Focus on Africa and Inside the ‘Ö÷²¥´óÐã House’
Does Focus on Africa cover too many stories in the same countries? Editor Rachael Akidi responds to listeners comments. And we visit a 'Ö÷²¥´óÐã House' at the University of Vermont.
Prompted by a listener who says the daily news show Focus on Africa covers Nigerian stories too often, Rajan asks the editor, Rachael Akidi, whether they keep a watch over the spread of stories. He also asks listener questions about the portrayal of Africa – is there too much doom and gloom in the news about Africa?
And World Service listeners Ruby and Alison take us inside their ‘Ö÷²¥´óÐã House’ at the University of Vermont in the United States. They founded a house to share with fellow fans of Ö÷²¥´óÐã programmes like Sherlock and Doctor Who and each week they meet to discuss what the World Service news and programmes tell them about life in the world and America’s place in it.
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- Sat 3 Jan 2015 11:50GMTÖ÷²¥´óÐã World Service Online
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