Wikinews:Audio Wikinews/News Briefs/Workspace/archive/April25-30

April 25, 2010

This is the heading for the April 25 show. All files and conversations for this show will take place here. Today's cut-off time is 00:00 UTC. Turtlestack (talk) 17:30, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

NATO tankers in Pakistan attacked, four killed

• Doing Mikemoral♪♫

I'm going to have to go to bed soon (gotta work at 4am) so I'm going to post the AW that I have done for now. Once you have your script completed on this story, I'll either amend it to this show or place it in tomorrow's show. Turtlestack (talk) 01:36, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Condemned US killer to face execution by firing squad

• I'd like to add this bit in the AW to provide some historical context : "The 1979 novel, The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer focused on one of the most famous executions in Utah history, the firing squad execution of Gary Gilmore on on January 17, 1977. The book took a central position in the national debate over the revival of capital punishment by the US Supreme Court as Gilmore was the first person in the United States executed since the re-instatement of the death penalty in 1976." . - source here (also, I've read the book)

On this day in history

In 1939, DC Comics publishes its second major superhero in Detective Comics #27; his name is Batman and he has become one of the most popular comic book superheroes of all time. But why is he "so serious"?

April 26, 2010

This is the heading for the April 26 show. All files and conversations for this show will take place here. Today's cut-off time is 22:30 UTC. I will be logged in around 17:00 UTC. If you want to add links to the stories you wish to read / write, please do so. Turtlestack (talk) 01:56, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Spokesman: At least 55 dead after violence in Darfur, Sudan

• working Turtlestack (talk) 16:58, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
• want to add this bit for clarity and to close the story : "The United Nations reports that so far this year, nearly 500 people have been killed in this region over cattle raiding and revenge violence." "This is the largest outbreak of violence in the region since elections were held in the nation earlier this month."
• have added "a Muslim and Arabic tribe of nomadic Bedouin's" for clarity as to who the Rezeigat are.
• completed brief and recording

Nearly 100,000 protest for closure of US military base in Japan

• working Turtlestack (talk) 17:26, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
• This is my favorite kind of wikinews story - no bloodshed, ultra-violence or medieval mutilations; just some interesting news with a strong historical bent and a touch of human interest :)
• completed brief and recording

6.5 magnitude earthquake hits off coast of Taiwan

• working Turtlestack (talk) 18:04, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
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Poison lead singer Bret Michaels in critical condition

• working Turtlestack (talk) 20:05, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
• Too bad there is no clip of a Poison song in the commons we can use at the end of this segment. Life Goes On would be sort of fitting. It kinda sucks that NPR can add little clips to their shows but we can't even though we are more "free" than they are :(
• completed brief and recording

On this day in history

In 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Chernobyl in the former Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, suffered a steam explosion, resulting in a fire, a nuclear meltdown, and the evacuation and resettlement of over 336,000 people around Europe.

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April 27, 2010

This is the heading for the April 27 show. All files and conversations for this show will take place here. Today's cut-off time is 22:30 UTC. I will be logged in around 17:00 UTC. If you want to add links to the stories you wish to read / write, please do so. Turtlestack (talk) 15:30, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Australian rules football: 2010 Gippsland Football League round 3 - Morwell v Traralgon

• working Turtlestack (talk) 18:38, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
• combining this story with William Trubridge story under 1 sport brief
• completed brief and recording

Sudanese president declared winner of elections

• working Turtlestack (talk) 17:09, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
• completed brief and recording

Hungarian conservative party wins majority in parliament

• working Turtlestack (talk) 17:33, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
• adding "a Hungarian acronym which translates into "Alliance of Young Democrats" for clarity as well as "Viktor Orbán, the leader of Fidesz, is widely considered to take office as Prime Minister.
• completed brief and recording

New Zealander William Trubridge breaks freediving world record

• working Turtlestack (talk) 18:38, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
• combining this story with Australian rules football story under 1 sport brief
• adding "a submarine cave to clarify what a blue hole is.
• completed brief and recording

Gulf of Mexico oil spill expanding; submarines to try to stop leak

• working Turtlestack (talk) 17:42, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
• added 115 of the 126 workers on board the rig at the time of the explosion were rescued, however, 11 still remain missing. This information is still accurate.
• added "a spring tensioned pipe that runs between the sea floor and rig to explain what a riser is.
• added "Deepwater Horizon" which is (was) the name of the rig.
• completed brief and recording

Snap election fails to end political deadlock in Nauru

• working Turtlestack (talk) 20:36, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
• completed brief and recording

Smoke bomb thrown in Ukrainian parliament during naval base debate

• working Turtlestack (talk) 21:23, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
• completed brief and recording

Dale Ogden, 2010 California gubernatorial candidate, talks with Wikinews

• working (will not be a brief per se, but rather information for the listener to come to wikinews and read the interview. Turtlestack (talk) 22:56, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
• completed brief and recording

On this day in history

In 1810, Ludwig van Beethoven composes his famous piano piece, Für Elise. While it is uncertain who Elsie was, perhaps a mistress or a friend whom rejected his marriage proposal, whoever she was, his love for her has endured for two centuries through this beautiful composition.

• Looks like today I can add some music as there is a commons file for Für Elise that meets our CC requirements.
• completed brief and recording

April 28, 2010

This is the heading for the April 28 show. All files and conversations for this show will take place here. Today's cut-off time is 23:45 UTC. I will be logged in around 20:00 UTC. If you want to add links to the stories you wish to read / write, please do so. Turtlestack (talk) 23:10, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

I've got tomorrow off so I can wait for all of Wednesday's stories to drop and do them all at once even if it runs past my UTC cut-off time today. Turtlestack (talk) 21:39, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

I'll do the bottom 4 stories for tomorrow's show since they have been released from the newsroom yet. It's all good, since it made today's show an easy, quick one to do :) Turtlestack (talk) 01:29, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Suicide bombing in Afghanistan kills three, 35 injured

• working Turtlestack (talk) 20:16, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
• completed brief and recording

Officials: US drone strike kills five in Pakistan

• working Turtlestack (talk) 21:13, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
• completed brief and recording

US official warns of Hezbollah missile threat

• waiting for article to be published Turtlestack (talk) 21:35, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
• will do for tomorrow's show

Israeli developer Jacob Hai releases plans to build in Albania

• waiting for article to be published Turtlestack (talk) 21:35, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
• will do for tomorrow's show

Controversial wind farm approved by US government

• waiting for article to be published Turtlestack (talk) 21:35, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
• will do for tomorrow's show

Thai police, protesters in violent clashes; at least one dead

• waiting for article to be published Turtlestack (talk) 21:35, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
• will do for tomorrow's show

On this day in history

In 1789, about 1,300 miles west of Tahiti, near Tonga, Fletcher Christian, the master's mate on board the Royal Navy ship HMAV Bounty, led a mutiny against the ship's commander William Bligh.

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April 29, 2010

This is the heading for the April 29 show. All files and conversations for this show will take place here. Today's cut-off time is 23:45 UTC. If you want to add links to the stories you wish to read / write, please do so. Turtlestack (talk) 01:42, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

US official warns of Hezbollah missile threat

• working Turtlestack (talk) 19:49, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
• completed brief and recording

Thai police, protesters in violent clashes; at least one dead

• working Turtlestack (talk) 20:43, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
• completed brief and recording

New Jersey students protest proposed budget cuts

• working Turtlestack (talk) 21:17, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
• completed brief and recording

"Bigoted woman": controversial Gordon Brown remarks caught on air

• working Turtlestack (talk) 21:25, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
• completed brief and recording

16 year old boy charged with murder over use of Playstation in Chile

• working Turtlestack (talk) 21:52, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
• completed brief and recording

On this day in history

In 1945, Heinrich Wicker, a German Non Commissioned Officer, formally surrenders the Dachau concentration camp to the 42nd Rainbow Division of the United States Army. Approximately 32,000 prisoners were liberated and 300 SS camp guards were taken into custody; some of whom were shot and killed after surrendering by American troops who were horrified upon seeing the conditions of the camp.

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April 30, 2010

This is the heading for the April 30 show. All files and conversations for this show will take place here. Today's cut-off time is 22:30 UTC. I will be logged in around 17:00 UTC. If you want to add links to the stories you wish to read / write, please do so.

Controversial wind farm approved by US government

• working Turtlestack (talk) 18:28, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
• completed brief and recording

Taliban commander reportedly alive, despite claims of January death

• working Turtlestack (talk) 18:52, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
• adding "a senior Taliban commander based in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas." to clarify who Waliur Rehman is.
• completed brief and recording

Algerian driver released by hostage takers in Niger

• working Turtlestack (talk) 19:10, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
• completed brief and recording

Belgium passes ban on full face veil

• working Turtlestack (talk) 19:26, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
• completed brief and recording

Pakistani peace mediator killed in tribal area

• working Turtlestack (talk) 21:24, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
• added "in North Waziristan, Pakistan, the location of a refugee camp for displaced Afghans from the Soviet invasion." to clarify where Miranshah is and a brief description of its importance in the region. The town is mentioned quite often in the news, but rarely is it ever described.
• Used "Inter-Services Intelligence" instead of the acronym ISI.
• added "an Islamic freedom-fighter organization based in Pakistan whose primary motive is to separate Kashmir from India." to explain who the Jaish-e-Mohammed are. Also, replaced Mujahideen with "freedom-fighters" since the term Mujahideen is never defined in the media but you hear it all the time.
• completed brief and recording

On this day in history

In 1006, in the constellation Lupus (Latin for Wolf), light from an exploding star 7,200 LY away reached Earth. The event, known as SN 1006, is the brightest supernova in history and was widely observed and chronicled by early astronomers in China, Egypt, Iraq, Japan, Switzerland, and possibly North America. Nova means "new" in Latin, and what makes them "super" is that in the period of just a few days or weeks, they can outshine an entire galaxy and radiate as much energy as our own sun does over its entire lifespan.

• completed recording Turtlestack (talk) 18:52, 30 April 2010 (UTC)