24/03/2012

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A fresh look at the week's global news from across the World Service's 27 language sections, with David Amanor. RUMBLE IN THE NEWSROOM Remember the good old days when you had to hurl a typewriter across the newsroom to get your editor’s attention? The head of the Turkish section Murat Nisancioglu swaps stories with Silvia Salek of BBC Brasil and Mohamed Yehia from the Arabic service on the tricky business of setting the news agenda – and the battle to get your story heard. WELCOME TO THE FIFTH FLOOR? Nowhere to hide, but everywhere to run. The boss-man from BBC Urdu Aamer Ahmed Khan, observes the differences in his colleagues in a new, open plan office. ONLINE GREATEST HITS Internet guru Falko Mortiboys gives his last rundown on the big-hitting stories across the World Service language sites this week - including Tamil Nadu going nuclear and Bo Xilai’s departure from Chinese politics REPORTING SRI LANKA Elmo Fernando, a Sri Lankan-based journalist with a career spanning 45 years, is retiring at the end of this month. He shares some moving - and uncomfortable - moments reporting for the Sinhalese section. THE LIFT PITCH There’s only five floors to go – from BBC Kyrgyz, Gulnara Kasmambet squeezes past some cattle to save a bride