MEDIA-ZIMBABWE: Newspaper Editor Arrested for Alleged Fraud

Geoff Nyarota, editor-in-chief of Zimbabwe's only independent daily, has been picked up by police for allegedly giving false information when he registered his publishing company two years ago.

MEDIA-SWAZILAND: Press Police at Loggerheads

Prime Minister Sibusiso Dlamini was angry at the press this week when he told the Senate that charges of police brutality were merely the creation of the media.

EDUCATION-PERU: From Semiliterate to Computer Savvy

When six computers were first installed in the Huacrapuquio high school in Peru's Andes mountain region, the school's 83 students touched the new machines timidly, not even daring to remove the plastic protective covering from the keyboards.

MEDIA-PERU: Anti-Corruption Crusaders Take a Look at TV

The efforts to uproot political corruption in Peru, which affected even the media during the government of Alberto Fujimori, have triggered heated debate on how to guarantee democratic values in the media without affecting freedom of the press.

MIDDLE EAST: Seeing an Ease-Up in Media Restrictions?

When Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990, it was days before some of the Saudi Arabian newspapers reported the event, which they even referred to evasively as "tension" in the region.

MEDIA-U.S.: TV Networks Fall in Line and Salute

People seeking relatively balanced reporting about the international dimensions of the crisis set off by last month's terrorist attacks on the United States knew they were in trouble when they heard CBS anchorman Dan Rather react to President George W. Bush's vow to wage a "war against terrorism."

MEDIA-SENEGAL: Arson Attack Sparks Outrage

The Wal Fadjri media complex is up in the Sacre Coeur district of Dakar, a good 20 minutes drive from the city centre.

MEDIA: Al Jazeera Television Broadcasts Osama bin Laden’s Message

Al Jazeera television was again the focus of the world media on Sunday, as it broadcast a pre-recorded address by Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden in which he called on all Muslims to unite in a 'jihad' (holy war) against the United States.

MEDIA-SIERRA LEONE: Death Threats against Journalists Cause Stir

There is still looming controversy over the issuance last week, of death threats against seven journalists from the independent press by unknown assailants who described themselves as the government's "hit squad".

MEDIA-THAILAND: Coverage of ‘War on Terrorism’ Under Scrutiny

"What bothers me most is the language used in newscasts," says 20 year-old Hafiz Salae, chairman of the Muslim Student Society at Thammasat University in Thailand's capital.

RIGHTS: Global Response Needed to Combat Internet Child Abuse

Of late, Indonesia's police have put those operating child pornography websites on notice: they will be tracked down.

COMMUNICATION-VENEZUELA: ‘Infocentres’ Bring Internet to the People

In an attempt to narrow the technological divide between rich and poor in Venezuela, the government of Hugo Chávez has opened "infocentres" offering the public free access to the Internet, which critics say are a good idea but aimed at giving the government a propaganda boost.

MEDIA-ZIMBABWE: Journalists Face New Charges

Zimbabwe's security agents have laid fresh charges against four journalists for publishing an article alleging that police vehicles were used in the looting of property on commercial farms near Chinhoyi, a town 121 Kilometres north- west of the capital Harare.

ECONOMY-MEDIA: World Bank Admits It Lacks Trust

The World Bank is on a quest for the Holy Grail of public relations: trust.

MEDIA: No Holds Barred in Wrestler-Panda Trademark Tiff

The World Wrestling Federation is weighing a grudge match against the World Wildlife Fund, which has won the first bout in a showdown over trademarks.

COMMUNICATION-PAKISTAN: Scepticism Greets E-Government Plan

Pakistan's military rulers are turning to information technology to improve governance and public services, but the scheme, which has a budget of 35 million U.S. dollars, is facing a surfeit of critics.

COMMUNICATIONS-YEMEN: Govt Plans to Install 1m Telephone Lines

Yemen has embarked on a programme to install one million new fixed telephone lines throughout the country within the second half of 2001.

MEDIA-ZIMBABWE: Govt Tightens Hold on the Airwaves

In just one month, two programmes have been struck off the air in Zimbabwe. First to be switched off was a current affairs television phone-in programme 'Talk to the Nation' after viewers became critical of president Robert Mugabe's government.

DEVELOPMENT-MEDIA: World Bank Accused of Fraud in Internet Scheme

The World Bank has misused funds and is seeking to mislead public opinion through its 'Development Gateway' Internet initiative, according to charges submitted Wednesday to the lending agency's fraud unit.

RELIGION: Churches Provided Education For Many, Mandela Says

South African President Nelson Mandela paid tribute to the World Council of Churches (WCC) for its role in providing the financial and material support to help his generation receive an education during the colonial era.

MEDIA-SOUTHERN AFRICA: Gathering News, But Not Making Money

It takes more than just a good sense of what makes news to keep a newspaper alive. Media managers must also have a good sense of business if their newspapers are to be profitable and survive.