BBC 2 Television Special: What the World Thinks of America

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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> Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 14:47:27 -0700 (PDT)
> From: "Ole J. Jacobsen" <ole () cisco com>
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> To: David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
> Subject: BBC 2 Television Special: What the World Thinks of America
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> For background information see:
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> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/wtwta/default.stm
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> The program will be broadcast at 2100 BST (2000 GMT) on Tuesday, June 17.
>
> "The BBC is hosting a unique global television debate about America's
> place in the world with 10 other national broadcasters.
>
> What The World Thinks of America will be broadcast in the UK on BBC Two on
> Tuesday, 17 June at 2100 BST.
>
> You can also watch the programme from this website.
>
> Andrew Marr, the BBC's political editor, presents a unique broadcasting
> event confronting a critical question at the heart of the 21st century -
> what does the world think of America?
>
> What The World Thinks of America, a special 90-minute debate, brings
> together 10 national broadcasters and a range of diverse voices from
> around the globe to give a multi-national verdict on the United States.
>
> Hosted from the Cabinet War Rooms in London, the programme will boast a
> panel of quality thinkers, movers and shakers, including former cabinet
> minister Clare Short, US journalist Joe Klein and former Pakistani premier
> Benazir Bhutto - a seldom convened brains trust of world views on
> America's pre-eminence.
>
> Satellite links will create a sense of global conversation, with input
> from leading broadcasters around the world.
>
> The debate will also reveal the results of a ground-breaking,
> international survey of attitudes that will capture popular prejudices and
> convictions about America.
>
> There will be a separate poll in the United States testing Americans'
> grasp on their public image abroad.
>
> These findings will give a truly global perspective on American values,
> politics, leadership and popular culture."
>
> Ole
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> Ole J. Jacobsen
> Editor and Publisher,  The Internet Protocol Journal
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