Global Issues
News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 21
No Unplugging This Revolution
- Inter Press Service
Nabeel Rajab believes in the power of social media, and he wants his government to know it. Speaking at the CIVICUS World Assembly in Montreal, the Bahraini activist embraced such communication and specifically requested that all live- Tweeters 'hashtag' his name, or include it in their posts.
Weighing in on 'Generation 9/11'
- Inter Press Service
The 10 years since Sep. 11, 2001 have offered scholars, politicians and the Millennial Generation, a group who was entering adolescence at the turn of the century, fodder for contention about just what the changes of the last decade mean for the younger generation.
Q&A: Mighty Maya Cities Succumbed to Environmental Crisis
- Inter Press Service
The latest archeological findings in the Mirador Basin of Guatemala lend further credence to the theory that the Maya civilisation that once flourished there was brought down by environmental causes such as deforestation.
U.S.: Tea Party, Fox News Viewers Outliers on Immigration, Islam
- Inter Press Service
While 10 years after the 9/11 Al- Qaeda attacks, most U.S. citizens say they respect diversity and the freedom of religion, they don't always apply those principles to Islam and immigrants, according to a survey released here Tuesday by two major think tanks.
Despite Exploding Volcanoes, Iceland World's Most Peaceful Nation
- Inter Press Service
When Johanna Sigurdardottir was sworn in as Iceland's head of government back in February 2009, she was described as the world's first openly gay prime minister.
CUBA: Catholic Church Takes the Pulse of Religious Sentiment
- Inter Press Service
The Catholic Church seems to be expecting a rise in religious sentiment among the Cuban population as a result of the climate of dialogue and more relaxed relations with the government seen since the 1998 visit of Pope John Paul II.
MEDIA-PAKISTAN: Caught Between the Army and the Taliban
- Inter Press Service
Journalists covering the United States-led ‘war-on-terror’ in Pakistan’s turbulent northwest are not sure who wants them out of the way more — the Taliban or the Pakistan army.
MEXICO: Murders of Reporters Heighten Despair and Shock
- Inter Press Service
'And how do you escape this anxiety, this sensation that nothing we do does any good?' a Mexican journalist wrote on her Facebook page after the murder of two of her colleagues in Mexico City.
OP-ED: Manipulating Social Networks
- Inter Press Service
If there's one thing that net-savvy activists from Tunisia to Bahrain are aware of, it’s that the Internet isn’t always safe. From the constant threat of surveillance to the knowledge that posting the wrong picture on Facebook can get you arrested - or worse - activists have for a long time taken measures to mitigate risks, censoring themselves, using special tools like Tor, or staying off certain networks altogether.
MEDIA-IRAQ: ‘Protection’ Law Offers Little Safety
- Inter Press Service
When Ali Sumerian, an editor for Al-Sabah newspaper, and three local media colleagues sat down for a restaurant meal after reporting on a demonstration in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square on Feb. 25 this year, security forces detained them. 'We were accused of encouraging an anti-political process,' says Sumerian. It was only after their arrest triggered a media outcry, he says, were they released 12 hours later. The four were just some of the journalists attacked and arrested that day.
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