HDNet
This Week on World Report
True Believers: Faith Over Fear for China’s Christian Underground; The Silverton Standard: A Newspaper Survival Story
February 21, 2012
China’s government is suspicious of a growing Christian community. Authorities are cracking down on unofficial churches, sending the faithful underground. Then, The Silverton Standard became the country’s first non-profit newspaper, the brainchild of the paper’s reporter, editor, photographer and op-ed columnist, who all happen to be the same guy. In the digital age, how one mountain town newspaper thrives.
Want more exclusive HDNet World Report videos? You can find more on our World Report YouTube page. You can also find us on our Facebook page.
Falklands Friction; Wounded Warriors: Veterans Farms
February 14, 2012
Thirty years after England and Argentina went to war over the Falkland Islands, they’re again making rival claims of sovereignty. England has deployed Prince William there to serve his first overseas military tour, a move the Argentine government calls a “provocation.” Could another real war be around the corner?
Then, with more than 250,000 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans unable to find jobs, Veterans Farm in Florida offers a simple solution: make farmers out of soldiers.
Want more exclusive HDNet World Report videos? You can find more on our World Report YouTube page. You can also find us on our Facebook page.
In Their Sights: The Kill-Capture Policy in Afghanistan; Post Offices: Rural, Rustic, Relics?
February 7, 2012
Under constant threat from Taliban and al Qaeda insurgents, coalition forces in Afghanistan are using a controversial shoot first, ask questions later policy. Could this tactic endanger soon-to-start peace talks with the Taliban?
Then, World Report goes on a road trip with post office aficionado Evan Kalish, who visits thousands of out-of-the-way post offices around the country. Kalish is on a one-man mission to save every post office he can from closing, even if Congress has other ideas.
Want more exclusive HDNet World Report videos? You can find more on our World Report YouTube page. You can also find us on our Facebook page.
Schedule
-
Sat, Feb 25th 11:00 AMHDNet World Report - True Believers: Faith Over Fear for China's Christian Underground; The Silverton Standard: A Newspaper Survival StoryChina's government is suspicious of a growing Christian community. Authorities are cracking down on unofficial churches, sending the faithful underground. Then, The Silverton Standard became the country's first non-profit newspaper, the brainchild of the paper's reporter, editor, photographer and op-ed columnist, who all happen to be the same guy. In the digital age, how one mountain town newspaper thrives.
-
Premiere Tue, Feb 28th 9:00 PMHDNet World Report - Maverick: Eat, Pray, GiveIndia's caste system means privilege for some, poverty and hardship for most. One group is considered to be so low that it is forbidden to touch them. But one master chef, from India's highest caste, has broken the rules, and is feeding and housing people at the bottom of society, even bathing them with his own hands. Caring about people, not about class.
-
Wed, Feb 29th 12:00 AMHDNet World Report - Maverick: Eat, Pray, GiveIndia's caste system means privilege for some, poverty and hardship for most. One group is considered to be so low that it is forbidden to touch them. But one master chef, from India's highest caste, has broken the rules, and is feeding and housing people at the bottom of society, even bathing them with his own hands. Caring about people, not about class.
-
Sat, Mar 3rd 11:00 AMHDNet World Report - Maverick: Eat, Pray, GiveIndia's caste system means privilege for some, poverty and hardship for most. One group is considered to be so low that it is forbidden to touch them. But one master chef, from India's highest caste, has broken the rules, and is feeding and housing people at the bottom of society, even bathing them with his own hands. Caring about people, not about class.
From the Blog:
- January 25, 2012 Fukushima Syndrome: The Stark Cost of Japan’s Nuclear Embrace; Cuba for Sale: A Housing-Market Boom in the Making
- January 23, 2012 The Pedophile Hunters
- December 21, 2011 North Korea Refugees: Long Road to Freedom; Made in America: Tear Gas on the Streets of Cairo; Viewfinder: One Year, 90 Seconds
- December 14, 2011 The Gift of Life; Viewfinder: Surviving the Peace: Preventing Loss of Limb and Life in Laos; A Cheyenne Christmas Story: Cy’s Big Heart
