News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 65
BAHRAIN: Debate on Proposed Alcohol Ban Far From Over
- Inter Press Service
Legislators say it would encourage more Islamic behaviour and cure social ills, but critics say a complete ban by Bahrain on selling alcohol would mean big losses in tax revenues and lead to a black market in liquor.
CHILE: Restoring National Heritage in Wake of Quake
- Inter Press Service
The major earthquake that recently shook Chile - the fifth most powerful in the world since 1900 - and the subsequent tsunami not only destroyed thousands of homes, but wreaked havoc on historical monuments, museums, theatres, churches, parks and heritage zones.
MEDIA-MALAYSIA: Censorship Taking A Religious Turn, Critics Say
- Inter Press Service
For many Malaysian journalists these days, it has become very tricky to draw a clear line between commenting critically on an issue and offending a particular community and thus threatening social order.
RIGHTS-PAKISTAN: Woman Politician Wins Even by Losing
- Inter Press Service
Earnestness is still on her sunburnt face as she faces throngs of people just days after her defeat. Indeed, even as threats continue to come her way, Mai Jori has not given up on her dreams to help empower the women from her region and vows to contest the forthcoming local bodies’ elections.
RIGHTS-MALAWI: Full Court Trial for Gay Couple
- Inter Press Service
Two men who married each other in a traditional engagement ceremony will have to undergo trial and face years of imprisonment if found guilty of having a homosexual relationship.
CHINA: State Media Pushing for a Global Voice
- Inter Press Service
Expanded overseas bureaus, more Chinese and foreign-language editorial products reaching global audiences and now, a reformatting of the country’s most widely read English-language newspaper. These are signs of the expansion of China’s state media, one that President Hu Jintao has described as an 'increasingly fierce struggle in the domain of news and opinion'.
MEDIA-ASIA: Exiled Radio Plays A Cat-and Mouse Game
- Inter Press Service
For exiled journalists working on shortwave radio programming aimed at Burmese and Tibetan listeners, dodging the ‘enemy’ in the name of freer speech is often a cat-and-mouse game.
EDUCATION-MALAWI: Communication Made Easier with a Local Language Dictionary
- Inter Press Service
The thickest book on secondary school teacher Hellen Ndalama’s desk is her indigenous language dictionary. It is also her most-used book.
WORLD CUP: But South Africa Will Win
- Inter Press Service
Less than a hundred days to go, and the world looks on, often more with scepticism than anticipation.
PAKISTAN: In More Ways Than One, Bollywood Dancing Creates Waves
- Inter Press Service
Saleha Firdaus, a mother of two teenage children, has been moving to the Bollywood beat at a dance studio for over a year now and 'loves every moment' of this personal time. For her part, 22-year-old Maheen Jafri was a 'bedroom dancer' until she discovered a Bollywood and hip-hop dance studio and 'shed my inhibitions totally.'
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