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Kristin Rossum and a reporter-turned-author's compulsions
8 comments:
- Ann said...
Hi Caitlin,
Thanks for the update on the case. I read Poisoned Love a few years back and really loved it. As a result of your work, I am still following the case as well. You're a very talented author and reporter. Thanks!
- October 28, 2010 at 12:25 PM
- Caitlin Rother said...
Hi Ann,
Thanks very much for the kind words. I wasn't expecting to see this appeal get some traction after all these years, but the wheels of the justice system work verrrrry slowly sometimes. I'll be following this case closely as well. It looks like we haven't seen the last of Kristin Rossum!
- November 1, 2010 at 8:50 AM
- Sharon Vanderlip, DVM said...
I've enjoyed your books so much!
I can't wait for the newest one to be released!
- November 18, 2010 at 7:40 PM
- Melanie said...
Hi Caitlin,
Interesting update. I read your book on Rossum recently after seeing her story on 'Snapped' - very well written - and googled her name to see if anything new came up. What can I say, it's a compelling story. The wheels of justice are slow indeed, but if she's truly innocent, then she has that much going for her. If not, she'll stay where she is.
- November 20, 2010 at 11:56 PM
- cjg1971 said...
Hi Caitlin,
This case wasn't in the news here in the UK so I only became aware of it in early 2009 through watching the 'Women Who Kill' TV programme. The severity of the sentence handed to Kristin Rossum compared to the two other ladies shown in the programme led me to purchase Poisoned Love, a book which I found to be very well written, thorough and unbiased.
Something about the case just doesn't sit right in my mind. Perhaps the bungled police investigation ignoring vital evidence at the scene on the night of Greg De Villiers death. Perhaps the prosecution's absolute insistence of a conspiracy between Kristin and Michael Robertson even though eight years after Kristin's trial there's still been no effort to bring Robertson to justice. Perhaps the procedural errors that led to Greg's body being held at the same Medical Examiners Office where his wife worked, and where the drugs allegedly used to kill him originated from. I could go on.
So many question marks hang over this messy and unprofessional prosecution that news of an appeal seem appropriate if not a little overdue. I feel strongly that Kristin Rossum was convicted of murder on the basis that she wasn't an angel rather than on the circumstantial evidence presented to the court. That's my opinion anyway. Thank you Caitlin for publicising this case.
- November 26, 2010 at 12:23 PM
- Caitlin Rother said...
To Melanie, Sharon and CJG from the UK,
Thanks for the nice compliments, everyone!
@CJG, I'm not trying to take sides, but from knowing so much information about how this case came together behind the scenes, I'm not sure it was the prosecution that was messy or unprofessional, but rather the events, the relationships between people within and outside the ME's office, and also certain aspects of the investigation before it even reached the SDPD that complicated the prosecution's job. But you're right, there were many such factors. That said, the prosecution had to work with the evidence and witnesses it was given. In the end, the jury simply didn't believe Kristin and/or her parents' version of what happened because it didn't make sense, and that's what the defense had to work with!
- November 26, 2010 at 1:14 PM
- Chris said...
Thank you for replying Caitlin, and so quickly! Your knowledge of this case and superb communication skills shine through again!
Coming from a culture without capital punishment and where LWOP sentences are very rare and usually only given in cases of multiple killings, I guess that I'm troubled that such an absolute sentence has apparently been passed without absolute proof of guilt (as far as I can see).
Like yourself I'm not trying to take sides, and if I'd attended the trial and talked to many of the involved parties (as you did on both counts) maybe I'd think differently. However, I'd feel a lot happier if the sentence in Kristin's case offered the chance of freedom at some point in the future (as was the case with the other two ladies in the 'Women who kill' programme I saw). Where there is the possibility for doubt, there must logically also be the possibility of innocence.
Perhaps living in an age of DNA and forensic evidence with the increased levels of proof that such technology offers has encouraged untrained amateur sleuths like myself to expect black and white results in all trials, even ones with largely circumstantial evidence.
Thank you again for replying to my comment, I'm sure I could pick your superior knowledge of this case for many hours in order to improve my understanding of it!
- November 26, 2010 at 3:56 PM
- Pearl Mason said...
Poisoned love was a masterpiece, Caitlin. You've made that transition from reporter to story teller with spell-binding narratives and clever story development.
The Hawks story is of equal high drama. There, instead of the after-the-fact rose pedals, you have the calculated murder told in real time, so cold hearted, it took my breath away.
A polished writer, you're also a hard-working one, evidenced by your gathering output since moving away from newspapers.
Because you're located in California, most of your books are centered there. However, an equal number of even more fantastic stories are taking place right here in Florida to which no one but you could infuse them with the heart, body and soul they deserve: Murders going down on 911 calls protected by the thin blue line; Murders in Guardianship to take all the money; theft of hundreds of millions through the double-wammy of Guardianship and Bankruptcy with attempted murder.
I've often told you, if I had your skill and genius, I'd be writing those stories.
Bob Sherin
Miami, Florida
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Brian J. Smith seems fairly pragmatic about the end of "Stargate Universe," the Syfy series in which he has starred for two seasons.
"It definitely hurts to have shows you like get cancelled—and it really sucks when it's a show you're working on," he said last week on the phone from New York City. "But there is nowhere else that you can get 40 episodes of 'SGU,' or [a show like] 'Caprica' on, other than a boutique-type, specialized, genre-based network."
Syfy begins airing the final 10 episodes of the controversial series at 9 p.m. March 7 with "Deliverance," an action-packed hour that picks up where the series left off in December. The Destiny crew stares down an army of drone ships programmed to destroy anything in its path. Smith's character, Lt. Matthew Scott, faces a tough decision when he suspects his girlfriend, Chloe Armstrong (Elyse Levesque), may have sabotaged the ship. (WATCH a preview by clicking the "SGU videos" link at left.)
"I love the episode," Smith said. "I think it has a lot of [stuff] in it that the fans will enjoy. More space battles—it starts with one and pretty much ends with one, too."
That news should please many disgruntled fans of previous "Stargate" series, "SG-1" and "Atlantis," who when "SGU" debuted in fall 2009 complained there were not enough space battles, not enough gating to other planets, and not enough fighting the "Big Bad." But series creators Brad Wright and Robert Cooper wanted to make a different "Stargate" with "SGU." They wanted to get to know the characters beyond whether they are simply heroes or villains.
Whether you think "SGU" worked or not, its writers accomplished that task, Smith (and I) think, coming up with character-driven stories that gradually showed many sides of the lead characters. Sure, it was a slow build to meeting everyone marooned on the Destiny, but that only added to the realistic feel of the series. Is that not how we get to know co-workers in real life?
Smith feels it was a legitimate change-up for the franchise.
"In my eyes, it's better to lay out the case for the characters, [to] say, this is who this guy or girl is, and this is what the issue is, and this is what is going to be haunting them throughout the series," he said. "I think you should really establish that first. So I applaud the writers for doing that."
Now that the character motives are firmly established, we've seen more action-oriented, plot-driven episodes in Season 2. That continues in the final 10 episodes, Smith said. As viewers have gotten to know the crew members, so too do the crew members feel more comfortable with each other.
"It's exploration like crazy. We shot more days on location for those last five episodes than I think we had combined for that whole year," he said. "I think people are really going to enjoy these episodes. It has a lot to do with the team coming together, and you really see the team dynamic improve; these people become a well-oiled machine."
Sadly, the series will end without full resolution for the friendlier crew. Season 2 ends on a "huge cliffhanger," Smith said. But producer Joseph Mallozzi wrote on his blog that "potential movie or two" could be in the works. (CLICK for JM's blog.) Smith, who is currently auditioning for pilots and theater roles in New York, definitely is onboard the Destiny (OK, the set in Vancouver) if there is.
"I would have to be a part of it just for myself," he said, laughing. "I couldn't know that they were up there having all that fun without me."
We talked more about "SGU" and Smith's feelings about the series ending, as well as the Syfy movie he just filmed, "Red Faction," and his dog, Cassie.
Scott (Brian J. Smith) and Greer (Jamil Walker Smith) apprehend Chloe (Elyse Levesque) in "Deliverance." (MGM photo)
You've been busy lately. It seems like you were barely back in New York before you went to Bulgaria to shoot "Red Faction."
Yeah, it's been pretty busy. It's been—when did we finish Season 2? I don't even remember when it was. I can't even tell you. [Laughs.] It's all a blur, but pretty soon after that; I think I was back for like a week or something, or two weeks when my agent called [about the movie]. (FROM CURT: I'll have more from Smith on "Red Faction" just before Syfy airs the movie, which is set for late Spring, I was told.)
Since you've been back from Bulgaria you've been auditioning for pilots and, I see on Twitter, doing some cool theater stuff.
It's pilot season like madness right now. I mean two, three appointments a day, and it can be very frustrating because you get close. You get so close, a lot of close calls and then it just doesn't happen. That's just the way the industry is. It's very difficult. The film industry for whatever reason right now is hurting. People aren't making as many movies as they used to, so you've got a lot of really big-name actors who are coming in and they want to do pilots, so things kind of disappear for those of us who kind of have to still get in the room and audition and read for it. Do you know what I mean?
It's difficult, but it's a great exercise. You'll get like 10 pages of sides the night before and you have to go in and just wing it. For someone like me, I came from the theater and I don't like putting anything up in front of anybody until it's really, really ready, so it can be very frustrating. But you've get to get very Buddhist about it and just disassociate and detach and just go in there and do the best you can. Like they say on P90X, "do your best and forget the rest."
Before auditions do they give you a little hint about the character? Like, "OK, this guy is supposed to be A, B, C, D, and here are your pages. Let's see what you do with it." Is that basically how it works?
Basically, but it's these big network shows; the character is usually an attractive, likeable, funny, sweet guy. Do you know what I mean? That is just the way it is in network and it's so freaking boring! I call my agent and I'm like, "My God, I've been doing sci-fi for two years and there is always something big going on. The stakes are always huge. You're fighting for your life or you're dealing with personal stuff. It has really high stakes attached to it and there are green screen and explosions. You're going out on these really cool locations. We went to New Mexico and all this stuff." It's really hard to fathom doing a series with a kitchen sink in it. It seems, at this point maybe, it just seems a little bit boring.


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It's no secret - I flippin' love roller girls. LOVE them. My secret desire is to be a roller girl someday - I say someday because I'd have to practice a ton, spend money on equipment and I'm more than a little broke right now, and I know that lots of the roller girls are in their mid-30's. It's not a sport that considers you ineligible to play once you're past your mid-20's. So I've got some time. In Minnesota, we've got two leagues - Minnesota Roller Girls and North Star Roller Girls. If you're in the area and love roller girls as much as I do, be sure to check out a match.
I think this quote from Minneapolis-based City Pages sums up why I love roller girls so much:
These women are hardcore, and not just because they beat each other up on roller skates. From their ramshackle beginning in 2005 to the professional athletes they are today, people have always found the Roller Girls appealing for the same reason: They make no apologies for being themselves.
"If you think about it, all women have a little Roller Girl in them, but oftentimes they aren't allowed to show it," says Kelley. "That's all this is. Roller derby isn't about ink or being tough or whatever, it's about being empowered. Just look at veterans. There are girls with dreads and tattoos, and then there are ones who are in makeup looking absolutely nine-to-five. It just reinforces that this is about you doing what you want to do and being the person you want to be."


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By Kerry Magro Mar 01, 2013 0
Autism Burnout
Last week while I was scrolling through Facebook I noticed an opportunity to audition to be the host of "World News" for The Autism Channel, an up-and-coming organization to spread autism awareness. Producers were looking for someone on the autism spectrum to do a five to eight-minute news segment Sunday through Thursday. After sending an email to the producers for more information, I was set. Based on my background in Communication, I thought I had to give this a try.
A few days later I took out my camcorder, sat in my room, cleared enough space to make it look decently presentable and pressed the record button. Eight takes later and with 10 solid minutes of footage, I was ready to blow away everyone with what I had done. I uploaded the footage to my laptop and forwarded my submission off to the producers.
It was only a few minutes after I had clicked the "Send" button that I started to think about the time I just spent on this. The project in total probably only took me an hour to do, but it got me thinking about how many more hours I would spend a week doing this if I got the job. Don't get me wrong. This is an AMAZING opportunity but, like many people, I'm always scared of burning myself out. This would add another hat to the abundance of autism hats I've committed to wear already.
Bottom line: Being an autism advocate sometimes is a lot of hard work. Some parents who reach out to me think there's a lot of glamour with awards and recognition, but that's only 1 percent of the story. The other 99 percent of the work comes from the projects I'm doing behind the scenes. The consulting for parents, writing my blog, finishing my book, getting my non-profit status, working on awareness videos … the potential for burnout is definitely possible.
I've known the solution all along and now I'm hoping to take my own advice. The best way to avoid a possible burnout is to prioritize! For us adults with autism transition can be hell at times. Because of this it's important we are able to establish a core of responsibilities and passions that can give us comfort.
It doesn't stop there though. Whether or not I become the next host of The Autism Channel's "World News" segment, I'm beyond pleased I gave it a shot. When I was younger I would tend to shy away from things like this but branching out I see will be doing me a world of good in the long term. Trying new things and taking personal risks is something that I know many with autism have difficulty with, so as a community this may be a good challenge for the future. There is value to exploring possibilities rather than saying "no" right on the spot.
Many children on the autism spectrum will reach adulthood within the next decade. Discovering what interests they want to pursue in life means trying new things. But it's also easy to get burned out. So it's important to learn to balance interests. The world has a great deal of variety and by establishing our core focuses, not trying too overdo it in some areas and exploring possibilities we can all do wonderful things for ourselves.
Here's hoping for the best with The Autism Channel World News and for your opportunities as well.


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Selene – Suicide Girl Of The Day
Meet Selene, a Suicide Girl from Oregon who loves criminology and cartoons. Careful with the reflective objects around this babe, though, she's easily distracted by shiny things!
Name: Selene
Age: 27
Location: Oregon
Into: Family, friends, reading, fuzzy things and nifty music
Makes me happy: My family, friends, kitties and boyfriend. Books, movies, psychology, criminology/forensics, warm rain, cartoons, etc. I''m a pretty happy person and I'm very easily entertained.
Makes me sad: Cruelty, intolerance and discrimination top the list. Also, not a big fan of organized religion.
Vices: Swearing, shiny object disorder
Favorite bands:
- Apocalyptica, The Beatles
- Rage Against The Machine, KMFDM
- System of a Down, Mindless Self Indulgence
- Franz Ferdinand
- Muse, Garbage
- The Dandy Warhols
- Incubus
- Duran Duran
- Led Zepplin
- Stone Temple Pilots
Favorite films:
- Clash of the Titans, The Crow
- Legend, The Cell
- The Labyrinth
- Dazed and Confused
- Across the Universe
- Phantom of the Opera
- Serenity
- The Lost Boys
- Sleeping Beauty
- Donnie Darko
Favorite books:
- Anne Rice (older stuff anyway)
- Stephen King
- Michael Crichton
- Homer (The Iliad and The Odyssey)
- 1984
- Kurt Vonnegut
- Brave New World
- World War Z
- Hack/Slash comic series
- Fables comic series
Favorite TV shows:
- Metalocalypse, The Walking Dead
- Dexter, Clash of the Gods
- Supernatural, The Universe
- Castle, Planet Earth
- Lie To Me, V
- True Blood, Real Time with Bill Maher
- Inuyasha, Top Gear (British!)
- FullMetal Alchemist, ARCHER
- Boardwalk Empire
- Eastbound And Down
Favorite artists:
- Leonardo
- Dali
- Raphael
- Michaelangelo
- Titan
- Donatello
- Bellini (the family)
- Ciruelo Cabral
- Boris Vallejo
- Gothic Architecture
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I read an interesting one on Reddit a while back. I'll quote it here:
I had a lucid dream, in which everything around me was in a constant state of folding in on itself, and revealing hidden symmetry that was not apparent at first glance. For example, if I were to look at another person they would become highlighted as if to gain my attention, and then fold along a vertical line pointing out the bilaterally symmetric nature of the human form. When I awoke I discovered that my perception of the world around me was fundamentally altered to see in terms of how symmetrical things were.
More specifically, I could create Ambigrams almost instantly when given a word, or multiple words combinations (Wiki: An ambigram is a typographical design or art form that may be read as one or more words not only in its form as presented, but also from another viewpoint, direction, or orientation). The first one I did was a variant of the word "Shampoo", to read as "Conditioner" when flipped over http://i.imgur.com/VCGwK.png (Long story on why it was those words, but my friend had been trying to do this task for quite a long time). I did not premeditate its creation, and essentially wrote it down without lifting my pen from the paper. I have dozens more that I created, in vastly different styles, that I would be willing to share.
This new ability persisted for about 1 month, before it started to fade. I'm still very skilled at creating ambigrams but felt that for that one month time I was positively brilliant at their execution. After some research the only story I could find that was similar to mine, is a case study presented in a book called "The man who mistook his wife for a hat", about a patient who dreams that he is a dog, and awakes to find that he has a heightened sense of smell.
Thought I would post some of the ambigrams here that I did as requests for fellow redditors.
http://i.imgur.com/2ih0X.png (Improve/Refine)
http://i.imgur.com/ZWPYA.png (Karma/Creativity)
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JulieD brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 142 Designs von 33 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
New Power Asia is an online and print magazine for the leading producers and distributors of electrical power in Asia.
It is modern, dynamic and encompasses both traditional and new power producing technology - from coal to nuclear to wind.
New Power Asia
- Power drives both economic development and technological advances, which in turn promote wealth and social harmony.
- New Power Asia is a magazine title read by the CEOs and leading executives of Electrical Power Producing Companies.
- It encompasses both traditional energy consuming power producers (ie coal and oil) as well as nuclear and renewable energy producers (wind, wave biomass etc).
- Most power/energy online and print magazines look 15 years out of date. New Power Asia will be clean, modern and dynamic, incorporating news and analysis as well as regulatory, educational and power community issues.
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'Vaping' loft for e-cigarette enthusiasts opens in Fairfield
Walking into Sovereign Vapors Loft on the Post Road is like walking into a Starbucks for smokers -- no, make that "vapers."
Comfortably and tastefully decorated, it's a place designed to help e-cigarette aficionados, who inhale -- or "vape"-- rather than smoke, feel at home in public.
There has been controversy about the long-range effects of the "tobacco-less" method of inhaling nicotine, and on Wednesday the state's General Assembly passed a bill prohibiting the sale of e-cigarettes to minors. Introduced by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, it passed both houses of the Legislature unanimously.
But Anthony Holdampf and Marcos Garcia, the owners of the new Sovereign Vapors establishment, say they never intended to sell their products to anyone under 18 anyway. They said that 100 percent of their customers so far have been former or current tobacco smokers, and the lounge owners view their market as limited to smokers only, Holdampf said.
The store's owners are not interested in getting nonsmokers to start, but to help tobacco smokers transfer to "vaping," which he and his business partner believe is healthier.
"This is a much cleaner delivery system for people who smoke," he said. "It's really for the smoker who wants a cleaner alternative."
On Tuesday, the newly opened loft had several visitors, including some college students working on their laptops as they inhaled flavored liquid from nicotine-delivery devices. There were also several customers who had sidled up to the tasting bar, where Holdampf and Garcia were offering samples of the many flavors of e-liquids they sell and demonstrating their large selection of vaping hardware.
Among the stock of e-liquids is Lucerna, described in the Sovereign Vapors menu as "capturing characteristics of dark spirits is our spiced rum mixed with a juicy, clingstone white peach," and Fifth Rank, which is a " lively fusion that's reminiscent of the lost vintage drink known as the Lime Rickey."
The menu makes the offering sound similar to a micro brewery or a wine-tasting bar, except there's no alcohol.
"I was a smoker since high school," said Avery Salveson, of Fairfield, 20, sitting on a leather couch enjoying his "vape." "This is a much, much healthier alternative," he said.
Two other young men, Josh Gelman and Bryn Hagley, both 21, and both students at the University of Bridgeport, started smoking e-cigarettes as a way to give up smoking tobacco in hookahs, or water pipes, they said.
They appreciate that e-cigarettes do not leave a smoky smell in their homes or on their clothes anymore, and Gelman said he can breathe better now when he is physically active. For Hagley, it is also the ability to smoke without a flame that he appreciates after he nearly set his wooden floor on fire once with a hookah pipe, he said.
The e-liquids sold at Sovereign Vapors are a combination of propylene glycol -- the same chemical that's used in asthma inhalers -- according to Holdampf, and vegetable glycerin. The customer chooses an amount of nicotine ranging from 0 to 18 mg when they buy an e-liquid. A tobacco cigarette typically has 24 ml of nicotine, according to Holdampf.
The idea is catching on, he said, and even though Sovereign Vapors has been open only a week, customers have already come in from as far away as New York City and Milford. The vaping hardware and e-liquids they sell are high-end, according to Garcia, who added that the e-liquids are all made in labs, not in someone's back room.
The business sells a beginner kit complete with the nicotine delivery device, charger and receptacle for the e-liquid for $25. The more advanced delivery systems can go as high as $375. The liquids range from $8 to $28.
Garcia smoked cigarettes for 20 years before switching to e-cigarettes. He loves the flavor profiles of the vapors and the complexity of the experience, he said. "I never wanted to smoke again," he said.
Before opening the Fairfield lounge, he toured Europe, where vaping is popular, and then California, where he said e-cigarettes and shops that sell them are prevalent. Garcia, who calls himself "the enthusiast," and Holdampf -- who said he is the business-oriented partner -- then got together to open Sovereign Vapors. They chose a large loft-like space on the second floor of a Post Road building that previously housed Devore's Bakery on the first floor, and now houses a juice bar and dental office.
With a grand opening planned Saturday, May 10, the partners say they are ready to welcome more and more customers as weeks go on.
"There are 48 million (tobacco) smokers in the U.S.," Garcia said. "They see this as the way out for them."
Sovereign Vapors, 1981 Post Road, is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The May 10 grand opening is set for 10 a.m. to midnight, with special events all day and music from 8 p.m. to midnight.
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Residents of Chestnut Hill are invited to a meeting with police at the Chestnut HIll Library, 8711 Germantown Ave., at 7 p.m. The meeting is a regular session for residents and police in PSA-4. That's the division of the 14th police district that encompasses Chestnut Hill.
Police had posted a bulletin regarding burglaries in the neighborhood in which the burglars managed to easily enter homes through unlocked windows and even doors while residents were away. Those burglaries and tips on prevention will likely be discussed at tonight's meeting.


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Not wanting to be permanently tied to "Twilight", Director Catherine Hardwicke and actor Emile Hirsch are in early talks for a big screen version of "Hamlet". The twist being, both parties are dropping hints that their "Hamlet" will be of the suspense/horror variety. Here's hoping Shakespeare doesn't sparkle.
Rob Zombie has announced his next movie plans, yet another remake, this time of genre classic "The Blob". "My intention is not to have a big red blobby thing, that's the first thing I want to change," Zombie stated in a recent interview. It begs the question; has this guy actually seen 'the blob'?
Deborah Ann Woll, red headed teen-aged vamp of HBO's "True Blood" has signed on for indie supernatural thriller "Little Murder". The film takes place in a post Katrina south and follows a disgraced detective on the hunt of a killer, with the help dead Cellist's ghost.
In case you weren't aware, there's a new movie out today called "H2" directed by Rob Zombie! Fearing that they were too lax in their marketing push, Zombie and crew have released a new motion poster for "H2". Before you click the link, I must warn you; it contains spoilers. Michael Myers stabs people!


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I. Editorial Charter for European Union Contract
The Contractor shall be independent of any instruction, pressure or request from any EU Institution, any EU Member State or any other State or Institution in all matters concerning the content of its "EU Services" as defined by the Contract.
Document Definitions:
- "EU Institutions"
- All the Institutions of the European Union defined by the Treaties.
- "EU Services"
- The services and programmes on EU matters provided under this contract.
2.1. Without prejudice to the generality of clause 4, the Contractor undertakes to provide and keep under review the EU Services with a view to the maintenance of high general standards in all respects (and in particular in respect of their content, quality and editorial integrity) and to their offering a wide range of topics (with regard both to the programmes as a whole and to the days of the week on which, and the times of the day at which, the programmes are broadcast), meeting the needs and interests of audiences, in accordance with the requirements specified in sub clause 2.2.
2.2. The requirements referred to in sub clause 2.1 are that EU Services:
- Aim at selecting, checking and disseminating information about the EU;
- Support and reflect EU cultural diversity;
- Contain comprehensive, authoritative and impartial coverage of news and current affairs in the EU and throughout the world when having an EU dimension, as well as of informed debates at regional, national and EU levels;
- Contain background and explanatory programmes;
- Contain programmes which focus on the impact of EU policies, decisions and actions on the lives of EU citizens and reflect the concerns of both regional and national audiences
2.3. The Contractor shall present an impartial account prepared or commented by professional reporters of the proceedings of the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers of the EU, the European Councils, the European Commission or other EU Institutions and bodies.
The Contractor shall:
3.1. Publish on its website and make available to anybody who require it an annual statement of promises to audiences describing its EU Services, standards and objectives;
3.2. Report in reasonable detail on the performance of the Contract in an annual report presented pursuant to the Contract as appropriate and, in particular, publish on its website an account of:
- How the Contractor is meeting its published standards and objectives concerning the main programme services and types provided as part of EU Services;
- The editorial standards appropriate to EU Services, the measures taken to ensure compliance with such standards and the extent to which the Contractor has complied with such standards;
- The research and consultation undertaken during the year to ascertain the needs and interests of the audiences of EU Services, together with a summary of the main findings;
- The subject matter and handling of complaints from such audiences indicating the proportion which was upheld.
4.1. The Contractor shall do all it can to ensure that all programmes broadcast or transmitted by or on behalf of or under licence from the Contractor as part of EU Services:
- Provide a properly balanced service consisting of a wide range of topics;
- Are broadcast at the times provided for in the Contract or, if not provided for in the Contract, at appropriate times;
- Treat controversial subjects with due accuracy and impartiality, both in the Contractor's news services and in other more general programmes dealing with topics of public policy or of political or industrial controversy;
- Do not include anything which could offend good taste or decency, or is likely to encourage crime or lead to disorder, or could offend those watching or listening;
- Do not involve improper exploitation of any susceptibilities of those watching or listening or any abusive treatment of the religious views and beliefs of those belonging to a particular religion or religious denomination;
- Do not include any technical device which, by using images of very brief duration or by any other means, exploits the possibility of conveying a message to, or otherwise influencing the minds of, persons watching EU services without their being aware, or fully aware, of what has occurred.
4.2. The Contractor shall:
- Draw up, and review at least once a year, a code giving guidance as to the rules to be observed in connection with the application of paragraph 4.1 in relation to its EU Services;
- Do all that it can to ensure that the provisions of the code are observed in the provision of services and programmes (the Contractor may adopt different provisions in the code for different cases or circumstances).
4.3. The rules specified in the code referred to in sub clause 4.2 shall, in particular, take account that due impartiality should be preserved on the part of the Contractor as regards major matters falling within paragraph 4.1 as well as matters falling within that provision taken as a whole;
4.4. The rules shall, in addition, indicate, to such extent as the Contractor considers appropriate:
- What due impartiality does and does not require, either generally or in relation to particular circumstances;
- The ways in which due impartiality may be achieved in connection with programmes of particular descriptions.
Those rules shall, in particular, indicate that due impartiality does not require absolute neutrality on every issue or detachment from fundamental democratic principles.
The Contractor shall make appropriate arrangements to undertake a research and development programme to ascertain the needs and interests of the audiences of EU services, which it may operate both within the Contractor and in collaboration with universities, businesses and others as it sees fit.
6.1. The Contractor shall not offer or give or agree to give to any person in EU Institutions any gift or consideration of any kind as an inducement, or reward for doing or forbearing to do, or for having done or forborne to do, any act in relation to the obtaining or execution of this or any other Contract or for showing or forbearing to show favour or disfavour to any person in relation to this or any other Contract or Convention;
6.2. Any breach of this condition by the Contractor or by anyone employed by the Contractor or acting on its behalf (whether with or without the knowledge of the Contractor) or the commission of any offence by the Contractor or by anyone employed by the Contractor or acting on its behalf in relation to this Contract might entitle the Commission, after an appropriate contradictory procedure, to recover from the Contractor the amount or value of any such gift, consideration or commission.
7. Editorial transparency report 2018
8. EU Framework commitments
As part of Euronews' Framework agreement with the European Commission covering the period 2017-2021, Euronews is committed to
- Progressively increasing and expanding the volume and impact of its reporting of EU affairs and policies
- Improving the quality of reporting on EU affairs
- Guaranteeing a European perspective in each of its language services
- Improving digital coverage of European affairs as part of its wider multiplatform strategy
- Ensuring an plurastic coverage of EU affairs, covering all audience groups
- Reinforcing the production and distribution of content in Euronews' EU languages
- Reinforcing the production and distribution of content in Euronews' non-EU languages
- Exploring possibilities to broaden Euronews public service status, distribution activites and linguistic diversity within Europe
How this is achieved
Euronews fulfills the above missions using a range of approaches including:
- Using correspondents and experienced freelancer journalists around Europe to report on the ground and bring different perspectives into coverage
- Investing in original content around stories of European interest
- Maintaining a multi-lingual team of journalists in Brussels to report on European Affairs through a range of programme formats
- Working with partners to launch new programmes both on television and online
- Improving and adapting journalistic workflows to take advantage of new technologies and presentation possibilities
- Ensuring consistency of coverage by setting multilingual stories for production in all Euronews languages as part of the daily news agenda
- Adapting content for different platforms, according to European media consumption habits
- Covering major events as they happen with live images and/or text commentary
- Conducting interviews with news makers from across Europe and beyond
II. Annual statement of commitment to viewers
euronews wishes to show its viewers, on a daily basis, Europe as it is: richly diverse and complex.
Ambition and impartiality are the guiding principles that will shape the channel's coverage of current events in and outside the European Union.
A national focus is now too narrow for informing the public and debating the issues. euronews is tracking the emergence, out in the field, of a genuine European public arena.
Our broadcasting formats - reports, interviews and debates - are designed to observe how the European Union's actions, decisions and policies impact on its citizens' lives.
A - European Missions to Inform
To fully play its role as a transnational media organisation, euronews must fulfil four European Missions to Inform: "News Brief", "News Perspective", "In Depth" and "Live".
The "News Brief" Mission (EMI I) aims to provide viewers, quickly and concisely, with the day's essential European news.
The "News Perspective" Mission (EMI II) aims to give them the keys to understanding European current events.
The "In Depth" Mission (EMI III) aims to help them explore the perspectives opened up by being a European citizen.
The "Live" Mission (EMI IV) aims to give them direct access, in real time, to the public debate and to the events that set the tempo of Europe's institutions.
B - Production standards
In carrying out these European Missions to Inform, euronews undertakes to comply with high quality standards in order to meet viewers' expectations and needs.
The channel pays special attention to its independence when treating topics to do with public-interest, political and social issues, and more generally with all news themes subject to controversy. Programme content must be produced without any pressure from any EU institution, political party or business entity.
In general terms, the duty of independence dictates the conduct of all participants in the editorial production process, from the gathering of news through to its airing. euronews journalists therefore undertake to "resist every pressure and (…) accept editorial orders only from the responsible persons of the editorial staff" (1971 Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Journalists).
euronews remains impartial while carrying out its European Missions to Inform. Impartiality is defined essentially as the search to reasonably compare points of view within the bounds of fundamental democratic principles. This consequently enables the topic to be given a horizontal (for/against) or vertical (EU/national/regional) dialectic treatment.
The programmes made within the scope of the European Missions to Inform are produced with the constant care to promote cultural diversity, as defined by the Treaty (art. 151). They will aim, in particular, to improve viewers' knowledge of the culture and history of Europe's peoples.
Moreover, editorial decisions are always taken with the aim of achieving a thematic and geographic balance in the treatment of news, refraining, in particular, from giving greater emphasis to one national viewpoint than to another.
Respect for viewers
While carrying out its European Missions to Inform, euronews takes scrupulous care to respect its viewers. Consequently, elements liable to offend viewers' sensibilities are banned from its programmes.
This applies to all images and information that are manifestly incompatible with good taste and decency or liable to encourage or give rise to acts of violence or disorder.
Further, the editorial managers ensure that there is no indecent exploitation of viewers' sensibilities, and no abusive exploitation of religious beliefs and opinions.
C - Programmes
To fulfil its four European Missions to Inform, euronews has devised various Modules to fit better into its overall programme schedule. Below is an inventory describing their content (format, length and structure).
1. News Brief (EMI I)
This is the euronews format par excellence: an item fresh on the day, image-rich and with a factual and informative commentary; it primarily focuses on the latest developments, often includes a quotation from an involved personality, and covers a current-affairs topic in 60-90 seconds. The expertise the channel has gained, since its launch, in treating international current events is used directly here to produce lively, accessible news about European affairs.
Module 01: Filmed News
Filmed News packages are mainly produced in Brussels, but liable to be shot wherever European current events are happening. They are to euronews what Haute Couture is to Ready-to-Wear. The emphasis here is on European topics neglected by the international agencies or inaccessible to EbS, but which are provoking public debate on the Old Continent. The intention is for each Filmed News package, after being broadcast on euronews, to be offered to EBU exchange schemes and thus used by numerous national television newsrooms across Europe.
Filmed News packages are intended for insertion in all the euronews' news programmes: the news bulletins, of course, but also specialist programmes such as Europa and Economia.
Module 02: Post-produced News
Produced by specialist journalists, with content supplied mainly by EbS but also footage from EBU member agencies or television channels, the Post-produced News packages give an update on a hot topic attracting public attention in Brussels or Strasbourg and in the member countries. With this Module, the essential news about European institutions takes a central place in euronews' daily schedule, but is subject to increased editorial stringency compared to previous formats and to the general treatment of international news.
In terms of format and treatment, Post-produced News packages are based on the model of the packages in the Europa programme, which comprises three to four post-produced packages. Beyond this specification, this Module, like the Filmed News packages, is intended for insertion in all the channel's news programmes.
2. News Perspective (EMI II)
Putting news in perspective is the core purpose of the daily and weekly Modules in this Mission. They are longer than those in the "News Brief" Mission, and differ in seeking more strongly to combine news and explanation. Historical reminders and geographical comparisons help to better assess the importance of the topic in question. In terms of images, this is reflected by complementary use of archive film and infographics. These Modules are particularly suited to explaining often complex European issues, and to comparative analysis at 25-member EU level.
Module 03: Post-produced Long Weekly News
The Long Weekly News packages, 2'15" in length and mainly called Pass, aim to take a detached view of immediate current events, the better to focus on Union-citizen relations. These packages - a place for explaining the European dimension, its institutional specificity and direct implications for viewers – also aim to provide the European insights to understand the news. In particular, they use statistics to help viewers compare their situation to that of their fellow citizens in other member countries.
The Post-produced Long Weekly News packages are intended for broadcast in the Breakfast Briefing slot, together with other random daytime airings: between 8am and 1pm, and between 3pm and 7pm.
Module 04: Filmed Long Daily News
Filmed Long Daily News packages are the fruit of a close collaboration between a reporter in the field and a producer in the euronews newsroom HQ. Filming makes it possible, in a 2' format, to introduce the concise and explanatory package into the treatment of European affairs. This format is more than a fact-based package, and is particularly suited to "field" reporting in Brussels (behind the scenes in the institutions, tensions and controversies between political groups in the European Parliament, clashes between lobbies, street protests, etc.).
The natural home of the Filmed Long Daily News packages is the Evening News bulletins, from 7pm onwards. They may also enhance specialist programmes, and even form their own complementary programme dedicated to the reporting and analysis of European affairs.
Module 05: Post-produced Long Daily News
Like the two previous Modules, the Post-produced Long Daily News packages are intended to more deeply explore European current affairs. About 2' long, they are the format suited to analysing a salient fact, to incorporating expert testimony, and to reporting on trends in public opinion, backed by graphics. This Module could, for example, cover campaigns on European Constitution referendums, providing an opportunity to look at the specific features of the debate and of public opinion in a given member country.
The post-produced Long Daily News packages, like the filmed version, are at home in the Evening News bulletins, from 7pm onwards, and in specialist programmes.
3. News In Depth (EMI III)
The Modules of the "In Depth" Mission are characterised by their use of the different techniques of television journalism with the aim of introducing maximum variety into the on-air treatment of European affairs, while making them an essential theme of the channel's general programmes.
Module 06: Portraits & Interviews
About 6' in length, this Module is an essential complement to the News Modules. Going beyond facts, it concentrates on people, on what they have to say, and on their view of current events. Interviews, though ordinary on a monolingual television channel, attract much stronger attention on euronews, which is deliberately faceless. This Module also provides the chance to offer viewers an exclusive viewpoint from a European decision-maker on the most recent news.
Portraits & Interviews are intended for broadcast on the day they are produced from Monday to Friday, at 9.15pm and then hourly.
Module 07: Debates
The debate is a delicate exercise when staged in an international context and on a multi-lingual channel. However, it is a key format for presenting to viewers the dialectic and democratic dimension of European construction. More than a head-to-head, this Module will seek new forms of genuine confrontation: for example, exposing a European decision-maker to journalists, citizens or experts who are critical, sceptical, or even opposed or hostile. Roughly 7'30" in its final form, the debate will be filmed in a studio, with the cameras focused on the speakers' expressions and with a deliberate absence of moderation.
The debate is the only monthly Module and will be broadcast 10 times in the Agora slot, between Saturday 2.15pm and Monday 4.15pm.
Module 08: Filmed 8' Features
The report is an instrument particularly suited to helping viewers discover the diversity of Europe. The 8' format is also a way to highlight the impact on citizens of the measures taken by the European Commission. Finally, it is a chance to let citizens have their say, in order to allow the in situ comparison of contradictory viewpoints to which EU policies give rise in civil society. This format is the best way for euronews journalists, who work daily on these issues in a multicultural context, to exploit out in the field the knowledge they have acquired in the Newsroom.
These filmed 8' Features, entitled Europeans, are broadcast during the day in the News and Lifestyle slots. They are given two peak-time airings, in the Evening News slot at 9.45pm.
Module 09: Post-produced 8' Features
EU and other institutions are developing the production of VNRs (Video News Releases), audiovisual instruments that explain their strategic priorities. In view of the material received to date, it is realistic to consider that this flow of content reaching the Newsroom will support a weekly 8' programme. However, the euronews Newsroom reserves the right not to air VNRs not compatible with its editorial or technical quality standards.
Like the Filmed 8' Features, the Post-produced 8' Features, which are also broadcast in the Europeans slot, are broadcast during the day in the News and Lifestyle slots. They are also given two peak-time airings, in the Evening News slot at 9.45pm.
Module 10: European Reviews
A programme particularly well suited to the weekend, the European Review takes an 8' look at the topics that have marked the European affairs agenda in the past week. It is followed by an infographic diary announcing the main events in the coming week.
This programme, entitled Europa Review, is aired four times daily on Saturday and Sunday.
4. European Lives (EMI IV)
Module 11: European Lives
There is only one Module in this fourth and final European Mission to Inform: live broadcasts, with commentary and translation in seven languages, of the big events to do with the European Union and its institutions (European Parliament sessions, debates and votes; European Council meetings, press conferences, visits by heads of state and government, celebrations and commemorations, etc.). This direct access to the main events in European public life lets viewers make their own judgements about the decisions taken by the Union's top bodies.
These Live broadcasts may vary widely in length, depending on the event. On average, they will be 30' long. They will amount to a yearly total of 12 hours, or 720 minutes.
Besides the qualitative undertakings made above, euronews also gives its viewers guarantees on how many units of each module will be broadcast yearly. Each European Mission to Inform thus has a clearly stated presence in the euronews schedule.
Mission I - 1,227 News Brief packages
- Module 01: 141 Filmed News packages
- Module 02: 1,086 Post-produced News packages
Mission II - 198 News Perspective packages
- Module 03: 104 Post-produced Weekly News packages
- Module 04: 26 Filmed Daily News packages
- Module 05: 68 Post-produced Daily News packages
200 News In Depth packages
- Module 06: 47 Portraits and Interviews
- Module 07: 12 Debates
- Module 08: 47 Filmed 8' Features
- Module 09: 47 Post-produced 8' Features
- Module 10: 47 European Reviews
Mission IV - 24 Lives
- Module 11: 720 minutes of European live broadcasts, i.e. approx. 24 × 30 minutes


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By 1913, Greenfield, Massachusetts, had been transitioning from being a rural market center to a manufacturing town for nearly a generation. By 1913, what had been a village had become a town. Symbolic changes included the construction, in 1911, of the imposing stone-faced Savings Bank, which replaced the wooden frame building Corner Store Block. Trolley tracks (referred to here as "electric car tracks") ran down the center of Main Street, causing a clear threat to the teams of horses tied in the midst of town. But probably the single largest factor, unstated in this article, came from the growth of the automobile. By 1913, cars had become roughly equal to horses for transportation. In only five to seven years they would overthrow the horse to become the transportation of choice.
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In a corner of Palm Beach, FL, the soft white sand is flanked by hundreds of chaise lounges, dozens of luxury cabanas, and five large pools. It's the setting of The Breakers, an iconic, recently renovated hotel where travelers have found pure oceanfront bliss for decades.
Ahh…the beach. Relaxing there on a hot summer's day is an antidote like no other—especially when you choose the right beach hotel as your home base. We asked T+L readers to vote on their favorite hotels for our annual World's Best Awards Survey, and came away with beachfront winners like The Breakers. So if your summer travel plans call for a stay at the shore, we've got a hotel for you.
Many of our U.S. favorites are just where you'd expect; two sun-kissed destinations are home to more than half the winners. Six are in Florida, and another half dozen are scattered between four Hawaiian islands. And which beach most famously personifies the Aloha State? Waikiki, of course, where you'll find the luxurious Halekulani, with panoramic views of Diamond Head and an award-winning restaurant. Hotel guests can enjoy free tickets to the Honolulu Symphony, Academy of Arts, and the Contemporary Museum—so you've got plenty to keep you going after some fun in the sun.
For those who want to dip their toes into the Pacific without the long-haul flight, there's No. 11 on our list: the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Nigel, in Dana Point, CA. Located atop 150-foot bluffs facing out toward Catalina Island, the hotel provides beach chairs, umbrellas, and boogie boards for guests and will also arrange surf lessons for the adventuresome.
Properties in four other states round out our readers' picks for America's best beach hotels, including the Sanctuary Hotel on Kiawah Island, near Charleston, SC. This sprawling 225-room hotel is a favorite for its superb coastline, five world-class golf courses, and the surrounding wildlife-filled wetlands that are home to migrating birds and nesting sea turtles.
Curious to know which beach property was voted No. 1? Read on for all the winners.