Full coverage: Media

27.04.2008 Allegations of corruption and trafficking in gold and guns by the UN are met by an airy dismissal from within the world organisation. But the claims may not be dismissed so easily.
On the From Our Own Correspondent page, click Listen: World Service edition. Also, watch Panorama this evening.
+ UN peacekeepers 'traded gold and guns with Congolese rebels'

27.04.2008 Tovarisch, I Am Not Dead is a son’s documentary about his dad. But what a dad!

21.04.2008 Long predicted to replace traditional book or newspaper pulp, e-paper is not yet printing money, but tech firms hope its popularity may eventually mimic the real thing. Watch the video report inside.

21.04.2008 A non-profit media project is organising Global Voices Citizen Media Summit 2008 in Budapest, Hungary on June 27-28, 2008. The event will highlight the contribution of diverse voices like bloggers, activists and journalists in global information dissemination.

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18.04.2008 Using Mobile Phones in Advocacy Campaigns, a strategy guide by MobileActive contains innovative ideas on using mobile phones for active civic engagement. Citing case studies from different parts of the world, the book advocates mobiles as tools of social change in developing nations.

18.04.2008 Partners in Media Asia Pvt. Ltd. is organising India Radio Forum on May 30, 2008 at Mumbai, India. The event aims to inform and update the FM fraternity of the medium’s evolution in the region, and to invite opinions from the industry worldwide about the future of radio in Asia.

18.04.2008 Building on the popular culture of blogging, BBC’s ZigZagmag.net has created an interactive online space to enable aspiring Iranian journalists generate high quality content for a variety of BBC platforms. The virtual newsroom encourages learning and communication through discussions and training.

14.04.2008 Richard Butler, a British journalist who was kidnapped in Basra on 10 February, was rescued by Iraqi soldiers today.

11.04.2008 Using Edu-tainment for Distance Education in Community Work is a guide to creating distance education radio, TV and internet programmes in the Edu-tainment format. Clear and concise, the book is a valuable resource for NGOs, donors, programme managers, writers and producers working in developing countries.

10.04.2008 UNHCR and Google have unveiled the "Google Earth Outreach" programme to help understand the refugee world and the ongoing humanitarian efforts. All you have to do is to sit in front of your computer and it will take you on a virtual reality tour in Chad, Iraq, Columbia and Sudan.

09.04.2008 Make a short video about why US leadership is necessary to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and win $1,000.

07.04.2008 Journalismiaiheiset blogit tutkivat, mistä maista ja alueista maailman johtavat tiedotusvälineet kirjoittavat. Australia, Länsi-Eurooppa ja Lähi-itä ovat aiheena suurimmassa osassa artikkeleista, Afrikka ja Latinalainen Amerikka vain harvoissa.

04.04.2008 Enter the OneWorld Citizen Journalism Awards. The winning report will be featured on OneWorld’s unique syndication service on Yahoo! News.

03.04.2008

02.04.2008 In his latest campaign, Al Gore says he hopes to persuade Americans that protecting the planet transcends the usual political divisions.
From: The Guardian

01.04.2008