Saturday, August 21, 2004
Berber language introduced into Moroccan schools
A story about Christian Science Monitor comments on the Moroccan decision to introduce the Berber language into 300 schools.
New head at Pink TV in France
Caroline COMTE named head of Pink TV, a new channel of gay programming in France.
Arab satellite channel given until 1 October to conform with French laws on anti-semitism
The French audio-visual authority has given the Arabic satellite channel - Al-Manar - until 1 October to deal with alleged anti-semitism.
New program about choices for FR3 in France
This article, in French, reports on a new program about making choices to debut on French television daily at 13H55.
Friday, August 20, 2004
Olympics online coverage extensive but disappointing
Discussion of the ways in which the internet has been used, or not used, in the coverage of the Athens Olympics.
Court confirms editor's jail term in Algeria
Editor Mohammed BENCHICOU sentenced to two years in prison.
Macedonia seeks to establish access to public information
Macedonia is consideirng draft legislation to open up more government records to public access.
US charges Egyptian Internet CEO with fraud
The charges relate to a USAID loan to buy computer equipment.
A "slacker's" manifesto sells briskly in France
A colunmn by Craig SMITH of the New York Times discussing a new book in France about working. The book is getting a lot of attention.
Paris court weighs Arab "hate" TV
A court today is expected to rule on a complaint that an Arab language satellite channel engages in anti-semitic conduct, barred under French law, and that the channel should be barred.
Competing analyses of broadcast election coverage in Serbia
Charges appear to be flying back and forth with respect to how good was the coverage of various broadcast outlets during the recent presidential campaign.
Broadcasting Act amendments debated in Serbia
Legislators are debating the means by which members are appointed to the national "media watchdog" body. An additional background story appears here.
Feminist uproar in Spain over Vogue photos
Photos in Vogue of female members of new Spanish government have produced unexpected results. Feminists object.
Thursday, August 19, 2004
Moroccan journalist Anas Guennoun released but now in hiding
This is a press release from International PEN (through IFEX) reporting of the release during the first week of August.
Publishing industry tackles digital rights
A good report on initiatives addressing the digital rights of owners of text and images, from a Seybold conference in San Francisco.
New magazines about shopping.....
This article requires free registration but is an interesting discussion of a recent trend in the US to launch magazines focused on shopping for various products and services.
Prediction of climate changes in Europe evolving media issue
This is the full text of the report which contains many charts and data for the Northern shore of the Mediterranean, but apparently nothing for the rest of the Mediterranean basin.
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