During the Spring 2009 semester, I took International Journalism with Vadim Isakov. A few of the required readings in the class can tie in with what we have been discussing as far as international indy media.
*Unfortunately you need an Ithaca College username/password to access a couple of them.
First, PBS Frontline featured an interview with Vladimir Pozner, Russia's most influential political TV talk-show host. He discussed the impacts of government controlled media in Russia and explains why free speech is not a high priority for the young country. Watch the video (or read) here.
Second, an article published in the International Communication Gazette addresses the use of blogging during the 'tulip revolution' in Kyrgyzstan. "The authors found that the blog did indeed become a unique and rich source of information not available from other local sources or the world press. They suggest that samizdat blogs can serve to incite or sustain democratization in Third World countries, even those undergoing uneven economic development." (Excerpt from abstract.) The entire article can be found here.*
Finally, Columbia Journalism Review published "Musharraf's Monster: In Pakistan, independent TV is young, powerful, and biting the hand that fed it." Read it here.*
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
notdrugs.com = top of the line independent media.
ReplyDelete