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MEDIA-FRANCE: Protest over Privatisation of TV
A strike against low budget allocations and moves to privatise television is poised to enter its fourth week.CARIBBEAN: New Media Watchdog Set to be Unleashed
More than a decade after the collapse of the Caribbean Press Council, (CPC) plans to establish a new regional media watchdog have at least one journalist wondering whether his colleagues are pandering to recent criticisms by some political leaders.MEDIA-FRANCE: Protest over Privatisation of TV
A strike against low budget allocations and moves to privatise television is poised to enter its fourth week.MEDIA-INDONESIA: Broadcasting Act Turns The Clock Back – Critics
It took Indonesia's House of Representatives more than two years of often-heated debate to pass a controversial broadcasting bill on Thursday, but critics here say the law is a return to the repressive measures of the Suharto regime.COMMUNICATION: But There Are Copyleft Rights
A developing world up against the copyright protected software of Bill Gates can turn to Copyleft, delegates said at a seminar in Helsinki last week.MEDIA-INDONESIA: Broadcasting Act Turns The Clock Back – Critics
It took Indonesia's House of Representatives more than two years of often-heated debate to pass a controversial broadcasting bill on Thursday, but critics here say the law is a return to the repressive measures of the Suharto regime.COMMUNICATION: But There Are Copyleft Rights
A developing world up against the copyright protected software of Bill Gates can turn to Copyleft, delegates said at a seminar in Helsinki last week.EDUCATION: Ibero-American Distance Learning Gets a Boost
The Ministers of Education from Latin America, Spain and Portugal have agreed to set up an interactive system for distance learning, using radio, television and Internet, with the Ibero-American Educational Television Association (ATEI) in charge of the endeavour.MEDIA: African Nations Ranked for Press Freedom
For the first time, African countries have been ranked according to the relative freedom that news media enjoy in countries from the Mediterranean to the Cape, and the listing has been comprehensive and fair enough to draw more thoughtful comments than complaints.MEDIA: African Nations Ranked for Press Freedom
û For the first time, African countries have been ranked according to the relative freedom that news media enjoy in countries from the Mediterranean to the Cape, and the listing has been comprehensive and fair enough to draw more thoughtful comments than complaints.RIGHTS-ASIA: Community Media Look for Ways to be Heard
Satien Chantorn, a fruit farmer, has become the symbol of defiance of an information revolution that is gradually spreading across Thailand.RIGHTS-ASIA: Community Media Look for Ways to be Heard
Satien Chantorn, a fruit farmer, has become the symbol of defiance of an information revolution that is gradually spreading across Thailand.MEDIA: Mideast Reporter Scorns Colleagues ‘Deferential’ Approach
An award winning British journalist is criticising his colleagues in the Middle East for using government inspired language that distorts the reality on the ground.MEDIA: Mideast Reporter Scorns Colleagues ‘Deferential’ Approach
An award winning British journalist is criticising his colleagues in the Middle East for using government inspired language that distorts the reality on the ground.MEDIA: Asia’s Only Public Broadcaster Struggles to Stay Alive
Seven years after the launch of Asia's only public broadcaster, the pioneering station is struggling to stay alive because corporate sponsors shy away from support, pushing it to become increasingly dependent on U.N. agencies and other supporters.MEDIA: Asia’s Only Public Broadcaster Struggles to Stay Alive
Seven years after the launch of Asia's only public broadcaster, the pioneering station is struggling to stay alive because corporate sponsors shy away from support, pushing it to become increasingly dependent on U.N. agencies and other supporters.DEVELOPMENT: Project Links South to Intellectual Property Issues
An Indian composer made headlines worldwide last month when he filed a lawsuit in a Los Angeles court against the producer of the hit single 'Addictive' by the group Truth Hurts.DEVELOPMENT: Project Links South to Intellectual Property Issues
An Indian composer made headlines worldwide last month when he filed a lawsuit in a Los Angeles court against the producer of the hit single 'Addictive' by the group Truth Hurts.POLITICS-MALAYSIA: ‘E-democracy’ Needs More than Internet Access
Activists, journalists and opposition groups expected rising Internet access in Malaysia over the past decade to create more room and hunger for political debate, but the promise they saw in 'E-democracy' remains unfulfilled today, analysts say.MEDIA: Female Reporters Tell Women’s Stories in War Coverage
As the number of women war correspondents grows, the focus of combat reporting is shifting to the toll that today's conflicts take on the civilian population - especially women and children - according to the female reporters at the front lines.MEDIA: Female Reporters Tell Women’s Stories in War Coverage
As the number of women war correspondents grows, the focus of combat reporting is shifting to the toll that today's conflicts take on the civilian populationespecially women and childrenaccording to the female reporters at the front lines.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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