Tag: ABC

Baldwin denies pulling trigger in ‘Rust’ shooting

Alec Baldwin has said he did not pull the trigger of the gun he was holding that killed a cinematographer on the movie set of “Rust.” In his first major interview since the tragedy in October, the US actor also said he has “no idea” how a live round had gotten onto the set of the low-budget Western in New Mexico. “The trigger wasn’t pulled — I didn’t pull the trigger,” he said in an […]

Chairman ousted as Australia’s public TV hit by politics scandal

  by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s much-loved public broadcaster scrambled to safeguard its hard-won reputation for impartiality Thursday, forcing out a chairman accused of intervening in news coverage to please the government. Top executive Justin Milne told the ABC he would step down, after the institution’s board held crisis talks in Sydney and the government announced an inquiry into his actions. According to leaked emails, Milne unsuccessfully pressed for […]

Marvel hits back at early ‘Inhumans’ criticism

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Studio executives hit back at early criticism of the upcoming ABC series “Marvel’s Inhumans” on Sunday, describing it less than a month before its premiere as a “work in progress.” Based on an early version of the first episode made available to reviewers, journalists at a Television Critics Association panel in Beverly Hills voiced concerns that the show did not match Marvel’s usually high standards. Among the complaints was […]

Foreign journalist hit by stray bullet undergoes successful operation

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Australian journalist Adam Harvey of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation underwent a one-hour surgery for the extraction of a bullet slug that hit his neck near the capitol building of Lanao del Sur. Harvey, through his twitter account, said that the operation was successful. He said that the bullet that was removed from his neck came from an M-16 rifle. Because of the incident, strict measures were implemented for journalists and […]

Clinton says U.S. presidential election an “alternative reality”

  (REUTERS) — Democrat Hillary Clinton said on a late-night television show on Monday (August 22) that sometimes she feels she is in an “alternative universe” in the U.S. presidential race against Republican Donald Trump. “I do feel sometimes like this campaign has entered into an alternative universe,” Clinton said on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. “I have to step into the alternative reality, answer questions about am I alive, how much longer will I be […]

‘Rape’ joke ni Duterte, napansin din ng international media

MANILA, Philippines — Nakuha na rin ang atensyon ng international media sa ginawang ‘rape’ joke ni presidential frontrunner Rodrigo Duterte. Inilathala ng Strait Times ng Singapore, BBC at Guardian na naka-base sa United Kingdom at maging ng Australian News site na ABC ang sinabi ni Duterte kaugnay sa panghahalay at pagpatay sa misyonaryang si Jacqueline Hamill. Na anila’y kinondena at umani ng batikos. Bukod sa mga kalaban ni Duterte sa pagka-Pangulo, binatikos rin ng mga […]