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4 October 2008

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Stories from 4 October 2008

Chile: Students produce bullying awareness short

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Latin America

Chilean High School students produce a short film titled "Bullying" to share their perspective on teen suicide and it's probable causes. The short uses body language and facial expressions as the principal means of getting their message accross, spanning language barriers and making it possible for anyone to understand their short.

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Cameroonian Female Bloggers on the Go

Written by George Esunge Fominyen · Sub-Saharan Africa

"From education through health, fashion, art and culture to women’s empowerment, Cameroonian women are telling the stories of their lives on the web," writes our new author, the Dakar-based Cameroonian journalist George Esunge Fominyen.

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Africa: Let Us Talk About US Politics

Written by Jon Gosier · Sub-Saharan Africa, North America

Obviously the upcoming American elections are of great interest to many people around the world and the role technology is playing has been interesting, to say the least. The Economist...

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Updates from 4 October 2008

Colombia

In Good Times in Medellin, Medellin Travel writes about how Colombian kids have a new role model to look up to: 26 year old golf star Camilo Villegas, who this past month has made the headlines for winning the BMW Championship PGA Golf Tour, a first for any Colombian.

• Juliana Rincón Parra

Palestine

Vika, who lives in Jerusalem, lists the reasons why she is feeling despondent these days, including a recent realisation: “My mood hit rock bottom this month when I realised the reason for the loud and constant hammering and digging that has plagued us all summer…is the beginning of a wall that will encircle a Palestinian village and cut it off from Jersualem and from its neighbours.”

• Ayesha Saldanha

Bahrain

Bahraini blogger Ammar, who runs the site Bahrain Talent, has just seen the Axis of Evil Comedy team perform in Bahrain - and was pleased that local comedians were able to hold their own on stage: “The act also introduced local talent; five comedians from Bahrain, unknown to most, but who had the crowd on their knees in laughter!”

• Ayesha Saldanha

Liberia

“The Press Union of Liberia has reprimanded five journalists for ethical misconduct following their admission of guilt in a recent investigative mission to Margibi County,” Liberian Times reports.

• Ndesanjo Macha

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan’s Presidential Election speculates on the possible aftermath of the 15 October vote in the country. The blog says that although previous elections have been accompanied by unrest and violence, a boycott by Azerbaijan's main opposition parties make that unlikely this time around. Letters in Bottles agrees, and says that such a situation might well be welcomed by the West.

• Onnik Krikorian

Japan

mojix at Zope Junky Nikki writes [ja] about Heiankyo Alien [平安京エイリアン], a video game developed by the University of Tokyo's Theoretical Science Group in 1979. mojix explains that the game, which consists of dropping aliens into holes in Heian-kyo (ancient Kyoto), can now be downloaded and played without even installing it. “In the old days, machine's were not so complicated, and games succeeded or failed on the strength of their ideas,” mojix writes. “I guess that's why there were so many great games back then.”

• Chris Salzberg

Japan

Blogger and writer Chiki Ogiue [荻上チキ] at seijotcp announces that the 2008 Young Critics Summit on “The Future of Web Community and Contents” [ja] will be held on Sunday Oct. 12 from 14.00 - 16.00 (doors open 13.30) at Sanseido Bookstore [ja] in Kanda, Tokyo. The summit will feature three speakers: Ogiue himself, author of many books including “Web Enjo [Flaming]” and “Net Bullying“, Satoshi Hamano [濱野智史], researcher at Nihon Gigei [ja] (formerly at GLOCOM), and Tsunehiro Uno [宇野常寛], editor-in-chief of PLANETS [ja].

• Chris Salzberg

Taiwan: When News is Sold to the Chinese Government

First, let us ignore your assertion that at the time only 1% of young Chinese attended university because its not...

hi, how could i find the english version of this video please? thank you :)
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