Full Coverage: Media

26.12.2006 Universalisation of Elementary Education is a national goal for which Distance Education Programme is a national resource and major support for distance learning programme.

26.12.2006 When the history of the deadly 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami comes to be written, will the role of the media be praised, criticised or just seen as inadequate? 'We didn't do a good job in warning people. But once the disaster hit, we did a good job in (spreading the word),' said Colombo-based TV journalist Nalaka Gunawardene.

21.12.2006 A five-day training programme on computer applications and its effective usage in advocacy and communications at rural level was organised for the field functionaries of the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) at New Delhi from 18 – 22 December, 2006.

20.12.2006 The discrimination of women is most dominant in Serbian print media, shows a survey of stereotypes, manners and strategies for discrimination of women in print media in SEE, conducted by the MediaCentre Sarajevo. The survey covered the daily press in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia.

19.12.2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 19 (OneWorld) - A Brussels-based non-profit has launched what it describes as the first ever "global radio show connecting migrant communities worldwide to highlight their concerns and achievements."

18.12.2006 Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 19, 2006, at 17:00 hours, the Mediacentre Sarajevo will host the round-table discussion for journalists on the topic of Presumption of Innocence Principle and its Application in Media and Judiciary.

15.12.2006 A growing number of journalists are being imprisoned around the world for publishing their work on the Internet, with one in three cases made up of individuals whose work appeared primarily on the web or by e-mail, a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has found.

13.12.2006 Last Monday, December 11, the iDEMO Democracy Institute organized a roundtable discussion on the topic of Media Freedoms and Human Rights in Croatia in 2006 – The Case of “Glas Istre”. Ivo Banac, independent Member of the Sabor (the Parliament), Andrea Feldman, iDEMO Director and Snijezana Matejcic, reporter with “Glas Istre” and union activist, were the featured speakers.

12.12.2006 Under the project “Strengthening of Environmental Reporting in Serbia and Montenegro”, supported by the OSCE, the EkoForum, with express permission by the Reuters Fourndation, offers the journalists reporting on environmental issues a variety of materials necessary for their work, translated into Serbian language.

11.12.2006 The second edition of Quotes from the Earth, a three-day environment film festival, was held from November 3-5, 2006. Parvinder Singh, Senior Programme Officer in the Information and Communication unit of Toxics Link, offers an inside view of the reactions it evoked and argues that there is more to environmental films than the size of its audience.

11.12.2006 The second edition of Quotes from the Earth, a three-day environment film festival, was held from November 3-5, 2006. Parvinder Singh, Senior Programme Officer in the Information and Communication unit of Toxics Link, offers an inside view of the reactions it evoked and argues that there is more to environmental films than the size of its audience.

08.12.2006 The Serbian Consumer Association (APOS) published the first issue of Consumer Report magazine. The magazine will come out monthly, as a supplement to Danas daily newspaper.

08.12.2006 The NPR Kroc Fellowships have been announced for young journalists who plan to work in public radio and are completing college or have graduated from college in the last one year. Though no journalism experience is required, the candidates should demonstrate drive and potential. The last date for applications is December 31, 2006.

08.12.2006 from Treehugger:
'If you don't just talk the talk but walk the walk and leave a barely visible footprint…Catch it on camera, inspire us, and win PRIZES!'

07.12.2006 International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) president Christopher Warren says the press freedom situation in Sri Lanka "continues to deteriorate with the latest press freedom abuses at the hands of authorities, further highlighting the vital need for the Sri Lankan government to intervene and ensure journalists' rights are protected."