Media & Journalism · June, 2012
Stories about Media & Journalism from June, 2012
Trinidad and Tobago: Security Minister or Action Figure?
Instead of taking on Trinidad and Tobago's many serious crime problems, the newly appointed Minister of National Security's first official action was to request an army contingent to demolish a...
Cuba: Clicking Towards the Future
Havana's recently concluded Festival Clic, which was designed to discuss Internet and Society in Cuba, has got several bloggers talking about technology and the role it can play in the...
Colombia: When the Dead Belong to the Upper-Class
Written by Julián Ortega Martínez · Quick Reads · Latin America
Korean 'Comfort Women' Photo Exhibit Sabotaged in Japan
Written by Lee Yoo Eun · East Asia
A South Korean photographer explains his ordeal in holding an exhibition in Japan that documents aging 'Comfort Women', the term used for Koreans drafted as sex slaves by the Japanese...
Paraguay: Reporters Without Borders Concerned About Public Media
Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Latin America
Trinidad & Tobago: The Real Political Losers
Bloggers continue their discussion about the government's recent Cabinet reshuffle, suggesting that the real losers in the equation are the people of Trinidad and Tobago.
Singapore: Online Portal Found Posting False Information
Written by Kirsten Han · East Asia
Singapore Press Holding's citizen journalism portal STOMP has found itself in an embarrassing position after it was discovered that a content producer had posed as an anonymous member of the...
China: Reporter Resigns for Dirty Joke About Female Astronaut
Written by Gloria Wong · East Asia
Female astronaut Liu Yang has come to represent the recent launch of the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, a space mission for the manifestation of China's national glory. Prior to this, a...
Russia: The War Over World War II
Written by Kevin Rothrock · Eastern & Central Europe
Last Friday, NTV broadcast a controversial film titled, "I Serve the Soviet Union," a film about political prisoners fighting the Nazis only to be murdered by Soviet secret police. The...
South Korea: Broadcasters' Battle for Fair Journalism Continues
In South Korea, an indefinite strike by broadcasters has continued for almost five months in the nation's largest TV network, MBC. Journalists and producers are urging the company president to...
Trinidad & Tobago: Bloggers Discuss Warner & Cabinet Reshuffle
The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago has been alluding to some major changes in government ministers' portfolios for some time now; last night, details of her Cabinet reshuffle finally...
Hong Kong: Leading English Newspaper Turns Red?
Written by Ronald Yick · East Asia
A series of recently leaked email exchanges between the chief editor and sub-editor of a leading English newspaper in Hong Kong, regarding the coverage of mainland Chinese political activist Li...
Tajikistan: Dushanbe Zoo, from Different Angles
Written by Musharraf · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus
Sudan: Netizens Verify Internet Blackout Rumours
Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa
Netizens are watching Sudan closely, following rumours that the Sudanese authorities intend to cut off the Internet - a chilling reminder of Egypt's attempt to silence activists and contain the...
Sharing Photos of the Afghanistan You Never See
Written by Omid Bidar · Central Asia & Caucasus
Most media covering developments in Afghanistan carry terrifying images. Through their lens, Afghanistan is presented as a country drowning in the waves of violence and militancy. A number of photographers...
Pakistan: Video Leak Sends Shock Waves Across The Country
Written by Sana Saleem · South Asia
A leaked video showing popular anchorpersons Mehar Bokhari and Mubashar Lucman involved in a set-up interview has sent shock waves across the Pakistani media industry and the citizens, triggering a...
Journeys Through Latin America
Written by Silvia Viñas · Latin America
Thanks to a collective of bloggers who are traveling through Latin America, readers from all over the world can get a glimpse of the many facets of this vast region....
Kyrgyzstan: Cartoons Expose Ills of Patriarchal Society
Written by Alexander Sodiqov · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus
Trinidad & Tobago: Speaking Out Against Sexual Abuse
The case of a 12-year old girl, who recently gave birth to her stepfather's child in Guyana, gets Outlish talking about feminism, education and the everyday reality of women in...
Trinidad & Tobago: Problems for People's Partnership
Much of the political discourse in the Trinidad and Tobago blogosphere of late has been about the shortcomings of the People's Partnership Government. It was no secret that there was...