Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Dennis Engbarth MANILA, May 10, 2012 (IPS) – Reporters working in the Philippines, the world’s third most dangerous nation for journalists, are having difficulty identifying with the "It’s More Fun in the Philippines" tourism promotion campaign launched by the Liberal Party-led government of President Benigno Aquino III. [...]
MEDIA: It’s Still a Man’s World, Especially at the Top
March 24, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Andrea Lunt NEW YORK, Mar 23, 2011 (IPS) – Long known as a "boy’s club", the worldwide media industry continues to struggle with gender equality, with new research showing women are still underrepresented in the majority of newsrooms across the globe. The study, conducted over a two-year [...]
Following a Paper Trail Out of Homelessness
October 15, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Kanya D’Almeida NEW YORK, Oct 14, 2010 (IPS) – While questions of funding and accountability shadow the realisation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), some actors have taken matters into their own hands. On Wednesday, the Glasgow-based International Network for Street Papers (INSP) announced that it has [...]
Where Silence is Not Golden — But Safe
August 4, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN By Stanislaus Jude Chan* IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint SINGAPORE (IDN) – "Chewing gum is banned in Singapore?" a curious friend in Bangkok asks. Encouraged by my nod, she cautiously probes: "What happens when you get caught, death sentence?" You laugh. Perhaps the question was almost child-like in its naivety. But [...]
LATIN AMERICA: Journalistic Prize for ”Grey” Depictions of Poverty
November 5, 2009 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS Daniela Estrada SANTIAGO, Nov 5 (IPS) – The second ”Latin America and the Millennium Development Goals” Journalism Prize, sponsored by the UNDP and IPS, was awarded Thursday in the Chilean capital in a ceremony addressed by the head of the U.N. agency, Helen Clark. ”I know that reporting on [...]
