Global Issues News Headlines for “Mainstream Media”

India: Community Radio Saves Lives and Livelihoods

2012-02-09T23:21:00-08:00

Fisher Wanka Masani, 25, has been inseparable from his two-dollar transistor ever since a community radio (CR) station started up in this coastal town. The square black box blares popular songs while Masani waits for his brothers to land the daily catch.

One Country, Two Systems, Big Problem:

2012-02-09T02:26:00-08:00

A recent series of public spats between Hong Kong locals and mainland Chinese have highlighted escalating tensions between Beijing and the former colony - and heralded in one of the most conspicuous anti-mainland campaigns seen in Hong Kong since the handover.

Philippines: LGBT Radio Switches to Podcasting

2012-02-08T22:11:00-08:00

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues have generally been ignored in the Philippines, or worse, negatively portrayed to spice up mainstream media programmes.

Paraguayan Radio Station Buses Internet To The Barrios:

2012-02-07T15:41:00-08:00

'I want my own computer so that I can talk to my cousins who live in Italy,' says eight-year-old Camila Ojeda, sitting in front of a computer monitor on a bus that acts as a mobile cybercafé in the Paraguayan capital.

Will 2014 World Cup Take Football From Brazil's Masses?:

2012-02-06T17:56:00-08:00

The lack of transparency in the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil is raising concerns over the social implications of hosting the football championship and fears that the country's most democratic and popular sport will only be accessible to the wealthy.

India-Pakistan: Food Heals Historic Hostility

2012-02-03T00:47:00-08:00

If the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, then the path to peace between India and Pakistan may lie in the commonalities in their cultures and cuisines.

Laos-Culture: ASEAN Attempts to Build on a Shared Language: Music

2012-02-02T10:00:00-08:00

A landmark concert featuring artistes from eight of the ten South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) took place here on Jan. 21, in an effort to build a regional community through the common language of music.

India Weighs Social Media Curbs:

2012-02-02T02:50:00-08:00

After India's agriculture minister Sharad Pawar was slapped by a young Sikh man at a function in New Delhi, to record his protest against corruption in high places, social media sites went viral with musical spoofs and caricatured images of the incident.

Brazil Deploys 'junior Firefighters' To Snuff Out Dengue:

2012-02-01T18:49:00-08:00

The government of the state of Rio de Janeiro is unveiling a battery of creative tactics to engage the population in the battle against dengue fever, which is threatening to reach unprecedented epidemic proportions as a new virus strain hits Brazil.

Radio Static For Ghana’S Community Stations:

2012-02-01T04:37:00-08:00

There is a tension resonating through Ghana’s airwaves, an electric current fueled by rivaling interests between community radio advocates and Ghana’s National Communications Authority.