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March 14, 2001
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When newspapers cover crime and cops as a daily beat, people and communities believe they have an arena to address injustice, says Matt Welch. Unfortunately, these days crime coverage seems synonymous with frowned-upon "sensationalism." From NewsForChange.com (Working Assets) More about: United States, North America, Audience, Cultural Impacts, News Coverage, Violence, Newspapers | |
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As recently as 1990, Benin's news media consisted of a state-run newspaper and state-run television and radio, writes W. Joseph Campbell. Today, there are more than a dozen independent newspapers and radio stations and two private TV stations - a major factor in the success of recent democratic elections. From Freedom Forum More about: Benin, Africa, West Africa, Diversity, News Coverage, Politics | |
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Freedom of expression in The Gambia is in trouble if proposed legislation becomes law, according to the International Press Institute. The government will be able to force journalists to reveal their sources and even hand out prison sentences to journalists. From allAfrica.com More about: Gambia, Africa, West Africa, Freedom of Expression, News Coverage, Policy/Law, Politics | |
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Comparing streamed music to the early days of the Internet, the CEO of Bertelsmann Broadband, Werner Lauff, in an interview with Nick Torday, discusses what he expects for the future from Napster and "music on demand." From Internetcontent.net More about: Business, Personalities, Technology, Multimedia/Internet, Music | |
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A U.K. judge has agreed that victims of media harassment can sue offending newspapers, writes Clare Dyer. A lawyer says the ruling will turn the British newspaper into a "parish gazette" and transform media law. From Guardian Unlimited More about: United Kingdom, Europe, Western Europe, News Coverage, Policy/Law, Newspapers | |
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Sander Thoenes, a Dutch journalist, was killed on assignment in East Timor. His death raises important questions about journalism, democracy, education, colonialism and morality. From BlueEar.com More about: Indonesia, Netherlands, East Timor, South East Asia, Activism, News Coverage, Personalities, Politics | |
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The assassination of the Congo's President Laurent Kabila two months ago is unlikely to improve the country's terrible track record of censorship and distortion of information, writes John Kamau. From Gemini News Service More about: Congo Democratic Republic of, Africa, Central Africa, Access, Credibility/Accuracy, Freedom of Expression, News Coverage, Policy/Law | |
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"The real information superhighway is magazines," says Samir "Mr. Magazine" Husni, who believes they should be less dependent on advertising, even if that means a higher cover price. From IWantMedia.com More about: United States, North America, Audience, Business, Magazines | |
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