NOMINATIONS WANTED FOR 2009 JOHN HUMPHREY AWARD
The Canadian organisation Rights & Democracy is currently accepting nominations for the John Humphrey Freedom Award, which is presented every year to an organisation or person who has made an outstanding contribution to the promotion of human rights and democratic development. The deadline for nominations is 30 April 2009.
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Thursday 16 April 2009
Media pluralism: Divisive or democratic?
Throughout the world, media pluralism is considered essential to democracy. A pluralistic media -- marked by a variety of outlets with diverse ownership and viewpoints, independence and transparency -- is generally believed to contribute to a press that honors the ideals of democracy and reflects diversity within society.
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Monday 13 April 2009
How should journalists deal with blame?
Journalists, whether reporters, editors or broadcasters, can end up being convenient targets of blame when the stories they publish stir up public controversy. The bigger the issue, the bigger the blame.
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Saturday 04 April 2009
World digital library to launch soon
Set to be launched by UNESCO and 32 partner institutions at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, the World Digital Library (WDL) will feature unique cultural materials from libraries and archives from around the world.
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Saturday 04 April 2009
EJC launches Dutch-funded projects in Macedonia and Ukraine
The EJC has a new role to play empowering media professionals and students in Eastern Europe. Together with its project partners, the EJC will implement media training and awareness programming in Macedonia and Ukraine, having won two multi-year grants from the Matra Social Transformation Programme. Matra is part of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Friday 27 March 2009
