China and the US say they want to improve communications, but mutual suspicion runs deep. Plus, Kenya’s TV evangelists and their hold over viewers.
The United States-China relationship is a complex one. Beneath the diplomatic niceties lies deep mutual suspicion – two governments fully engaged in a bigger battle of narratives.
Contributors:
Jiayang Fan – staff writer, The New Yorker
Brian Hioe – editor, New Bloom Magazine
James Palmer – deputy editor, Foreign Policy
In the United Kingdom, the BBC is in a state of turmoil after a Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid alleged sexual misconduct involving one of the broadcaster’s most famous faces. Producer Flo Phillips reports on the saga that has seduced the British media.
The politics of prayer: Producer Nicholas Muihead travels to Kenya to ask how the authorities there plan to regulate the power of televangelism and prevent another “Shakahola Massacre”.
Contributors:
Ezra Chiloba – director general, Communications Authority of Kenya
Reuben Kigake – broadcast journalist and musician
Lee Scharnick-Udemans – senior researcher, Desmond Tutu Centre
Rodgers Shibutse – victim’s son
Joseph Yeri – journalist