James Loving - National Radio Text Service

 

 

What is going on in Cambodia appeals to our NR readers as the top three stories relate to the kingdom of wonder. Overall Cambodia stories too five of the Top 10 spots. Television reviews followed with three listings the emphasis being continued interest in our follow-up American Idol stories and the Glee Project 2 series now airing in Asia but has completed its run in America. Sports took the remaining two spots with Peyton Manning and Larry Fitzgerald being the focus of interest of a multifaceted column - TOP 3 PRESS RELEASES

 

Friday August 31, 2012

PHNOM PENH HAPPENINGS SPARK THE MOST INTEREST

Follow Up or Suck Up topped the list moving up from 3rd to 1st. That column asks the question what did the Cambodian government do with the millions of dollars money they raised from telethons to help the families with medical and funeral bills after over 350 people were killed in a panic on a bridge during the 2010 Water Festival.

The underlying problem is that the media in Cambodia is afraid to report the truth, sweeps information under the rug or is simple incompetent. They prefer to stay in good standing with the tyrannical government that dictates what will or won't happen. That includes denying access to credentialed reporters or instructing them to leave to certain press conferences where the nation's boss speaks.

The other problem is the media reports a story at the beginning then may follow up to the court proceeding and verdict BUT there is no follow up from that point as to what the status is of the subject from that point. The story if more likely to be cover at the beginning, the middle but there is NO END.

Russian pedophile Alexander Trofimov was a touchy story that had a major focus at the beginning but coverage diminished over time. He has since been returned to Russia to face charges of having sex with 10-12 year old girls but the Cambodian media HAS NOT followed up with his situation. The history of Cambodia is that it caters to and harbors criminals. There is a possibility that Trofimov could return to Cambodia and live a charmed live of preying on more children for sex.

Second place on our list is what is referred to as a non story. This was a test project where this story did not have a separate title. It was inserted as a page two of another title story and titled DISCRIMINATION Cambodian Style. We wanted to see if there would be a focus of interest to go to that story and it happened.

It's about a prominent former politician who after being found guilty has avoided a sentence for SIX years due to his elite status and the way in which the Cambodia judicial system works in prosecuting the poor and protecting the wealthy and well connected. In contrast poor villagers were arrested and jailed within six hours for the crime of trying to stop their homes from being demolished in a land dispute.

Third place went to our opinion that Cambodia is placing the cart before the horse as they appear to have poor planning in the construction of buildings in already overcrowded and densely populated areas. The result is they are creating a traffic nightmare that will rival Bangkok's. The other side is to relive the traffic the development will bring more destruction of homes will be necessary to build overpasses to accommodate traffic as they have in Bangkok on Petchaburi Road near the World Trade Center. To do so homes would have to be demolished to widen Monivong Boulevard to accommodate construction.

The fourth story is a twist of interest. Our report on NBA player Jeremy Lin titled LIN SANITY FEVER IS OVER has been on the list for a couple of months but the interest is now on the second half of that story with the focus being Peyton Manning search for a new team and we voiced our opinion that he go to the Arizona Cardinals and team up with receiver Larry Fitzgerald. That didn't happen. As it turns out Peyton has a neck injury to protect and he went to the Denver Broncos. The Cardinals weakness is the left tackle position. That position is the most important in protecting the quarterbacks back which could have been a major factor in Manning choosing the Broncos.

The Glee project is our fastest risers. The 10th spot was taken by WHAT'S UP with GLEE, JENNIFER LOPEZ & AMERICAN IDOL? That story rocket to the charts with four days of being published on the 24th and we took our sample on the 28th. The 9th spot was taken by THE GLEE PROJECT 2 is GREATLY IMPROVED.

SECTIONS MOST VISITED

In our sections most visited category only two emerged on the charts that differ from last months results. The Freshie Girl & Boy page returns but the biggest surprise if the NBA 2011 section returning to the charts. There are several hot spot stories in that section which includes Yao Ming, the deceased Walt Hazzard, recently traded Lamar Odom who was traded by the Lakers and lost his TV show but has returns to Hollyweird plus the comparison to the HIV infected for 20 years Magic Johnson and the death of 19-year-old Cambodian national team player Phal Samphors.

ARCHIVES

Former TIMOR ESTE PRESIDENT JOSE RAMOS-HORTA - THE MAN WITH A PLAN was a major surprise as he came in at the number 11 position and is the oldest story to register on the charts. What makes this selection so interesting is that Horta is one of the most interesting and inspiring speakers we have ever heard when he addressed Cambodian students and NGO, academic and government types during his visit to Cambodia in February 2010. The Nobel Peace Prize winner was the president of Timor East at the time. Since then he lost his bid for reelection.

What we intended to report on was his compassion for the development of his people. He instituted programs to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear in influencing thugs to turn their lives around and do something good for their community in building homes for the impoverished. His most impressive achievement was not having his country holding its hand out begging for donor money. He did admit that Timor-Este does receive $200 million a year in development funding. The man with plan pointed out the a large part of their success is derived from their oil and gas reserves while noting that Asia has the largest oil reserves in the world and can be utilized in Asian nations development.

Instead he used some of the revenue from the profits from their oil reserves and created a welfare program in which poor people over the age of 60 could receive $40 a month in assistance. As the oil profits increased so did the benefits to the poor to $60 a month. The strange thing is he was addressing a student body that lives in a country that oppresses its poor and jails them. GO TO YOU TUBE : http://www.fidh.org/Joint-open-letter-to-the-Prime,11759 & LAND GRABBING VIDEO - starts with ELDERLY LADY being CARRIED to prison http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PikgYI52YXA&feature=relmfu

The question is did the students get the message? RAMOS-HORTA is a great man with a superior mind. Aside from winning the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize he was considered to replace Kofi Anan as the head of the UN which he declined preferring to focus on helping his country.

Our second achieves story is about Dr Beat Richner who has been raising money for years to supports his hospitals to give free health care to the poor. When we interviewed him there were two hospitals, one in Phnom Penh and another in Siem Reap. He now has three and his beat goes on to help the poor.

TOP 3 PRESS RELEASES

Over time we became interested in what press releases that we receive generate the most interest and list the Top 3. We initiated the policy last month with success therefore we will continue. Our ranking process is based on the date of release relative to when we take our sample on August 28th. The following are our results,

1. Teen Lifeline to Honor 2012 USA Olympic Basketball Chairman Jerry Colangelo - Released Saturday August 18, 2012

2. Forbes Publishes Rankings of America’s Top Colleges: Princeton University is No. 1 - Released Tuesday August 07, 2012

3. NBA MEXICO GAME 2012 TO FEATURE NEW ORLEANS HORNETS AND ORLANDO MAGIC THIS OCTOBER - Released Wednesday July 25, 2012

An interesting sidebar to the NBA press release of the Orlando Magic playing in Mexico we pointed out with Dwight Howard insisting on being traded from the Orlando Magic the question is will he be with the team when the Magic play an exhibition game in Mexico Oct. 7th. The answer is he won't as he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers.

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SECTIONS MOST VISITED

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1.	NATIONAL RADIO TOP 10 - August 2012
	Phnom Penh (Ah) - FOLLOW UP OR SUCK UP? - June, 2012 WHAT'S UP WITH THE SOCIAL NETWORKING SOCIETY PUBLICATION? - An English language publication is attempting to create a society scene with two pages dedicated to photos of key business, NGO and government officials from various nations attending events thus creating a network of relationships with what is perceived as all the right people with connections NEWS? - OPCC (OVERSEAS PRESS CLUB of CAMBODIA) Presents The War You Don't See John Pilger's documentary on the media's role in past and present conflicts TOP 5 NR PHNOM PENH STORIES Previous - TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA Part 1 - AMERICAN IDOL'S ABORTION - July 2012 THE BIAS JUDGING HAD TO GO - In their first season together it started out with good chemistry. They all seemed to get along and the chemistry and respect for each other worked. As time went by Jackson asserted himself into Cowell's lead role and started calling out the names of the judge next to critique i.e. what about you Jennifer or Steven. By the second half of this past season (their second together) you could see the disenchanted look on Tyler's face particularly following one of Jackson's long critiques and self promotions.
2.	Phnom Penh - NO WONDER! IN THE KINGDOM OF WONDER - Page 2 - DISCRIMINATION Cambodian Style - Ravy Khek THE NON STORY - Top 5 Phnom Penh stories Previous - TV - VIDEO BEAT - CNN's PIERS MORGAN STRADDLED THE ETHICS LINE with his ROBERT BLAKE INTERVIEW - July 2012 PIERS MORGAN'S EXPLOITATION OF ACTOR ROBERT BLAKE - Ethically this bordered on the mental rape of a weakened and angry 78-year-old actor who has been a film star since he was a child and was as an adult set up by the police for a crime he didn't commit - Morgan uses his sleazy journalism tactics to boost his sagging ratings
3.	Phnom Penh (Ah) Part 1 - CAMBODIA PLACES THE CART B-4 THE HORSE - TOP 5 PHNOM PENH STORIES - August, 2012 POOR INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING & STOCK MARKET COULD POSSIBLY CREATE PROBLEMS - The bad news is the Cambodian utilities electric and water are now on the stock market. This is not a disaster waiting to happen but in progress. - Our Top 5 Phnom Penh Stories reflect the control that the government and business elite have over the Cambodian population. It reflects how they take advantage of a largely uneducated people Previous - Phnom Penh (Ah) - FOLLOW UP OR SUCK UP? - June, 2012 WHAT'S UP WITH THE SOCIAL NETWORKING SOCIETY PUBLICATION? - An English language publication is attempting to create a society scene with two pages dedicated to photos of key business, NGO and government officials from various nations attending events thus creating a network of relationships with what is perceived as all the right people with connections NEWS? - OPCC (OVERSEAS PRESS CLUB of CAMBODIA) Presents The War You Don't See John Pilger's documentary on the media's role in past and present conflicts TOP 5 NR PHNOM PENH STORIES
4.	Sports Notes - PEYTON MANNING to LARRY FITZGERALD? - LIN SANITY FEVER IS OVER - March, 2012 It was a matter of time when the Jeremy Lin balloon would come down to reality and the NY Knicks would return to their old ways of losing. Lin s the best thing to happen in the NBA this season the question is can the Knicks return to their winning form with their two super stars Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire returning to the lineup - Peyton Manning is shopping for a team to blend his talents. The Denver Broncos are said to be in the driver's seat with the Arizona Cardinals 2nd. Manning tosses to super star receiver Larry Fitzgerald is a match made in heaven. Can it be signed sealed and delivered on earth? - CAMBODIA LOSE FOUR STRAIGHT GAMES AND RISE 6 SPOTS IN THE FIFA RANKINGS Previous - TV - VIDEO BEAT Part 1 - AMERICAN IDOL TOUR SCHEDULE - JESSICA SANCHEZ ROBBED & JOBBED - June 2012 DONE, DUSTED & BUSTED - The judge's obvious praise for Phillips was over the top and raised red flags. Phillips plays guitar enough to support his vocals it is doubtful that he is capable of playing various types of music or skilled enough to sit in (jam/guest appearance) with top notch bands that can play more than three chord changes.
5.	Sports Notes - IS IT ABOUT THE MONEY? - WORLDS APART - May, 2012 WHAT'S THE DEAL? - As they say money talks and bullshit walks. That may apply to the masses but Pep Guardiola chose to walk away from money due to failing the grind of the stress test. The question is… Is He The Best? - UCLA gives scholarship to P. Diddy's son creating outrage that since Diddy is worth over a half billion dollars some think it's unfair - Cambodia national football team seeks another manager as its South Korean manager walks citing teams poor work ethic - ASEAN Basketball League seeking to have a team in Cambodia? Previous - Sports Notes - IS IT ABOUT THE MONEY? - WORLDS APART - May, 2012 WHAT'S THE DEAL? - As they say money talks and bullshit walks. That may apply to the masses but Pep Guardiola chose to walk away from money due to failing the grind of the stress test. The question is… Is He The Best? - UCLA gives scholarship to P. Diddy's son creating outrage that since Diddy is worth over a half billion dollars some think it's unfair - Cambodia national football team seeks another manager as its South Korean manager walks citing teams poor work ethic - ASEAN Basketball League seeking to have a team in Cambodia?
6.	Phnom Penh (Ah) - SHOPPERS GUIDE - CONSUMERS BEWARE - February, 2012 WHITE TO DIE FOR - Trying to be white is killing Cambodians - For a foreigner making transactions in Cambodia can be a problem due to the language barrier. A lack of integrity by the seller is also a detrimental factor for consummating a deal - BEWARE OF THE POST OFFICE as mail is not received - Internet Service Providers (ISP's) are not delivering as promised - TOP 3 NR Phnom Penh Stories Previous - Sports Notes - THE KNICKS SHOE DIDN'T FIT JEREMY LIN'S FOOT - July, 2012 KNICKS BUILD AROUND CARMELO ANTHONY - As the saying goes you win some and you lose some. With Jeremy Lin and the New Your Knicks saga having come to a close it appears that it is a Lin Win situation. His $25 million Houston Rocket contract enables him job security and he won't have to sleep on a couch anymore. The Knicks can continue to build a team around Carmelo Anthony
7.	Phnom Penh (Ah) EXTRA - CAMBODIA CONTINUES TO DEFY INTERPOL & SERVE JUSTICE - June, 2012 INTERPOL'S MOST WANTED PEDOPHILE FREED AGAIN by CAMBODIAN GOVERNMENT -It was a no brainer that Cambodia would not do the right thing and turn over their sacred Russian pedophile Alexander Trofimov aka Stanislav Molodyakov. The option was to give the fugitive from justice who is on Interpol's MOST WANTED list freedom to travel to Korea and the freedom torment Korean children - The Trap of Saving Cambodia will screen at 8:30 pm Sunday July 1st at the Meta House in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Previous - Phnom Penh (Ah) - DEMOCRACY APPLIED with INTIMIDATION & MURDER? - July, 2012 THE HEAT IS ON! - Cambodia is overwhelmed by questionable decisions that led to the murder of activists, the imprisonment of citizens evicted from their homes and media that voice an opinion in opposition to the powers that be. There are questions of what type of democracy is this?
8.	TV - VIDEO BEAT Part 1 - AMERICAN IDOL TOUR SCHEDULE - JESSICA SANCHEZ ROBBED & JOBBED - June 2012 DONE, DUSTED & BUSTED - The judge's obvious praise for Phillips was over the top and raised red flags. Phillips plays guitar enough to support his vocals it is doubtful that he is capable of playing various types of music or skilled enough to sit in (jam/guest appearance) with top notch bands that can play more than three chord changes. Previous - TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 2 - COLTON DIXON SURPRISINGLY ELIMINATED from AMERICAN IDOL - April 2012 DOWN TO THE FINAL 6 - After Jessica Sanchez was put on the chopping block and saved last week an Idol favorite Colton Dixon was the recipient of the American Idol chopping block award as he was eliminated in the 7th position. What doesn't make sense is why is the least talented of the bunch Phillip Phillips given such praise and preferential treatment by the judges and voters? Place this is the GO FIGURE FILE
9.	TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA - THE GLEE PROJECT 2 is GREATLY IMPROVED- August, 2012 IT'S ON!!! - GLEE PROJECT 2 is in PROGRESS IN ASIA - The show received criticism of their using able bodied actors to play the role of a physically challenged cast member. Glee Project changed all that with real physically challenged talented contestants - CNN's PIERS MORGAN continues to be ABUSIVE - CNN fails to cover real stories in the humanitarian and pedophile atrocities taking place in Cambodia - RT NEWS with different VIEWS - Recommended TV Listings Previous - Sports Notes EXTRA - IS MANNY PACQUIAO AWOL? - June, 2012 DOWN & OUT? - After losing a split decision this past weekend to Timothy Bradley the boxing world went into a rage screaming that the result was a farce and that the Pac Man won. Pacquiao was the only one that didn't cry foul and accepted the judge's decision. The reality is that the 33-year-old Philippine appears to have lost his focus and hunger for the game
10.	TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA - WHAT'S UP with GLEE, JENNIFER LOPEZ & AMERICAN IDOL? - August, 2012 AMERICAN IDOL'S CHAOS IN MOTION adds GLEE - Now that American Idol is digesting its thoughts in choosing another judge or two Glee is moving onward and upward. Word has it that Jessica Sanchez is in talks regarding joining the show - Charice perplexed about not being on Glee - What's behind Glee's Santana? - J. Lo & Marc Anthony's Q'Viva! is off the mark and the tension between them shows - Recommended TV Listings Previous - Sports Notes Part 2 - TOM BRADY tries to defy MANNING FAMILY MATTERS - February, 2012 GIANTS vs. PATRIOTS continue SUPER BOWL FEVER - There are several storylines involved in this game which Manning brother is the winningest Super Bowl quarterback and Can tom Brady gain revenge for Eli Manning and the New York Giants for denying them a perfect 19-0 record in 2008 when the two teams last met in Super Bowl XLVI. Can Eli Manning exact revenge for the suffering his father Archie endured as an All-Star NFL player? - SUPER BOWL RESULT SCORES HISTORY - DID YOU KNOW?
ARCHIVE STORIES	Phnom Penh (Ah) - TIMOR ESTE PRESIDENT JOSE RAMOS-HORTA - THE MAN WITH A PLAN - May, 2010 REPAIRING & BUILDING A NATION - For some strange reason there was something about Jose Ramos-Horta that I needed to know but I didn't know why. That strange feeling prompted me to search for Ramos-Horte's bio on Wikipedia. It was when I read that on 11 February 2008, Ramos-Horta was injured when he was shot during an assassination attempt things started to come into focus. Feature - "Dr. Beat" - Free Health Care For Cambodian Children "He gave his life for this," an American from the city of Chicago said of the performer of a music concert. . He…is, Dr. Beat Richner who was about to perform a solo cello concert. The this... the tourist was referring to, be Jayavarman VII Hospital in Siem Reap, Cambodia. For the past ten years Richner has raised funds and has overseen construction of three Kantha Bopha Children's Hospitals in Cambodia. He is the founder and acting head of the facilities that give medical treatment to Cambodia's children FOR FREE.

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