Court supports

In a ruling described as landmark by gay rights activists, Uganda’s high court ruled that media in the country should not publish identities of people they say are homosexuals.

Remember the farmer?

The government’s sell-out to business interests is at the cost of our agriculture

BBC does a Columbus

On September 20, BBC published a report in the Earth News section of its web edition that has had the global wildlife and conservation community abuzz.

War on twitter

The Western media often uses words like “secretive” and “iron curtain” for North Korea.

Screen out the liar

IT IS difficult to escape advertisements. They are everywhere, on billboards, in mass media and on the Internet.

News Snippets

>> Cinemas in Japan have cancelled shows of Cove, the Oscar-winning film about the country’s annual slaughter of thousands of dolphins, after campaigners from far-right political parties threatened to disrupt the screenings.

The repentant militant

AD - MAOISM - National dailies The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has taken Operation Greenhunt to the media. On April 6 national dailies carried an ad denouncing Maoist violence.

A smile for the camera

Hoardings of mine owning companies and hot winds greet you once you exit the cool comfort of the aircraft at Raipur airport. Temperatures have been unusually high almost all over the country this year.

Hecklers

Tired of the mainstream media describing their neighbourhood as a hotbed of crime, a group of people from one of Buenos Aires’ largest slums have brought out a magazine aimed at breaking down the stereotype. The weekly Desde Adentro (From the Inside) focusses on youth, education, health and housing problems in Villa 1-11-14, home to 60,000 people.

No world watch

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