Erstellt am: 31. 10. 2013 - 14:23 Uhr

When public interest is above the law

Reality Check: phone hacking trial, Fukushima, migrant deaths in Sahara, Inside Wikileaks, li-fi and the future

Eight people connected with the News International phone-hacking scandal are on trial in London, and while all eight were expected to deny the charges, three of them have plead guilty.

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Former Chief Executive of News International, Rebekah Brooks, arrives at the Old Bailey Central Criminal Court in central London

Media analyst, Charlie Beckett, examines the sometimes fine line between investigative journalism and breaking the law.

TEPCO split considered

As clean-up operations continue at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, the Japanese government is considering splitting up the company in an effort to deal with the aftermath of the disaster.

Deaths in the Sahara

The bodies of 87 migrants from Niger have been found in the Sahara Desert, apparently after their vehicles broke down. Analyst Jeremy Keenan explains the conditions that drive people to such hazardous journeys.

Inside Wikileaks

As the film "The Fifth Estate" opens in Austria, Icelandic member of Parliament, Birgitta Jonsdottir gives her impressions from her time "inside Wikileaks".

Li-fi is the way of the future

How light bulbs, or rather LEDs, could offer a much faster & more efficient internet. We speak with the man who coined the term Li-Fi, Professor Harald Haas at the University of Edinburgh.

FM4 Reality Check

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