Global News Interactive

Global News Interactive
First mentioned:	December 13, 2007

On December 13, 2007, Hana Gitelman posted videos to her blog from Global News Interactive.

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Global News Interactive is a news service. Their reporters include Ngozi Badu, Alistair Coles, and Layla Jesrani

Richard Drucker report

The report was released by Global News Interactive in two parts, which Hana posted to her blog in four clips.

Part 1

Clip 1

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After the introductory animation, Alastair and Ngozi introduce Global News Interactive, themselves and the night's story about Richard Drucker. Alastair introduces Drucker as an orphaned young boy who dreampt of changing the world. Ngozi adds that he was nurtured by the kindness of strangers and one of the greatest innovators of our time. Alastair states that he was the "godfather of the internet", and Ngozi adds that he is rumored to be worth billions man who is rumored to be worth billions. The reporters then introduce Layla, their field corespondent. Layla reports that Drucker was born in 1943 during the hight of World War II. She reports that during the war concentration camps took many lives. She also reports that, with limited communication, freedom fighters took up arms against the Nazis. Layla reports that Drucker was born in a forest and was then only known known as David. She says that, according to unconfirmed records, David was born to Ruth Meisner and a freedom fighter named Rooijker. She tells the viewers that next, Global news interactive will hear from tech tycoon and Drucker historian, Charlie Svenson.

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Layla welcomes the viewers back to the report on Drucker. She then introduces Charlie Svenson, who states that Drucker was left for dead in a forest when his mother was captured and interred at Auschwitz in 1944. Svenson goes on to report that Drucker's father found him and smuggled him into Spain and left him on the steps of a monastery. Layla states that after the war ended, no one came to claim him, so the monastery sent him overseas to Argentina, where he was adopted by the Vasquez family. Ricardo, his adoptive father and a member of Argentina's elite, gave him the name "Drucker", combining the names on the monastery papers: Don Rucker was a phonetic misspelling of Rooijker's name. Layla then shows the viewers Drucker's childhood drawings, calling attention to the radio wave like clouds in them, showing Drucker's fascination with mass communication at a young age.

In Argentina, Drucker was well-educated and was active in the revolutionary spirit of the times. Believing that mass communication was the key to changing the world, he aligned himself with a group of young revolutionaries whose goal it was to improve the education of South America's poorest citizens. His motto became "Democratize survival!" Alastair and Ngozi close part one of the video and sign off, invite the viewers to watch part two.

Part 2

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After the introductory animation, Alastair and Ngozi introduce Global News Interactive and themselves. THey introduce Layla and their continuation of their story about Richard Drucker. Layla state that Bangalore is considered the "Silicon Valley" of India. She states that in addition to the hard work and innovation that made this possible, many attribute the city's status to the work of Richard Drucker.

Layla then continues her narration of Drucker's journey. She reports that Drucker traveled from South America, to Virgina, where he took up the name Richard, a nod to his adoptive father. She reports that Drucker attended the University of Virginia where he formed a secret society, which, according to some, still exists today. She reports that, during college, Drucker met Charles Deveaux.

Svenson adds that Drucker and Deveaux saw Miles Davis play, and frequented jazz clubs in New York City, where Drucker laid his foundations for a global web of communications. Additionally, he was involved in a group of friends with like ideals, but, in 1977, Drucker split and moved to Bangalore.

Alastair tells the viewers that next, they will hear about the years Drucker spent in India.

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Alastair welcomes the viewers back, and introduces Zhang Yang, a friend of Drucker and President/CEO of Yang Industries, with whom the have obtained an exclusive interview.

Yang explains how Drucker was in India in the 1980s, looking for someone to help him change the world. Zhang says that when he asked Drucker how he wanted to do that, he was presented with a rubber band ball. Zhang explains that how drucker impagined a the right people in the right places would create a a system of global communication more complex than the telephone.

Svenson adds that the rubber band ball was classic Drucker; independent, yet interconnected. Svwenson states that any one could add ot it, and Drucker could get rich.

Yang describes Drucker was somewhat of an enigma in that scoured the world looking for like-minded individuals who shared his visions, but then disappears. He then states that Drucker's vision was a world of freedom, knowledge and communication--a digital revolution. Saying Drucker was his hero, Yang felt the need to speak out to pass on history and inspire future generations.

Layla remarks that, after 20 years, we are finally seeing the fruits of Drucker's labors. she also comments that even after their team's extensive research, that Drucker remains a mystery. Svenson comments that Drucker invented the internet, yet refuses to take credit for it, paralleling him to the man who invented the polio vaccine, but didn't want to patent it. Layla adds that perhaps, this was part of Drucker's plan. Layla then signs off.

Alastair states that unconfirmed reports have placed him in Bhutan, while other reports say that he died long ago, and that like the man himself, the fact of Drucker's existence remains a mystery. Ngozi invites viewers to Email any leads on Drucker to Leads@GNILeadcatcher.com. Alistair and Ngozi then sign off.

Trivia

• The Global News Interactive pieces were shot in one day at the building for GrapeVine Productions. Most of the shoot was done in front of green screen with the exception of the interview for "Charlie Svenson".
• The desk for "Alistair Coles" and "Ngozi Badu" was a practical desk with a green screen over their shoulders (which was later changed to a shot of London).

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