Full Coverage: Media

31.03.2006 Since the establishment of democracy in 2000, the media reforms in Serbia have been both slow and inconsistent. In order to expedite the approximation to requirements presented by the future EU membership, Serbia needs to give up on its arbitrary media policies and legislation and commit itself to implementation of adopted regulation.

30.03.2006 Hundreds of journalists marched in the streets of Kathmandu calling for full press freedom in the country. Media personnel, rights activists and professionals joined a rally organised by the Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) on the occasion of the 51st anniversary of the establishment of FNJ.

29.03.2006 Some 250,000 people tried to register for adult education classes in a single day following an episode of a Mexican television soap opera in which an older man broke down in tears when he could finally read his granddaughter's letters. TV and radio dramas not only get key messages across, but they're doing it cheaply and effectively.

28.03.2006 The European Roma Rights Centre, the National Roma Centrum and the Croatian Law Center invite for applicants from Croatia and Macedonia to apply to participate in a media skills training workshop in Skopje, Macedonia, on Tuesday, April 25, 2006.

28.03.2006 Many believe that the recent mass rallies across the United States in support of immigrants' rights led a Senate committee to promote an immigration reform bill Monday that--in sharp contrast to a House bill passed in December--would put migrant workers on a path to citizenship. Hispanic media outlets paved the way for the impressive show of people power.

27.03.2006 The cooperation between the environmentalist groups and the media in providing information to the public about environmental protection was the topic discussed in the workshop held on March 24 in Slavonski Brod, held by representatives of Osijek Greens, on invitation by BEUZ (Brod Environmental Association “Zemlja”).

27.03.2006 Congress is considering legislation--promoted by the cable companies--that could eliminate support for Public Access TV. But the stations themselves, including New York's popular Manhattan Neighborhood Network, are at the forefront of a massive campaign to save the stations.

27.03.2006 GKP is offering a limited number of fellowships for journalists from South Asian countries to attend the GKP International Forum 2006, which is being held at
Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 8-9 May 2006. The last date to apply for a fellowship is March 27, 2006.

27.03.2006 The International Advocacy Mission for Press Freedom in Nepal that is currently here to assess the situation of press freedom has met Maoist leaders in a village in Palpa district and discussed the problems faced by journalists from the rebels.

24.03.2006 From free and open source software (FLOSS), to peer-to-peer (P2P) distribution and "pervasive" mobile and locative technologies, the possibilities exist as never before to create and disseminate our opinions and experiences through our own media. TAKEAWAY, the Festival of do it yourself Media, will help you take part in the revolution, 29-31 March.

23.03.2006 I have to take issue with Abid Aslam's article, "Third Iraq Anniversary Finds Publics Weary of War and Protest," particularly the assertion that anti-war activism has waned. I was surprised to see OneWorld joining the trend of playing down opposition to the Iraq war...

22.03.2006 In recognition of an imaginative campaign for water conservation, an Indian daily newspaper received the $20,000 biennial prize for rural communications awarded by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

22.03.2006 An international mission plans to visit Nepal to draw attention to the serious threat to press freedom and also the free expression violations that are continuing to occur in the country. The mission's aim is to support the country's media community and raise concerns with authorities over attacks on journalists.

21.03.2006 The Lok Sabha committee probing a sting operation by the Indian electronic media against politicians has sought a blanket ban on sting operations by television channels. The report has blamed the media more than the guilty politicians and still the media has not taken up the issue forcefully.

20.03.2006 A "new paradox of journalism" has emerged in which the number of news outlets continues to grow, yet the number of stories covered and the depth of many reports is decreasing, according to the State of the News Media 2006. The research was done by the Project for Excellence in Journalism, a research institute affiliated with the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts.

20.03.2006 Popati Hiranandani's works spoke of independent and strong women. After many painful years of coping with cancer Popati Hiranandani died quietly on December 16, 2005. She was 81. C.S.Lakshmi's tribute to her from The Hindu.

17.03.2006 Last Tuesday, March 14, the B.a.B.e. women human rights group presented the results of the EQVIWA media project – the regional action for equal visibility. This is a two-year project that aims to initiate changes of social values and level the visibility of women in public and social space with the visibility given to men in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia and Montenegro.

16.03.2006 The Association of Independent Electronic Media – ANEM strongly protested and condemned the attack on the reporters and camera crew of its member B92 TV.

13.03.2006 Nearly two thirds of Macedonian citizens feel the need for a local television station. At the same time, they believe that the financing should come from the state, i.e. municipal budget. Over a half of the citizens are not prepared to secure funds from the family budget to finance local media, although 79 percent of them said they need local information.

08.03.2006 Afghanistan’s new law on mass media was launched last week in Kabul by the Minister of Information Culture and Tourism, Said Makhtoum Raheen. The law reforms the country's existing press law and also guarantees freedom of expression in the country.