Archive for 'Media'
A rare glimpse into Myanmar
I highly recommend watching Wide Angle’s program, on PBS, about what has happened to the children of Myanmar since Cylcone Nargis hit. The people there, especially youngsters, are struggling mightily with little help from the government. This issue, and others involving Myanmar’s treatment of its people, need to stay on the U.S. radar. Granted, sanctions to pressure [...]
Posted: August 25th, 2009 under Asia, Disaster aid, Foreign policy, Media, Myanmar, Uncategorized, human rights, international children's issues.
Tags: Burma, children's rights, China, humanitarian crises, international journalism, Myanmar
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Bumping up the plight of children caught in war
The story below about child soldiers just came in this morning from IRIN. The media and activists who care about this issue need to figure out a way to get the plight of child soldiers into the international consciousness to a degree that promotes real action. This story will probably get picked up in numerous publications [...]
Posted: June 18th, 2009 under Media, NGOs, Outraged, international children's issues.
Tags: child soldiers, children's rights, Radhika Coomaraswamy, UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Confli
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Media stereotypes
These notes are the outline of a presentation I made at the University of Pennsylvania’s 2008 Summer Institute for Middle & High School Teachers:
“Demystifying Stereotypes and Understanding Contemporary Cultures in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East”
June 26, 2008
I’ve seen humanitarian issues from both sides of the fence: as a journalist and as a humanitarian worker. [...]
Posted: June 27th, 2008 under Africa, Cambodia, Media, humanitarian, northern Uganda.
Tags: Cambodia, humanitarian crises, Media, news coverage
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