News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 43
Populist Leaders Endanger Human Rights: Advocacy Organisation
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 12 (IPS) - Populist leaders pose a dangerous threat to human rights, fuelling and justifying intolerance and abuse across the world, said advocacy group Human Rights Watch during the launch of their annual global report.
Bangladesh’s Women Journalists Rise Against the Odds
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Jan 11 (IPS) - Journalism is a profession that attracts both sexes, but social taboos and hostile office climates have kept the numbers of women working in Bangladesh's media sector dismally low. Still, a new generation of women is stepping up, with the support of their path-breaking colleagues.
More Than 50 Internet Shutdowns in 2016
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 30 (IPS) - Governments around the world shut down the internet more than 50 times in 2016 - suppressing elections, slowing economies and limiting free speech.
Reporting from Inside a Refugee Detention Centre
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 29 (IPS) - Despite being locked up in an Australian detention centre on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island, Kurdish-Iranian journalist Behrouz Boochani has continued reporting - gaining bylines and media attention around the world.
Journalism is the reason Boochani was forced to flee his home country of Iran, and - like the other 900 men detained indefinitely on Manus Island - seek refuge in Australia.
Right to Information Act to Redefine Sri Lanka’s Media Landscape
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Dec 14 (IPS) - Sri Lanka's upcoming 69th Independence Commemorations will be of special value to the island's media - that is, if everything works as planned.
Journalists Honoured for their Courage, Resolve
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Nov 30 (IPS) - Journalism has become one of the world's most dangerous professions, making the courageous achievements of this year's four International Press Freedom Award winners particularly meaningful.
Journalism in Honduras Trapped in Violence
- Inter Press Service
TEGUCIGALPA, Nov 28 (IPS) - It was in the wee hours of the morning on October 19 when journalist Ricardo Matute, from Corporación Televicentro's morning newscast, was out on the beat in San Pedro Sula, one of the most violent cities in Honduras.
Australian Activists, Dissenters and Whistleblowers Feeling the Heat
- Inter Press Service
MELBOURNE, Nov 24 (IPS) - For Australian activist Samantha Castro, it was her association with the non-profit publishing organisation Wikileaks that brought her to the attention of the Australian Federal Police (AFP).
Will Free Expression Equal Terrorism in Zimbabwe?
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Nov 09 (IPS) - Four years ago, a faceless writer using the nom de guerre Baba Jukwa set Facebook agog with detailed exposes of machinations within the ruling Zimbabwe National People's Union Patriotic Front (ZANU PF).
The Perils of Writing about Toilets in India
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Nov 06 (IPS) - Journalist Stella Paul was midway through an interview about toilets when she found herself, and the women she was speaking to, under attack from four angry men.
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