News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 132
EL SALVADOR: Tribute to Late Poet Marred by Sons’ Accusations
- Inter Press Service
As the 35th anniversary of Salvadoran poet and revolutionary Roque Dalton’s death approaches, his sons allege that two of his killers are currently working for the governments of El Salvador and Mexico, respectively, and have demanded their dismissal.
Q&A: Exposing the 'Masters of the Word' in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
If control of the media was not so heavily concentrated in Latin America, the situation of inequality in the region would be more actively challenged, says Martín Becerra, an Argentine media specialist who presented his latest research study here in the Chilean capital this week.
Training Young Mapuche Filmmakers in Chile
- Inter Press Service
'I want to film the few untouched natural resources we have left and show the injustices that have been committed against our communities,' Claura Anchio, who took part in an innovative free filmmaking course for young Mapuche Indians in Chile, told IPS.
THAILAND: Digital Divide Surfaces in Polarised Politics
- Inter Press Service
Nearly eight weeks after anti-government demonstrators occupied the streets of this modern metropolis, virtually crippling two iconic areas, the rage it has generated in the media has exposed another fault line cutting across this kingdom — a digital divide.
PARAGUAY: Football - Dream for Kids, Moneyspinner for Adults
- Inter Press Service
From passion for football, to football as a profession: many parents in Paraguay are hoping this sport will provide a career for their sons, who flood into football schools with the burden of their dreams -- and their parents' demands -- to become sports idols.
INDIA: Mobile Phone-Based News System Gives Voice to Tribals
- Inter Press Service
The central Indian remote jungles of Chhattisgarh and the urban technology- savvy node of Bangalore are now linked by a mobile phone-based information system, a first in the world, called CG Net Swara.
US-CUBA: Radio, TV Marti Seen as Bust
- Inter Press Service
Despite spending more than half a billion dollars over the last quarter century, U.S. government broadcasts to Cuba have gained only a tiny audience and have had virtually no effect on the island's politics, according to a new report by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Torture - Live And Well In Turkey
- Inter Press Service
Six years after the ruling Justice and Development Party government declared ‘zero tolerance’ for torture, the practice prevails in Turkey, human rights monitors in the country’s predominantly Kurdish southeastern region say.
Zarqa Lives Up to al-Zarqawi’s Ideals
- Inter Press Service
Infamous for being the hometown of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the late al-Qaeda’s leader, Zarqa is dominated by Islamic parties.
THAILAND: Government Cracks Down on Websites in Censorship Drive
- Inter Press Service
In her newspaper-strewn office on the ground floor of a quiet apartment complex, Chiranuch Premchaiporn surveys the options before her in case the government’s censors come calling again.
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