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FIJI: Gov’t Not Backing Down on Controversial Draft Media Law

Sat, 29/05/2010 - 07:08
SUVA, Apr 28 (IPS) - Fiji’s draft media decree continues to be criticised from within and outside this tiny Pacific nation, but the government is showing no signs of backing down or softening any of its provisions.
Categories: Public Discussion

THAILAND: Media Deaths, Threats Part of the Crisis Story

Fri, 21/05/2010 - 03:44
As big a story as this week's crackdown on anti-government protests in Thailand is the significant number of journalists killed or hurt, and media professionals and organisations threatened during the country's most serious political conflict in years.
Categories: Public Discussion

CUBA: Children Reach Out Through the Screen to Peers in Post-Quake Haiti

Fri, 21/05/2010 - 00:43
GIBARA, Cuba, Apr 26 (IPS) - Five girls and five boys are taking time to remember the hurricane that devastated their home town of Gibara in eastern Cuba two years ago, mingling their memories with their dreams, and filming images to make a video message for children in Haiti.
Categories: Public Discussion

ASIA: English-Language Media a Double-Edged Sword?

Tue, 18/05/2010 - 23:08
HONG KONG, Apr 26 (IPS/Asia Media Forum) - The English language, as a medium for reporting in the region, is both a boon and a bane for many countries in the Asia-Pacific region in terms of getting ‘heard’ or generally being ignored by the global community.
Categories: Public Discussion

BALKANS: Freedom Fighters or Freeloaders?

Mon, 17/05/2010 - 22:11
BELGRADE, Apr 23 (IPS) - When one of Croatia’s best kept secrets, the list of independence fighters enjoying lifelong benefits, appeared on the Internet earlier this month it sparked off a huge scandal in this nation that became a sovereign state after the bloody 1991-95 war with Serbia.
Categories: Public Discussion