Full Coverage: Media

05/31/2007

05/30/2007 There was no significant progress or changes in protection of children rights in Serbia, concludes the Children Rights Centre in its Report on Status of Children Rights for 2006.

05/30/2007 Më qëllim të ngritjes të aftësisë profesionale të gazetarëve kosovarë, të martën në Prishtinë është inauguruar Instituti i Medias së Kosovës.

05/29/2007 NetNovinar - Centar za istrazivacko novinarstvo i medijsku edukaciju raspisuje konkurs za bh. novinare i novinarke: Program 'Analiticko izvjestavanje - Pravda i sigurnost u BiH'. Rok za prijave je 20. juni 2007.

05/25/2007 A group of about 400 women’s organizations in India has called for noteworthy changes in the draft bill against sexual harassment at the workplace. They have suggested that the bill should be gender-neutral and want to expand the definition of sexual harassment

05/23/2007 The Ombudsperson for Gender Equality and Government Committee for monitoring and evaluation of implementation of gender equality policies reacted to the beer commercial of “Zagrebacka pivovara” brewery, that goes with the slogan “Zuja’s Law No.11: Men notice only the important stuff”. The said commercial depicts a woman coming home with bags filled with groceries – after she went to hairdresser to get done for her man – but he totally ignores her showing interest only for beer bottles.

05/22/2007 Pravobraniteljica za ravnopravnost spolova i vladino Povjerenstvo za praćenje i procjenu provedbe politike ravnopravnosti spolova objavili su danas reakcije na reklamu za Ožujsko pivo Zagrebačke pivovare sa sloganom "Žuja zakon br. 11: Muškarci primjećuju samo bitno". Reklama prikazuje ženu koja dolazi kući ruku punih vrećica s namirnicama - pošto je bila kod frizera i uredila se za svog muškarca - no on je potpuno ignorira pokazujući interes jedino za pivske boce.

05/18/2007 E-Choupal is a unique internet service that has been made available at the doorstep of farmers in India. Introduced by the retail sector, e-Choupal provides farmers with agricultural information through ICTs. Through the e-Choupal initiative, ITC has increased its competitiveness and empowered farmers through access to technology and the Internet.

05/18/2007 On the occasion of May 17, the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO), The Macedonian Association for Free Sexual Orientation (MASSO), organized several activities.

05/16/2007 A group of Macedonian non-governmental organizations give their full support and solidarity to Iso Rusi, journalist and president of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Macedonia, related to the attacks and threats that the Democratic Party of Albanians (DPA) sent to his address provoked by his recent op-ed, titled “Gospodin Gospodin Thaqi” (Gospodin Gospodin is the official title of the archbishop of the Macedonian Orthodox Church), published in “Koha” daily newspaper.

05/14/2007 Sabato 5 e domenica 6 maggio, il Comitato AddioPizzo ha realizzato a Palermo la Seconda edizione della “Festa Pizzo Free” con l’esposizione dei prodotti dei commercianti aderenti alla campagna “Contro il pizzo cambia i consumi”, dibattiti con i magistrati ed esponenti del mondo dell’antimafia. Intanto scoppia la polemica sulla fiction che Canale 5 sta per mandare in onda sulla figura di Totò Riina, il boss mafioso arrestato nel 1993 e tutt’ora detenuto. Contro gli infondati dubbi sull'esistenza di una trattativa per far consegnare Riina si pronuncia il capitano Ultimo criticando Claudio Fava, il parlamentare europeo figlio di Pippo Fava, che è tra le firme della sceneggiatura, chiedendogli di non "insultare" chi ha lottato contro gli "assassini di suo padre".

05/12/2007 Me rastin e Ditës së Evropës, më 9 maj, gazeta Java, është shpërblyer me çmimit prestigjioz - Press Freedom Award - Signal for Europe 2006", që tradicionalisht e ndajnë Reporterët pa Kufij të Austrisë.

05/10/2007 Panos South Asia (PSA) is organising a 5-day South Asian regional 'Online Radio Broadcasting Training Workshop' for media and other communication practitioners, from 19-23 June 2007 at its Media Centre in Kathmandu, Nepal. The workshop aims to leverage the benefits that internet offers to radio and the ways of incorporating it into existing media strategies.

05/10/2007 Teachers from the National Institute for Disabled (NID), Khaling and Drukgyel Higher Secondary School have tied up with Media LT, an NGO spearheading ICT access for the visually impaired in Bhutan. The purpose of the training is to enhance their quality of work through Internet access and computer applications.

05/10/2007 Salah satu yang menarik dari buku ini selain analisa objektivitas berita juga tawaran untuk mengembangkan jurnalisme berkelanjutan, sebuah jalan tengah antara jurnalisme advokasi dan jurnalisme tradisional.

05/10/2007 Komiteti Shqiptar i Helsinkit ka ndjekur me vëmendje dhe shqetësim debatin lidhur me urdhërin e KKRT-së për heqjen nga pika e “Taraboshit” të antenave të “Vizion+” dhe “Top Channel” që mundësuan përhapjen e sinjalit të këtyre stacioneve në territorin e Shkodrës.

05/09/2007

05/09/2007 Povodom 3 maja, Svjetskog dana slobode medija, Misija OSCE-a u Bosni i Hercegovini naglasila je važnost zaštite slobode izražavanja u demokratskom društvu. Misija je također ponovno iznijela razloge za zabrinutost povodom postupaka čiji je cilj ograničavanje ove slobode, što se naročito odnosi na emitiranje Javnog RTV servisa Bosne i Hercegovine.

05/09/2007 WASHINGTON, May 9 (IPS) - In the run-up to the March 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Pentagon planned to create a 'Rapid Reaction Media Team' (RRMT) designed to ensure control over major Iraqi media while providing an Iraqi 'face' for its efforts, according to a 'White Paper' obtained by the independent National Security Archive (NSA) which released it Tuesday.

05/09/2007 On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina emphasized the importance of the protection of freedom of expression in a democratic society and reiterated its concerns over moves to limit this freedom, particularly in the public broadcasting services of Bosnia and Herzegovina.