This page brings together all the stories on Freedom of Expression 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.
> also about:
Bangladesh,
Kenya,
United States,
Africa,
Europe,
Asia and the Pacific,
Access,
Business,
Cultural Impacts,
Policy/Law,
Politics
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.
> also about:
China,
Asia and the Pacific,
Access,
Credibility/Accuracy,
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.
> also about:
Palestine,
Israel,
Access,
Activism,
Policy/Law,
Politics,
Technology
Multimedia/Internet
Will The U.S. Government Drop Media Ownership Rules?
Efforts to end limits on corporate ownership of TV have critics alarmed about a future of concentrated media
power. Look at
what happened to radio . (For more on why policy matters, visit the Policy Center .)
From Columbia Journalism Review, 1 July 2001.
> also about:
United States,
Business,
Cultural Impacts,
Policy/Law
Television
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,
Access,
News Coverage
Policy/Law
Classic Parody
The court battle over "The Wind Done Gone," an African-American retelling of "Gone With The Wind," stirs debate over cultural
heritage, copyright and the purposes of parody.
From Arts Wire Current, 29 June 2001.
> also about:
United States,
Policy/Law
Books
The Straits Of Singapore
Singaporean journalists are ever-mindful of their boundaries. That means little investigative or critical reporting and one of the most restricted presses in the world, according to Eric Ellis.
From Think Centre, 21 June 2001.
> also about:
Singapore,
Asia and the Pacific,
South East Asia,
News Coverage
Silenced In Sudan
Amal Abbas, Sudan's only female chief editor, has paid the price — astronomical fines, jail time — for being critical of President Omas Hasan al-Bashir's regime, writes Siobhan Dowd.
From Digital Freedom Network, 18 June 2001.
> also about:
Sudan,
Africa,
East Africa,
News Coverage,
Politics
Newspapers
The Politics Of Broadband
Jeff Chester talks about his campaign for a
national policy to protect open
access to the Internet, while Nathan Newman
weighs in on the current
broadband bill on Capitol Hill.
From IWantMedia.com, 12 June 2001.
> also about:
United States,
Activism,
Policy/Law,
Technology
Multimedia/Internet
Information As Intimidation
An antiabortion Web site notorious for publishing names, photos and addresses
of abortion providers now plans to Webcast videos of clinic entrances. Frederick Clarkson asks if this is journalism or terrorism.
From Salon.com, 31 May 2001.
> also about:
United States,
Activism,
Policy/Law
Multimedia/Internet
Special Report: The Kremlin's Media Takeover
15 years after the Chernobyl accident, the Russian press is facing its own meltdown. President Putin is wielding buyouts, prosecution and police force to gain control of independent media. MediaChannel
affiliates unravel the mess.
From The Media Channel, 25 May 2001.
> also about:
Russian Federation,
Business,
Personalities,
Policy/Law,
Politics
Television
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.
> also about:
Africa,
Latin America & Caribbean,
Asia and the Pacific,
Access,
News Coverage
Policy/Law
Gag Rule Harms Free Speech
Why did the U.S. media neglect Congressional debate of the "gag rule," which restricts discussing
reproductive health options abroad? Now free speech is being silenced, from Peru to Zimbabwe and beyond.
From Women's Enews, 25 May 2001.
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Peru,
Zimbabwe,
United States,
News Coverage
Politics
Basque Intimidation
The Basque separatist group ETA is not above killing journalists for publicity, according to a Committee to Protect Journalists correspondent. As a result, reporting there has become subjective and polarized.
From Committee to Protect Journalists, 25 May 2001.
> also about:
Spain,
News Coverage
Politics
Affiliate Spotlight: African Media
Five MediaChannel affiliates _ from Botswana, Kenya, South and Southern Africa _ discuss their global and inter-Africa initiatives, the advantages of new technology and the challenges of struggling democracies.
From The Media Channel, 23 May 2001.
> also about:
Botswana,
Kenya,
South Africa,
Africa,
Southern Africa,
Audience,
News Coverage,
Technology
Multimedia/Internet
This page brings together all the stories on Freedom of Expression that have been featured on MediaChannel, with links to related pages.
Articles 1 to 15 of 293 (with the most recent first)
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