To function as a free society and to hold government and its leaders accountable, Haitians need media that conveys facts and the background to make sense of them.
Posts Tagged “journalism”
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Posted in: Governance & Accountability, Latin America & the Caribbean, Media & Arts
Topics: Daniele Magloire, Haiti, journalism, media independence
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Turkmenistan has large gas reserves and a shoddy human rights record. Does the European Union stand to gain or lose by engaging with this country?
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With the decline of traditional media forms and the rise of information overload, how do we help Western audiences notice or care about what's happening in, say, Madagascar or Malaysia?
Posted in: Africa, Media & Arts, United States
Topics: digital media, Ethan Zuckerman, Internet, journalism, Laura Brahm, Madagascar, Malaysia, video
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Journalists are asking readers to help shine a light on the processes that BP is using to make Gulf Coast communities whole again in the wake of the massive oil spill.
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Karen Gadbois started a blog to document the homes and buildings being torn down after the Katrina disaster. As she dug deeper, she uncovered corruption in a program intended to help New Orleanians renovate their damaged homes.
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At last week’s Council of Europe conference "Safeguards for Free Media: Promoting Effective Guarantees for Freedom of Expression in the South Caucasus, Moldova and Ukraine," the timidity of Council officials was much in evidence.
Posted in: Europe, Governance & Accountability, Media & Arts
Topics: Council of Europe, democracy, journalism, Mark Thompson, OSCE
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OSI's David Holiday spoke with the editor of El Faro about his recent exclusive interview with a former death squad member who participated in the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero, one of the most shocking crimes in the modern history of El Salvador.
Posted in: Justice, Latin America & the Caribbean
Topics: Archbishop Oscar Romero, David Holiday, El Salvador, international law, journalism, video
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Can broadcasting truly be public if it is not also impartial? A recent gathering in Oxford offered provocative answers.
Posted in: Europe, Media & Arts
Topics: Italy, journalism, Mark Thompson, media independence
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Aye Chan Naing, head of the news agency depicted in the award-winning documentary Burma VJ, comments on what an Oscar win could mean for human rights activists working inside Burma’s closed society.
Posted in: Asia, Media & Arts, Rights & Equality
Topics: Burma, journalism, press freedom, video
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In this interview, Aye Chan Naing of news agency Democratic Voice of Burma, talks about the undercover journalists who risk torture and imprisonment to report from their country.
Posted in: Asia, Media & Arts, Rights & Equality
Topics: Burma, journalism, Maureen Aung-Thwin