News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 125
SWAZILAND: Women MPs Limited by the Patriarchal System
- Inter Press Service
Minah Ndzinisa spends every day selling fruit and vegetables at the outdoor Mbabane Market, braving the rain, wind and cold for almost 20 years. 'I was in the same cold even in the 1990s when we used to have only one woman Member of Parliament.'
THAILAND: Sexuality 101 Exhibit Says It Straight
- Inter Press Service
Teenage boys gape at a coloured photograph of a vagina, while girls give embarrassed smiles as they watch a cartoon that showed penises 'talking' about masturbation. Young girls crowd around a display panel about love and relationships, as a boy embraces a female mannequin with all his might in order to measure the strength of his hug.
No Free Press for BP Oil Disaster
- Inter Press Service
Last week, the U.S. Coast Guard, working in concert with oil giant BP, instituted new restrictions across the U.S. Gulf Coast that prevent the media from coming within 20 metres of booms or response vessels on beaches or water. But the insidiousness of the restrictions runs even deeper.
PAKISTAN: More Action, Less Words, Needed to Ease Population Bulge
- Inter Press Service
While militancy, power outages and skyrocketing food prices hog the limelight in parliamentary and media discussions in Pakistan, health experts warn that it is a neglected issue — the population bulge — that will prove to be a more insidious problem.
RIGHTS-THAILAND: Imam’s Widow Takes on Legal System in South
- Inter Press Service
She is better known for her cooking, her hospitality and her soft-spoken demeanour in this southern region torn apart by an insurgency. But now, 52- year-old Nima Kaseng is heading for a bigger, more public role — as a crusader for justice.
EU: This Big Brother Is in the U.S.
- Inter Press Service
Private information on innocent citizens will be handed over to U.S. law enforcement authorities under an agreement slated for approval by the European Parliament this week.
ARGENTINA: Poorest First Served with Free Digital TV
- Inter Press Service
In contrast to what has happened in most countries that have switched from analogue to digital television, in Argentina the technological leap has begun with the poorest households.
THAILAND: ‘Reforms’, Emergency Situation Weigh Heavily on Media
- Inter Press Service
Thailand’s media are not very happy these days, and it’s not only because of an emergency decree that turns three months old next week.
IOC Joins U.N. to Level the Playing Field for Women
- Inter Press Service
The sight of girls and boys playing cricket and skateboarding together in the streets of Afghanistan and Iraq may be unexpected to some, but it is a homegrown effort aimed at fostering gender equality.
PAKISTAN: The Other Side Of World Cup Footballs
- Inter Press Service
England coach Fabio Capello has bemoaned the unpredictable trajectory of the Jabulani World Cup ball, calling it 'the worst ball' in the history of the tournament. But labour rights groups have a greater complaint.
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