News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 85
POLITICS-ITALY: From Democracy to Videocracy
- Inter Press Service
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, one of the world's most powerful media moguls, is being increasingly accused of using his six news organisations and television channels to manipulate the country's political life and public opinion.
POLITICS-BURMA: Two Years After, Monks Remain Closely Watched
- Inter Press Service
'I'm being watched all the time. I am considered an organiser. Between noon and 2 p.m., I am allowed to go out of the monastery. But then I'm followed,' Buddhist monk U Manita said. 'I'm prepared to march again when the opportunity arises. We don't want this junta. And that's what everyone at my monastery thinks as well.'
Q&A: Plants Know No Frontiers, They Grow Everywhere
- Inter Press Service
Mauritian woman scientist Ameenah Gurib-Fakim was awarded the African Union Women Scientist Regional Award 2009 this month for her scientific achievement and contribution through science to the socio-economic development of Africa.
CUBA: Peace Concert Bridges Borders and Differences
- Inter Press Service
Although it was the target of threats from radical Cuban exiles and the focus of controversy and opinion polls from the moment it was announced, Colombian musician Juanes' idea of staging his 'Peace without Borders' concert in Cuba proved a success at promoting understanding, in spite of differences.
MUSIC: Afro-Brazilians Priced Out of Back2Black Concert
- Inter Press Service
On stage, singer-songwriter Gilberto Gil highlighted Brazil's 'genetic and cultural' connection to 'Mother Africa,' to applause from a predominantly light-skinned audience at a concert that black people generally could not afford - symbolic of the country's 'veiled racism' at an international festival organised to combat it.
COSTA RICA: Media Bill Languishes in Congress
- Inter Press Service
A bill on the press and freedom of expression that has been kicking around in the Costa Rican Congress for the past eight years, which deals with questions like source confidentiality, access to public information, and libel and slander laws, was saved in late August from being permanently shelved by the legislature.
RUSSIA: The Language of Influence Weakens
- Inter Press Service
Nearly all of the former Soviet republics have adopted native languages that were suppressed during the communist era at the expense of Russian. This is affecting Russia's influence over the commonwealth of independent states.
JAPAN: New Ruling Party Poised to Lift Foreign Press Restrictions
- Inter Press Service
The newly elected Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) plans to open government organisations to the foreign press, party member Kuniko Tanioka revealed in an interview with IPS.
Q&A: Women Are Not Wallpaper
- Inter Press Service
Something new is appearing on the Italian screen. About time, some may say.
ARGENTINA: In Children's Art, the Sky's Not Always Blue
- Inter Press Service
The young students taught by Maruca, who has been giving free painting classes to children in a town in Argentina's pampas for the last 50 years, have won more than 1,000 international prizes for their artwork.
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