emblematic of the additional risks women
journalists face. That is why 40 IFEX members are marking the
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women today, 25
November, with a joint call for action.

Spearheaded by the IFEX Gender Working Group, which is chaired by the
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the joint action calls
attention to the many women journalists who are targeted because of their
gender. They face a range of violations, including death threats,
abduction, physical attacks, including assaults, flogging and killings, as
well as sexual, verbal and judicial harassment.

This year, several women have been murdered or threatened with death for
speaking out against corruption and violations of human rights.

[...]

BBC braced for return to 'pre-digital' age as technology fails, MACs available for backup

Major phone and computer problems could cause havoc to BBC's breakfast
programmes

John Plunkett

guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 25 November 2009 18.58 GMT

The BBC has been hit by a major technological breakdown affecting its
phone and computer networks that could cause chaos for the corporation's
news output and leave it marooned in a "pre-digital age".

Serious technical issues have caused problems across the corporation
today. One BBC insider described the situation as "absolutely chaotic" and
said there had been "major phone and computing problems over the past 72
hours or so".

[...]

In an email seen by MediaGuardian.co.uk, one BBC News editor told staff:
"Don't assume you'll have a normal start to the day. Either the network is
in a happy state, or you're walking into a pre-digital world.

"In a best-case scenario we will lose all outside connectivity - ie agency
feeds, lines, internet access etc.

[...]

The email said there would be "two Macs" in the BBC's Television Centre
newsroom in west London that had webmail and internet access via wi-fi in
case the computer system went down overnight.

[...]