SEVEN NEWS: TERROR IN BALI & TODAY TONIGHT {BALI BOMBING NEWS COVERAGE} (TV)
Summary
This tape contains Australia's Channel 7 News's coverage of the October 2002 terrorist attacks on nightclubs in Bali, followed by the nightly current affairs program "Today Tonight." The 7 News program, anchored by Ann Sanders and Ross Simons, reviews the day's events relating to the attacks in Bali, followed by correspondents' reports that cover the following topics: Australians search for missing friends and relatives in Bali; the investigation into the attacks continues (this segment includes statements by Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, Justice Minister Chris Ellison, and a minister from the Indonesian President's Cabinet); grieving survivors of the attacks return to Australia; Australian doctors face difficulties treating the severe burns suffered by many of the attack's victims; Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Attorney General Darryl Williams react to U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Ralph Boyce's revelation that the U.S. had information of possible terror threats in Indonesia which Australian officials say wasn't passed on to them; U.S. President George W. Bush reacts to the bombing in Bali for the first time; U.S. Senator Bob Graham accuses Indonesian authorities of resisting the West's anti-terror efforts; Bali's tourism-based economy is ruined by the terror attacks; Australian survivors are airlifted home for treatment; a "volunteer hero" talks about his experience administering medical help in the hours following the blast; and friends, family and the fiancŽe of a missing groom-to-be talk about their devastation after his likely death. The anchors then present reports on other news stories, including the following items: a bushfire spreads south of Sydney; teenagers accused of a crime spree in Bondi appear in court; the Washington D.C. area sniper shoots his ninth victim; the larceny trial of Princess Diana's butler Paul Burrell begins in London; police investigate the murder of a South Australian health official; a judge aborts a murder trial after a juror leaves the case; a broken water main causes a train station to flood; the damaged British ship the HMS Nottingham arrives in Sydney for repairs; and Australian World War II veterans arrive in Egypt for commemoration events. The program ends with sports and weather reports. "Today Tonight" begins its broadcast, which consists of two segments. The first segment covers the terror attacks in Bali. Anchor Naomi Robson presents David Richardson's report in which he questions suspect organization Jemaah Islamia's leader Abu Baka Bashir about his involvement in the attacks and talks about the growth of radical Islamic movements comparable to the Taliban and Al Qaeda in Indonesia. Graeme Butler reports on a man searching Balinese hospitals for his missing mother and sister. Robson interviews Australian volunteer Gillian Coorey about her work in Balinese hospitals. The program presents a piece on the medical treatments available to the terror attack's victims who have suffered severe burns and the issues faced by Australian medical community in treating them. The second segment of the program features a report by Elise Mooney on techniques used by a champion "memory master" to build his memory skills and an herb studied in trials for its possible memory-enhancing properties. Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: Seven Network (Australia)
- DATE: October 15, 2002 5:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:18:40
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:76793
- GENRE: News
- SUBJECT HEADING: International Collection - Australia; Islamic terrorists - Bali; War on Terrorism, 2001
- SERIES RUN: ATN Channel 7 (Epping, Australia) - TV, 2003
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - America Online
- TV - Commercials - Cenovir's Nutriplan
- TV - Commercials - Colorado 3/4 pants
- TV - Commercials - Continental "Easy Meals"
- TV - Commercials - Flag Choice Hotels
- TV - Commercials - Industry Tourism Resources: Blue Mountains/New South Wales
- TV - Commercials - Kellogg's "LCM's" snack bars
- TV - Commercials - Maxwell House "New Blend" Coffee
- TV - Commercials - McDonald's
- TV - Commercials - Starburst candies
- TV - Commercials - Vodafone text-messaging sweepstakes
- TV - Commercials - Weight Watchers
- TV - PSA - NSW Health
- TV - Promos - "All Saints"
- TV - Promos - "Aristo's BYO Kitchen"
- TV - Promos - "Better Homes and Gardens"
- TV - Promos - "Home and Away"
- TV - Promos - "Marshall Law"
CREDITS
- Naomi Robson … Anchor
- Ann Sanders … Anchor
- Ross Simons … Anchor
- Graeme Butler … Reporter
- Elise Mooney … Reporter
- David Richardson … Reporter
- Abu Baka Bashir
- Ralph Boyce
- Paul Burrell
- George W. Bush
- Gillian Coorey
- Diana, Princess of Wales
- Alexander Downer
- Chris Ellison
- Bob Graham
- John Howard
- Darryl Williams