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MEDIA: Journalists from Eritrea, Colombia, Bangladesh Win Awards

The Eritrean government will not say where Fesshaye Yohannes is being detained.

MEDIA: Journalists from Eritrea, Colombia, Bangladesh Win Awards

The Eritrean government will not say where Fesshaye Yohannes is being detained.

COMMUNICATION: African Cellphone Culture Reinvents New Technology

The explosive growth of cellphones in Africa has outpaced the acceptance of any other new technology. But a unique African cellphone culture has evolved which combines necessity with traditional community values.

COMMUNICATION: African Cellphone Culture Reinvents New Technology

The explosive growth of cellphones in Africa has outpaced the acceptance of any other new technology. But a unique African cellphone culture has evolved which combines necessity with traditional community values.

COMMUNICATIONS: Free Media Boosts Development, says World Bank

Developing countries need free and independent newspapers, radio and TV stations to boost their economic development, the World Bank said in a study released here Thursday.

COMMUNICATIONS: Free Media Boosts Development, says World Bank

Developing countries need free and independent newspapers, radio and TV stations to boost their economic development, the World Bank said in a study released here Thursday.

VIETNAM: U.S. Film, Local Actor Get Ire of Cultural Controllers

Condemnation and disciplinary measures being imposed on a Vietnamese well-known actor for his role in two Hollywood movies, including one that touches on the Vietnam War, are the government's latest moves to ensure more order in cultural and artistic activities.

/REPEAT/VIETNAM: U.S. Film, Local Actor Get Ire of Cultural Controllers

Condemnation and disciplinary measures being imposed on a Vietnamese well-known actor for his role in two Hollywood movies, including one that touches on the Vietnam War, are the government's latest moves to ensure more order in cultural and artistic activities.

VIETNAM: U.S. Film, Local Actor Get Ire of Cultural Controllers

Condemnation and disciplinary measures being imposed on a Vietnamese well-known actor for his role in two Hollywood movies, including one that touches on the Vietnam War, are the government's latest moves to ensure more order in cultural and artistic activities.

COMMUNICATIONS: Neoliberal Reforms Arrive in the Post

The hundred-year-old principle of a postal service for all and at an accessible price is being threatened by the advance of economic liberalisation, say experts gathered here for the "strategy conference" of the Universal Postal Union (UPU).

COMMUNICATIONS: Neoliberal Reforms Arrive in the Post

The hundred-year-old principle of a postal service for all and at an accessible price is being threatened by the advance of economic liberalisation, say experts gathered here for the "strategy conference" of the Universal Postal Union (UPU).

COMMUNICATION: Brazil’s TV Invasion of Portuguese-Speaking World

Portuguese-speaking countries and territories in Africa and Asia tend to accept the "invasion" of Portuguese television broadcasts in the homes of thousands of their citizens, largely because the programming includes what viewers see as Brazil's irresistible shows.

MEDIA: Democracy Day Focuses Global Anger Over Corporate Control

Shallow "drive-by" journalism, suppression of news stories, a lack of diversity - business as usual for the media giants, say organisers of Media Democracy Day (MDD).

MEDIA: Democracy Day Focuses Global Anger Over Corporate Control

Shallow "drive-by" journalism, suppression of news stories, a lack of diversitybusiness as usual for the media giants, say organisers of Media Democracy Day (MDD).

MEDIA-MIDEAST: A Ringside View of Camp David

A French filmmaker turned part mediator in talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders has produced a ringside view of the historic negotiations.

MEDIA-MIDEAST: A Ringside View of Camp David

A French filmmaker turned part mediator in talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders has produced a ringside view of the historic negotiations.

MEDIA-SIERRA LEONE: Gov’t Crackdown on Private Newspapers

The private media in Sierra Leone is going through rough times with court litigations, denials of licenses and bans by the country's media commission.

MEDIA-BANGLADESH: Intimidation of Journalists on the Rise

As if dealing with the pressures of deadlines and editors were not enough, Bangladeshi journalists also have their share of death threats, intimidation and assault to handle.

MEDIA-SIERRA LEONE: Gov’t Crackdown on Private Newspapers

The private media in Sierra Leone is going through rough times with court litigations, denials of licenses and bans by the country's media commission.

MEDIA-BANGLADESH: Intimidation of Journalists on the Rise

As if dealing with the pressures of deadlines and editors were not enough, Bangladeshi journalists also have their share of death threats, intimidation and assault to handle.

COMMUNICATION: Uruguayan Journalist, New Director-General of IPS

Uruguayan reporter Mario Lubetkin was named director-general of the IPS international news agency, the central office in the Italian capital announced this week.

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