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Bridging the Urban/Rural Divide
Former BBC rural journalist Anna Jones used a Nuffield scholarship to look at how the urban/rural disconnect influences the mainstream media's reporting of farming stories. Audio
Bridging the Urban/Rural Divide
Former BBC rural journalist Anna Jones used a Nuffield scholarship to look at how the urban/rural disconnect influences the mainstream media's reporting of farming stories.
AudioTheranos and Elizabeth Holmes' fall from grace
Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou started digging into unusual practices at a Silicon valley start-up, Theranos, in 2014. What he uncovered was fraud and deception at a monumental scale. The… Audio
US bound migrant caravan and belated weather warnings
From the US, Washington bureau chief of The Guardian, David Smith with what's happening to the 500 migrants who attempted to storm the US border and were repelled by tear gas by border officials. Also… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 20 November 2018
French Polynesia's president admits to lying about French nuclear tests being clean; APEC summit in PNG dominated by US China jousting; Fiji's Bainimarama wins another four years in power, while… Audio
The California wildfire refugees with nowhere to go
California wildfire evacuees who have been camping out in a Walmart carpark for the past fortnight are being asked to move on, despite having nowhere else to go. Video, Audio
APEC summit in PNG dominated by US China jousting
Papua New Guinea's biggest ever international event was dominated by friction between the US and China. The weekend's APEC meeting in PNG's capital Port Moresby ended in controversy, with leaders… Audio
Trump tours California's wildfire damage
The number of people missing after California's deadliest and most destructive wildfire has jumped to 1276, despite authorities locating hundreds of people who scattered when the Camp Fire tore…
California wildfire most destructive on record
Recovery teams with cadaver dogs have pressed on with their search for more victims in a flame-ravaged northern California.
Trump threat comes after CNN reporter ruling
The US president says he will walk out of future briefings if reporters do not follow his rules.
California's deadliest wildfire on record, Trump lays blame
From the US, Washington bureau chief of The Guardian, David Smith reports on the devastation caused by the wildfires sweeping California, with 31 dead and more than 200 people still unaccounted for… Audio
Airplanes "densification"
Airlines are adding more and more seats to their planes in a move called "densification". Consumer Reports has found 30 per cent of economy class fliers rated their seats uncomfortable. Audio
Democrats pick up 26 seats in the House
Harry Horton joins Checkpoint from Washington with the latest on the US midterm elections. Video, Audio
US midterm ‘a referendum on Donald Trump’
CNN National Correspondent Kristen Holmes says Democrats are already saying how they will be investigating Donald Trump, even though it's yet to be confirmed that they have taken control of the House… Video, Audio
Stacey Abrams vying to be US' first African-American female Governor
We go live to Georgia, where democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is vying to become America's first African-American female Governor. Political reporter Kira Lerner talks to Lisa Owen. Video, Audio
Wins and losses for Democrats as votes are counted
A US voter in Auckland says she's delighted the count so far suggests the Democrats have taken the House of Representatives. She spoke to Jessie Chiang. Video, Audio
US voters: Why we voted the way we did
US voters explain who they voted for and why. Video, Audio
US midterms race ‘neck and neck’
US Correspondent Steve Mort joins Checkpoint live from Florida, where people have been voting in the US elections. US media are reporting the Democrats have taken control of the US House of… Video, Audio
US to leave Russian nuclear treaty
The US will withdraw from a landmark nuclear weapons treaty with Russia, President Donald Trump has confirmed.
Trump defends Saudi leaders over disappearance of journalist
US President Donald Trump has again defended Saudi leaders from international criticism over the disappearance of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khoshoggi. CNN correspondent Jomana Karadsheh joins… Video, Audio
