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World Service,10 May 2014,11 mins

Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolgirls Coverage

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We find out about the reporting of the kidnapped girls in Nigeria develop over recent weeks and how international coverage of it has grown. Rajan Datar finds out about the local and international media coverage of the story from Nkem Ifejika, whose documentary on the girl’s disappearance will be broadcast on the World Service next week. Plus – why some English words that are not being translated into Chinese have been criticised by the authorities. Yuwen Wu from the Chinese Service explains more – her online article has had over 800,000 hits and hundreds on comments, including one from the Singapore Prime Minister.

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