Global Issues
News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 24
/UPDATE*/MEXICO: Women Journalists Face Double Threats
- Inter Press Service
The murder of journalist Yolanda Ordaz, whose body was found Tuesday in the eastern Mexican city of Veracruz, once again threw into relief the dangers that reporters face in this country, which in the case of women are compounded by discriminatory and sexist treatment.
BELARUS: Clap Again This Wednesday
- Inter Press Service
For the past nine weeks, Belarusians have been getting out in the hundreds into the main squares of big and small cities across the country on Wednesdays at seven in the evening. They clap, or let their mobiles ring all at once. The ‘Revolution through Social Networks- movement’ started by five students, and growing on the Russian equivalent of Facebook, Vkontakte, is posing a new threat to the Lukashenko regime.
BRAZIL: World Cup, Olympic Social Legacy Thrown in Doubt
- Inter Press Service
Community organisations say the major infrastructure works for the 2014 football World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil do not reflect the spirit of the social legacy promised by the government and business community, which project 68 billion dollars in economic benefits from the first event alone.
ECUADOR: President Wins Defamation Suit Against Newspaper Execs
- Inter Press Service
President Rafael Correa of Ecuador has won a libel suit against the newspaper El Universo over an op-ed column that referred to him as the 'Dictator' and accused him of committing 'crimes against humanity.'
E-Waste Hits China
- Inter Press Service
Despite new government regulations, China, for decades the dumping ground for the world’s electronic waste, still struggles to treat and process millions of tonnes of e-waste, prompting health and environmental concerns.
Q&A: CAPTCHA Creator Would Like to Tap Crowdsourcing to Fight Crime
- Inter Press Service
If you use the internet, you will have come across CAPTCHA, a test to determine whether the computer user is human or a machine. What you may not know is that one of its inventors, mathematician Luis von Ahn, comes from one of the poorest countries in Latin America, Guatemala.
Brooks to Face Phone-Hacking Questions
- Inter Press Service
Rebekah Brooks, the former head of media mogul Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper wing, will face questioning by British parliamentarians on Tuesday following her release on bail on suspicion of bribing police and illegally intercepting voicemail messages.
PAKISTAN: Troubled Karachi Finds a Happy Enclave
- Inter Press Service
The long boardwalk, balmy sea air and ebb and flow of water under the bridge, but most of all the festive carnival-like atmosphere of people enjoying the Karachi sunset, are images that stand in deep contrast to the violence this metropolis recently witnessed.
INDIA: Temple Treasures Open Up Problems of Plenty
- Inter Press Service
The discovery that treasures lying in the vaults of an ancient temple in Thiruvananthapuram may be worth more than 25 billion dollars is raising questions regarding the vast wealth owned by religious shrines in this impoverished country.
Q&A: The Full Impact of Wikileaks Will Be Felt a Few Years Down the Road
- Inter Press Service
Even before he was hired as spokesman for the Wikileaks whistleblower web site in July 2010, 49-year-old investigative journalist Kristinn Hrafnsson realised that the new initiative would have the power to bring about transformations simply by informing society, starting in his own country, Iceland.
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