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 and includes the following reports: Mark Gibson reports from Kuta, Bali on the devastation there and presents video footage of the aftermath and commentary from bystanders and survivors, footage of Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri's visit to the bomb site, and discussion of the negative effect on Bali's tourism-based economy; Reece Whitby talks to volunteers at Bali's main hospital about their experiences helping victims of the blast and reports on the mass exodus as tourists leave Bali and the injured are airlifted to Australian hospitals; Darren Curtis reports on the airlift of victims to Australian hospitals and talks to doctors and survivors at the hospital in Darwin; Jacinta Hocking reports from a Sydney-area airport where survivors are reunited with their families; the program presents a piece on the loss of many rugby players who were on end-of-season holidays with teammates; Glenn Milne reports from Canberra on the Australian government's response to the terrorist attacks in Bali, including statements made in Parliament by Prime Minister John Howard and opposition leader Simon Crean; Chris Maher explores security issues facing New South Wales in light of the terrorist attacks; Mitchell Catlin reports on statements made in response to the attacks by President George W. Bush, Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), Queen Elizabeth II and British Foreign Minister Jack Straw; Daniela Ongaro talks about the effects of the bombings in Bali on regional travel plans; Milne interviews Howard about actions to be taken by the government in days to come; and the program presents video footage taken by New Zealand freelance journalist Richard Poore at the scene soon after the explosions. The anchors then present reports on other news stories, including the following items: Sydney's Archbishop Dr. George Pell is cleared of sexual abuse allegations; the Snowtown serial murder trials proceed; the hunt for the Washington D.C.-area serial sniper continues; and the damaged British warship the HMS Nottingham is towed toward Sydney. The program ends with sports and weather reports. "Today Tonight" follows, and also covers the terror attacks in Bali. Anchor Naomi Robson presents the following correspondents' reports: David Richardson presents footage of the aftermath of the bombings and talks to survivors and bystanders; Graeme Butler reports on the poor state of Bali's hospital and Australian volunteers' efforts to improve the care of bomb victims there despite a lack of supplies; Glenn Connolly discusses the airlift of patients from Bali to hospitals in Australia and describes the injuries of arriving patients with a doctor from a hospital in Darwin; Chris Allen talks to terrorism and Indonesian experts about possible motivations for the bombings and terror organization Jemaah Islamia's likely involvement in the attacks; Claudia Bertorello looks at issues relating to travel insurance coverage for terrorism victims; and Jackie Quist talks to an adolescent psycologist and primary school teachers about the effects of terror attacks on children and teenagers. Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: Seven Network (Australia)
- DATE: October 14, 2002 5:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:29:24
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:76794
- GENRE: News
- SUBJECT HEADING: International Collection - Australia; Islamic terrorists - Bali; War on Terrorism, 2001
- SERIES RUN: ATN Channel 7 (Epping, Australia) - TV, 2002
- COMMERCIALS:
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- TV - Commercials - Emporio biscuits
- TV - Commercials - Harvey Norman Stores
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- TV - Commercials - Vodafone "No Plans"
- TV - Commercials - Yoplait Lite
- TV - PSA - ATSIC Regional Council Elections
- TV - Promos - "24"
- TV - Promos - "Ally McBeal"
- TV - Promos - "Boston Public"
- TV - Promos - "The Great Outdoors"
- TV - Promos - "The Monday Dump"
CREDITS
- Naomi Robson … Anchor
- Ann Sanders … Anchor
- Ross Simons … Anchor
- Chris Allen … Reporter
- Claudia Bertorello … Reporter
- Graeme Butler … Reporter
- Mitchell Catlin … Reporter
- Glenn Connolly … Reporter
- Darren Curtis … Reporter
- Mark Gibson … Reporter
- Jacinta Hocking … Reporter
- Chris Maher … Reporter
- Glenn Milne … Reporter
- Daniela Ongaro … Reporter
- Jackie Quist … Reporter
- David Richardson … Reporter
- Reece Whitby … Reporter
- Halle Berry … Talent, Revlon commercial
- Jennifer Love Hewitt … Talent, Neutragena commercial
- Vander Kuyp, Kyle … Talent, ATSIC PSA
- George W. Bush
- Simon Crean
- Elizabeth II, Queen of England
- John Howard
- George Pell
- Richard Poore
- Richard Shelby
- Jack Straw
- Megawati Sukarnoputri