Global Issues
News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 33
SRI LANKA: Cricket Unites Fractured Island
- Inter Press Service
Twenty-year-old Veethirasa Winston is planning his schedule meticulously for the next few weeks, making sure he keeps his diary free on days when Sri Lanka’s national team takes the cricket field.
ARGENTINA: Theatre's Far Fringe Gaining Spaces
- Inter Press Service
Unconventional venues for high-quality experimental theatre have found a voice of their own in the Argentine capital's cultural scene, and are demanding freedom from the red tape that is hindering their development.
HUNGARY: Media Struggles to Find a Free Voice
- Inter Press Service
EU pressure may force Hungary to step back on some provision of its controversial media law, but its main goal has been achieved before it even took effect: media are intimidated.
As Talks Stall with Iran, U.S. Steps Up Propaganda War
- Inter Press Service
Egypt's revolution appears to have stiffened the spine of the Barack Obama administration when it comes to Iran.
Q&A: 'Art Can Transform Small Aspects of Society'
- Inter Press Service
For the first time, Cuba's National Fine Arts Prize was awarded to a member of the country's '80s generation': René Francisco Rodríguez, whose work crops up in the most unexpected places in urban communities, and who finds it hard to relinquish the 'utilitarian character of art.'
Elephants Find a Place in Cricket Cup
- Inter Press Service
Sri Lanka goes into a frenzy this month as it plays co-host to the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Conservationists hope the national pasttime will share national and international media attention with an endangered Sri Lankan resident: the elephant.
PHILIPPINES: Island Kids Get Connected
- Inter Press Service
In a remote island community where fishing is the main source of living, one would expect children to be surfing the waves and not surfing the net.
PAKISTAN: Divided Between the Mullah and the Model
- Inter Press Service
A spat between a Pakistani actress and an Islamic leader has emerged as a vivid revelation of a deep split across the nation between different sets of values.
ARGENTINA: Boom in Gay-Friendly Theatre
- Inter Press Service
The nearly 200 theatres in the Argentine capital have been staging an increasing number of plays exploring gender identity or specifically gay issues in recent years, in mainstream, fringe and state-run productions.
ZIMBABWE: Activists Seek WSF Solidarity Against Privatisation
- Inter Press Service
Zimbabwean activists will raise the issue of privatisation at the World Social Forum, taking place Feb 6-11 in Dakar, Senegal, and seek solidarity from other activists to resist a renewed government attempt at selling Zimbabwe’s state- owned enterprises.
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