MICHAEL

Hello and a very warm welcome to Five in the Eye here on Colourful Radio. This is me - Michael Ohajuru - in the hotseat for episode 0438 of our weekly news review.

PHIL

And this is Phil Woodford joining Michael via Zoom and revealing that our top story is going to be about the way different wars are viewed around the world. Ukraine and Gaza have had no end of coverage in the media, but what about conflicts in Africa that have displaced millions? Shouldn’t they receive the same kind of attention? 

MICHAEL

Our second story is something that we picked up in The Voice and also the Jamaica Gleaner. Are the ‘Heirs of Slavery’ - a group of people who directly benefited from their ancestors’ involvement in the slave trade - now getting too much attention? While they back calls for reparations, they also appear to benefit from book deals and TV appearances.

PHIL

What’s story number three this week? Well, we jump back to the Covid Inquiry, which has seen testimony from the scientists and doctors who were advising the government. Apparently former Prime Minister Boris Johnson wasn’t that good at interpreting charts!

MICHAEL

And what about the turmoil at OpenAI, the company that created ChatGPT? Sam Altman, the CEO, was forced out, joined Microsoft and then returned within just a few days. Some reports now say that the episode was sparked by a letter warning of dangers emerging with artificial intelligence.

PHIL

And finally this week, to wrap up the show, it’s the news that Santa was too busy to turn up a grotto, causing a lot of disappointment for well-behaved girls and boys.

MICHAEL

He said no-no-no to the ho-ho-ho! And that’s this week’s Five in the Eye! 

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