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Given government repression, unimaginably strict censorship and pervasive poverty, the most surprising thing about the Myanmar (Burmese) press is that it still exists, says A. Lin Neumann in this in-depth report. From Committee to Protect Journalists | |
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Why have Italian police conducted G8 protest-related raids of what they call "Indymedia offices," when the information they seek is publicly accessible? From Independent Media Center | |
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International editors concur that the September 11 terrorist attacks were the top news event of last year. After that, their opinions diverge on what leads. From World Press Review | |
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New York Times sports journalist George Vecsey praises international sports reporting for opening a window on the rest of the world. From Earth Times Foundation | |
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Controversy over asylum-seekers has caused political scandal in Australia, but John Pilger warns that the "Murdochism" of the press — with diversity of opinion stifled by Rupert Murdoch's monopoly — is the bigger scandal. From Carlton Interactive: John Pilger | |
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A flood of Western movies, TV and advertising into newly privatized Greek media has led to a drastically changed image of women, with ensuing eating disorders, writes Coral M. Davenport. From The Christian Science Monitor Online | |
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The tobacco industry's deception and skill in marketing its product has found a fresh target in Egypt and other developing countries, writes Linda Waverley Brigden. From International Development Research Centre | |
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Spin Doctor Laura Flanders scrutinizes "right-wing ideologues," from USA Today's attack on feminism to the Bush administration's plan to place disinformation in foreign media. From WorkingForChange.com (Working Assets) | |
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Uganda's presidential press secretary Mary Karooro Okurut says the press in her country willfully makes mistakes and sensationalizes stories, with the result that ministers clam up. From allAfrica.com | |
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Independent views flourish in the United States, says Walid Rabah, who hopes "such democracy and freedom of speech will arrive one day in the Arab World," where his opinions would today lead to censorship or prison. From Independent Press Association | |
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