News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 112
Pulling the Plug on Violent Propaganda
- Inter Press Service
A review of modern human history finds no shortage of instances where hate speech has fuelled genocidal rampages against minority ethnic groups.
Caribbean Gets Wired with Help from EU, World Bank
- Inter Press Service
When Caribbean leaders gather for their annual summit in July 2011, they expect to finally have a draft information and communication technology (ICT) for development strategy that technocrats have been putting together over the past three years.
CHINA: Magazine Closure Setback for Cultural Revival
- Inter Press Service
When ‘Soho Xiaobao’ magazine suddenly announced in October that it was ceasing publication, it marked a huge setback for privately funded efforts to breathe fresh air into contemporary Chinese culture.
RIGHTS-PAKISTAN: Educated, Glamorous and Wearing A Hijab
- Inter Press Service
They are young, educated, urban women who frequent cafes, shop at ritzy fashion outlets, and go to yoga classes whenever they have time off work.
INDIA: Now the 'Mother of All Scams'
- Inter Press Service
As India is rocked by a series of billion-dollar scams, the question on everybody's mind is whether the perpetrators will go scot-free in what has been described as a low-risk, high-gain activity in this country.
CHINA: For Now, Old Beijing Community Gets a Reprieve
- Inter Press Service
On a chilly but bright fall day near the Drum and Bell Towers, one of the Chinese capital’s top tourist draws, business is brisk for Boss Liu. Drivers working for Liu’s rickshaw business ferry dozens of foreign and domestic tourists through the historic alleyways of a treasured neighbourhood that, as recently as October, was slated for demolition.
Q&A: Community Radio Stations — Key Players in Expanding Democracy
- Inter Press Service
Chilean journalist María Pía Matta, a feminist and staunch believer that communication is a universal right based on freedom of expression, is the new president of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC).
EGYPT: Mubarak's Critics See Hypocrisy in U.S. Support
- Inter Press Service
The Egyptian government's crackdown on political opponents continues unabated in advance of parliamentary elections Nov. 28, even as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last week hailed the 'partnership' between the two countries as 'a cornerstone of stability and security in the Middle East and beyond'.
PHILIPPINES: When A Typhoon Comes, Turn to Twitter
- Inter Press Service
Disaster time is social networking time for a growing number of humanitarian agencies, weather agencies, volunteers and individuals in the Philippines, one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world.
KOSOVO: Dragging Corruption Into the Net
- Inter Press Service
Kosovo youths looking to address issues treated as taboo by mainstream media are taking increasingly to online activism. The new platform is being used particularly to fight high-level corruption.
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