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Manifestoes And Movements
Can globally shared concerns about media engage mass support and inspire public action? Presenting 20 years of media declarations, MediaChannel invites your comments, critiques and participation.
From The Media Channel, 28 March 2001.
> also about: Africa, Europe, Latin America & Caribbean, North America, Asia and the Pacific, South America, Activism, Cultural Impacts, Freedom of Expression

To Sue The Media
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, 13 March 2001.
> also about: United Kingdom, Europe, Western Europe, News Coverage, Newspapers

Tabloid Troublemakers
A driving force behind the puritanical witch hunts against artists this winter in the United States and Britain has been tabloid newspapers of the Rupert Murdoch ilk. In New York it was the purple press that awakened Mayor Rudolph Giuliani to the alleged anti-Catholicism of Renee Green's "Yo Mama's Last Supper." In London, it was Murdoch's News of the World that fomented the near-closing of an...
From Guardian Unlimited, 13 March 2001.

Tabloid Troublemakers
A driving force behind the puritanical witch hunts against artists this winter in the United States and Britain has been tabloid newspapers of the Rupert Murdoch ilk. In New York it was the purple press that awakened Mayor Rudolph Giuliani to the alleged anti-Catholicism of Renee Green's "Yo Mama's Last Supper." In London, it was Murdoch's News of the World that fomented the near-closing of an...
From Guardian Unlimited, 13 March 2001.
> also about: United Kingdom, United States, North America, Western Europe, Children, Freedom of Expression, Media Arts

Gambian Media Threatened
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, 12 March 2001.
> also about: Gambia, Africa, West Africa, Freedom of Expression, News Coverage, Politics

Information Lifeline
Information is a vital element of humanitarian and peacekeeping strategies, and reliable, impartial and independent media initiatives can dramatically improve the effectiveness of international aid operations.
From The Christian Science Monitor Online, 7 March 2001.
> also about: Africa, News Coverage

Barbie Redux
There's little doubt that the vampy Barbie doll is the most iconic toy ever produced. But when it comes to use of the long-legged toy's image, Mattel, its manufacturer, has repeatedly (and successfully) brought suit in U.S. courts against artists and publishers like Paul Hansen, who sold 150 modified Barbies as artworks. Seal Press, which published "Adios Barbie," a feminist look at body ima...
From Arts Wire Current, 6 March 2001.

Barbie Redux
There's little doubt that the vampy Barbie doll is the most iconic toy ever produced. But when it comes to use of the long-legged toy's image, Mattel, its manufacturer, has repeatedly (and successfully) brought suit in U.S. courts against artists and publishers like Paul Hansen, who sold 150 modified Barbies as artworks. Seal Press, which published "Adios Barbie," a feminist look at body ima...
From Arts Wire Current, 6 March 2001.
> also about: United States, North America, Freedom of Expression

Serbia's Media Recovery
Independent broadcasters face being shut down until licenses are reassigned, and local press fear collapse as foreign support fades. Serbia's new administration is picking up the pieces of a ravaged media landscape. See MediaChannel's Hot Stories section for more.
From Media Center, Belgrade, 5 March 2001.
> also about: Yugoslavia, Europe, Freedom of Expression, Politics, Newspapers, Radio Television

Who Elected Bush?
Campaign contributions pay off, giving access to policy makers who can then reduce taxes, stop regulations, award contracts and dole out subsidies. Here's who dug deep in the last U.S. campaign.
From Mother Jones online, 5 March 2001.
> also about: United States, Politics

Congress "Investigates" Election Coverage
U.S. TV network executives admitted election night errors when they testified before a Congressional committee. The real mistake, says News Dissector Danny Schechter, is that their self-examination didn't go far enough.
From The Media Channel, 28 February 2001.
> also about: United States, North America, Business, News Coverage, Personalities, Politics Television

The Hypocritical Times
National Writers Union president Jonathan Tasini ridicules The New York Times' editorial support for the case against Napster. Media companies' increasing disregard for copyright law amounts to contractual theft, he warns.
From National Writers Union (U.S.), 22 February 2001.
> also about: United States, North America, Business, Cultural Impacts, Labor, Magazines, Multimedia/Internet Newspapers

Media Under Attack
Information in Zimbabwe has been tightly and systematically controlled, with recently implemented draconian laws precluding independent and representative broadcasting. It's time for public response, charges Sizani Weza.
From Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy, 21 February 2001.
> also about: Zimbabwe, Africa, Southern Africa, Activism, Freedom of Expression, Politics Public Broadcasting

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.
> also about: Access, Credibility/Accuracy, Freedom of Expression

Women Journalists In Iran
The conservative crackdown on Iran's reformist press has hit women journalists particularly hard. They're supporting President Khatami's re-election in May, hoping it will bring back press freedom, writes Persheng Vaziri.
From Internews Network, Inc., 16 February 2001.
> also about: Iran, Diversity, Freedom of Expression, Labor, Newspapers

Is Independent Advocacy Possible?
Did a public-policy group support Microsoft because the company funded them? So say Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber. But the Independent Institute's David J. Theroux rebuts these charges — and challenges his critics' independence.
From The Media Channel, 14 February 2001.
> also about: United States, North America, Business, Credibility/Accuracy

Low Power, High Impact
The downfall of community microradio at the hands of the U.S. Congress disillusions advocates in emerging democracies who look to the United States as a model for citizen media access, writes Peter Molnar from Hungary.
From The Media Channel, 31 January 2001.
> also about: Hungary, United States, Europe, North America, Access, Radio

 




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