National Public Radio (NPR) in the United States is demonstrating the importance both of giving a voice to migrants in media, and of ensuring the independence of the public broadcasting platform.
As reported by another public broadcaster, BBC (
“The immigrants telling stories history missed” 10 February 2020, two young radio producers, one with Iranian and the other with Palestinian backgrounds, are leading a new podcast series that highlight stories that most people have missed in their history lessons.
17 February, 2020
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Recently, the European parliament voted in favour of stronger EU measures aimed at countering “highly dangerous” Russian disinformation...
28 October, 2019
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Children now represent one third of all Internet users.
This number is expected to increase once developing countries – where most of the world’s...
21 October, 2019
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In September 2019, in a victory for the principles underlying media democracy, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit rebuked the...
21 October, 2019
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Digital technology is a growing force in today’s world. Since advocacy groups during the Vietnam War became incensed by televised images of suffering...
14 October, 2019
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It’s surprising that the issue of “fake news” took so long to raise its head. Deliberate misinformation and bias have been around for as long as journalism itself – more than 400 years by some accounts.
The yellow press (a term coined in the 1890s to describe the sensationalist reporting of two New York City newspapers, the
World and the
Journal) and tabloid journalism encapsulate a form of writing that is, let’s say, highly economical with the truth. Gossip magazines and reality shows merely fanned the flames of the public’s insatiable desire for speculation and innuendo.
07 October, 2019
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Private, public, and civil society actors should work together to encourage more sustainable financing of universal access efforts
Access to communication and information tools...
30 September, 2019
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Private, public, and civil society actors should work together to encourage more sustainable financing of universal access efforts...
30 September, 2019
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Photo: London UK. 24th July 2019. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street. Credit: Michael Tubi/Shutterstock
On 19 September,...
23 September, 2019
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The rise of “fake news” charges and deliberate disinformation have led to an important counter effort: fact-checking. News agencies, civil society organisations, and...
16 September, 2019
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Google should have known better!
An Associated Press piece in The Guardian newspaper (“YouTube fined $170m for collecting children’s personal data”, 4 September 2019) notes a...
09 September, 2019
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Not everyone is familiar with climate change.
A new survey released by Afrobarometer paints a bleak picture of how agriculture conditions are worsening due to higher temperatures, delayed rainfall, and crop failure. Crucially, among some people, it also identifies little or no knowledge about climate change itself.
02 September, 2019
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