This page brings together all the stories on Access that have been featured on MediaChannel, with links to related pages.
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The Politics Of IT
Journalists from Bangladesh, Kenya and elsewhere around the world (including from MediaChannel!)
discussed: "Are the New Media Good for Democracy?" at a recent forum and found they shared doubts.
From International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, 16 July 2001.
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Bangladesh,
Kenya,
United States,
Africa,
Europe,
Asia and the Pacific,
Business,
Cultural Impacts,
Freedom of Expression,
Policy/Law,
Politics
Multimedia/Internet
A Seat At The Net-Policy Table
When it comes to regulating the Internet, the public wants
nonprofits to be involved, finds a new study . And most Americans say,
while they may not fully understand Internet policy, they want a chance
to help shape it.
From Markle Foundation, 10 July 2001.
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United States,
Audience,
Policy/Law,
Technology
Multimedia/Internet
(Un)Covering Tibet
How does news get in and out of a region where radio signals are jammed and speaking to reporters can be a crime? World Tibet day is July 7; read this roundtable discussion with journalists and activists.
From The Media Channel, 4 July 2001.
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China,
Asia and the Pacific,
Credibility/Accuracy,
Freedom of Expression,
News Coverage,
Policy/Law,
Politics,
Newspapers
Radio
New Fronts In The Mideast's Media Wars
Independent Web sites help Mideast journalists avoid informal but constant censorship from all sides.
Now, the team behind the public-access, peace-oriented IndyMedia Israel has
launched a media freedom campaign
... with a pie. (Also see MediaChannel's archived articles on Middle East media bias .)
From Internews Network, Inc., 3 July 2001.
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Palestine,
Israel,
Activism,
Freedom of Expression,
Policy/Law,
Politics,
Technology
Multimedia/Internet
Information In Goa: Access Denied?
Goa's citizens and activists have been demanding access to documents under the Indian state's Right to Information Act. But journalists dismiss the law as full of loopholes and limitations, writes Frederick Noronha.
From Centre for Science & Environment, 30 June 2001.
> also about:
India,
South Asia,
Freedom of Expression,
News Coverage
Policy/Law
Where Will Indy Music Go?
The digital music site MP3.com helped musicians bypass the mass-market cartel
that dominates radio and record labels, writes Judith Lewis. Now, like
Napster, it has been devoured by the industry.
From Los Angeles Weekly, 8 June 2001.
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United States,
Advertising/Commerce,
Business,
Multimedia/Internet,
Music
Radio
Banking on Media
As the Summit of the Americas in Quebec saw street protests and positive media coverage this weekend, another globalization force, the World Bank, was reaching out to journalists for help, reports News Dissector Danny Schechter.
From The Media Channel, 25 May 2001.
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Africa,
Latin America & Caribbean,
Asia and the Pacific,
Freedom of Expression,
News Coverage
Policy/Law
Broadcast Power In Africa
Ten years after the United Nation's landmark declaration promoting an "independent and pluralistic" African press,
the 2001 Windhoek Charter
demands action to protect broadcasting in the public interest.
Also see MediaChannel's special reports, Broadcasting Democracy
and Media Manifestoes .
From ARTICLE 19, 9 May 2001.
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Africa,
Cultural Impacts,
Freedom of Expression,
Policy/Law,
Public Broadcasting,
Technology,
Radio
Television
Young Minds, Young Voices
When media is mostly marketing, the zines, videos and Web sites produced
by youth challenge the status quo. Youth media doesn't have to be
political to be radical, says Twilight Greenaway.
From Media Alliance-San Francisco Bay area, 1 May 2001.
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Audience,
Children,
Cultural Impacts,
Diversity
Technology
The World's Tangled Web
Who benefits — and who foots the bill — when developing nations get wired? Some Argentineans feel like their country is being "plundered and colonized all over again."
From New Internationalist, 1 April 2001.
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Argentina,
Latin America & Caribbean,
South America,
Audience,
Business,
Cultural Impacts,
Technology
Multimedia/Internet
Toxic Investigation
A new documentary and an online archive are exposing 50 years of the U.S. chemical industry's deadly secrets. Now the industry's mighty PR machine is facing a wave of e-activism.
From AlterNet/Independent Media Institute, 28 March 2001.
> also about:
United States,
North America,
Activism,
News Coverage
Public Broadcasting
"The Global Knowledge Media Forum"
Adopted in March 2000 by a gathering of media leaders, editors and news directors from developing
countries, this declaration states that media "must be confident, vibrant, entertaining, surprising,
proactive, balanced and informed. [They] should scrutinize governments and corporations, but also
international organizations and the donor communities themselves."
From Panos, 10 March 2001.
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Africa,
Latin America & Caribbean,
Asia and the Pacific,
Audience,
Freedom of Expression,
Policy/Law,
Technology
Multimedia/Internet
Propaganda On The Roof Of The World
Foreign radio broadcasts like Voice of America and the BBC's Chinese service are illegal in Tibet, where Chinese authorities warn against them as "hostile forces." Reports say Bejing is stepping up efforts to jam the frequencies.
From Tibet Information Network Trust, 28 February 2001.
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China,
Asia and the Pacific,
South East Asia,
Freedom of Expression,
Politics
Radio
The Net And The Future Of Asia
Are Asian culture and Internet culture at odds? Douglas Bullis considers the implications of the East's "digital interface" with the West.
From Kyoto Journal - Perspectives on Asia, 23 February 2001.
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Asia and the Pacific,
Cultural Impacts,
Technology
Multimedia/Internet
World Bank's Secrets
As the World Bank reviews its Information Disclosure Policy , press freedom groups and journalists are calling for greater access to documents, greater accountability and protection for whistleblowers. Media groups wishing to support this effort click here .
From ARTICLE 19, 19 February 2001.
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Credibility/Accuracy,
Freedom of Expression
Policy/Law
This page brings together all the stories on Access that have been featured on MediaChannel, with links to related pages.
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