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> The MEDIA BEAT - 1 - May 17, 1999
>
> Selected articles from news media coverage of communication, development
> and change trends, programmes and policies. Articles compiled by The
> Communication Initiative http://www.comminit.com.
>
> This selection of news media articles and links complements The DRUM BEAT.
> All of these and past articles in their summarised, full and archived forms
> can also be found at: http://www.comminit.com/news.html This may be
> particularly useful for those articles that are periodically removed from
> their host server.
>
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> A. REPORTING DEVELOPMENT
>
> 1. Anti-AIDS Effort - Africa
>
> Newsday - May 13, 1999 - by Andrew Selsky (Associated Press Writer)
> JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP): In the largest single corporate commitment
> to fight AIDS, Bristol-Myers Squibb is donating $100 million to speed
> research and train doctors to fight the disease in Africa.
> http://www.newsday.com/ap/rnmphs1j.htm
>
> 2. Comprehensive Development Framework - Global
>
> The World Bank Group - May 11, 1999
> Economic development, culture and freedom are intrinsically part of the
> Bank's new holistic approach to development, said Nobel Prize-winning
> economist Amartya Sen at his presentation, Culture and Development, held
> yesterday at the Bank.
> http://www.worldbank.org/html/today/archives/html/may10-14-99.htm#May10
> and scroll down
>
> 3. Women Prepare For New Millenium - Middle East
>
> The Middle East Times - May 9, 1999 -by Hoda Osman
> EGYPT: "To work for the future we have to look at the past to continue the
> journey," says Hoda Badran, president of the Allegiance for Arab Women
> (AAW). From this notion grew the idea of making a documentary film about
> Egypt's most prominent women since the beginning of the century.
> http://metimes.com/issue99-19/commu/women_prepare_for.htm
>
> 4. AIDS and Children - Namibia
>
> Panafrican News Agency - May 12, 1999
> WINDHOEK: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Representative in
> Namibia, Mairie-Pierre Poirier, has called for the incorporation of
> HIV/AIDS among children within the country's Integrated Management of
> Childhood Illnesses (IMCI).
> http://www.africanews.org/health/stories/19990512_feat17.html
>
> 5. Send Drop-Outs Back to School - India
>
> The Times of India News Service - May 14, 1999
> BANGALORE: In a move aimed at curbing child labour, the Karnataka
> government has directed all deputy commissioners (DCs) to send child
> workers and drop-outs back to school.
> http://www.timesofindia.com/140599/14indi2.htm
>
> 6. Health Awareness Campaign On AIDS - India
>
> The Times of India News Service - April 26, 1999
> BANGALORE: The government health departments in the five districts of
> Karnataka, have organised a week-long `Family Health Awareness campaign'
> drive on Monday till May 1.
> http://www.timesofindia.com/260499/26mban4.htm
>
> 7. World Bank 'To Be Cautious' - Zambia
>
> The Post - Zambia - April 28, 1999 - by Joe Kaunda
> The World Bank will now be more cautious with national programmes that do
> not promote economic growth but merely save the exchange rate at the
> expense of increased poverty.
> http://www.zamnet.zm/zamnet/post.arch.21396/news/story13.html
>
> 8. Lessons In AIDS - China
>
> Inside China Today - April 28, 1999
> BEIJING: (Agence France Presse) "AIDS Prevention" became a required course
> at 15 colleges and universities across China's largest city. In addition to
> the course, students will be encouraged to read books, attend lectures and
> seminars and view videotapes on AIDS prevention, it added.
> http://www.comminit.com/nb_a0009.html
>
> 9. Health Projects In AJK - Pakistan
>
> Dawn - April 27, 1999
> MUZAFFARABAD: The World Bank will provide Rs 1,250 million to improve and
> upgrade the institutions of basic health and primary education in Azad
> Jammu and Kashmir.
> http://www.dawn.com/daily/19990427/top15.htm
>
> 10. Half A Million Vaccinated Against Polio - Angola
>
> IRIN - April 27, 1999
> JOHANNESBURG: More than half a million children have been vaccinated in an
> emergency campaign against polio. UNICEF had trained 18 health
> technicians, and arrangements were being made to establish 16 health posts
> around the city.
> http://www.reliefweb.int/IRIN/sa/countrystories/angola/19990427.htm
>
> 11. Global Internet Concert for Poverty - Global
>
> UN Daily Highlights - April 27, 1999
> The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will team with Internet
> giant Cisco Systems to organize a global concert this October to be
> broadcast simultaneously via the Internet. Dubbed "Net Aid", the concert
> is expected to raise public awareness and generate financial support to
> tackle poverty in developing countries.
> http://www.comminit.com/nb_a0012.html
>
> 12. AIDS Workshop - Cuba
>
> CANA News Agency - April 28, 1999
> HAVANA, Cuba: Researchers from Latin America and the Caribbean are
> participating in a workshop as part of a UNESCO project in Cuba. The event
> is aimed at promoting cooperation in development through radio among
> international institutions, national authorities and society in general.
> http://www.comminit.com/nb_a0013.html
>
> 13. Assess Role In Youth Violence - USA
>
> Detroit Free Press - May 11, 1999 - by Steven Thomma
> WASHINGTON: Looking to combat teenage violence, President Bill Clinton
> challenged U.S. business, culture and government Monday to rein in the
> images and tools of carnage.
> http://www.freep.com/news/nw/qyouth11.htm
>
> 14. Film Details Horrors Related To Faith-Healing - Nepal
>
> Kathmandu Post - May 12, 1999 - By a Post Reporter
> KATHMANDU: The traditions of torturing womenfolk in the name of
> faith-healing and on charges of being a witch still prevails across the
> country, says a video film entitled The Witch!
> http://www.nepalnews.com/contents/Ktmpost/1999/May/May12/ and scroll down
>
> 15. Speaking Out About Rape, HIV - Zambia
>
> The Independent Online Cape Times- April 23, 1999 - by John Patten
> This was a week in which two intimately personal tragedies were made public
> property through the media. Both these news items have been given
> considerable prominence on television, radio and in the press.
> http://www.inc.co.za/online/news1/business/media/mediacol2304.html
>
> 16. New Head for World Development Programmes - Global
>
> UN Daily Updates - April 23, 1999
> Correspondent - The General Assembly on Friday confirmed the appointment of
> Mark Malloch Brown, a senior World Bank official as the new head of the
> UN's lead agency
> involved in development activities.
> http://www.comminit.com/nb_b0008.html
>
> 17. Possible Loss Of UN Agency - Dominican Republic
>
> DR One Daily - April 29, 1999
> The Dominican Republic is fighting proposals to remove a United Nations
> agency, the International Research and Training Institute for the
> Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) from its current location.
> http://www.dr1.com/daily/news042999.shtml and scroll down
>
> COMMUNICATION TRENDS
>
> 18. Radio Uganda, UTV On World-Wide Link - Uganda
>
> The Monitor - May 12, 1999 - by Katende Norman Ssemakula
> KAMPALA, Uganda: On Monday, May 04 Radio Uganda and UTV received US$ 2.6m
> worth of equipment from Communication Satellite (Comsat) that is set to
> change the face of broadcasting in Uganda.
> http://www.africanews.org/media/stories/19990512_feat2.html
>
> 19. Trends in Rural Television Ownership - China
>
> China Daily - April 18, 1999 - Author: Wei Ke - TV firms target rural
> buyers
>
> A major shift towards the rural market is set to take place in China's
> colour television sector.
> For every 100 urban households there were 100.4 televisions in 1998,
> compared with 27.3 TVs per 100 households in rural areas.
> http://www.chinadaily.net/cndy/history/b2-5tv.d18.html
>
> 20. Media Development and Journalism - Tanzania
>
> Daily News Tanzania - April 18, 1999 - from SUKHDEV CHHATBR, Arusha
>
> JOURNALISTS have resolved the proposed Draft Treaty for the East African
> Co-operation should explicitly guarantee press freedom in the region. This
> was among resolutions adopted at the end of the two-day seminar organised
> by Media Development Association (Tanzania Chapter)...
> http://www.dailynews.co.tz/Main_Content/1999/04/18/news.asp and scroll
> down
>
> 21. Ban Cigarette Ads - USA
>
> Nando Times - April 28, 1999
> NEW YORK: The New York Times plans to turn away advertisements for
> cigarettes, cigars and other tobacco products in its pages. The Times
> decided on the ban, the first by a national newspaper, because of concerns
> about the harmful effects of smoking.
> http://www.nando.net/business/story/0,1032,43030-69436-503223-0,00.html
>
> 22. Free Media Is Necessary For Better Governance - Zambia
>
> The Post - April 23, 1999 - by Liseli Kayumba
> Better governance is only possible with a free and independent media,
> Ghanaian economist George Ayittey has observed. He pointed out that
> increasingly the private press had come under attacks by governments
> through the use of censorship rules and criminal libel suits.
> http://www.zamnet.zm/zamnet/post.arch.24981/news/story7.html
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