News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 94
POLITICS: Negative Views of U.S. Persist Despite Faith in Obama
- Inter Press Service
A new survey of global opinion reveals strong negative feelings toward U.S. foreign policy, even as an average of 61 percent of those polled have at least some confidence in President Barack Obama to make sound decisions.
CHILE: Alternative Media Have Their Network
- Inter Press Service
The recently created People's Media Network of Chile seeks to forge links that will strengthen newspapers, web sites and radio and TV stations that give a voice to those who are basically ignored by the mainstream media.
IRAQ: Is Another Conflict Inevitable?
- Inter Press Service
Relations between Iraq’s various Kurdish, Arab and Turkoman ethnicities are going through a new round of complications since a provision in the draft constitution of the country’s northern Kurdistan region declared a range of disputed areas part of the historical Kurdish homeland, infuriating non-Kurds in the country.
RIGHTS: Muslims Under Scrutiny Despite Waning of 'Terror War'
- Inter Press Service
When the administration of President Barack Obama formally abandoned the longstanding U.S. 'war on terror' - perceived by some as a codeword for 'war against Islam' - there were hopes of a new relationship between the United States and the Muslim world after eight long years of political friction.
RELIGION-BRAZIL: Intolerance Denounced at UN
- Inter Press Service
'Ialorixá' Gilda died of a massive heart attack in 1999 after members of a pentecostal church swarmed into her temple and hit her over the head with a Bible. Her death drew attention to the growing religious intolerance in Brazil, which was denounced this week at the United Nations.
RIGHTS-INDIA: India's Historic Gay Ruling
- Inter Press Service
A day after the Delhi High Court's landmark judgment to overturn a colonial law that criminalised homosexuality, Indians expressed mixed reactions to the verdict.
AUSTRALIA: Attacks Expose Ills Of A Much-Touted Education System
- Inter Press Service
The modern façade of its cities, cost-effectiveness and its high standards of education, make Australia an attractive destination for foreign students. But the recent spate of attacks on Indian students has exposed the many ills afflicting the Australian education system, threatening its lucrative markets.
ENVIRONMENT: 'Slow Down Living'
- Inter Press Service
A group of Christian environmentalists met in Pistoia in central Italy over the weekend to call for an end to mass consumption and a return to family values.
MIDEAST: Not Correct Soccer, But Better
- Inter Press Service
In this Arab town in northern Israel, Michael Zantovsky, the Czech Republic ambassador, is throwing an end-of-term party, an event markedly different from customary diplomatic bashes.
POLITICS: Obama Still Buoyed by Extraordinary Global Popularity
- Inter Press Service
Six months into his new job as president of the United States, Barack Obama inspires more public confidence than any other political leader, said a new WorldPublicOpinion.org (WPO) poll released here Monday.
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