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Mobile reads text for the blind

31.01.2008 The next generation Nokia cell phone, loaded with software that turns text on photographed documents into speech, promises to make lives convenient for the visually impaired.

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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [India] [access] [media technologies]

Documenting lives in Andhra�s saltpans

29.01.2008 Two documentaries, A Pinch of Salt and Warriors of Chinnaganjam, poignantly capture the plight and struggles of salt workers in southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. These are tales of survival on the fringes; as one elderly worker in one of the films put it succinctly: �Our life is a constant confrontation with death.�

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Related topics/regions: [South Asia]

Suomalaisviestinten islam on pommeja ja politiikkaa

28.01.2008 Miksi Irakin pommi-isku-uutisissa tekij�iksi mainitaan shiia- ja sunnitaistelijat? Mik� on fatwa? N�ihin kysymyksiin ei tarvitsekaan tiet�� vastauksia, jos seuraa suomalaisia joukkoviestimi�. Niiden kuva islamista perustuu yksinkertaisiin syy�seuraus-suhteisiin ja n�enn�iseen neutraaliuteen, sanoo tuore tutkimus.

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Related topics/regions: [Finland]

Exploring gender and development initiatives

28.01.2008 The latest issue of the Oxfam journal Gender & Development calls for vibrant and alternative media spaces to prevent stereotyping of women, while providing insight into development initiatives throughout the world. Recommended read for development practitioners, policymakers and academics.

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Caste and prejudices

24.01.2008 Senior journalist and Ramon Magsaysay winner P. Sainath takes on the media and its propagation of �reverse discrimination� where upper castes are being plugged as the victims. The bitter world where Dalits are discriminated at every step of their lives is etched explicitly in this biting critique.

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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [India]

Online radio broadcasting workshop

The internet is the new playground of traditional broadcast media

21.01.2008 Panos South Asia invites media and communication practitioners in South Asia for a workshop on online radio broadcasting from March 17-21, 2008 at Kathmandu, Nepal. The workshop will provide hands-on training in digital technologies, audio and content streaming and online material distribution to global audiences.

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Related topics/regions: [Nepal] [South Asia]

Image: The internet is the new playground of traditional broadcast media

Community video empowers rural India

17.01.2008 Video Volunteers and local NGOs are helping rural communities in India voice their issues to a global audience. Locally relevant video produced by community video units, are empowering people to lead, change and take action.

Harry Chapin Media Awards on hunger and economic poverty

14.01.2008 The Harry Chapin Media Awards were created in 1982 to encourage the media to tell stories of hunger and poverty. These global awards recognise work on causes of economic poverty and forces leading to self-reliance of poor. The current deadline for submitting entries is February 1, 2008.

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Maailmassa tapettiin viime vuonna 134 toimittajaa

03.01.2008 Kansainv�lisen journalistiliiton IFJ:n mukaan maailmassa on kolmen viime vuoden aikana kuollut enn�tysm��rin ty�teht�viss� olleita toimittajia. Vuonna 2007 henkens� menetti ty�ss��n 171 journalistia, joista 134 kuoli v�kivaltaan.

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Huonoilla uutisilla menee hyvin, varsinkin jos ne tulevat kehitysmaista

02.01.2008 "Kehitysmaajournalismi" ei ole vain l�nsimaisen median artikkeleita kehitysmaista vaan my�s kehitysmaiden omaa journalismia. T�st� huolimatta suurin osa kehitysmaita koskevista uutisista k�sittelee edelleen n�lk��, sotia ja sairauksia.