This International Dateline episode includes five segments: Douglas Wood Family Plea, John Martinkus and Tony Loughran Interview, Mindanao - Crucible of Terror?, Brian Sedgemore Interview, and Black Jews.
Douglas Wood Family Plea
Shocking news that came via a chilling DVD of the fate of Douglas Wood, kidnapped earlier this week in Iraq, and a dramatic plea from his family was broadcasted on the Arab Al-Jazeera network in the hope that his captors will be watching.
John Martinkus and Tony Loughran Interview
As worrying as Douglas Wood's capture is, he's not the first Australian to be taken hostage. Last October, Dateline reporter John Martinkus was taken at gunpoint in Baghdad, held and interrogated for 20 hours. Incredibly, he was able to convince his captors to release him. He joins Tony Loughran, former BBC, presently Special Broadcasting Service, media war-zone security consultant, in the Dateline studio to discuss the capture of Douglas Wood.
Mindanao - Crucible of Terror?
Mindanao is now rated as the second most dangerous place for journalists after Iraq and, of course, Dateline's John Martinkus is there. The long-running Muslim insurgency in Mindanao has recently become caught up with the American pursuit of terrorists in the region. This situation is causing major friction with the Filipino Government.
Brian Sedgemore Interview
The British national election is taking place and political pundits are predicting Tony Blair will help get the New Labor Party re-elected for an historic third term. Last week, Brian Sedgemore - a veteran Labor MP of 27 years - disillusioned with so-called 'Blairism', defected to the center-left Liberal Democrats, in the process accusing his former leader of being quote-unquote "an out-and-out-liar". Dateline reporter George Negus speaks with Brian Sedgemore in London.
Black Jews
Dateline reporter Matthew Carney journeys to the south of Israel to meet a group of African Americans who say they are direct descendants of the original black Jews, the Tribe of Judah.
About International Dateline
SBS Dateline, which began in 1984, is Australia's longest-running international current affairs program. It has a well-earned reputation for authoritative and incisive reporting. Dateline has taken the traditional way of producing TV current affairs and turned it on its head. Reporters who used to travel with a cameraperson and sound recordist now travel alone and have the responsibility of both filming and reporting their stories. The reporters became video-journalists, gaining access to people and places that the conventional camera crews cannot.
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