Media
- Fri Jun 01 2007
World journalists condemn 'intolerable impunity' in solidarity with Russian colleagues
Journalists from all over the world expressed outrage and condemnation over killings of their Russian colleagues and the dark shadow of government intimidation cast over the Russian Union of Journalists (RUJ).
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Media
- Wed May 02 2007
World Press Freedom Day 2007
Press freedom, safety of journalists and impunity will be the topics of UNESCO World Press Freedom Day 2007.
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Media
- Wed Apr 25 2007
Egypt: reporters fight for right to cover 'terror'
Parliament head Fathi Sorour set off a furore when he said earlier this month that planned anti-terrorism legislation could be applied to reporters covering news on "terrorist" organisations.
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Media
/Information and Communication Technologies
- Mon Apr 02 2007
ISW: A Southern lens on the information society
The Information Society Watch (ISW) is an online resource that tracks and analyses issues pertaining to the effect of ICTs on institutions and societies from the viewpoint of the South. ISW is an integral component of the Information Society for the South Project (ISSP), which interprets IS changes in light of development needs of the South and seeks to develop research and advocacy capacities in the South with regard to the IS discourse.
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Media
/Information and Communication Technologies
- Wed Mar 07 2007
Bloggers against torture
While the capacity of digital technologies to jump-start democracy has often been exaggerated, recent events in Egypt demonstrate blogs' enormous potential as an advocacy tool and, more broadly, as an alternative source of news.
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Media
/Information and Communication Technologies
- Thu Jan 18 2007
AMARC at the WSF
The World Association of the Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) will take an active part in the 7th edition of the WSF with the organisation of five workshops and a radiobraodcast that will be aired on the internet.
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Media
- Tue Jan 16 2007
2006: “Bloodiest year” for journalism
The death toll of at least 155 killed and 22 accidental deaths has marked out 2006 as the bloodiest year on record for journalism worldwide.
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Media
- Tue Jan 02 2007
Journalism put to the sword in 2006
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) reports 155 murders and unexplained killings in year of unprecedented brutality.
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Health
/Media
- Fri Dec 01 2006
Voice and visibility: frontline perspectives on how the global news media reports on HIV/AIDS
On the annual commemoration of World AIDS Day, December 1st, the news media around the world will focus their attention on HIV/AIDS. But lost in the annual headlines and sound bites is the fact that day-to-day coverage of HIV/AIDS worldwide leaves much to be desired in both quality and quantity.
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Media
- Wed Sep 27 2006
Watch that box for Al Jazeera, and more
The appearance of an English language service from Al Jazeera television will mark more than expansion of a company; it will come as one of the biggest challenges yet to the dominance of Western news providers, academics say.
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