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Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolgirls Coverage

How the local and global media have reacted to the story of Nigeria's missing schoolgirls.

We find out about the reporting of the kidnapped girls in Nigeria develop over recent weeks and how international coverage of it has grown. Rajan Datar finds out about the local and international media coverage of the story from Nkem Ifejika, whose documentary on the girl’s disappearance will be broadcast on the World Service next week.

Plus – why some English words that are not being translated into Chinese have been criticised by the authorities. Yuwen Wu from the Chinese Service explains more – her online article has had over 800,000 hits and hundreds on comments, including one from the Singapore Prime Minister.

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11 minutes

Last on

Mon 12 May 2014 02:50GMT

Broadcasts

  • Sat 10 May 2014 10:50GMT
  • Sat 10 May 2014 22:50GMT
  • Mon 12 May 2014 02:50GMT

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