by Matthew L. Schafer Note: This report originally appeared in the media blog Lippmann Would Roll. On Tuesday Kevin Smith, president of the Society of Professional Journalists, wrote an open editorial advocating for the passage of a federal shield law that is currently sitting in the Senate. The House version of the bill, entitled the […]
In Haiti, Restoring Communications and Local Media Networks
Haiti’s communication infrastructure was seriously damaged after a 7.0 earthquake devastated the Island on January 12. Since day one, Global Voices has been intensely curating and amplifying the voices of local citizen journalists and activists. It can be very empowering for people in Haiti to be able to narrate their stories in their own words, […]
Tunisian Student Mohamed Soudani Jailed for Media Interview
Tunisian student Mohamed Soudani, 24, disappeared on October 22, 2009, in Tunisia after giving interviews to Radio Monte Carlo International and Radio France International. Soudani was missing for 18 days until Tunisia’s police contacted his family inform them that he is detained in the Murnaguiya prison about 15km away from the capital Tunis. According to […]
Interviews of ProPublica Reporters on Katrina
Four years ago, Hurricane Katrina caused enormous damage to the city of New Orleans, most of it the consequences of a natural disaster and the chaotic governmental response. But some of the damage was also the result of quick and desperate decisions people made as they struggled in the wake of the storm. ProPublica has […]
TV Channel updates @ amadermedia.com
Newly launched online media news portal ‘Amader Media’ (www.amadermedia.com) is now offering free TV Channel updates on their board. Amadermedia is a new media related news portal in Bangladesh, based on the current entertainment news, celebrity interviews, New face introduction and more over live radio, live video, live chat and download features for it’s subscribers. […]
Terror and the media
Since the mass explosion of electronic media in Pakistan, the war on terror, being chiefly fought on Pakistan’s north western borders, has finally arrived in drawing rooms, bedrooms and autaqs of common Pakistanis with all its shocks and horror. The gory drama of suicide bombings live on television screens makes a good story, certainly not […]
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