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PROGRAMMANUS PRODUCENT: CHRISTINE DEMSTEADER PROJEKTLEDARE: MIA BISANDER BESTÄLLNINGSNUMMER: 104169/RA14
NEWSREEL 14/2015 Script and Word list Signature Presenter: You’re listening to Newsreel. I’m Christine Demsteader. Coming up in today’s programme; • Students protest in South Africa over university fees • Is technology a good way to stop bullying? A new app is launched in UK schools • And what’s been so spooky about this year’s Halloween? Find out later in the show.
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• Too high a price for education Presenter: There have been huge protests by university students in South Africa over a proposal to increase tuition fees. Some of the country’s top universities even had to close because the protests became so big. Black students in South Africa say because their families earn less, the proposed increase in tuition fees takes away the opportunity for them to get further education. They say inequality is still a big problem in South Africa, more than two decades after the end of apartheid in 1994. Listen to these students speaking to news channel CCTV Africa. Students: Education in South Africa has become so expensive. We cannot afford these fees; it’s just too high for us. We are poor. As an average black student, me and my future kids and the people who come after me, are not going to be able to study. So you are denying me my right to learn.
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Presenter: Following the protests, the South African government announced that tuition fees will not increase in 2016.
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• Tracking bullying with technology Presenter: An app has been launched in UK schools to give students a safe space to tell teachers if they are being bullied.
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In the app, pupils can report incidents of bullying anonymously. But is the use of technology a good way to stop bullying? Listen to what these children told the BBC. Pupils: It’s a great idea because it can help people in various ways, like with cyber bullying, physical bullying and indirect bullying. You might not want to talk to your teachers and parents about it because you might be a little bit shy. So if you have the app, then you can just write down what you are feeling and it can give you some great advice. I think one of the problems is that you might not any type of tablet or phone. Presenter: For pupils that can access the app, it can be used all day, every day, so it’s not only limited to school hours.
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• Ahmed Mohamed meets Obama Presenter: Now, we recently reported the story of Ahmed Mohamed. He’s the 14-year old from Texas who was arrested when he took a clock he invented to his school. The teacher was worried about the safety of students because she thought it was a bomb. Well, after the story hit the headlines, Ahmed received invitations from world leaders. The biggest of those was probably from the US President, Barack Obama. Ahmed received an invite to visit the White House on Twitter.
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And now he has. Afterwards, he revealed that he and Obama talked a lot about science. Listen to what he says. Ahmed Mohamed: We were talking about astronomy so I told him how we can help people power electricity on Mars. Presenter: Ahmed even says he thinks what happened to him is a good thing now. Ahmed: I would like to say that I’m glad that this happened to me because I get to spread my word out to the people and tell them that it’s not by the colour of your skin or by your religion; but it’s by their heart, and you always judge a person by their heart, not what they look like.
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• What’s so spooky? Presenter: And finally, it’s meant to be the most spooky night of the year. Halloween, celebrated on October 31st, is known as the time when ghosts come out at night. Well, scientists at NASA really did get a fright recently. They discovered a huge asteroid headed Earth’s way, just in time for Halloween. The asteroid was estimated to be 300 to 600 meters wide and travelling at more than 125,000 kilometres per hour.
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Even though scientists say the asteroid came pretty close to earth, it was still over 500,000 kilometres away – that’s further than the moon. The scientists give the asteroid a nickname – Spooky.
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Presenter: That’s all from Newsreel for today. Don’t forget to check out our quiz and questions on the Newsreel pages of ur.se – or have a look at our Facebook page – it’s UR Engelska. Until next time, I’m Christine Demsteader, thanks for listening.
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