Global IssuesNews headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 12
RUSSIA-HEALTH: Censorship and Dirty Needles Fuel HIV/AIDS Epidemic
- Inter Press Service
A recent government crackdown on Russian media, particularly online information portals specialising in health tips and harm reduction methods for drug users, has sparked widespread public opposition, with critics claiming that the 'draconian silencing' of public health advocates could worsen an already perilous health situation in the country.
CHINA: Radio Keeps Tibetans Tuned In
- Inter Press Service
No road leads to Motuo County. There is no post office or newspaper. But, for the 10,000 residents of one of the planet’s remotest corners, a local radio station serves as the vital link to the outside world.
Bangladesh Braves Climate Change With Community Radio
- Inter Press Service
'Welcome to Krishi (farming) Radio. You are listening to FM 98.8 megahertz and I am your hostess Shahnaz Parvin,' the local community radio crackles over the mobile phones and transistors of residents in coastal Barguna district.
Poland Leads a New Struggle for Freedom
- Inter Press Service
Last weekend saw tens of thousands of people across Europe taking to the streets in protest against the international treaty to enforce intellectual property rights. European politicians are gradually distancing themselves from the treaty, largely as a result of citizen mobilisation initiated in Central Europe.
Papua New Guinea’s New Dawn With Community Radio
- Inter Press Service
It was the decade-long civil war in the autonomous Bougainville region that inspired the founding of New Dawn FM, a community radio station recognised for contributing to the rebirth of civil society and development.
INDIA: Community Radio Saves Lives and Livelihoods
- Inter Press Service
Fisher Wanka Masani, 25, has been inseparable from his two-dollar transistor ever since a community radio (CR) station started up in this coastal town. The square black box blares popular songs while Masani waits for his brothers to land the daily catch.
One Country, Two Systems, Big Problem
- Inter Press Service
A recent series of public spats between Hong Kong locals and mainland Chinese have highlighted escalating tensions between Beijing and the former colony - and heralded in one of the most conspicuous anti-mainland campaigns seen in Hong Kong since the handover.
PHILIPPINES: LGBT Radio Switches to Podcasting
- Inter Press Service
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues have generally been ignored in the Philippines, or worse, negatively portrayed to spice up mainstream media programmes.
Paraguayan Radio Station Buses Internet to the Barrios
- Inter Press Service
'I want my own computer so that I can talk to my cousins who live in Italy,' says eight-year-old Camila Ojeda, sitting in front of a computer monitor on a bus that acts as a mobile cybercafé in the Paraguayan capital.
Will 2014 World Cup Take Football from Brazil's Masses?
- Inter Press Service
The lack of transparency in the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil is raising concerns over the social implications of hosting the football championship and fears that the country's most democratic and popular sport will only be accessible to the wealthy.
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