News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 117
Culinary Traditions Exhausting Spain's Fisheries
- Inter Press Service
'We have little boquerón (a type of anchovy), little jurel (scad), little salmon,' recites a server at a restaurant on the coast in Málaga, the southern Spanish city known for its 'small fried fish.'
PHILIPPINES: Call Centre Boom Breeds New Culture — and Risky Behaviour
- Inter Press Service
Anthony, a 22-year-old call centre agent, goes to work at 6 p.m. and finishes at around 2 a.m. But instead of going home, he heads to a bar to meet another male agent over beer, and if the late night looks promising, they spend more time together until daytime.
MEXICO: Freedom of Information Laws a Model; Not So the Practice
- Inter Press Service
Mexico has suffered a setback in terms of government transparency and access to public information, according to Thomas Blanton and Kate Doyle, experts with the Washington-based National Security Archive (NSA).
Iran's 'Blogfather' Gets 20-Year Prison Sentence
- Inter Press Service
A week after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told heads of state gathered for the U.N. General Assembly in New York that his government does not jail its citizens for expressing their opinions, Iran's Revolutionary Court sentenced Hossein Derakhshan, an internationally known Iranian-Canadian blogger, to 19 and a half years in prison.
THAILAND: Teachers Take to Guns as Insurgency Targets Schools
- Inter Press Service
Teachers heading for work in the 380 public schools across Thailand’s southernmost province of Narathiwat take more than a bag filled with textbooks and lecture notes. Many go armed with guns.
China Summons Past to Advance Into Africa
- Inter Press Service
Irked by accusations that it is the new coloniser of Africa, China is looking to use soft power and historical evidence of its ancient links to the continent to justify its economic embrace of Africa.
MEXICO: Bicentennial Nothing to Celebrate, Say Indigenous Peoples
- Inter Press Service
'I don't understand why we should celebrate [Independence]. There will be no freedom in Mexico until repression against indigenous peoples is eliminated,' says Sadhana, whose name means 'moon' in the indigenous Mazahua language.
U.S.: Librarians Lead Fight Against Banned Books
- Inter Press Service
Penguins are indisputably cute. And a children's book about such inoffensive animals could hardly be expected to trigger a nationwide controversy. But then came 'And Tango Makes Three' and a heated debate was fired up.
THAILAND: Insurgency Turns Malay-Muslim Women into Leaders
- Inter Press Service
When her husband was arrested for links to an insurgency raging in this southern region, Pattama Heemmima joined the ranks of Malay-Muslim women forced into the unfamiliar routine of visiting police stations, military camps and courts to secure the freedom of their imprisoned kin.
Surfing the Web without Being Swept Away
- Inter Press Service
City life and access to information technologies can open up a whole new arena of possibilities for young girls: better education, access to healthcare, new skills and a plethora of new ideas.
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