News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 21
Journalism Under Attack by Neo-Populist Governments in Central America
- Inter Press Service
SAN SALVADOR, Aug 15 (IPS) - Practicing journalism in Guatemala, Nicaragua and El Salvador is becoming increasingly difficult in the face of the persecution of independent media outlets by neo-populist rulers of different stripes, intolerant of criticism.
Zimbabwe Makes First Journalist Arrests Under Cybersecurity Law
- Inter Press Service
Bulawayo, Aug 10 (IPS) - Zimbabwe's press freedom credentials suffered further criticism with the arrest of two journalists from a privately-owned newspaper charged with transmitting "false data messages."
Taliban: The Return of Misogynistic Gynophobes in Afghanistan
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, India, Jun 17 (IPS) - Gynophobia is defined as an intense and irrational fear of women or hatred of women, it may be characterized as a form of specific phobias, which involves a fear that is centered on a specific trigger or situation, which in the case of gynophobia is women.
Animal Farm, Ukrainian Resistance and Russian Propaganda
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Jun 03 (IPS) - Warfare and misinformation are intimately connected. The 29th of May was globally observed as The Day of Communication and due to the ongoing war in Ukraine it was difficult to avoid thinking of affiliated propaganda campaigns, carried out by warring factions and far from indifferent bystanders.
Those Who Dare: Feminist Movements in Sudan, Lebanon & Syria
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, India, May 23 (IPS) - The year 2019 was not just a time before the world saw the global pandemic, but also a time when the world saw mass political uprisings with women at the forefront. The MENA region in a way led this force, in Sudan women played as drivers of the revolution, protesting decades of corruption, socioeconomic grievances and gendered violence. Nubian queen became the symbol of the revolution in Sudan which finally saw the overthrow of the dictatorship in 2019.
Zimbabwe's Press Freedom, One Step Forward, Three Steps Backward
- Inter Press Service
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, May 09 (IPS) - For international journalist Jeffery Moyo, doing his job could land him in prison if Zimbabwe authorities have their way.
World Press Freedom Faces a Perfect Storm
- Inter Press Service
TORONTO, Canada, Apr 29 (IPS) - Empowered by a global pandemic and the drum beats of war, the strongest despots are growing more despotic, and criminal cartels even more brazen in their violence. Extremists of various hues are also stepping out of the shadows. Just when the world most needs press freedom to thrive, the liberties that societies only really treasure when they are emasculated are coming under more pressure from different directions, old and new.
Misogynistic Online Abuse Poses Major Threat to Women Journalists
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Apr 28 (IPS) - Women journalists around the world are experiencing an exponential increase in misogynistic online abuse, which poses a grave risk to women's media participation in the digital age.
Miles’ Law and the War in Ukraine; Where you stand depends on where you sit
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 04 (IPS) - This aphorism which dates back to the late 1940s points out that one’s position on issues (where you stand) is shaped by your relationship with the events taking place (where you sit).
“It Isn’t Easy Being a Journalist in Kashmir”
- Inter Press Service
Feb 10 (IPS) - My name is Bisma Bhat and I am a journalist in Srinagar, Kashmir. I currently work as a features writer atFree Press Kashmir, a weekly magazine.
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