Posts Tagged ‘media’
 

 
International Political Forum

Central Asia’s Rulers View Turkish “Soap Power” With Suspicion

Back when the post-Soviet states of Central Asia gained independence, there was much talk of Pan-Turkism, a word that had been largely forgotten during seven decades of  communism and Russian linguistic influence. The idea th...
by Kanykei Tursunbaeva
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Former President of Google China Reveals Censorship Statistics

Kai-Fu Lee, former president of Google China, published a chart on Twitter showing how often his micro-blog was deleted by the Chinese government’s censorship arm. Lee regularly blogs about cultural and technology issue...
by Global Voices
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Tens Of Thousands Stranded, Serbians Take Flood Relief Into Their Own Hands

In May 2014, a natural disaster the size of which officials claim hasn’t been seen in over 120 years hit Serbia and Bosnia, when a huge low-pressure cloud system hovered over the region shedding three-months worth or rain...
by Danica Radisic
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The tools of peacebuilding: Using the media to build peace in Georgia

In an earlier article, I wrote about the importance of youth participation in peacebuilding. The media is another vital component of successfully building a durable, just peace after conflict. Like any tool, the media can be us...
by Nicholas Barker
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World Press Freedom Day: Journalists killed in 2012 [Infographic]

Every year, May 3rd is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom; to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists wh...
by Natasha Lipman
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Junior Jihadis: A New Era For Child Soldiers?

We are inundated with stories of children crossing continents to join the battle and to help to establish a caliphate.
by Flo Carson
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The role of the media in Jessica Lal’s murder case

With the advent of media in every sphere of human life, even the last bastion of protection from prying eyes – the judiciary – seems to have fallen. Trial by media made famous, or infamous, by the O.J. Simpson murde...
by Sneha Nanavati
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Cyber Attack Downs Mozambique’s @Verdade News Site On Election Day

@Verdade, a Mozambican weekly newspaper and Global Voices partner, was the victim of a massive cyber attack on Oct. 15, 2014, when Mozambican general elections took place last week. The attack began on the eve of the electi...
by Janet Gunter
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Iran Wants To Befriend Google

Iran has a habit of blocking, unblocking and sometimes re-blocking Google platforms inside the country.
by Mahsa Alimardani
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