Investigations by the likes of Panorama and Dispatches are targeted by spin campaigns
John Plunkett guardian.co.uk,
Sri Lanka's Killing Fields prompted a demonstration outside Channel 4's headquarters when it was broadcast in June
Current affairs programmes such as the BBC's Panorama and Channel 4's Dispatches face increasingly sophisticated and orchestrated campaigns against their investigations by PR companies and lobbying groups, a Lords committee has been warned. Full Story
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TIMES online WEDNESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 201
The United States will not have any kind of judgment on the report ofSri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) until its release a spokesman for the US State Depatment said.
Responding to a query at a recent briefing on the U.S. State Department’s opinion of the LLRC report, the State Department Spokesperson Mark Toner said the U.S. would wait until the report is released to view whether it as sufficient.
“We likely wouldn’t have any kind of judgment until it’s released,” the Spokesman said.
The mandate of the LLRC was to expire on November 15, 2010. In November 2010, President Rajapaksa extended the mandate of the Commission by a period of six months in view of the large number of persons that were required to give evidence before it.
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No judgment on LLRC report before release – U
TIMES online WEDNESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 201
The United States will not have any kind of judgment on the report ofSri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) until its release a spokesman for the US State Depatment said.
Responding to a query at a recent briefing on the U.S. State Department’s opinion of the LLRC report, the State Department Spokesperson Mark Toner said the U.S. would wait until the report is released to view whether it as sufficient.
“We likely wouldn’t have any kind of judgment until it’s released,” the Spokesman said.
The mandate of the LLRC was to expire on November 15, 2010. In November 2010, President Rajapaksa extended the mandate of the Commission by a period of six months in view of the large number of persons that were required to give evidence before it.
