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2007 year in review
Monday, 10 December, 2007
David O'Shea
Covering stories from all over the globe, 2007 was another big year for the video journalists at Dateline. While they continue to report on the events which shape our world, the team reflects on some of this year's highlights.
In 'Sects in the City" Dateline's Sophie McNeill, currently living in Beirut, documented the city's youth who are divided into Sunni and Shia factions. Following the devastating war with Israel, Lebanese society was fractured and the youth were involved in deadly confrontations.
'Who Killed Litvinenko?" Nick Lazaredes investigated the poisoning death in London of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko. On his deathbed Litvinenko accused Russian presdient Vladimir Putin of ordering his killing. Lazaredes knew Litvinenko, and had previously spent many hours filming with him. After his death, Lazaredes's footage was in great demand around the world.
Ayyan Hirsi Ali, author of the world best seller "Infidel" was interviewed by George Negus in March. Hirsi Ali was accompanied as usual by bodyguards. Her controversial condemnation of Islam has earned her notoriety around the world.
In March Chris Hammer profiled a man known in China and around the world as 'The Sun King'. Zhengrong Shi, an Australian citizen, has made billions of dollars from his solar powered vision for this vast nation.
Olivier Rousset travelled to Jordan to investigate the plight of the more than 700,000 Iraq's who've fled their strife torn homeland. Her story, "State of Despair", was a moving account of families and individuals who've lost everything they once owned and now face an uncertain future.
"From Cuba with Love" was David O'Sheas's very different take on Fidel Castro's homeland - as seen through the eyes of Pocho, a young Cuban desperately trying to emigrate to Australia to live with his wife.
In "Benazir Bhutto's Deadly Return" Mark Davis was on the spot as two bombs ripped through the former Pakistani leader's homecoming motorcade, killing 158 people. Mark had travelled with Bhutto from Dubai , capturing the exuberance of her supporters and her chaotic rerturn after years in exile. Mark's gripping footage captured the horror of what followed hours after she touched down in Karachi.
In 'Sects in the City" Dateline's Sophie McNeill, currently living in Beirut, documented the city's youth who are divided into Sunni and Shia factions. Following the devastating war with Israel, Lebanese society was fractured and the youth were involved in deadly confrontations.
'Who Killed Litvinenko?" Nick Lazaredes investigated the poisoning death in London of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko. On his deathbed Litvinenko accused Russian presdient Vladimir Putin of ordering his killing. Lazaredes knew Litvinenko, and had previously spent many hours filming with him. After his death, Lazaredes's footage was in great demand around the world.
Ayyan Hirsi Ali, author of the world best seller "Infidel" was interviewed by George Negus in March. Hirsi Ali was accompanied as usual by bodyguards. Her controversial condemnation of Islam has earned her notoriety around the world.
In March Chris Hammer profiled a man known in China and around the world as 'The Sun King'. Zhengrong Shi, an Australian citizen, has made billions of dollars from his solar powered vision for this vast nation.
Olivier Rousset travelled to Jordan to investigate the plight of the more than 700,000 Iraq's who've fled their strife torn homeland. Her story, "State of Despair", was a moving account of families and individuals who've lost everything they once owned and now face an uncertain future.
"From Cuba with Love" was David O'Sheas's very different take on Fidel Castro's homeland - as seen through the eyes of Pocho, a young Cuban desperately trying to emigrate to Australia to live with his wife.
In "Benazir Bhutto's Deadly Return" Mark Davis was on the spot as two bombs ripped through the former Pakistani leader's homecoming motorcade, killing 158 people. Mark had travelled with Bhutto from Dubai , capturing the exuberance of her supporters and her chaotic rerturn after years in exile. Mark's gripping footage captured the horror of what followed hours after she touched down in Karachi.
