Full coverage: Media

25.02.2008 The International WomenÂ’s Media Foundation is seeking nominations from around the world for this yearÂ’s Courage in Journalism Awards and a Lifetime Achievement Award. The foundation recognises three women journalists every year for their extraordinary strength of character in pursuing their profession under difficult circumstances.

22.02.2008 The U.S. Department of Defense has confirmed that its military is holding Canadian Television journalist Jawed Ahmad, but refused to disclose any further information.
From Committee to Protect Journalists

21.02.2008

21.02.2008 Three firebrand Indian young reporters of Appan Samachar armed with mikes and handy cams, go around Bihar villages scouting for stories primarily on womenÂ’s lives and their concerns. These news capsules are then shown to a targeted audience once a month to create social awareness on gender and other issues.

18.02.2008 DENVER, Feb 18 (OneWorld) - Whatever today's election tallies show, the period of instability and government restrictions leading up to the vote in Pakistan ensure that the results will not reflect the will of the country's people, said human rights groups in the United States and Asia this weekend.

17.02.2008 The Indonesian government is determined to utilize the information technology effectively to support efforts to increase the national competitiveness. This aspiration is reflected in the Indonesian.

14.02.2008 Un grande successo, non c'è che dire. Ci sono proprio tutti: dalle associazioni ambientaliste ai parlamentari ecologisti, da Banca Etica a UBI Banca, fino ai comuni di mezz'Italia come quello di Samarate che ha invitato a partecipare il comune gemellato Yeovil (UK) ma ha dimenticato la locale AgustaWestland che continuerà a produrre a pieno ritmo i 51 Mangusta recentemente commissionati dal governo turco. E c'è anche IBM, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, McDonald's Italia (sì avete letto bene) l'Europarlamento di Bruxelles - che però spegnerà le luci solo per dieci minuti - fino al settimanale Topolino. Insomma non manca proprio nessuno a parte, forse, Beppe Grillo. E non potrebbe essere altrimenti visto che l'iniziativa promossa dalla trasmissione Caterpillar è "patrocinata dal Ministero dell'Ambiente e dalla Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri" e si svolge "in collaborazione" con... l'ENI. Toh, l'ENI!
di Giorgio Beretta

14.02.2008 The private newspaper industry in the country is about to collapse in the wake of high production costs worsened by an acute shortage of locally produced newsprint.

06.02.2008 Lembaga Kampung Halaman membuat program ”Kami Bicara” untuk 10 sekolah dari berbagai daerah. Isinya antara lain mengajak murid-murid memvideokan aktivitas positifnya. Lalu, hasilnya di-upload ke web blog untuk sosialisasi ke masyarakat luas.

05.02.2008 Teknologi Informasi (TI) yang kini berkembang amat pesat tak bisa dipungkiri memberikan kontribusi yang signifikan terhadap seluruh proses globalisasi ini. Mulai dari wahana TI yang paling sederhana (radio dan televisi), hingga internet dan ponsel, informasi mengalir dengan sangat cepat dan menyeruak ruang kesadaran banyak orang.