Global Voices · Citizen media stories from July 2010

July, 2010

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Stories from July, 2010

7 July 2010

MENA: CNN Journalist's Comment Sparks Controversy

Written by Jillian C. York · Middle East & North Africa, North America

The passing of Lebanese religious leader Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah was, for many, a major event. And yet, a passing remark on Twitter by an American CNN journalist of Lebanese background is causing a stir in the Twittersphere, blogosphere, and beyond.

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South Africa: Bloggers discuss the conviction of former national police commissioner

Written by Prisha Bhoola · Sub-Saharan Africa

On Friday 2 July 2010, South Africa's former national police commissioner and ex-president of Interpol Jack Selebi was convicted of corruption. The conviction has prompted debated in the country as it has left many questions unanswered.

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Philippines: Bloggers' Views on Sex Education

Written by Karlo Mikhail Mongaya · East Asia

This school year, the Philippine government is implementing a United Nations-backed sex education program in public schools for children and teenagers even as the Catholic Church has expressed strong opposition to the program. Bloggers comment on the issue.

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Kazakhstan: Bloggers’ Summer Pessimism

Written by Adil Nurmakov · Central Asia & Caucasus

Summer is predominantly a dead season for the netizens around the globe. Kazakh bloggers keep on writing – providing less citizen journalism, but producing broader insights. Isabekov opines on the...

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China: ‘Fraud cop' accuses IT bigwig, legal action threatened

Written by John Kennedy · East Asia, North America

Well-known for his crusades against academic and scientific fraud, Fang Zhouzi's newest target is former Microsoft China president Jun Tang (pictured). Do his accusations hold up and, even if so, as many feel, has he gone too far?

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Sierra Leone: Sex and STD Awareness through Video

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Sub-Saharan Africa

In Sierra Leone, Vickie Remoe hosts and produces a magazine style show that covers a variety of topics: from undiscovered musical geniuses, to a day in the life of different tradespeople, sports and in a recent installment, Sex and STD education among college students.

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Updates from July, 2010

24 July 2010

Malawi

An eye on the charcoal trade in Malawi: “Like the rest of the world, forests in Malawi play a vital role. They are the engine of survival to millions of poor Malawians, but at the rate with which forests are being cleared, mainly through illegal logging and burn agriculture, the poor are likely to face hard times for generations to come.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

Niger

Niall Tierney writes Concern Worldwide and hunger in Niger: “Concern launched an early, groundbreaking response using “short-harvest” seed varieties, mobile phone technology and cash, and emergency nutrition programs to reach the most vulnerable before the food ran out…”

• Ndesanjo Macha

23 July 2010

Pakistan

Mohammad Yusha at Chowrangi talks about a new menace in Pakistan - girls are being harassed on cell phones and an website listed cellphone numbers of some girls to aid that.

• Rezwan

India

Rinaya, one of the winners of the “Indian Media – Misusing its freedom?” blog contest comments in her winning post: “The media needs to be self-regulatory & humanitarian in its approach to the way it treats news. Only then the concept of Free Press can be realized.”

• Rezwan

Lebanon News: Under Rug Swept periodically awards the “Looks Like Beirut” Award “in recognition of the work done to keep the overused, worn-out, tired cliché “…looks like Beirut…” alive. It is awarded to Hull and East Riding here, a Weymouth resident here, and a resident of Strabane here.