News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 74
MALAYSIA: Religious Intolerance Threatens Secular Foundation
- Inter Press Service
Days of simmering religious tension over a New Year’s Eve court ruling allowing Catholics to use the Arabic word ‘Allah’ to denote the Christian God has boiled over after unknown individuals tried to burn down three churches in the capital.
MEDIA-US: Afghanistan Dominated TV Foreign News in 2009
- Inter Press Service
Afghanistan and the U.S. military escalation in the civil war there dominated foreign-related news coverage by the three major U.S. television networks in 2009, according to the latest annual review by the authoritative Tyndall Report.
PAKISTAN: War-Displaced Lament Poor Conditions
- Inter Press Service
Wracked by intense violence in 2009, Pakistan has seen an unprecedented displacement of hundreds of thousands of people, which persists to this day.
DEVELOPMENT: Clinton Lays Out U.S. Strategy
- Inter Press Service
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Wednesday pledged to make development, along with defence and diplomacy, 'a central pillar' of U.S. foreign policy and results, rather than ideology, a guiding principle in devising development policy.
ZAMBIA: Bringing Phones to the Countryside
- Inter Press Service
Cellular phones have quickly become a popular and effective means of communication in Zambia, but their use has been concentrated in urban areas. Government and NGOs are now trying to extend these services to rural people.
TURKEY: Peace May Come to Pass in 2010
- Inter Press Service
With newfound liberties for the Kurdish minority and the government’s ‘Democratic Opening’ initiative the prospects for peace in 2010 are brighter than they have been in the last 25 years. The fly in the ointment is the ban in December of the pro-Kurd, Democratic Society Party (DTP).
PAKISTAN: ‘Eye for an Eye’ Judgment Hailed, Denounced
- Inter Press Service
For Fazeelat Bibi, 21, the last few days of 2009 have brought her some retribution, if not cheer. 'Justice has been delivered,' said the young woman, her voice void of any feelings.
POLITICS: Indonesia Mourns the Passing of a Beloved Leader
- Inter Press Service
The news about fourth Indonesian president and cleric Abdurrahman Wahid being admitted to the hospital last week merited only a passing mention in the national media. It was overshadowed by reports on the country’s tumultuous political situation, such as allegations that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was involved in a banking scandal and the controversies hounding the country’s corruption eradication agency.
CANADA: Olympics, 21st Century Style
- Inter Press Service
Restrictions on art displays and signage critical of the upcoming February 2010 Winter Olympics and the creation of a massive high-tech security network are putting a damper in some residents' minds on what should be a celebratory sports extravaganza in Vancouver.
DEVELOPMENT: Filipino Communities Turn Trash Into Cash
- Inter Press Service
Days after the New Year’s Eve revelry dies down, expect colorful lanterns or wreaths to remain hanging on the windows of many Filipino homes — part of a tradition in this South-east Asian country known to have the longest Yuletide celebration in the world.
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