News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 113
RIGHTS-SRI LANKA: 'Culture of Violence Getting Ingrained in Society'
- Inter Press Service
One of the worst legacies of the decades-old civil war in this island country is the culture of violence and impunity that many fear has become ingrained in Sri Lankan society -- once known for ‘serendipity’ and respect for Buddhist virtues.
INDIA: Satyam Scam Questions Corporate Governance
- Inter Press Service
India’s government, its corporate sector and its people are stunned after the founder-chairman of one of the country’s largest information technology (IT) services companies admitted to years of falsified profits and an audacious financial fraud worth 1.5 billion dollars.
POLITICS-MALAYSIA: By-Election Test For Ruling Coalition
- Inter Press Service
Prime Minister-designate Najib Razak, who succeeds Abdullah Badawi in March, faces a by-election that will test whether voters, especially majority Malays, still support the 13-party coalition government which suffered massive setbacks in general elections last year.
BRAZIL: Afro-Brazilian Religions Battle New Threats
- Inter Press Service
Millions of Brazilians usher in the new year by wading into the sea, dressed in white, scattering flowers on the water as an offering to the Afro-Brazilian deity Iemanjá, in return for her blessings for the year to come. But few of them realise that this tradition is rooted in a religion fighting for survival in the face of prejudice, racism and intolerance.
MEDIA: Power of the Press Can Spark War and Peace
- Inter Press Service
In 2003, two journalists from Radio-Télévision Libre des Milles Collines were convicted of war crimes in the Rwanda genocide -- illustrating the dangerous role media can play by relaying hate speech or rumours during times of violent conflict.
SRI LANKA: Outrage, Helplessness at Editor's Murder
- Inter Press Service
A controversial but powerful newspaper editor was assassinated Thursday even before outrage and dismay had died down over the ransacking of the premises of a popular radio and TV broadcaster by masked, armed men.
US-MIDEAST: Media Eyeless in Gaza at Key Moment
- Inter Press Service
Consumed by coverage of the Nov. 4 presidential election, U.S. mainstream media ignored a key Israeli military attack on a Hamas target that some Palestinians claim marked the effective end of the ceasefire between the two sides and set the stage for the current round of bloodletting.
SRI LANKA: 'Attacks on Media Will Continue'
- Inter Press Service
It was typical of what Sri Lankan media has been facing over the years: a pre-dawn raid on a media house, employees beaten up and costly equipment destroyed. Maharaja TV, the latest victim, was also promised the routine, impartial inquiry by the government.
CULTURE-NIGERIA: Dance Draws Young Into Museum
- Inter Press Service
On any weekday evening in the heart of Kano’s Old City, the sounds of a koroso dance troupe can be heard from within the maroon walls of the Gidan Makama Museum.
CUBA: Racism - 'Taboo, Complicated and Thorny' Issue
- Inter Press Service
The persistence of racism in Cuba is disturbing to some of the island's thinkers, who are calling for a debate on the problem in this country, where equal rights have not guaranteed equal opportunities for all social groups.
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