Global Issues
News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 36
VIETNAM: Communists Gag the Web
- Inter Press Service
By clamping down on the Facebook.com social networking service, Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party is revealing its discomfort with the rapidly expanding avenue for free expression even as it pushes to transform the once poor agrarian nation into a modern industrial society by 2020.
US: EcoATMs Swap E-waste for Cash
- Inter Press Service
It's hardly news that the U.S. love affair with electronic gadgets has a dark side. The global toll on natural resources and the potential health and environmental hazards are staggering.
SRI LANKA: Media Freedom Still Distant
- Inter Press Service
January is indelibly linked to the tumultuous recent history of the media in Sri Lanka. Two years ago, on Jan. 8 Lasantha Manilal Wickrematunge, editor of the The Sunday Leader newspaper, was murdered while on his way to work.
INDIA: 100-Dollar Laptops Bring In Distant Kids
- Inter Press Service
Responding to the lack of computer training in Mukteshwar’s schools, Veena Sethi, a retired Delhi University professor, set up two used personal computers in the basement of her home with the aim of bringing the basics of computing to school children.
ARGENTINA: Indie Bands Find New Outlet on the Web
- Inter Press Service
A new way of sharing music has caught on in Argentina, with bands -- both new and established -- filmed in impromptu performances on rooftops or in markets and other public spaces in Argentina. The high-quality videos, which are shot in one single take, are then posted on the Internet.
ECUADOR: Keeping Age-old Weaving Technique Alive
- Inter Press Service
Outside the modest two-story adobe house, a flag of Ecuador flutters alongside a large sign that reads 'Ikat: weaving demonstrations and sales.' Hanks of yarn and colourful fabrics hang from the handrail running around the edge of the courtyard and balcony, and weaving looms can be seen inside.
Women Fight Assault Over Internet
- Inter Press Service
Millions use Facebook to keep in touch with their friends, post photos of reunions and parties and share links to interesting articles and videos. But for 24-year old Maria (not her real name), the popular social networking site became a source of public shame when a former boyfriend posted nude photos and videos of her in an account he had created under her name.
The Peace Dividend in South Sudan
- Inter Press Service
This is the story of Francis Odong, a southern Sudanese man from Eastern Equitoria state.
Tunisian Unrest Stirs Arab World
- Inter Press Service
As Western countries were busy celebrating Christmas and dealing with air traffic holiday delays because of snow blizzards, the tranquil North African country of Tunisia was going through events that would have been thought unthinkable just three weeks ago - public unrest that saw thousands demonstrate against the regime of President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali.
A Caribbean Cinderella: St. Domingo’s Colonial Zone
- Inter Press Service
Santo Domingo de Guzmán was the New World’s first colonial city, the Spanish Empire’s capital, the Catholic Church’s Rome in the West Indies, and Francis Drake’s most coveted prize.
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