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China Global Television Network, or CGTN, is an international media organization launched by CCTV on December 31, 2016. It is now part of China's predominant radio and television broadcaster, China Media Group, which has incorporated CCTV, CNR and CRI since March 2018.

As a multi-language and multi-platform media organization, CGTN operates in television and online. It also incorporates a video news agency CCTV+.

Direct from the DW multi-media newsroom in Berlin, the Journal presents exciting reports and interviews on what’s making news in Germany, Europe and the world. Whether dealing with political developments, the latest from the arts and sports, or transactions on the international stock exchanges, the Journal probes current events – to the point, clear and meticulously researched.

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Enrique Peñalosa, the former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, transformed one of the world's most chaotic cities into a model of civic-minded and sustainable urban planning. He reformed public transportation, added greenways, built mega-libraries and created the longest stretch of bike-only lanes in the world. But along the way, he met tremendous opposition from the very people he was attempting to help.

"Over Troubled Waters" (45 minutes)

The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the largest estuary on the west coast of the Americas, is a national treasure being squandered by greed. In this visually rich documentary, Ed Begley, Jr. narrates the story of the battle being fought by the people of the Delta to protect the region they love and encourage saner water policies for all of the people of California.

"The United States of ALEC" (41 minutes)

Bill Moyers' report on the most influential corporate-funded political force most of America has never heard of -- ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council. A national consortium of state politicians and powerful corporations, ALEC presents itself as a “nonpartisan public-private partnership”. But behind that mantra lies a vast network of corporate lobbying and political action aimed to increase corporate profits at public expense without public knowledge.



"A Really Inconvenient Truth" (75 minutes)

Sci-Fi Journal for March 2014 live from TempleCon with hosts James Hinsey, Jay Kingston, Marc Morisseau, and Calvin Watts III. Jay introduces trailers for "Godzilla", "Interstellar", "Maleficent", and "Mr. Peabody and Sherman" in Popcorn Previews. Calvin covers home video releases, and pinball and video game news with trailers for "Titanfall" and a game coming from SEGA in the Alien franchise.

"Seeds of Freedom" (28 minutes)

This film, narrated by Jeremy Irons, details how seeds, which have been the heart of traditional farming and natural biodiversity since the beginning of agriculture, are being transformed into an expensive, patented commodity used to monopolize the global food system.

"The 800 Mile Wall" (89 minutes)

"The Fragile Promise of Choice" (57.5 minutes)

Through vignettes from cities and rural areas around the country, this documentary examines how restrictive legislation, in an atmosphere of harassment and violence, affects the lives of abortion providers and the women who seek their services. The film features interviews with community doctors, women seeking services, clinic directors, clergy, and counselors. Their stories illustrate the increasing number of situations in which legal does not necessarily mean accessible.

"The Story of Bottled Water" (8 minutes)

The story of manufactured demand -- how you get Americans to buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when it already flows from the tap. This film explores the bottled water industry's attacks on tap water and its use of seductive, environmental-themed advertising to cover up the mountains of plastic waste it produces.

"An Evening With Naomi Tutu" (46.5 minutes)