News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 107
CUBA: Looking for Roots Across the Ocean
- Inter Press Service
Their tanned skin is weathered by years of sun, and their voices preserve traces of accents from different parts of Spain.
TAIWAN: Media Fights Propaganda Masked as News
- Inter Press Service
A coalition of journalist and civic organizations is waging a campaign to rid the Taiwan media of government propaganda masquerading as news, and signs are that the campaign has taken 'the first steps' towards victory.
The Ethics of Social Networking for Journalists
- Inter Press Service
The digital revolution is turning people into producers, as well as consumers, of media content. But this new reality has yet to be fully assimilated, and journalists face questions and uncertainties about their social role, their duties and also their rights.
EGYPT: Embattled Regime Cuts Internet Services
- Inter Press Service
Twitter was an early casualty. Then Facebook access became spotty. But when the Internet itself went down, Egyptian pro-democracy activists knew their protests were having an effect.
VIETNAM: Communist Party Steps on Already Stifled Newspapers
- Inter Press Service
A week after Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party ended its pivotal congress of the country’s political elite, there is little evidence in the state-controlled media of a possible return to the openness that once saw high-profile corruption scandals exposed in print here.
EGYPT: Public Noose Tightens Around Mubarak
- Inter Press Service
Demonstrations calling for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt continued for the second day in several Egyptian cities with police cracking down violently, a development that many analysts here say reflects the nervousness of the regime.
Press Freedom Under Threat in Age of Wikileaks
- Inter Press Service
Freedom of the press could be seriously impacted across the world in the wake of the ongoing political revelations brought about by whistle-blowing websites such as Wikileaks, one of foremost constitutional law experts in the U.S. said Tuesday.
ARGENTINA: Guaraní Effort to Strengthen Culture Through Tourism
- Inter Press Service
Since recovering part of their territory in 2005, an indigenous Guaraní community in the northeastern Argentine province of Misiones is working to maintain and expand a cultural tourism initiative.
MEXICO: Native Craftswomen Harness Their Skills
- Inter Press Service
It took María de los Ángeles Carrillo, a native craftswoman from Mexico, eight months to weave a decorative junco reed basket, for which she won an 8,000 dollar prize from the Mexican government.
INDIA: New Push to Chase Money in Swiss Banks
- Inter Press Service
After Prime Minister Manmohan Singh refusal to divulge details of billions of dollars allegedly stashed away abroad by Indians, anti-corruption crusaders are banking their hopes on promised Wikileaks revelations.
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