News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 128
Argentine Football Violence Exported to South Africa
- Inter Press Service
No one admits to providing them with support, but hundreds of Argentine football hooligans known as 'barras bravas' flew to South Africa for the World Cup and are threatening to cause disturbances if the football clubs do not get them tickets to the games.
MEXICO: Playing Political Football
- Inter Press Service
The Mexican government and capital city authorities are making the most of the national football team's participation in the FIFA World Cup beginning Friday in South Africa, by using the sport's power to distract public attention away from the economic crisis and the violent battle against drug trafficking.
ARGENTINA: Football Referee School Offers Way Out of Poverty
- Inter Press Service
A new school to train football referees to work amateur-level tournaments in Argentina aims at providing skills and a legitimate source of income for young people from poor homes.
Virtual Diversity in Cuban Blogosphere
- Inter Press Service
There are blogs made in Cuba, and many more Cubans living abroad who blog, both in favour of or against the Cuban government. Caught up in the sea of political passions, the hundreds of blogs about this socialist island nation reflect a growing variety of viewpoints and realities.
MEDIA-ISRAEL: Beatings, Abuse, Doctored Evidence Emerge
- Inter Press Service
Although Israel successfully controlled news of its deadly commando raid on the Free Gaza (FG) flotilla during the first crucial 48 hours of media coverage, emerging evidence from witnesses and survivors is challenging the Israeli government's version of events.
THAILAND: In Wake of Crackdown, Anger Peaks against Foreign Media
- Inter Press Service
Resentment here toward the foreign media had been simmering in the wake of the Thai government’s crackdown against protesters in May, but it nearly came to a boil when Thai panelists aired their frustrations recently about what they called western bias, misunderstandings of the Thai political culture and reporting that tried to fit events into a bad-versus-evil contest.
BRAZIL: 'Gol de Letra' Scores Goals off the Playing Field
- Inter Press Service
In a country where many poor children dream of 'making it big' through football or modeling, Brazilian football stars Leonardo and Raí could have simply basked in their fame. But they decided instead to combine sport with education, art and skills training.
CHINA: Paying the Price of Missing Girls
- Inter Press Service
In a country like China, that regularly exorcises the ghosts of the past, few understand the importance of oral history better than Chinese writer Xinran.
Mexico's Papagayo River Still Flowing
- Inter Press Service
The Papagayo river in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero is still flowing, and local communities opposed to construction of a massive hydroelectric dam are making every effort to keep things that way, as reflected in a documentary about their struggle.
No Sidelining Arab-Israelis Over Raid On Aid Flotilla
- Inter Press Service
Normally, in this non-descript sleepy Arab town in Galilee, TV sets are tuned to Al-Jazeera or Al-Arabiyya, the round-the-clock Arabic networks.
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