Wednesday, July 07, 2010

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Friday, June 25, 2010

Youth Media Reporter | News Literacy (Volume 4: Issue 3)

---------- Forwarded message ----------

From: <ymrinfo@aed.org>
Date: 25 June 2010 11:03
Subject: Youth Media Reporter | News Literacy (Volume 4: Issue 3)
To: YMR@listserv.aed.org

Special Announcement
Check out our feature podcast from the Tribal Youth Journalist program on our homepage. Looking ahead, "New Technology" will be the next YMR issue on August 15, 2010.

Letter from the Guest Editor: Dean Miller, Director, Center for News Literacy (Stony Brook University)
News Literacy | Volume 4:Issue 3

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Within two weeks, the French newspaper Le Monde will run out of cash

Le Monde on The Brink

http://ow.ly/21Edv

[excerpt]

Within two weeks, the French newspaper Le Monde will run out of cash. By
this Monday at noon, candidates to the takeover of the most prestigious
French daily will have disclosed their offers. By June 28, the staff will
vote and make the final decision for the fate of the 66 years-old paper.

More importantly, the newspaper's independence will be under severe pressure.

Le Monde is the textbook example of the evolution of French press over the
last years:

* A steady erosion in readership.
* A lack of budget discipline, made worse by loose governance.
* The core newsroom's reluctance to support the digital strategy
* The collective certainty the "brand" was too beautiful to fail and
that a deep-pocketed philanthropist will inevitably show up at the
right time to save the company.
* An difficulty to invest into the future, to test new ideas, to built
prototypes, to coopt key talent or to invest in decisive technologies.
* A bottomless investment in the heavy-industry part of the supply
chain, in costly printing facilities.
* An excessive reliance on public subsidies which account for about
10% of the industry's entire revenue. Compared to Sweden, French
newspapers have 3 times less readers, but each one gets 5 times more
subsidies.

To a large extent, these characteristics are shared by most French
newspapers. This could explain the dire situation of the Gallic press. As
of today, four major properties are on the block, or urgently looking for
saviors:

* Le Monde seeks at least €100m (for a first round).
* Le Parisien, a popular daily, is for sale; although quite good from
an editorial perspective, it is not profitable and its family
ownership wants to refocus on sports-related assets.
* La Tribune, the n°2 business daily, is looking for a majority investor.
* Liberation is also facing a cash stress.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Harper's history of information control.

THE BIG ISSUE

When enough is enough

Press gallery journalists across the nation are calling for an end to Harper's history of information control. Photojournalists, documentary filmmakers and scientists are among those suffering the chill. Even the Taxpayers are ticked.

A joint op-ed calls on journalists to report refusals and delays as news, and editors to turn down proffered pap. In recent weeks, enterprising journalists have dug up some great examples of info control, reporting on heavily scripted message streams on Afghanistan, including crafted quotes for returning aid workers.

For your viewing pleasure, examples of the now-infamous Message Event Proposals are posted here. Anna Maria Tremonti's 'request count' is still ticking – to date, The Current has bagged six interviews with federal politicians, and 43 refusals. When the Tyee's reporter was barred from an event, he made it a story.

Back in 2007, Sharda Vaidyanath predicted an upside to a worsening relationship, leading to more enterprising reporting.

So far, though, the government response is clear: "Let them eat lakes!"

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Call for Stories - Media Reporting on Development

---------- Forwarded message ----------

From: DB Click: Media Development <mediadev@comminit.com>
Date: 9 June 2010 14:16
Subject: Call for Stories - Media Reporting on Development

AWARDS: MEDIA REPORTING ON DEVELOPMENT
Provocative and Original Stories

[To view this announcement online, please see http://www.comminit.com/en/node/318253/2754 or go directly to http://groups.comminit.com/node/318017 ]

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS - http://www.comminit.com/redirect.cgi?m=43aa03f46cdfe63f5184b31300f6ff68) invites entries for their first awards for reporting on international development, soliciting compelling alternative narratives and critiques and encouraging discussion on development issues and processes. Journalists from around the world are requested to submit their best articles, news pieces, critiques, and editorials that focus on poverty alleviation, democracy and governance, rights, health, and other Millennium Development Goals.

There will be 3 awards: one of UKP 500, and two of UKP 250.

Deadline for submission of articles is July 9th 2010.

In order to participate either by submitting a story or commenting on stories submitted by others, please go to The Communication Initiative's Development Networks Group "Awards: Media Reporting on Development" (http://groups.comminit.com/node/318017).

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Journalists must register and join The Communication Initiative's Development Networks Group "Awards: Media Reporting on Development" (http://groups.comminit.com/node/318017) in order to participate in this awards process.

Submissions will be open for comments/critique by other members of the "Awards: Media Reporting on Development" Group (http://groups.comminit.com/node/318017).

Submissions will be judged and selected for prizes by a group of IDS research fellows, board members, and communication staff.

Criteria:

1. TYPE: The article submitted must have been published in some print or online media form (newspaper, journal, magazine, etc.) in the period from Jan 1 2009 through May 30 2010.
2. CONTENT: The article must have a focus on a recognisable development issue (e.g., poverty, health, rights) or a recognisable development process (e.g., participation, advocacy, policy development, system strengthening).
3. PERSPECTIVE: There should be a prominent focus within the piece on the voices of those most affected and/or those engaged in the development process or issue that is the focus of the piece. The piece will also be judged based on originality of perspective.
4. RELEVANCE: The piece must show the ability to locate the specific development issue or process being reported within overall national or global development dynamics.
5. REPORTAGE: There must be a high standard of journalism demonstrated within the piece.
6. QUALITY: The writing must be of a high standard.

Process:

Beginning June 9th 2010, journalists will be Invited to join the Communication Initiative's Development Networks Group "Awards: Reporting on International Development" (http://groups.comminit.com/node/318017) and to submit the stories that they wish to have assessed.

Between June 9th and July 9th 2010, journalists can Submit their work as Posts to the Group, with brief outlines in the posts themselves and their stories attached as PDFs or links to online versions of the full stories.

During this time, other members of the Group will be able to Comment on these stories - in order to both inform the judges' deliberations and encourage a process of mutual support and guidance.

The Decisions on the award winners will be made by the IDS-convened judges group between July 10th and July 16th 2010.

The winners will be announced on or just after July 19th 2010.

The Top 10 outstanding stories will be featured within The Communication Initiative process after the awards are announced.

For more information, contact:
Deborah Heimann
The Communication Initiative
http://www.comminit.com
dheimann@comminit.com

Friday, May 21, 2010

Scribus Open Source Desktop Publishing

Scribus is an Open Source program that brings award-winning professional
page layout to Linux/UNIX, Mac OS X, OS/2 Warp 4/eComStation and Windows
desktops with a combination of "press-ready" output and new approaches to
page layout. Underneath the modern and user friendly interface, Scribus
supports professional publishing features, such as CMYK color,
separations, Spot Colors, ICC color management and versatile PDF creation.

Scribus Open Source Desktop Publishing

http://ow.ly/1OeY9

China Aims to Stifle Tibet’s Photocopiers

#China Aims to Stifle #Tibet's #Photocopiers - NYTimes.com
http://ow.ly/1O5JY
#rights #freedom #speech

[excerpt]

BEIJING — The authorities have identified a new threat to political
stability in the restive region of Tibet: photocopiers. Fearful that
Tibetans might mass-copy incendiary material, public security officials
intend to more tightly control printing and photocopying shops, according
to reports from the Tibetan capital, Lhasa.

A regulation now in the works will require the operators of printing and
photocopying shops to obtain a new permit from the government, the Lhasa
Evening News reported this month. They will also be required to take down
identifying information about their clients and the specific documents
printed or copied, the newspaper said.

A public security official in Lhasa, who spoke on the condition of
anonymity, said the regulation "is being implemented right now," but on a
preliminary basis. The official hung up the phone without providing
further details.

Tibetan activists said the new controls were part of a broader effort to
constrain Tibetan intellectuals after a March 2008 uprising that led to
scores of deaths. Since the riots, more than 30 Tibetan writers, artists
and other intellectuals have been detained for song lyrics, essays,
telephone conversations and e-mail messages deemed to pose a threat to
Chinese rule, according to a report issued this week by the International
Campaign for Tibet, a human rights group based in Washington.

"Basically, the main purpose is to instill fear into people's hearts,"
said Woeser, an activist who, like many Tibetans, goes by one name. "In
the past, the authorities tried to control ordinary people at the
grass-roots level. But they have gradually changed their target to
intellectuals in order to try to control thought."

Ms. Woeser said she was also a target of the authorities for her views.
She lost her job in Lhasa after her book "Notes on Tibet" was banned in
2003. She now lives in Beijing, but she said she was carefully watched by
the authorities.

China's leaders contend that their only goal is to guarantee stability,
ethnic unity and better living standards for Tibetans. Officials say that
as long as separatist leaders are kept

Sunday, April 04, 2010

Mexico: Lawmakers propose tough penalties on media that don't grant right of reply

#Mexico: Lawmakers propose tough #penalties on #media that don't grant
right of reply | #Journalism in the Americas http://ow.ly/1uwti

[excerpt]

Among the suggested sanctions is the immediate suspension of broadcasts by
TV and radio stations and an embargo on circulation of print media that
don't grant the right to reply within 15 days. In addition, columnists
would be required to address clarifications sought by persons who feel
aggrieved by their writing, and all media would be required to have an
ombudsman. The legislation would open the door for "strident politicians"
to appear constantly in the media by issuing a barrage of replies and
clarifications, Contreras says.

Saturday, April 03, 2010

DO NOT CLICK

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Ann Coulter warned on limits of free speech in Canada

University of Ottawa vice-president warns Ann Coulter on limits of free
speech in Canada
http://ow.ly/1pHPq
& Charter of Rights

[excerpt]

Ms. Coulter, who was to speak at the University of Western Ontario on
Monday night, received a pre-emptive and private caution about the limits
of free speech in Canada from the provost of the University of Ottawa,
where she appears Tuesday.

The letter was immediately leaked to select conservative news
organizations, with Ms. Coulter telling one that the university was
"threatening to criminally prosecute me for my speech."

For a strident provocateur who's speaking on "Political Correctness, Media
Bias and Freedom of Speech," the University of Ottawa warning – however
tepid – was pure oxygen for the fire.

"We, of course, are always delighted to welcome speakers on our campus and
hope that they will contribute positively to the meaningful exchange of
ideas that is the hallmark of a great university campus," wrote Francois
Houle, vice-president academic and University of Ottawa's provost.

After mentioning the Charter of Rights and Canada's free speech laws, Mr.
Houle invited Coulter to "educate yourself, if need be, as to what is
acceptable in Canada" and noted, by example, that "promoting hatred
against any identifiable group would not only be considered inappropriate,
but could in fact lead to criminal charges."

Ms. Coulter is famous for saying "not all Muslims may be terrorists, but
all terrorists are Muslims."

She also famously ranted that "the government should be spying on all
Arabs, engaging in torture as a televised spectator sport, dropping daisy
cutters wantonly throughout the Middle East, and sending liberals to
Guantanamo."

Mr. Houle's letter was leaked to the National Post in Canada and to
newsmax.com – the self-described "leading independent online news site
with a conservative perspective" – in the United States.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Senator Mike Duffy slams journalism schools for thinking critically & exposing students to Noam Chomsky

RT @mediamentor: #Shame, Senator Mike Duffy slams #journalism schools for
thinking critically
http://ow.ly/1ndA4
& exposing students to Noam Chomsky

Senator Mike Duffy has attacked the University of King's College and other
Canadian journalism schools for exposing students to Noam Chomsky and
critical thinking.

"When you put critical thinking together with Noam Chomsky, what you've
got is a group of people who are taught from the ages of 18, 19 and 20
that what we stand for, private enterprise, a system that has generated
more wealth for more people because people take risks and build
businesses, is bad," Duffy is quoted as saying.

Duffy then told Conservatives they have nothing to apologize for because
most Canadians are not "on the fringe where these other people are."

FYI:

http://www.cbsc.ca/english/decisions/2009/090527.ph

CANADIAN BROADCAST STANDARDS COUNCIL
NATIONAL SPECIALTY SERVICES PANEL

CTV Newsnet re an episode of Mike Duffy Live Prime Time
(Stéphane Dion Interview)

(CBSC Decision 08/09-0213 & -0281)

Decided April 6, 2009

The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has found that CTV Newsnet
violated the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Code of Ethics in a
broadcast of Mike Duffy Live Prime Time on October 9, 2008. CTV Newsnet
broadcast several restarts of an interview with Stéphane Dion which
originally aired on CTV Atlantic. The CBSC has concluded that the
rebroadcast of the outtakes when the broadcaster had consented to restart
the interview and the consistent misrepresentation by host Mike Duffy of
the point of view of one of his invited guests violated Clause 6 of the
Code, which requires the fair and proper presentation of news, opinion,
comment and editorial.

Thanks to / from / via:

Tim Meehan <tim@paidoc.org>

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Harlan Ellison on God

The writer Harlan Ellison discusses his views on god and religion in the documentary 'Harlan Ellison: Dreams With Sharp Teeth.

Harlan Ellison -- Pay the #Writer #journalism

A memorable (and timely) rant from the upcoming feature documentary on Harlan Ellison, "DREAMS WITH SHARP TEETH". Go to www.dreamswithsharpteeth.com for more excerpts!!
See the full trailer here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=dmfzKKM49uY

What happened in 1951, my birth year?

http://whathappenedinmybirthyear.com/

In 1951, the world was a different place.

There was no Google yet. Or Yahoo.

In 1951, the year of your birth, the top selling movie was Quo Vadis. People buying the popcorn in the cinema lobby had glazing eyes when looking at the poster.

Remember, that was before there were DVDs. Heck, even before there was VHS. People were indeed watching movies in the cinema, and not downloading them online. Imagine the packed seats, the laughter, the excitement, the novelty. And mostly all of that without 3D computer effects.

Do you know who won the Oscars that year? The academy award for the best movie went to An American in Paris. The Oscar for best foreign movie that year went to Rashomon. The top actor was Humphrey Bogart for his role as Charlie Allnut in The African Queen. The top actress was Vivien Leigh for her role as Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire. The best director? George Stevens for A Place in the Sun.

In the year 1951, the time when you arrived on this planet, books were still popularly read on paper, not on digital devices. Trees were felled to get the word out. The number one US bestseller of the time was From Here to Eternity by James Jones. Oh, that's many years ago. Have you read that book? Have you heard of it?

In 1951... The new United Nations headquarters officially opens in New York City. Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site begins with a 1-kiloton bomb dropped on Frenchman Flat, northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. Hank Ketcham's best-selling comic strip Dennis the Menace, appeared in newspapers across the U.S. for the first time. The trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg begins. The United Kingdom begins an economic boycott of Iran. I Love Lucy made its television debut on CBS. Judy Garland begins her legendary concerts in New York's Palace Theatre. The National Ballet of Canada performs for the first time in Eaton Auditorium. John Huston's drama film, The African Queen, starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, premieres in Hollywood. The Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than $13.3 billion USD in foreign aid to rebuild Europe.

That was the world you were born into. Since then, you and others have changed it.

The Nobel prize for Literature that year went to Pär Lagerkvist. The Nobel Peace prize went to Léon Jouhaux. The Nobel prize for physics went to John Douglas Cockcroft and Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton from the United Kingdom and Ireland for their pioneer work on the transmutation of atomic nuclei by artificially accelerated atomic particles. The sensation this created was big. But it didn't stop the planets from spinning, on and on, year by year. Years in which you would grow bigger, older, smarter, and, if you were lucky, sometimes wiser. Years in which you also lost some things. Possessions got misplaced. Memories faded. Friends parted ways. The best friends, you tried to hold on. This is what counts in life, isn't it?

The 1950s were indeed a special decade. The American economy is on the upswing. The cold war betwen the US and the Soviet Union is playing out throughout the whole decade. Anti-communism prevails in the United States and leads to the Red Scare and accompanying Congressional hearings. Africa begins to become decolonized. The Korean war takes place. The Vietnam War starts. The Suez Crisis war is fought on Egyptian territory. Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and others overthrow authorities to create a communist government on Cuba. Funded by the US, reconstructions in Japan continue. In Japan, film maker Akira Kurosawa creates the movies Rashomon and Seven Samurai. The FIFA World Cups are won by Uruguay, then West Germany, then Brazil.

Do you remember the movie that was all the rage when you were 15? Madame X. Do you still remember the songs playing on the radio when you were 15? Maybe it was Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones. Were you in love? Who were you in love with, do you remember?

In 1951, 15 years earlier, a long time ago, the year when you were born, the song The Tennessee Waltz by Patti Page topped the US charts. Do you know the lyrics? Do you know the tune? Sing along.

I was dancin' with my darlin'
To the Tennessee Waltz
When an old friend I happened to see
I introduced her to my loved one
And while they were dancin'
My friend stole my sweetheart from me
...

There's a kid outside, shouting, playing. It doesn't care about time. It doesn't know about time. It shouts and it plays and thinks time is forever. You were once that kid.

When you were 9, the movie The Absent Minded Professor was playing. When you were 8, there was The Shaggy Dog.

6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... it's 1951. There's TV noise coming from the second floor. Someone turned up the volume way too high. The sun is burning from above. These were different times. The show playing on TV is The Roy Rogers Show . The sun goes down. Someone switches channels. There's Truth or Consequences on now. That's the world you were born in.

Progress, year after year. Do you wonder where the world is heading towards? The technology available today would have blown your mind in 1951. Do you know what was invented in the year you were born? The Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill. Liquid Paper. The Nuclear Power Reactor.

He was born on a summer day, 1951
And with a slap of a hand, he had landed as an only son
His mother and father said what a lovely boy
We'll teach him what we learned, ah yes just what we learned
...

That's from the song Lonely Boy by Andrew Gold.

In 1951, a new character entered the world of comic books: Schroeder from the Peanuts. Bang! Boom! But that's just fiction, right? In the real world, in 1951, Gordon Brown was born. And Jane Seymour. Charles De Lint, too. And you, of course. Everyone an individual. Everyone special. Everyone taking a different path through life.
It's 2010.

The world is a different place.

What path have you taken?

Thursday, February 25, 2010

#tweet4rights Social media creates new tools for change

Social media creates new tools for change

TORONTO, Feb. 24 /CNW/ - #tweet4rights: An Evening of Rights Media invites the local Twitter community to meet face to face to explore the incredible potential of social media to promote and raise human rights awareness. The February 26 "tweet up" event, a first for jhr, will empower participants to use social media tools to make a difference.

David Silverberg, Digital Journal editor and veteran slam poet will open the evening with an original piece on the importance of journalism. Then, jhr's Education Specialist, Carissa MacLennan, will follow with a presentation on the concept of "Rights Media" - the process of writing, collecting, editing, producing and distributing media that creates societal dialogue on human rights issues - and how it can be used in the exciting new field of social media. The Cryptic Canvas gallery, a hidden gem in downtown Toronto, will provide the backdrop for an educational and inspiring evening. Following the presentation, guests are welcome to mingle and enjoy complimentary snacks and alcoholic beverages available for purchase.

"The amazing thing about this '#tweet4rights' campaign is that it gives our supporters the chance to take the lead role in raising and spreading awareness of human rights that is so integral in mobilizing change," says Justine Yu, Social Media Coordinator at jhr. "It's about giving the people the power to make the lasting difference that we so desperately want to see."

jhr is a Toronto-based nonprofit organization that works internationally in close partnership with local media owners, editors, journalists, journalism professors and students to improve the overall media environment. jhr's mission is to make everyone in the world fully aware of their rights.

This event is open to the public but registration is required. To register, visit: http://tweet4rights.eventbrite.com/.

    What:       #tweet4rights: An Evening of Rights Media hosted
                by Journalists for Human Rights
    When:       February 26, 2010, 6pm to 10pm
    Where:      The Cryptic Canvas Gallery, 8 Waterloo Terrace (off Adelaide
                 Place)
    How Much:   Free! Limited tickets, sign up online:
                http://tweet4rights.eventbrite.com/

For further information: Media Contacts: Emily Agopsowicz, Event Coordinator, t: (416) 413-0240 ext. 202, e: emily@jhr.ca; Justine Yu, Social Media Coordinator, t: (416) 413-0240 ext. 207, e: justine@jhr.ca

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Do you have a multimedia emergency plan?

Do you have a multimedia emergency plan? #journalism & #technology
http://ow.ly/17mLG

A news story that will make national or international headlines is
breaking. Quick...what do you do? If you don't have already have a game
plan for how to report a crisis online, now's the time to start making
preemptive plans. Most newsrooms already have reporters to turn to for
print stories and broadcast news coverage, but here are few multimedia
components to consider so the internet audience is informed as well.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Iceland aims to become an offshore haven for journalists and leakers

Iceland aims to become an offshore haven for #journalists & leakers
http://ow.ly/16CtF
"a Switzerland of bits."

[excerpt]

On Tuesday, the Icelandic parliament is expected to introduce a measure
aimed at making the country an international center for investigative
journalism publishing, by passing the strongest combination of source
protection, freedom of speech, and libel-tourism prevention laws in the
world.

Supporters of the proposal say the move would make Iceland an "offshore
publishing center" for free speech, analogous to the offshore financial
havens that allow corporations to hide capital from authorities. Could
global news organizations with a home office in Reykjavík soon be as
common as Delaware corporations or Cayman Islands assets?

"This is a legislative package to create a haven for freedom of
expression," Icelandic member of parliament Birgitta Jónsdóttir confirmed
to me, saying that a proposal for comprehensive media law reform will be
filed in parliament on Tuesday, and that whistle-blowing specialists
Wikileaks has been involved in drafting it. There have been persistent
hints of an Icelandic media move in recent weeks, including tweets from
Wikileaks and a cryptic message from the newly created @icelandmedia
Twitter account.

The text of the proposal, called the Icelandic Modern Media Initiative, is
not yet public, but the most detailed evidence comes from a video of a
talk by Julian Assange and Daniel Schmitt of Wikileaks, given at the Chaos
Communications Congress hacker conference in Berlin on Dec. 27:

We could just say we're taking the source protection laws from Sweden, for
example…we could take the First Amendment from the United States, we could
take Belgian protection laws for journalists, and we could all pack these
together in one bundle, and make it fit for the first jurisdiction that
offers the necessities of an information society.

[...]

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Women’s Media Fdn. announces Boston fellowship, and Co urage in Journalism award

RT @mediamentor: RT @utknightcenter: #Women #journalists who cover human
#rights can apply for #fellowship:
http://ow.ly/16tx7

[embedded links for below at URL above]

The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is accepting
applications until April 9, 2010 for the Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship and
accepting nominations until March 5 for the Courage in Journalism Awards.

The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship is named for the Boston Globe
correspondent who was killed in Iraq in 2003. She was a winner of the
IWMF's Courage in Journalism Award in 1998.

One woman journalist will be accepted to spend the academic year in Boston
(September 2010—May 2011) in a tailored program designed to combine
academic research with training in covering human rights. The fellowship
is open to women journalists from around the world whose work focuses on
human rights and social justice. Journalists working in print, broadcast
and Internet media—including freelancers—are eligible. Applicants should
have at least three years experience in journalism. Excellent written and
verbal English skills are required.

Learn more about the fellowship in this press release and these FAQs. See
also this list of previous fellows, who include Jenny Manrique of
Colombia. The application is available here.

Separately, the IWMF is seeking nominations for its Courage in Journalism
Awards. Past winners from Latin Americas include Lydia Cacho and Maribel
Gutierrez Moreno from Mexico; Mabel Rehnfeldt, Paraguay; Marielos Monzon,
Guatemala; Jineth Bedoya Lima and Maria Jimena Duzan, Colombia; and Blanca
Rosales Valencia, Peru. Nominations can be made here.

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Journalist's Guide for Disaster and Crisis Coverage

This online guidebook is designed to help journalists everywhere prepare
for future disaster coverage.

An excerpted version of the guide is available as an embedable interactive
widget (left). A PDF version of the guide, including an extended text and
additional sections, can be downloaded
in English here,
http://www.icfj.org/disaster/ICFJ_disaster_ENG.pdf
and in Spanish, here.
http://www.icfj.org/disaster/ICFJ_disaster_ESP.pdf

RT @mediamentor: International Center for #Journalists (ICFJ) #Journalism
Guide > Disaster and Crisis Coverage http://ow.ly/15HPR

Friday, February 05, 2010

'The Creditor and the Plastic Duck Junkie' - Understanding China

Understanding China -
"See a person's means
Observe his motives.
Examine that in which he rests.
How can a person conceal his character? "