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Is the media ignoring Sudan's uprising?

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The Mexican media scandal

The propaganda behind Obama's drone war

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The power of street art

The writing on the wall - a look at the low-tech end of social media in the Arab world.
London Olympics: Ambush advertising

We examine the competition between corporations and brands using the Olympic Games to make their mark.
The rise of Kashmir's alternative media

Despite strict media controls a host of new voices is emerging from Kashmir.
The Pentagon's grip on Hollywood

A report on the film 'Act of Valor' and the growing ties between the film industry and the war industry.
US Memorial Day: A semantic minefield

We report on the US media and the terminology that galvanises America's wars.
Black and white newsreel

Watching old news anew - what has changed in journalism over the last 70 years?
Beating censorship in Zimbabwe

A look at how, even in the digital age, the best way for Zimbabweans to get the news is to pick up the phone.
The decline of the US print media

Forty years after Watergate, we look at the Washington Post and the challenges facing investigative journalism.
The impact of online animations

A look at how online animators are becoming a political force to be reckoned with.
Chile's collective trauma

A TV series based on real testimonies about Pinochet's dictatorship takes Chileans back to their troubled past.
Greece's media crisis

We look at how the country's economic collapse has hit the Greek media.
Kony 2012: The new kids on the media block

For many NGOs and charities in Africa the Kony video has marked a significant point in their media evolution.
North Korea: The cult of the Kims

Revealing the lengths the country's propaganda department will go to to ensure Kim Jong-un's image is untarnished.
Hungary's media battle

Is the country's new media law an effort by the Orban government to centralise control and curb media freedom?
Ali Ferzat: Breaking the barrier of fear

The Syrian cartoonist paid the price for mocking Assad with satirical drawings, but he has not given up.
The resurgence of Russian satire

Thousands of Russians have tapped into the country's rich tradition of political satire to express their discontent.
Guatemala: A new era of security?

For Guatemala's journalists working often means putting their own lives on the line, but their situation might change.
News channel or propaganda tool?

A look at why Russia Today often seems more interested in reviving the Cold War than reporting on real Russian stories.
Boycotting reality: 'All American Muslim'

What has an American Muslim reality TV show revealed about US media in a post-9/11 era?
Sri Lanka's media blockade

Two years after the civil war ended, do Sri Lanka's journalists still find themselves in dangerous territory?
The Arab Spring's spin doctors

A look at how embattled Arab governments have employed the services of Western PR companies to clean up their image.
The PKK: 'Rebels' or 'terrorists'?

The Turkish government is turning up the political heat on those who refuse to adopt their chosen terminology.
Trending on Twitter: Fake accounts

A look at fraudsters impersonating real celebrities, politicians and corporations on Twitter.
Peru's 'pink tide'

Across Latin America, privately owned right-wing media groups are waging war against their new left-wing governments.
Tightening the grip: China's media campaign

As Beijing announces 'Cultural Development Guidelines', can the state control what society wants to see?