The IFC Media Project War
Journalist Nir Rosen returns to Afghanistan (he was once kidnaped by the Taliban there) to unravel an unspoken angle of America's strategy for winning the war: Reconstruction. Nir follows the money, traveling first to a massive new power plant just outside Kabul. Having talked with Afghan Parliament members and regular Afghans alike, Nir returns to Washington DC to get some answers: Why has America poured $51 Billion since 2002 into rebuilding a country with such miserable results? He confronts first Louis Berger and then the US Government that keeps signing their checks.
A fresh, unapologetic and frequently very funny perspective on a variety of issues affecting accurate, balanced reporting from leading news outlets.
Primary Title
- The IFC Media Project
Episode Title
- War
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 6 July 2010
Start Time
- 19 : 10
Finish Time
- 19 : 35
Duration
- 25:00
Series
- 3
Episode
- 2
Channel
- TVNZ 7
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- A fresh, unapologetic and frequently very funny perspective on a variety of issues affecting accurate, balanced reporting from leading news outlets.
Episode Description
- Journalist Nir Rosen returns to Afghanistan (he was once kidnaped by the Taliban there) to unravel an unspoken angle of America's strategy for winning the war: Reconstruction. Nir follows the money, traveling first to a massive new power plant just outside Kabul. Having talked with Afghan Parliament members and regular Afghans alike, Nir returns to Washington DC to get some answers: Why has America poured $51 Billion since 2002 into rebuilding a country with such miserable results? He confronts first Louis Berger and then the US Government that keeps signing their checks.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Investigative reporting
- News media coverage of . . .
- Documentary television programs--United States
Genres
- Documentary
Hosts
- Gideon Yago (Presenter)
Contributors
- IFC (Production Unit)
- Meghan O'Hara (Producer)
- Nick McKinney (Producer)
Subjects
- Investigative reporting
- News media coverage of . . .
- Documentary television programs--United States