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Kenyan Youth Take Pictures
In Nairobi's slums, children are taking photos. Through their Web site www.piac.org/childseye/kenya/index.html and a joint project with other urban kids worldwide, they hope to bring attention to the pain and poverty around them, reports Philip Ngunjiri.
From The Black World Today, 8 January 2001.
> also about: Kenya, Africa, East Africa, Access, Children

Rebelling In Ignorance?
A daily Web site read by political and media insiders may have fueled protests by a Czech public kept ignorant of the real issues. Jan Culík worries his journal may have given rise to a public protest he does not support: "Czech society has rebelled because someone has attempted to improve its public-service television. Most of the rebelling people are absolutely unaware [of] what has actually ...
From Central Europe Review, 6 January 2001.
> also about: Czech Republic, Activism, Freedom of Expression, Labor, Politics, Public Broadcasting, Television

Urging By E-Mail
While endlessly circulating e-mail petitions, no matter how well-intentioned (remember the Women of Afghanistan?), can spread distrust and annoyance, Joy Pincus says they can also raise consciousness and stimulate grassroots activism.
From Women's Enews, 5 January 2001.
> also about: Afghanistan, Activism, Credibility/Accuracy

Forgotten Fiji
Last summer's coup in Fiji began with live Internet coverage but soon disappeared from the world's media. This group of articles delves into what happened.
From The Disinformation Company, 5 January 2001.
> also about: Fiji, Credibility/Accuracy, News Coverage, Politics

A Web Of One's Own
Noy Thrupkaew critiques the logic behind American women's Web sites — what she refers to as Relationship Marketing and Cleaner Homes.
From Z Magazine/ZNet, 3 January 2001.
> also about: United States, Audience, Cultural Impacts, Diversity

From Our Readers: Top Media Stories Of 2000
From India to Australia, the Philippines to the U.S.A., MediaChannel advisors and readers respond to News Dissector Danny Schechter with their own picks for the top media stories of the year.
From The Media Channel, 3 January 2001.
> also about: Australia, Ireland, Peru, Philippines, Africa, Europe, Business, Cultural Impacts, Freedom of Expression, News Coverage, Politics, Technology

Indie Film Online
Can the Internet free filmmakers from the commercial mediocrity of Hollywood? Maybe, if Hollywood would get out of the way
From The Media Channel, 13 December 2000.
> also about: Access, Cultural Impacts, Technology, Film

Can Newspapers Survive?
As we move into 2001, newspapers must go online to survive, warns Stephen Downes. They also must not abandon the local content that is their lifeblood.
From NewsTrolls, Inc., 11 December 2000.
> also about: Business, Technology, Newspapers

The Rest of the Year
The media used to shine their spotlight on HIV/AIDS twice a year: during the summer's annual International AIDS Conference and on December 1, known as World AIDS Day and Day With(out) Art. Now that low-wattage illumination seems to be dimming even as the global pandemic widens, according to the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force . Artery: The AIDS-Arts Forum, edited by MediaChannel's own Robert ...
From Artery: The AIDS-Arts Forum, 1 December 2000.
> also about: Activism, Cultural Impacts, Media Arts

Video-Game Girls
There are conspicuous gender differences in children's Internet use. How can going online and playing video games become a positive experience for girls?
From Children Now, 1 December 2000.
> also about: Children, Diversity

Chicken Censorship And Online Activism
The two chickens starring in an art gallery exhibit also had their own Webcam show _ until animal activists shut it down.
From The Media Channel, 29 November 2000.
> also about: United States, Activism, Freedom of Expression, Media Arts

News Of The Voiceless
A news agency led by missionaries is bringing much-needed attention to communities abandoned by an indifferent world press.
From The Media Channel, 29 November 2000.
> also about: Africa, Latin America & Caribbean, South Asia, Access, News Coverage, Technology

Strikers To The Web
Striking Seattle newspaper unions are publishing an alternative newspaper on the Web. Their weapon in the labor struggle is quality journalism.
From Online Journalism Review, 27 November 2000.
> also about: United States, Activism, Labor, Newspapers

Journalists' Toolkit
Bookmark this! Research tools, interview tips, Web writing guides and more: Essential resources for the working journalist.
From The Media Channel, 15 November 2000.
> also about: Credibility/Accuracy, Education, News Coverage, Newspapers, Radio Television

China Internet Crackdown
New regulations prohibit commercial media in China from setting up independent news sites or linking to foreign news sites without permission.
From Digital Freedom Network, 7 November 2000.
> also about: China, Freedom of Expression, Policy/Law

 




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