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The Information Society
/ARTS WEEKLY/CULTURE: Musician to Sing the Links Between Trade, U.S.’ Big Media
Disgusted that "the media is no longer reporting the stories that really matter", British folk-rocker Billy Bragg is taking his message directly to the people with a 'Tell Us The Truth' U.S. tour that brims with outrage over corporate swashbucklers and talking head tele-zombies.POLITICS: U.N. Still Overlooks Women Victims of Conflict – Experts
Three years after the U.N. Security Council recognised the plight of women in armed conflicts, the United Nations has launched a website aimed to become the most comprehensive databank on women and armed conflict.VENEZUELA: Alternative Media to Receive State Support
Community media in Venezuela will receive 3.1 million dollars from the government next year, which is seeking to strengthen their potential as an alternative to the mainstream press and radio and TV stations.MEDIA-AFRICA: Financial News Remains Disconnected From the Masses
Economies determine the fates of nations and their people, and yet economic news remains disconnected from the masses of people who need to know developments that touch all their lives, concluded an assembly of African economics editors this week.POLITICS: Trinidad Police Tune in as Crime Rises
When Irene, a housewife in central Trinidad, wanted to complain about the conduct of the police officers in her district she simply picked up the phone and spoke directly to Police Commissioner Everald Snaggs.MEDIA-SOUTHERN AFRICA: Journalists Find They Are the Main Story
The media in Southern Africa is in the spotlight. News reports and publications are resounding with stories of media oppression, threats to press freedom as well as sensational headlines around accusations of plagiarism and unethical journalism.RIGHTS-ZIMBABWE: The Daily News’ Premature Come-Back
"If we journalists could have had our way, we wouldn’t have made the decision to publish," sighs a reporter on the staff of Zimbabwe’s troubled independent daily newspaper.TECHNOLOGY: Online Government Not Connecting With Everyone
The increasing shift of government services online has not benefited all sectors of society equally, says a report released by a consortium of e-government watchdog groups here.CULTURE: UNESCO Unified over Diversity
UNESCO director-general Koïchiro Matsuura will go ahead with preparing a binding convention to defend cultural diversity despite initial U.S. opposition.WSIS: Unions Want Employment Issues on Agenda
Global unions are concerned that organisers of the World Summit on the Information Society due to open in Geneva December have ignored key employment issues.TECHNOLOGY-AFRICA: Access to Computers Remain a Distant Dream for Women
At 50, Nyende Namisi, a peasant farmer in rural western Kenya, has never seen a computer before.COMMUNICATIONS: The South Picks Up the Mobile Phone
Every call made via mobile telephone in the developing world is encouraging for the information and communications technologies industry, headquartered in rich countries and floundering for more than three years.RIGHTS-EUROPE: U.N. Group Takes Aim at ‘Mono-coloured’ Press
Among the 13 British newspapers published in London and with national distribution there are only 10 editors, 13 reporters and one columnist who are considered ethnic minorities - "disgraceful" evidence of continued discrimination, says a journalist association leader.MEDIA: Troubled Zimbabwe Newspaper Looks to ‘Africa’s Bill Gates’
Publishers of Zimbabwe's independent daily newspaper that was closed by the government last month are gearing for a protracted court battle to have the newspaper back on the streets.MEDIA-U.S.: TV News Bad for Truth About Iraq
The more commercial television news you watch, the more wrong you are likely to be about key elements of the Iraq War and its aftermath, according to a major new study released here Thursday.MEDIA-KENYA: Culture of Intimidation Resurfaces
Mitch Odero, a veteran Kenyan journalist, remembers vividly how he used to be locked up behind bars for publishing investigative reports which exposed the government.COMMUNICATIONS-U.S.: Hispanic Media Merger ‘Threatens Diversity’
The merger of the Univisión television network and the Hispanic Broadcasting radio network in the United States suggests that the Spanish-speaking community here increasingly will have to rely on just one source for news and entertainment.TECHNOLOGY: U.N. Recruits Expats to Help Bridge Digital Divides
The United Nations is marshalling the technological, entrepreneurial and professional expertise and resources of Latin American and Caribbean expatriates in the United States to help bridge the digital divide in their home countries.COLOMBIA: Self-Protection Manual for Journalists
Do not wear military fatigues, make deals in exchange for information, or carry messages to conflict zones are just a few of the recommendations contained in a new manual for journalists in Colombia, where 36 reporters have been killed since 1995.COMMUNICATIONS: Static Interference at WSIS Preparatory Meet
The final preparatory conference for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) demonstrated all the way through to its last sessions Friday that the government representatives were communicating on different frequencies amongst themselves and with civil society.IRAQ: Watchdogs Raise Alarm for Media Freedom
The barring of two major Arab satellite TV stations from Iraqi government ministries and press events held by the country's governing council is an ominous sign for the future of the media in the nation, warn global press freedom groups.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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