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"This century, the female leaders will rise up," say the ladies of the hip-hop group Godessa, who rap about rape, forced pregnancy, poverty, drugs, gangsters and AIDS. Jolanda Mels reports. From Netherlands Institute for Southern Africa More about: South Africa, Southern Africa, Cultural Impacts, Media Arts, Music | |
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Peter Bart, the Variety editor suspended for bigoted remarks, may be guilty of conflict of interest for trying to sell a script, but complicity is a cornerstone of Hollywood culture, says John Powers. From Los Angeles Weekly More about: United States, Diversity, Magazines, Film | |
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If newspapers are a "million dirty hands bent on sweeping other people's doorsteps," are these same hands clean enough to demand morality from politicians and their corporate bosses? Serge Halimi excoriates Europe's press. From Le Monde Diplomatique More about: Europe, Credibility/Accuracy, News Coverage, Newspapers | |
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A. J. Daulerio, one-time editor of "Wop," offers an ironic pep talk on sassy ethnic magazines for Steven Spielberg's new "Heeb" magazine. From Ironminds More about: Cultural Impacts, Diversity, Magazines | |
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How are gender and nation constructed on Indian television? Chitra Radhakrishnan explores the meaning of such classic characters as the bikini-clad beauty, the happy housewife, the bride and the "modern" woman. From Isis Internacional More about: India, South West Asia, Cultural Impacts, Diversity, Television | |
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"New York" magazine columnist Michael Wolff on the future of media: "Consolidation is born out of pure desperation and ego mania," he says. "It's about being weak." From Guardian Unlimited More about: Business, Personalities | |
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Thanks to expanded democracy and sophisticated technology, Latin American media has overcome a long history of submissiveness and self-censorship, says Argentine journalism professor Mario Diament in an interview with Louise Corradini. From The UNESCO Courier More about: Latin America & Caribbean, Freedom of Expression, News Coverage, Politics | |
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Drug films just keep coming, notes Jeremy Swanson, even though Hollywood seldom does anything new with them. Instead we get titillation, elf-censorship and Washington's heavy-handed input. From Utne Reader Online | |
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Thailand's Independent Television caved in to its corporate owners and stopped broadcasts of the prime minister's trial, raising questions about the future of the media in the country that has Southeast Asia's freest press, writes Samantha Brown. From International Press Institute More about: Thailand, South East Asia, Freedom of Expression, News Coverage, Television | |
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Who is writing well about sports? New voices, among them women, says Glenn Stout in the foreword to the 2000 edition of "The Best American Sports Writing." From SportsJones More about: News Coverage | |
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