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Women and war reporting
Around the world, women are playing an ever more active role in journalism and the media. In many countries they now enjoy equal opportunities with men, and more and more of them are in senior management roles running media organisations. Once upon a time this would have been quite rare, even in developed nations. Just 30 years ago, for every Katherine Graham publishing The Washington Post there were hundreds of women who could only dream of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Journalism
Who will blink first?
As the war of wills between the military and the media in Fiji intensifies, the growing question is: Who will blink first? So far, Commodore Frank Bainimarama’s army-backed regime is clearly in front. It has imposed strict censorship of local media, ejected foreign correspondents, closed down ABC re-transmitters and threatened internet usage. These measures have been rigorously enforced by the army, with military censors in newsrooms and armed soldiers overseeing the arrest and questioning of local and foreign journalists. Bainimarama … Read entire article »
Filed under: Journalism, Media
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- Iran and Israel are in a dangerous game of chicken, with a deadly prize for winning
- US spies in the Australian outback – the story of Pine Gap is one of don't ask, don't tell
- Iran signals no retaliation plans after suspected Israeli drone attack
- Higgins's rape tested — and largely found wanting — the political leaders of the day. An uncomfortable truth still lingers
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