News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 54
Touaregs Seek Secular and Democratic Multi-Ethnic State
- Inter Press Service
LEKORNE, France, Jul 23 (IPS) - The government of Mali and Touareg rebels representing Azawad, a territory in northern Mali which declared unilateral independence in 2012 after a Touareg rebellion drove out the Malian army, resumed peace talks in Algiers last week, intended to end decades of conflict.
Malnutrition Hits Syrians Hard as UN Authorises Cross-Border Access
- Inter Press Service
BEIRUT, Jul 19 (IPS) - Gaunt, haggard Syrian children begging and selling gum have become a fixture in streets of the Lebanese capital; having fled the ongoing conflict, they continue to be stalked by its effects.
OPINION: Why Asia-Europe Relations Matter in the 21st Century
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Jul 14 (IPS) - Hopes are high that the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting – or ASEM summit – to be held in Milan on October 16-17 will confirm the credibility and relevance of Asia-Europe relations in the 21st century.
Honduran Secrecy Law Bolsters Corruption and Limits Press Freedom
- Inter Press Service
Syrian Kurds Have Their Own TV Against All Odds
- Inter Press Service
QAMISHLI, Syria, Jun 30 (IPS) - Rudi Mohamed Amid gives his script one quick, last glance before he goes live. "Roj bas, Kurdistan (Good morning, Kurdistan)," he greets his audience, with the assuredness of a veteran journalist. However, hardly anyone at Ronahi, Syrian Kurds' first and only television channel, had any media experience before the war.
Battle Stations: Civil Society Fights Radio and TV Spectrum Auctions
- Inter Press Service
SAN SALVADOR, Jun 26 (IPS) - Pressure from social organisations has temporarily halted concessions of television broadcasting frequencies in El Salvador, a country where the struggle for spectrum ownership has political and ideological overtones, as well as economic ones.
IT and Internet Offer Possibilities of Overcoming Blockade in Gaza
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, Jun 19 (IPS) - "After graduating, I joined the thousands of other graduates on the list of the unemployed. Then I read about a project that offers a technology incubator for youth projects, applied, was accepted and now I'm no longer on that list!
Internet Censorship Floods Serbia
- Inter Press Service
BELGRADE, Jun 02 (IPS) - Waters have receded in Serbia after the worst flooding the country has seen in 120 years, and something new has surfaced, apart from devastated fields and property – censorship of the internet.
Women Journalists Seize Initiative in Gaza
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, May 29 (IPS) - "We let the men participate in the workshop discussions, but the training sessions are only for women journalists," says Mona Khadir, who coordinates the activities of the Filastiniyat Women Journalists' Club in Gaza.
Burundi Headed for Election Turmoil as Ruling Party Allegedly Arms Youth Wing
- Inter Press Service
BUJUMBURA, May 27 (IPS) - Burundi could be heading for political violence ahead of the 2015 elections amid allegations that the ruling National Council for the Defence of Democracy-Forces for Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) has been arming its youth wing.
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