News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 93
EGYPT: State Media has New Bosses, Old Habits
- Inter Press Service
Six months since the fall of Hosni Mubarak, the state media organs that once glorified the dictator's policies and glossed over his failures have new leaders. Yet the mindset of decades of authoritarian rule remains intact, say media experts.
Restoring the Cuban City with a French Colonial Air
- Inter Press Service
The city of Cienfuegos, known in Cuba as the 'Pearl of the South', is unique for its spotless cleanliness, the orderly grid pattern of its streets, its 19th century architecture and its air of 'Grande Dame' elegance. Now its past splendours, ravaged by time or left to deteriorate because of economic difficulties, are being restored.
SWAZILAND: Impossible for Children to Access Public Information
- Inter Press Service
Many public officials in Swaziland do not think that access to information is a public right, but rather a privilege — which can be withdrawn at anytime.
CHINA: Microbloggers Launch Long March to Freedom
- Inter Press Service
China’s rapidly growing legion of microbloggers is proving a worthy foe against ongoing government efforts to monitor, influence and censor information on the country’s vast Internet. Government efforts have failed to curb an outpouring of anger and grief in the wake of the recent Wenzhou train disaster.
CHINA: Tianjin Embraces its Colonial Legacy
- Inter Press Service
When the old Astor Hotel reopened to great fanfare from the local city fathers here in 2010, it marked more the return of the 'Grande Dame of Tianjin' to the city’s growing collection of luxury hotels. It was a travel back to the future. It manifested the city leaders’ eagerness to embrace and rebrand the colonial heritage as a way of boosting Tianjin’s modern identity.
NEPAL: Religious Practices Oppress Women
- Inter Press Service
The recent gang-rape of a Buddhist nun and her expulsion from her sect have sparked a debate about the deep-rooted religious traditions and biases that foster discrimination and violence, especially against women, in this South Asian state.
People Find Online Power Now in Malaysia
- Inter Press Service
Following a major rally involving tens of thousands of protesters calling for electoral reforms in Malaysia, someone set up a Facebook page calling for Prime Minister Najib Razak to step down. Within ten days, the number of people who said they 'like' the page crossed 200,000.
Freedom of Expression Can Be Limited Only in 'Exceptional Circumstances'
- Inter Press Service
The United Nations Human Rights Committee confirmed the central role of freedom of expression in human rights, making it clear that it can only be limited in the most exceptional circumstances, and calling for the first time for unrestricted public access to official information.
/UPDATE*/MEXICO: Women Journalists Face Double Threats
- Inter Press Service
The murder of journalist Yolanda Ordaz, whose body was found Tuesday in the eastern Mexican city of Veracruz, once again threw into relief the dangers that reporters face in this country, which in the case of women are compounded by discriminatory and sexist treatment.
BELARUS: Clap Again This Wednesday
- Inter Press Service
For the past nine weeks, Belarusians have been getting out in the hundreds into the main squares of big and small cities across the country on Wednesdays at seven in the evening. They clap, or let their mobiles ring all at once. The ‘Revolution through Social Networks- movement’ started by five students, and growing on the Russian equivalent of Facebook, Vkontakte, is posing a new threat to the Lukashenko regime.
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