WEDS 6 AUGUST
BRITS ARRESTED OVER OLYMPIC PROTEST
Thanks to information fed by IRN's man in Beijing, Alan Lewis, we were well ahead on the reports 2 British pro-Tibet protestors had been arrested in China. IRN copy at 4:44 PA Snap at 4:50. IRN audio from one of the protestors was fed at 4:51. We led with it at 0500. Radio Two didn't mention it at all. Sky ran a voicer - but didn't have details that they were British!

WEDS 6 AUGUST
GUANTANAMO - BIN LADEN'S FORMER DRIVER CONVICTED OF PLOTTING TO SUPPORT TERRORISM
1600 - IRN - Lead with reporter clip from Cuban courtroom. Sky News Radio- copy in second
1700 - IRN - Legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin. Sky News Radio - copy
1800 - IRN - Alt of reporter in Cuban courtroom. Sky News Radio - copy

WEDS 6 AUGUST
GANG MEMBERS JAILED FOR RAIDS ON STATELY HOMES (Broke at 1315)
1400 - IRN Copy. SNR - No copy
1500 - IRN Copy. SNR - No copy
1600 - IRN Copy. SNR - No copy
1700 - IRN - Reporter in Bristol with detailed account of one of the raids - run second. SNR - finally run copy in third.
1800 - IRN - Police audio. Sky - Start leading with it FIVE hours after it broke - police audio.

WEDS 6 AUGUST
NEW INFO FROM MADELEINE POLICE FILES REVEALS BELGIAN PAEDO RING CONNECTION
2100 - IRN - Lead with Stam audio (Interview in quality with woman who saw girl like Madeleine) . SNR - no mention.
2200 - IRN - Lead with new report from Keir Simmons in Amsterdam. SNR - Do not run story
IRN led with the re-newed possibility Madeleine was snatched to order. SNR DID NOT RUN THE NEW MADELEINE ANGLE UNTIL 0600 ON THURSDAY.

MONDAY 4 AUGUST
ACTOR MORGAN FREEMAN INJURED IN CAR CRASH
1800 - IRN - MSNBC reporter (in qual). Sky - In-house voicer
1900 - IRN LA showbiz stringer Steve Gregory in qual. Sky - TV reporter (only phono) an hour AFTER IRN