17/03/2012

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A fresh look at the week's global news from the World Service's 27 language sections, with David Amanor. MASSACRE IN KANDAHAR Reporter Mamoon Durrani was one of the journalists on the scene of the terrible massacre in Kandahar, in which an American soldier allegedly killed 16 civilians last week. He shares his experiences of on the ground reporting and what it's like to be on good terms with both the Taliban and the US military. ONLINE GREATEST HITS Internet guru Falko Mortiboys gives the rundown on the big-hitting stories across the World Service language sites this week - including Nepal’s footballing woes, disturbing deaths in Iraq and wedding fever in Gujarat KONY LETTER "When I saw that Joseph Kony was trending big time on Twitter I immediately wondered if it was because he was dead." Journalist Paul Bakibinga reflects on the viral sensation caused by an American not-for-profit video about the Ugandan rebel leader, Joseph Kony. And asks, why this hunt for Kony now? TWITTER DISCUSSCION And is Twitter just chatter for the chattering classes or an essential tool for newsgathering? The World Service's own Twitterati, former Russian service editor Dmitry Shishkin and Mexico correspondent Ignacio de los Reyes, talk about the effectiveness of the social media tool and how far it skews the news agenda. THE LIFT PITCH There's only five floors to go – BBC Swahili’s Wazir Khamsin gives a quick rundown in the Bush House lift on why the Maasai have become keen cricketers. (Image: Afghan woman and boy. Credit: Getty)