This blog will report regularly on the development of the Mediterranean Media Center (MMC) in Nice, France. For information, please contact Terry Maguire tmaguire@newspaper.com. We welcome comments from all!
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Monday, April 27, 2015
34ème CONGRES UCP2F 2015 « Dessine-moi la liberté... »
A success? A couple of articles in in Nice-Matin yesterday.
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Thousands gather at dawn ceremony to mark Gallipoli centenary | Reuters
Important Mediterranean history.
Rescued or saved, migrants face uncertain future in Europe | Toronto Star
We have to come to grips with understanding this better.
Friday, April 24, 2015
The real reasons why migrants risk everything for a new life elsewhere - The Globe and Mail
Such a challenge. We need to know even more about the people who are coming or trying to come.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Migrants en Méditerranée: Michel Vauzelle s'est rendu en Sicile | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin
That'll solve the problem.
Investigatiôns - Clandestins - Mercredi 22 Avril 22h35 | Accueil
This, at least, helps us understand.
Matteo Renzi: Helping the Migrants Is Everyone’s Duty - NYTimes.com
At least everyone in the Mediterranean.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Sicilian prosecutors arrest captain, crewmember of migrant ship
This is good, but none of this seems to me to be likely to address the core issue.
Monday, April 20, 2015
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Up to 700 feared dead after migrant boat sinks off Libya | Reuters
Make a bigger effort to stop this slaughter!
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Nouveau drame en Méditerranée avec 41 morts à la suite d'un nouveau naufrage - Le Point
Why can't we all get serious and address this problem on all shores of the Mediterranean?
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Catalonia's leaders plan secession from Spain | Public Radio International
Are we all following this closely enough?
Turquie: derrière les apparences démocratiques, un régime autoritaire
Need to understand so much more.
Politico to Expand Coverage of States, Starting With New Jersey - NYTimes.com
I wonder if this will include more of the Mediterranean?
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
A New Chapter In The Century-Old Debate Over The Massacre Of Armenians - The Diane Rehm Show
Might be worth a listen. Imagine, people who may know something about the subject! Too bad the discussion, tho, does not include people from Turkey and Armenia.
Monday, April 13, 2015
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Aasif Mandvi and ‘Halal in the Family’ Test the Sitcom Family Formula - NYTimes.com
Anythiung like this in the Mediterranean?
Friday, April 10, 2015
Spanish Judge Accuses Moroccan Former Officials of Genocide in Western Sahara - NYTimes.com
That will get their attention.
Spanish Judge Accuses Moroccan Former Officials of Genocide in Western Sahara - NYTimes.com
That will get their attention.
Projected Change in Global Population | Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project
Around the Mediterranean?
La Marseillaise, le droit de vivre au cœur | L'Humanité
Another fascinating tale alongside Nice Matin.
Vatican suspected of rejecting gay French ambassador | World news | The Guardian
Shame on the Vatican.
Thursday, April 09, 2015
Wednesday, April 08, 2015
Tuesday, April 07, 2015
Watch: Blue Zones- How to live to 100 | Personal Transformation | TransformingHealth.org
Two in the Mediterranean.
Greece says Germany owes it $305b in reparations for Nazi occupation - World - Israel News | Haaretz
Any other unpaid reparations from Germany in the Mediterranean?
Monday, April 06, 2015
Bibi’s Iran shocker: How he accidentally revealed his desire for more war - Salon.com
Not sure what to make of this?
Bomb Kills Police Officer and Injures Civilians in Cairo - NYTimes.com
Hard to imagine traveling to Cairo these days. Really sad.
Sunday, April 05, 2015
Bulgaria Puts Up a New Wall, but This One Keeps People Out - NYTimes.com
Any others around the Mediterranean?
Saturday, April 04, 2015
Les trois spéléologues espagnols disparus au Maroc ont été localisés
Always good to have a happy ending.
Friday, April 03, 2015
Spain Expected To Offer Citizenship To 2 Million Jews | Here & Now
Wow. The competition to attract Jews in the Mediterranean.
Anorexia Crackdown: France Bans Fashion Models Who Are Too Thin - NBC News.com
Hmm. Good goal, perhaps too much government?
Thursday, April 02, 2015
Ouverture d'une enquête pour contestation de crime contre l'humanité après des propos de Jean-Marie Le Pen
He is an ass, but this is not the right way to deal with what he has said. Bad speech always suffers more when answered with good speech. For those who are offended, speak up and say so!
Wednesday, April 01, 2015
Review: ‘American Odyssey,’ a New NBC Series, Stars Anna Friel - NYTimes.com
Will want to watch this.