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Source: Reuters * Iraqi ministries eye WTO membership for higher tariffs * WTO entry seen as encouraging foreign investment, trade BAGHDAD, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Iraq could get membership in the World Trade ...
Source: Reuters COPENHAGEN, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Denmark said on Sunday 65 world leaders had agreed to attend a U.N. conference in Copenhagen in December that will try to clinch a new global climate deal. Facing ...
Source: Reuters ((For more on Afghanistan, click [ID:nAFPAK])) Nov 22 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 1030 GMT on Sunday. KANDAHAR - Five Afghan policemen were killed when a ...
Source: Reuters (Recasts lead, updates numbers of dead and survivors) By Karima Anjani JAKARTA, Nov 22 (Reuters) - An overloaded ferry sank in bad weather off Indonesia's Riau islands on Sunday, killing four ...
Source: Reuters Nov 22 (Reuters) - Iraq is poised to strike deals with international oil companies that could vault it into third place in the table of oil producing nations. Emerging from years of sectarian ...
· The media’s role in humanitarian histories, events, issues and crises – past and present - examples of such coverage, including as a lesson for what should – or in certain select cases - should not be done; · The role the media has played and perhaps should play in the work of the UN, NGO’s and other agencies to support populations in need and are affected by certain issues or crises, including issues surrounding freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and critical information dissemination to crisis-affected populations;
· The future role of the media with the advent of new technologies; the possibilities inherent in these means of information and media dissemination; and how these new means can be utilized by those seeking to 1) bring further attention to the public sphere regarding issues of international and humanitarian importance and 2) again, bring information to crisis-affected populations themselves;
· The role of the artistic media (film, art, photography, literature, music) in revealing the nuances of issues of international importance;
· The significance and/or complexities of “celebrity” involvement in such media and issues;
· The potential biases, reliability, and standards of coverage among blogs, “iReports,” and "citizen" journalism, including during crisis situations;
· The conflicts inherent in the responsibility of journalism during crisis, including existing amidst potential profit motives of for-profit corporate parents (of news agencies, networks, newspapers, magazines, etc.), particularly in light of the current economic climate;
· Special Sidebars: Media surrounding the often-ignored plight of indigenous populations; top humanitarian crises predicted for 2010-2011 and the active role the media should play.
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