Global media/communication movement(s)

Report: The Dark Side of Sirius Satellite Radio-- abusing workers

Submitted by cima on Thu, 2008-12-04 12:53.

Women making Sirius Satellite Radios are stripped of their rights, forced to work grueling hours for below-subsistence wages, and attacked and beaten when they ask for their legal rights.

http://www.nlcnet.org/article.php?id=607

Global Information Society Watch 2008

Submitted by cima on Thu, 2008-12-04 10:13.

How do we ensure access to the internet is a human right enjoyed by everyone? An annual report monitoring of implementation of international (and national) commitments made by governments towards the creation of an inclusive information society.

Fighting Poverty: Utilizing Community Media in a Digital Age

Submitted by cima on Sun, 2008-10-05 18:40.

Community Media and Democracy in the 21st Century: Perspectives and Experiences. A 2008 report from several practitioners describing the powerful role of community media in their regions.

Mapping & Strategizing Futures at AMC10

Submitted by cima on Tue, 2008-07-01 22:47.


The focus of the 10th Allied Media Conference (AMC) (Detroit, June 2008) was "Our Evolution Beyond Survival: Media Strategies for the Next Ten Years." The multi-speaker, multi-artist, multimedia keynote surfaced visions, projects, inspirations and calls to action. Blank colored cards were handed out for people to write their hopes, dreams and fears. A 15-foot timeline stretched along the conference hallway and people added their cards throughout the weekend.

Gender Policy for Community Radio Stations

Submitted by Elsa on Fri, 2008-03-28 20:29.

The Women's International Network of the World Association of Radio Broadcasters and ISIS have just launched this statement of principles for radio stations to meet the needs of women ~ it could be a model for media outlets of all types.

World Information Access Report

Submitted by Elsa on Sat, 2008-03-01 04:08.

trends in the distribution of information and communication technologies around the world

http://www.freedomofexpression.org.uk/resources/drivers+of+change/world+information+access+report

Millions march against Columbia rebels (online networking)

Submitted by Elsa on Sat, 2008-03-01 03:55.

Facebook social networking boosts international protest against FARC

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/04/colombia.demos.ap/index.html

The Internationalization of Web 2.0

Submitted by Elsa on Thu, 2008-02-07 03:12.

How Web (Web 2.0) tools are used in developing countries.

http://www.digitaldivide.net/articles/view.php?ArticleID=794
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