Nielsen Study: Teens Still Rely Primarily on Traditional Media
By Georg Szalai and Colbern Uhl
NEW YORK Don't get too caught up in the hype of digital media usage. That is a key message of "How Teens Use Media," a new research report by The Nielsen Co. that it will present in New York Thursday at its annual "What Teens Want" conference.
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June 26, 2009
NEWS / PROJECTS / AUDIO: ‘The Youth Times’ newspaper speaks volumes for Palestinian teenagers (MIDDLE EAST)
'The Youth Times' newspaper speaks volumes for Palestinian teenagersNEW YORK, USA, 25 June 2009 – Although much of the news from the Occupied Palestinian Territory is focused on violence and conflict, there is different, yet just as important, reporting happening on the ground in the region – reporting from a distinctly youth perspective.
AUDIO: Listen now
'The Youth Times', a project of the Palestinian Youth Association for Leadership and Rights Activation (PYALARA), is a monthly 24-page newspaper published in Arabic and English by young people, for young people. It is the only Palestinian newspaper for youth that is distributed throughout the territory.
Through a comprehensive training program, 'The Youth Times' develops young people aged 14 to 25 into leaders while providing both Palestinian and international audiences with vital stories that speak across borders.
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June 24, 2009
OPPORTUNITIES: ALF Euromed Bloggers Training on Intercultural Dialogue
The Euromed Anna Lindh Foundation for Dialogue between Cultures is organizing between the 27th and 28th of July the first phase of the Hyperlink Project, “the ALF Euromed Bloggers Training on Intercultural Dialogue” on the margin of the campaign Restore Trust – Rebuild Bridges which was launched by the Anna Lindh Foundation and the Alliance of Civilizations to encourage a culture of peace and coexistence in the Euro-Mediterranean Region.
The “the ALF Euromed Bloggers Training on Intercultural Dialogue” aims at providing 20 Euromed bloggers with an interactive 2 days training about intercultural dialogue, and Informing them about the Anna Lindh Foundation, its work, its. The project also would like to contribute in building a network of bloggers who believe in the necessity of Restoring Trust and Rebuilding Bridges and who are able to duplicate the messages as a starting point to more comprehensive programs with bloggers. The training is designed to result in conducting an online campaign to support Restore Trust and Rebuilding Bridges by associating the bloggers community in the region to the values of coexistence and culture of peace.
“The ALF Euromed Bloggers Training on Intercultural Dialogue” will take place in Luxembourg in cooperation with the ALF Head of Network in Luxembourg, the Abbey of Neumunster Cultural Centre on the 27th, 28th July 2009.
The training targets influential bloggers from the 43 Euromed countries who share the values of dialogue and coexistence, and are committed to promote mutual understanding between the countries of the region. The chosen 20 bloggers will be given the title of Cyber Ambassadors for Dialogue and would be asked to participate through there blogs in the one shot online campaign on the 18th of September on Restore Trust – Rebuild Bridges, in order to encourage exchanges between people from different communities, promoting a culture of mutual respect, reconciliation, non-violent conflict resolution and peaceful coexistence inside and between the 43 member countries of the Euro-Med Region.
The training will be delivered by 2 highly professional trainers, one from the north and one from the south of the region. The methodology of the training will try to combine between plenary informative presentations, tools and games used in non-formal education on intercultural dialogue, and working groups to design the online campaign. The training will also include a Cultural Night where the participants will have the opportunity to discover each others cultures more closely. There will be also a Blog Souk where the participants can present there blogs and there blogging experiences and how intercultural dialogue is treated in their local blogs.
If you are a blogger yourself or know any influential bloggers from your country you would like to recommend, please send the details of your blog and the contact information of the person in charge of the blog to sarah.zaaimi@bibalex.org before the 30th of June.
Please note that the Anna Lindh Foundation will cover the total costs of transportation, accommodation and meals for the selected applications.
June 23, 2009
OPPORTUNITIES / CONTESTS: Plural+ Festival
Youth ages 9 to 25 are invited to submit short videos promoting harmony in diverse societies to the PLURAL+ video festival, to be held at the Paley Center for Media in New York City on December 18. Deadline for submitting entries is September 30.
PLURAL+ is a video festival for youth-produced media aimed at building a more inclusive, tolerant society. The festival will address key issues in today's youth communities, such as migrant integration, inclusiveness, identity, diversity, human rights and social cohesiveness.
Applicants must meet the age requirement by September 30. Entrants may work together in groups, but the entry will be judged in the age category of the eldest youth.
Each entry package must contain: A fully completed and signed entry form, including co-signature by a parent, guardian, teacher or responsible adult if the entrant a minor in his/her country of residence and a DVD of the video (all DVDs must have the name of the entrant(s) and the English title of the video printed on top of the DVD in permanent marker). The official language of the festival is English.
For more information, visit http://www.unaoc.org/content/view/346/257/lang,en.html
WEBSITES / EVENTS: ‘I’m Part of the G8 Too!’ – Website gives people a virtual seat at the G8 Summit
'I'm Part of the G8 Too!' – Website gives people a virtual seat at the G8 SummitA new website called 'I'm Part of the G8 Too!' brings online visitors together to show their support for the UNICEF goals at the global summit.
The G8 Summit is scheduled to take place in L'Aquila, Italy, in July. This is one in a series of articles on UNICEF's preparations for the event.
By Roderick Huntress
L'AQUILA, Italy, 22 June 2009 – You may not have a seat at next month's G8 summit, but a new website by UNICEF's Italian National Committee is offering what might be the next best thing: a way to communicate with the leaders there.
The project, called 'I'm Part of the G8 Too!' brings online visitors together to show their support for the three goals UNICEF aims to achieve at the meeting in L'Aquila:
Secure continued funding for Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTC) of HIV, and for diagnosing babies as soon as possible
Focus attention on the special vulnerability of girls to HIV and AIDS
Reinforce an existing commitment by the G20 countries to social protection, with an emphasis on ensuring that social systems are both child-sensitive and AIDS-inclusive.
Social protection uses measures ranging from transfers of cash to legislation to support health, financial stability and equality for children and their families.
How the project works
The 'I'm Part of the G8 Too!' site encourages visitors to leave their names, and to upload a picture showing what it means for them to have a place at the summit. All of the photos will be compiled into an online gallery, with the best ones selected for the project's home page.
Ultimately, the site will serve as an interactive online petition. On 9 July, delegates from the J8, the junior version of the G8, will personally deliver the names of those participating in the 'I'm Part of the G8 Too' project – and a selection of the best photos – to leaders attending the meeting.
The J8 brings together young people aged 14-17 from around the world to consider the same issues the G8 countries address, and to draft recommendations for the leaders to consider.
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CONTESTS: Mladeshki videokonkurs na UNICEF (in Bulgarian)
Младежки видеоконкурс на УНИЦЕФ
УНИЦЕФ организира видеоконкурс по повод 20-годишнината от подписването на Конвенцията за правата на детето. Всички млади хора до 25 години могат да изпращат кратки видеа, които да представят тяхната визия за правата на детото на световно, национално или местно равнище.
Клиповете трябва да са с дължина точно една минута, и да са тясно свързани в правата на децата. Желаещите трябва да ги публикуват видеата онлайн на YouTube, Blip.tv, Dailymotion, Veoh, както и да ги изпратят на електронната поща на конкурса: unicef.crc.videocontest@gmail.com.
Изпратените видеоклипове ще бъдат оценявани от международни жури от медийни експерти. Най-доброто видео ще бъде излъчвано по цял свят в рамките на Международния ден на правата на детето 2010, както и на празненството по повод подписването на Конвенцията за правата на детето.
Крайният срок за изпращане на предложенията е 1 август 2009 г. Повече информация можете да намерите на интернет страницата на конкурса.
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УНИЦЕФ организира видеоконкурс по повод 20-годишнината от подписването на Конвенцията за правата на детето. Всички млади хора до 25 години могат да изпращат кратки видеа, които да представят тяхната визия за правата на детото на световно, национално или местно равнище.
Клиповете трябва да са с дължина точно една минута, и да са тясно свързани в правата на децата. Желаещите трябва да ги публикуват видеата онлайн на YouTube, Blip.tv, Dailymotion, Veoh, както и да ги изпратят на електронната поща на конкурса: unicef.crc.videocontest@gmail.com.
Изпратените видеоклипове ще бъдат оценявани от международни жури от медийни експерти. Най-доброто видео ще бъде излъчвано по цял свят в рамките на Международния ден на правата на детето 2010, както и на празненството по повод подписването на Конвенцията за правата на детето.
Крайният срок за изпращане на предложенията е 1 август 2009 г. Повече информация можете да намерите на интернет страницата на конкурса.
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PHOTO / COMPETITIONS: "Kazakhstan, take with you only the best"
Photographers in Kazakhstan can now submit photos to a contest that is a part of an effort to create a positive image of modern Kazakhstan. Deadline to submit photos: June 30.The contest, under the theme "Kazakhstan, take with you only the best," is accepting submissions that depict topics such as equal rights and opportunities, national traditions, women, Kazakh oil, native land and humor.
Prizes include a camera, software and computer hardware. The minimum age of participants is 14 years old. Both journalists and the public are welcome to apply.
The contest is being run by the Soros Foundation - Kazakhstan.
For more information (in Russian), go to http://www.soros.
June 22, 2009
Call for Project Proposals: Climate Change
Call for Project Proposals: Climate Change
With assistance from the Government of Denmark, the Frontlines Forum is funding local projects on climate change impacts and adaptation.
What are they funding?
Community-level projects focusing on local experiences with climate change impacts and adaptation. These could involve field research, interviews with community members, workshops, photo projects, film projects, etc.
Who are they funding?
Proposals can be made by interested groups or individuals, for example, local and indigenous organisations, research centres, researchers, graduate students with interdisciplinary training, community members (youth groups, women, elders) etc.
For more information, visit: http://www.climatefrontlines.org/en-GB/node/191
With assistance from the Government of Denmark, the Frontlines Forum is funding local projects on climate change impacts and adaptation.
What are they funding?
Community-level projects focusing on local experiences with climate change impacts and adaptation. These could involve field research, interviews with community members, workshops, photo projects, film projects, etc.
Who are they funding?Proposals can be made by interested groups or individuals, for example, local and indigenous organisations, research centres, researchers, graduate students with interdisciplinary training, community members (youth groups, women, elders) etc.
For more information, visit: http://www.climatefrontlines.org/en-GB/node/191
June 21, 2009
EVENTS: “Protecting Children and Young People from Sexual Violence with a Focus on the New Media: Perspectives for Europe”
"Protecting Children and Young People from Sexual Violence with a Focus on the New Media: Perspectives for Europe" is the title of the European follow-up conference to the 3rd World Congress Against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents, which took place in November last year in Rio de Janeiro. The German Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth will hold this follow-up conference on 30 June 2009 in Berlin.More info
June 19, 2009
ARTICLES / GAMES: Some video games influence good behavior in children
Some video games influence good behavior in children
Media members and legislators often portray video games as bad influences on children's behavior, but new research concludes that some video games influence good behavior, specifically the desire to help other people.
This is good news for educators, parents, and children who use video games for learning and entertainment.
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Media members and legislators often portray video games as bad influences on children's behavior, but new research concludes that some video games influence good behavior, specifically the desire to help other people.
This is good news for educators, parents, and children who use video games for learning and entertainment.
full article
NEWS / ARTICLES / TECHNOLOGY / DISABILITIES: Software 'gives children a voice'
Software 'gives children a voice'Scientists claim to have developed the first technology of its kind to allow children with communication problems to converse better.
'How was school today?' is software to help children with disabilities such as cerebral palsy communicate faster.
The system is the result of a project between computing scientists from the Universities of Aberdeen and Dundee, and Capability Scotland.
Pupils from Corseford School in Renfrewshire were first to trial it.
Dr Ehud Reiter, from the University of Aberdeen's school of natural and computing sciences, said: "How was school today? uses sensors, swipe cards, and a recording device to gather information on what the child using the system has experienced at school that day.
"This can then be turned into a story by the computer - using what is called natural language generation - which the pupils can then share when they get home.
"The system is designed to support a more interactive narration, allowing children to easily talk about their school day and to quickly answer questions."
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June 16, 2009
NEWS: African Youth Seek More Opportunity to Voice their Opinion
African Youth Seek More Opportunity to Voice their OpinionNew online campaign launched to solicit youth opinions, ideas and solutions
ADDIS/ JOHANNESBURG, 16 June, 2009 – On average, 30 per cent of young people, aged 15 to 17 are afraid to voice their opinions, according to new analysis of data from qualitative surveys of youth in 38 African countries.
The surveys conducted by Gallup World Poll were based on a continent-wide group of nearly 40,000 observations. Many young people are not able to actively participate in their society with only a small percentage voicing their opinions to an official.
In an effort to allow more of Africa’s youth to meaningfully participate, UNICEF and partners are expanding and enhancing the existing Speak Africa platform to have more young activists and youth organizations connect and engage. Speak Africa is a continental communication platform that is helping children and young people form connections, work together, and actively engage in the critical issues affecting their lives and the development of the continent. Today the speakafrica.org website is being re-launched with exciting new features including multi-language capabilities.
“One of Africa’s greatest assets is its youth. They are the ones with the energy, creativity and dynamism to transform the continent,” said Richard Morgan, UNICEF’s Director of Policy and Planning. “Yet without the opportunity to express their ideas or participate meaningfully in the decision making process, we are neither respecting their rights nor able to fully gain from their valuable gifts.”
Article 11 of the African Youth Charter clearly stipulates that youth in the continent have the right to participate in all spheres of society and decision making. These rights are also universally enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of Child that all African countries besides one have ratified.
The analysis of the data, which was supported by UNICEF, provides an insight into the perceptions and opinions of young people. The questions asked covered six themes related to their participation, safety and security, their well being, their immediate concerns and perceptions on life in their community.
On average 55 per cent of 15-17 year olds approved of their country’s leadership. Southern Africa has the highest approval rating while Central Africa has the lowest. And on a positive note, on average 65 per cent of 15-17 year olds were satisfied with their freedom to choose what they wanted to do with their life. The poll reveals the diversity of experiences of young people on the continent as opinions and perceptions vary dramatically across countries and regions.
The Speak Africa platform will initiate debates on the critical issues affecting the continent. To start with and in the lead up to the 13th African Union Summit in July which focuses on the theme of “Investing in Agriculture For Economic Growth and Food Security”, youth will be able to log on to the website to share their experiences, take part in online debates and offer solutions on what needs to be done to make agricultural growth and food security viable.
To garner the opinion of as many African youth as possible, cell phone numbers are being established in selected countries where young people can participate in SMS surveys. The initiative, in partnership with the Praekelt Foundation, will take pace in Egypt, Ghana, Madagascar, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Uganda. In addition, in South Africa and Egypt youth will be able record their voice messages. The SMS messages from young people across the continent will appear on www.speakafrica.org, where other young people can respond and track the debate. Speak Africa will also organize a number of moderated web debates with youth, prominent agriculturalists and development practitioners.
In addition to young people using technology to speak out, a series of activities focused on soliciting the views of young people. The Connecting Classrooms program, for example, will enable students in classrooms in countries such as Senegal, Ghana, South Africa, Uganda and Ethiopia to collaborate around the issues they care about using a shared online platform and knowledge base.
To read the full results of the Gallup Poll or to get involved in the debate log in to the debate go to www.speakafrica.org
For more information, please contact:
Shantha Bloemen, UNICEF Johannesburg, Tel: + 27 495 5938, sbloemen@unicef.org
Kerida McDonald, UNICEF Ethiopia, Tel: +251 11 544 4400, ext 34400, kmcdonald@unicef.org
OPPORTUNITIES: Essay, Photo Story and Video Contest
Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe is launching an Essay, Photo Story and Video Contest* as part of the Civil Society Forum – an international meeting of activists, academics and NGO professionals that will take place in Bratislava, Slovakia 16th -18th September 2009.
All entries should be related to civil society issues and should be inspired by the notions of civic engagement and activism.
Winners will have the opportunity to:
· Get a scholarship to realize their plan for personal development
· Have their work published and exhibited
· Gain hands-on experience working in an international team of young people at the Civil Society Forum
· Join us at the Civil Society Forum in Bratislava, Slovakia, 16th-18th September 2009.
The deadline for submission of entries is July 12, 2009. For more details, please check the contest website: www.csf.ceetrust.org and our profiles on MySpace and Facebook (name: Civil Society Forum contest).
We kindly ask you to further distribute the detailed information and poster attached on e-discussions lists, students’ portals, forums, yahoo groups, info blogs and to students’ organizations that might be interested.
* The contest is open to legal residents of the following countries of Central and Eastern Europe: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.
We appreciate your kind efforts!
Irina Lupu
Intern CEE Trust Romania Office
June 15, 2009
NEWS / GAMES / EDUCATION: Digital games in classroom teaching: how do teachers use them?
Digital games in classroom teaching: how do teachers use them?A groundbreaking new European study, released at a major EU conference hosted by the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, sheds light on how teachers use digital games in the classroom for learning purposes. The conference was opened by the European Commissioner for Education and Culture, Jan Figel, underlining the importance of the study. It covers commercial as well as “serious” games. It was carried out by European Schoolnet, a network of 31 Ministries of Education, commissioned by the Interactive Software Federation of Europe (ISFE). Read more
Download the synthesis report (http://games.eun.org/upload/gis-synthesis_report_en.pdf) and full study (http://games.eun.org/upload/gis-full_report_en.pdf).
NEWS / INTERNET: ON THE NET: WXXI launches new site for kids
ON THE NET: WXXI launches new site for kidsStaff and Wire Reports - Saturday, June 13, 2009 6:18 AM EDT
WXXI, the public broadcaster based in Rochester, has launched a new just-for-kids Web site.
The site is specifically targeted for children age 6 to 10 years old -- the fastest growing user demographic of the Internet.
Find the site at www.wxxi.org/kids.
The new site is designed to provide a safe, developmentally appropriate and commercial-free place online.
Framing the site around award-winning children's programming from PBS KIDS GO! and WXXI-TV, WXXI.org/kids brings together resources for a kid-friendly, fun and educational online experience.
On the new site children can participate in surveys, post comments and questions; watch their favorite PBS KIDS GO! shows and special segments from WXXI's Homework Hotline series on a broadband video player, and learn about upcoming kids' events.
In a 2008 survey conducted by the Youth Media Council, television remains the number one medium among children 6 to 10 years old, but there has been a significant increase in Internet use among this group.
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NEWS / COMPETITIONS / AWARDS: UNICEF Seeks Contributions for the Arab Media Award for Excellence in Children’s Rights
UNICEF Seeks Contributions for the Arab Media Award for Excellence in Children's Rights
Media representatives from the Middle East & North Africa are invited by UNICEF to share their dedicated efforts to highlight the situations of children and young people participating in the Media Excellence Award for 2009.
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) motivates all journalists, children, and adolescents in the Arab World to participate in the Arab Media Humanitarian Forum.
The award has been announced by the UNICEF Regional Office for Middle East and North Africa in conjunction with the United Arab Emirates' Al-Bayan newspaper and The Center for Communication Programs at Johns Hopkins University, in May 2009.
The Media Prize will be awarded for excellence in reporting in Arab media on Health Promotion and Behavioral Change. The reportage will be judged on its quality and in-depth analysis of local, national, or regional news.
Nominated works must adhere to the highest standards of journalism, including clarity of expression, accuracy, fairness, and strict observance of ethical guidelines in reporting on children's issues and respecting the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Entries will be assessed by an independent panel of judges comprised of media representatives, adolescents, and UNICEF representatives.
Prizes will be awarded for four different categories: TV, Radio, print, and online.
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Media representatives from the Middle East & North Africa are invited by UNICEF to share their dedicated efforts to highlight the situations of children and young people participating in the Media Excellence Award for 2009.
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) motivates all journalists, children, and adolescents in the Arab World to participate in the Arab Media Humanitarian Forum.
The award has been announced by the UNICEF Regional Office for Middle East and North Africa in conjunction with the United Arab Emirates' Al-Bayan newspaper and The Center for Communication Programs at Johns Hopkins University, in May 2009.
The Media Prize will be awarded for excellence in reporting in Arab media on Health Promotion and Behavioral Change. The reportage will be judged on its quality and in-depth analysis of local, national, or regional news.
Nominated works must adhere to the highest standards of journalism, including clarity of expression, accuracy, fairness, and strict observance of ethical guidelines in reporting on children's issues and respecting the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Entries will be assessed by an independent panel of judges comprised of media representatives, adolescents, and UNICEF representatives.
Prizes will be awarded for four different categories: TV, Radio, print, and online.
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NEWS: European Commission supports Kids Festival
European Commission supports Kids Festival
The press conference announcing the 6th Kids Festival 12-17 June 2009 in Sarajevo, took place today at Zetra Olympic complex. Mr Constantino Longares Barrio, First Secretary, Head of Operations Section for Democracy and Social Development of the European Commission Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina expressed his satisfaction that the European Commission has again been able to support Kids Festival.
“The European Commission has donated 100,000 € for Kid’s Festival”. “The Festival aims to create much better conditions for our children, and that is our ultimate goal when we provide financing such as this.”
Mr Barrio said the Festival represents “a very good example of cooperation among different donors” and he mentioned other participating organisations, including the OSCE, the Swiss cooperation development agency, NATO, UNICEF, and civil society organisations, as well as the City of Sarajevo, the Sarajevo Canton Ministry of Culture and Sports, and private institutions such as Raiffeisen Bank and others, that are helping to make this year’s Festival a success.
The NGO ViaKult is organising Kids Festival, which brings together children from different cultures and geographical backgrounds from all over the country.
“We believe that bringing children together is the most important element,” Mr Barrio said. “We hope that initiatives like this will help establish links which may not exist today, or reinforce small links that have already been established.”
Noting that BiH has signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Children, Mr Barrio pointed out that there were still a number of important institutional and legislative steps that had to be taken in order to comply with UN norms on the children rights, as well as norms applied in the European Union.
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The press conference announcing the 6th Kids Festival 12-17 June 2009 in Sarajevo, took place today at Zetra Olympic complex. Mr Constantino Longares Barrio, First Secretary, Head of Operations Section for Democracy and Social Development of the European Commission Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina expressed his satisfaction that the European Commission has again been able to support Kids Festival.
“The European Commission has donated 100,000 € for Kid’s Festival”. “The Festival aims to create much better conditions for our children, and that is our ultimate goal when we provide financing such as this.”
Mr Barrio said the Festival represents “a very good example of cooperation among different donors” and he mentioned other participating organisations, including the OSCE, the Swiss cooperation development agency, NATO, UNICEF, and civil society organisations, as well as the City of Sarajevo, the Sarajevo Canton Ministry of Culture and Sports, and private institutions such as Raiffeisen Bank and others, that are helping to make this year’s Festival a success.
The NGO ViaKult is organising Kids Festival, which brings together children from different cultures and geographical backgrounds from all over the country.
“We believe that bringing children together is the most important element,” Mr Barrio said. “We hope that initiatives like this will help establish links which may not exist today, or reinforce small links that have already been established.”
Noting that BiH has signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Children, Mr Barrio pointed out that there were still a number of important institutional and legislative steps that had to be taken in order to comply with UN norms on the children rights, as well as norms applied in the European Union.
full article
NEWS: UNICEF hails departed SA youth AIDS activist (AFRICA)
Kenya - UNICEF has hailed departed South African youth AIDS activist and Digital Diarist Thembi Ngubane, who died Thursday at the age of 24.
The UN agency described the late Ngubane as “a uniquely positive force and a tireless campaigner for people living with HIV.”
In 2006, Joe Richman – a producer with the Radio Diaries project of National Public Radio (NPR) in the US – encouraged Ngubane to describe her life with HIV in the form of a diary on the NPR programme, 'All Things Considered'.
“Through her diaries, Thembi shared all she had learned about coping with HIV in her daily life in an open, gentle and humourous manner, offering hope and support to thousands of people affected by HIV and AIDS,” the agency said in a statement from Cape Town.
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The UN agency described the late Ngubane as “a uniquely positive force and a tireless campaigner for people living with HIV.”
In 2006, Joe Richman – a producer with the Radio Diaries project of National Public Radio (NPR) in the US – encouraged Ngubane to describe her life with HIV in the form of a diary on the NPR programme, 'All Things Considered'.
“Through her diaries, Thembi shared all she had learned about coping with HIV in her daily life in an open, gentle and humourous manner, offering hope and support to thousands of people affected by HIV and AIDS,” the agency said in a statement from Cape Town.
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NEWS / REPORTS: Young activists seek children's views on unfair media coverage (UK)
Young activists seek children's views on unfair media coverage
By Charlotte Goddard - Children & Young People Now - 12 June 2009
Young activists at the Children's Rights Alliance for England (CRAE) want to contact under-17s who have been named and shamed by the media to help them put together a report on the subject.
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By Charlotte Goddard - Children & Young People Now - 12 June 2009
Young activists at the Children's Rights Alliance for England (CRAE) want to contact under-17s who have been named and shamed by the media to help them put together a report on the subject.
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June 12, 2009
OPPORTUNITIES: Nordic Talents 2009 (NORDIC COUNTRIES)
NORDIC TALENTS 2009 - Registration Open
For the 9th successive year Nordisk Film & TV Fond will present this year's New Nordic Talents event. The Welcome Reception on Thursday September 3 at the Danish Film Institute, will be followed by the event itself on Friday and Saturday September 4th and 5th at the Danish Film School.
Find out more and register now. Nordic Talents - September 3, 4, 5, 2009 - Register Now
The aim of Nordic Talents is to introduce graduating students from the Nordic film schools to the Nordic producers and financiers, and - equally important - to give the producers and financiers the opportunity to meet the future talent.
A Nordic network is essential for upcoming filmmakers - and Nordic Talents is THE platform for graduating students to meet many of the key industry players from the Nordic region - to show your talents, discuss your ideas, future projects and ambitions. If some films become ‘must-see' films - this event is a ‘must attend'.
Several former Pitch Award winners have become successful films among others Norwegian director Erik Richter Strand's feature film Sønner (Sons) and the Swedish documentary Armbryterskan från Ensamheten (The Armwrestler From Solitude)by Lisa Munthe and Helen Ahlsson.
Nordic Talents is arranged in collaboration with the The National Film School of Denmark, Tina Sørensen.
To register click here.
For further information click Nordic Talents.
June 11, 2009
WORKSHOPS: Film ab! 20 Jahre Kinderrechte (IN GERMAN)
Film ab! 20 Jahre KinderrechteDie Kinderrechtskonvention der Vereinten Nationen feiert dieses Jahr ihren 20. Geburtstag. Das Recht auf freie Meinungsäußerung, auf Bildung, Leben, Privatsphäre oder Schutz vor Missbrauch – welches ist dir besonders wichtig? Wie sehen Kinder ihre Situation und wo sehen sie ihre Rechte verletzt?
Jungen und Mädchen der Klasse 5a an der internationalen Nelson-Mandela-Schule in Berlin haben zu diesen Themen Kurzfilme gedreht. UNICEF Deutschland hatte zusammen mit dem Auswärtigen Amt an ihrer Schule einen Videoworkshop organisiert. Auch Bundesaußenminister Steinmeier produzierte einen Kurzfilm zusammen mit den Kindern. Den Film gibt es bei YouTube
Die Klasse hat ihre Filme zusammen mit dem Außenminister und dem Model Eva Padberg am Donnerstag vorgestellt. Steinmeier und Padberg berichteten über ihre Beobachtungen von Kinderrechtsverletzungen auf ihren weltweiten Reisen. Mehr dazu auf der Seite von UNICEF.
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WORKSHOPS: Sixty-second stories - Workshop on filmmaking by UNICEF (BANGLADESH)
Sixty-second stories - Workshop on filmmaking by UNICEFUNICEF, in association with European Cultural Foundation and the One Minutes Foundation, held a five-day workshop (from May 31 to June 4) on filmmaking for youngsters. The project aimed at enabling the youths (aged 12-20) to narrate their stories in sixty-second videos. The premier of the videos produced at the workshop was held at Goethe Institut-Bangladesh on June 4.
A total of 17 adolescents -- Abu Sayeed Nisan, Sadiya Tabassum, Sabrina Haque Saba, Masud Al Kawsar, Sazi Sami, Mobasshera Tarannum, Shamima Akhter, Rahian Ahmed, Laila Noor Chaity, Rani Khan, Nishi Akhter, Sharmin Akhter, Shahnoor Azad, Mosammat Shumi Akhter, Md. Imran Hossain, Ayubur Rahman and Yasin Rahman Shumon -- from different backgrounds were selected for the workshop. Children's Film Society and Children's TV Foundation-Bangladesh were the facilitators of the event.
Over five days, the participants learned how to tell a story in a one-minute video. Topics were chosen by the young filmmakers, who were also the actors and behind the camera.
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June 10, 2009
NEWSLETTERS / PROJECTS: The Youth Times Newspaper Speaks Volumes - Media Magic Digest - The quarterly newsletter of ICDB/VOY Media Magic - UNICEF
The Youth Times Newspaper Speaks Volumes
June 2009 - Issue #11
Although much of the current international and local news in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is focused on violence and conflict, there is different, yet just as important, reporting happening on the ground in the region - reporting from a distinctly youth perspective.
The Youth Times newspaper, a project of the Palestinian Youth Association for Leadership and Rights Activation (PYALARA), is a monthly 24-page newspaper published in Arabic and English by young people, for young people. This month, we feature PYALARA and The Youth Times, an initiative that develops young people aged 13-20 into leaders while providing both Palestinian and international audiences vital stories that speak across borders.More in the Media Magic Digest - The quarterly newsletter of ICDB/VOY Media Magic - UNICEF
NEWS: UNICEF runs debate on children's problems (AFRICA)
UNICEF runs debate on children's problems
Luanda – Revitalising public health services and infant-maternal cares is the topic to be debated on Thursday (June 04), at the Journalists Training Centre (CEFOJOR), in Luanda, organised by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the aforementioned training institution.
ANGOP learnt this Tuesday from a press release from UNICEF that the debate is part of the cycle of workshops dubbed “Café de Ideias”, which will discuss topics relating to the situation of children, and will be attended by journalists.
The communiqué adds that the seminar shall be lectured by the co-ordinator of the Process of Municipal Health Revitilisation, Helga Reis, and by UNICEF's expert in public health, Nkanga Guimarães.
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Luanda – Revitalising public health services and infant-maternal cares is the topic to be debated on Thursday (June 04), at the Journalists Training Centre (CEFOJOR), in Luanda, organised by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the aforementioned training institution.
ANGOP learnt this Tuesday from a press release from UNICEF that the debate is part of the cycle of workshops dubbed “Café de Ideias”, which will discuss topics relating to the situation of children, and will be attended by journalists.
The communiqué adds that the seminar shall be lectured by the co-ordinator of the Process of Municipal Health Revitilisation, Helga Reis, and by UNICEF's expert in public health, Nkanga Guimarães.
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COMPETITIONS / PHOTO: Children’s International Photography Contest Focuses Worldwide Lens On Biodiversity
Children's International Photography Contest Focuses Worldwide Lens On Biodiversity
WEBWIRE – Tuesday, June 09, 2009
WASHINGTON - Youngsters around the world are invited to enter the "See the Bigger Picture" photography contest by submitting images illustrating plants, animals or anything else that captures biodiversity to www.seethebiggerpicture.org. The winner will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to National Geographic headquarters in Washington, D.C., and will meet with renowned photojournalist Joel Sartore, a contest judge. Entries must be received by Sept. 8, 2009.
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WEBWIRE – Tuesday, June 09, 2009
WASHINGTON - Youngsters around the world are invited to enter the "See the Bigger Picture" photography contest by submitting images illustrating plants, animals or anything else that captures biodiversity to www.seethebiggerpicture.org. The winner will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to National Geographic headquarters in Washington, D.C., and will meet with renowned photojournalist Joel Sartore, a contest judge. Entries must be received by Sept. 8, 2009.
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Thembi
Friends of Radio Diaries,
Some of you may have already heard the sad news that our friend and diarist
Thembi Ngubane died a few days ago.
I've had a hard time finding the right words for this moment.
Thembi thought about death almost every day. Yet she was the most alive
person I've ever met. She sometimes asked me why I chose her to do an audio
diary about her life. But I feel like she chose me.
Thembi had been struggling off and on with TB. A week ago she learned that she
had multi-drug resistant TB. She died Thursday night in the hospital. She was 24.
Thembi gave me, and many of us, a lesson in courage and in embracing the
craziness of life - good and bad. She was brave and open about living with AIDS
at a time when most South Africans were quiet about the epidemic. She thought
the virus should be scared of her, rather than the other way around. She drew
pictures of her virus. She talked to it in the mirror. She gave it orders.
Thembi had a short life. But it was a full one by any measure. She had a child.
She found a soul mate in her longtime boyfriend, Melikhaya. Her story was heard
by millions of people in a dozen countries and five languages. On her tour of the
United States, she met Bill Clinton and then-Senator Barak Obama. She traveled
to Germany and India as a Unicef ambassador. She was a contestant in an
African reality TV show. In South Africa, she became a role model for young
people living with HIV. She experienced the hard edges of life in ways that I still
find hard to fathom.
But there are a few poignant moments that will never make it into her obituary.
I remember a high school outside of Durban where Thembi was speaking. It was
radical for someone - a young person especially - to stand up in front of a crowd
and say, "I have AIDS". When she finished speaking, the students crowded
around her, wanting an autograph. With no paper in sight, arms and legs were
thrust forward and Thembi signed each one with her pen.
I remember when Thembi was invited to address the South African Parliament.
"Accept that AIDS is here," she told the country's leaders. But life is a mix of
cosmic and mundane. The next day, Thembi was back to her normal life:
standing in line at the clinic for antiretroviral drugs, caring for her baby, and
hoping for a job.
By now, we are all so familiar with the statistics. More than 5000 people die every
day from AIDS. Somehow, it never seemed Thembi would be one of them.
------------------------------------------------------------
We will be remembering and honoring Thembi's life at her funeral in
South Africa this Saturday.
If you would like to make a contribution in her honor, please consider a donation to:
The Treatment Action Campaign in South Africa. They have been tireless
advocates for treatment for all and Thembi was a member:
http://www.tac.org.za/community/donate
Doctors Without Borders/MSF. They launched a pilot program in 2004
to distribute Anti-Retroviral drugs (ARVs) in Thembi's township, Khayelitshia.
The program directly impacted Thembi's life. Through MSF, Thembi was able to get
the right treatment at a time when the South African government was doing
very little. http://doctorswithoutborders.org
Thembi leaves behind her four-year old daughter, Onwabo. Many of you
contributed in the past to Thembi's family, helping them to purchase their own
house in the township. Radio Diaries is setting up a fund to help with the
continuing care of Onwabo. To contribute, please follow this link:
Thembi's AIDS Diary Fund or copy/paste this URL to your browser:
https://npo.networkforgood.org/Donate/Donate.aspx?npoSubscriptionId=1001500&uniqueID=633800748291775952
Thembi's project unfolded over many years and would never have happened
without the unwavering support of so many. On behalf of Thembi and Radio
Diaries, it has been a profound experience to work with all of you. Special thanks
to Thembi's family: Patricia Ngubane, JJ, Onwabo, and Melikhaya Mpumela,
who was the partner for Thembi and this project every step of the way.
And thanks to Associate Producer Anayansi Diaz-Cortes, whose wisdom and
tenacity made the the bad parts better and the good parts better too. To Jane Saks
who continues to elevate this project to loftier ground. To Richard Mills who put
aside his own work and life to help Thembi and the project whenever he was
needed. To Sue Johnson, whose strength and spirit were part of the DNA of this
idea from the beginning.
Some of you may have already heard the sad news that our friend and diarist
Thembi Ngubane died a few days ago.
I've had a hard time finding the right words for this moment.
Thembi thought about death almost every day. Yet she was the most alive
person I've ever met. She sometimes asked me why I chose her to do an audio
diary about her life. But I feel like she chose me.
Thembi had been struggling off and on with TB. A week ago she learned that she
had multi-drug resistant TB. She died Thursday night in the hospital. She was 24.
Thembi gave me, and many of us, a lesson in courage and in embracing the
craziness of life - good and bad. She was brave and open about living with AIDS
at a time when most South Africans were quiet about the epidemic. She thought
the virus should be scared of her, rather than the other way around. She drew
pictures of her virus. She talked to it in the mirror. She gave it orders.
Thembi had a short life. But it was a full one by any measure. She had a child.
She found a soul mate in her longtime boyfriend, Melikhaya. Her story was heard
by millions of people in a dozen countries and five languages. On her tour of the
United States, she met Bill Clinton and then-Senator Barak Obama. She traveled
to Germany and India as a Unicef ambassador. She was a contestant in an
African reality TV show. In South Africa, she became a role model for young
people living with HIV. She experienced the hard edges of life in ways that I still
find hard to fathom.
But there are a few poignant moments that will never make it into her obituary.
I remember a high school outside of Durban where Thembi was speaking. It was
radical for someone - a young person especially - to stand up in front of a crowd
and say, "I have AIDS". When she finished speaking, the students crowded
around her, wanting an autograph. With no paper in sight, arms and legs were
thrust forward and Thembi signed each one with her pen.
I remember when Thembi was invited to address the South African Parliament.
"Accept that AIDS is here," she told the country's leaders. But life is a mix of
cosmic and mundane. The next day, Thembi was back to her normal life:
standing in line at the clinic for antiretroviral drugs, caring for her baby, and
hoping for a job.
By now, we are all so familiar with the statistics. More than 5000 people die every
day from AIDS. Somehow, it never seemed Thembi would be one of them.
Thembi embodied great ambition to be heard and seen. She thought it was
important to speak out against stigma and discrimination. But she was also
motivated by fear: she didn't want to be anonymous... or forgotten.
Thembi we heard you.
And we miss you.
Joe Richman
Radio Diaries
We put together a remembrance that aired on NPR.
You can listen on our website: http://www.radiodiaries.org
"Seeing people who were losing hope, who were on the death road, made me
realize that there is no time to waste. People needed to be aware. I felt like
maybe some of the way AIDS has been portrayed hasn't helped them. Maybe
people don't feel the messages, maybe they don't hear them. Maybe people
need someone they can relate to, someone who is just like them, to spell it out to
them. I felt like I owed it to everyone to just be heard."
- Thembi Ngubane
------------------------------------------------------------
We will be remembering and honoring Thembi's life at her funeral in
South Africa this Saturday.
If you would like to make a contribution in her honor, please consider a donation to:
The Treatment Action Campaign in South Africa. They have been tireless
advocates for treatment for all and Thembi was a member:
http://www.tac.org.za/community/donate
Doctors Without Borders/MSF. They launched a pilot program in 2004
to distribute Anti-Retroviral drugs (ARVs) in Thembi's township, Khayelitshia.
The program directly impacted Thembi's life. Through MSF, Thembi was able to get
the right treatment at a time when the South African government was doing
very little. http://doctorswithoutborders.org
Thembi leaves behind her four-year old daughter, Onwabo. Many of you
contributed in the past to Thembi's family, helping them to purchase their own
house in the township. Radio Diaries is setting up a fund to help with the
continuing care of Onwabo. To contribute, please follow this link:
Thembi's AIDS Diary Fund or copy/paste this URL to your browser:
https://npo.networkforgood.org/Donate/Donate.aspx?npoSubscriptionId=1001500&uniqueID=633800748291775952
Thembi's project unfolded over many years and would never have happened
without the unwavering support of so many. On behalf of Thembi and Radio
Diaries, it has been a profound experience to work with all of you. Special thanks
to Thembi's family: Patricia Ngubane, JJ, Onwabo, and Melikhaya Mpumela,
who was the partner for Thembi and this project every step of the way.
And thanks to Associate Producer Anayansi Diaz-Cortes, whose wisdom and
tenacity made the the bad parts better and the good parts better too. To Jane Saks
who continues to elevate this project to loftier ground. To Richard Mills who put
aside his own work and life to help Thembi and the project whenever he was
needed. To Sue Johnson, whose strength and spirit were part of the DNA of this
idea from the beginning.
And to all who helped guide this project in so many ways: Ben Shapiro, Deborah
George, Chris Turpin, Ellen Ruiters and Africa Jam, Miyuki Jokiranta, Mike
Rahfaldt, Angie Kapelianis, Jo Menell, Albie Sachs, Zackie Achmet, Sue
Valentine, Susanna Nicholson, Ira Glass, Czerina Patel, Damon Forbes, Joe
Chakela, Sheer Entertainment, Treatment Action Campaign, Desmond Tutu HIV
Foundation, Nelson Mandela Foundation, Medecins Sans Frontieres, Ubuntu
Education Fund, South African Consulate, US Consulate in South Africa, Artists
for a New South Africa, Kaiser Family Foundation, Open Society Institute,
UNICEF, Arts Engine, Resorts Advantage, VH1, Ronald McDonald House Charities,
Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS Ford Foundation South Africa, Levi Strauss
Foundation, SABC, BBC World Service, and National Public Radio.
June 9, 2009
NEWS / INTERNET: Parents try shock tactics to cure net ‘addicts’ (CHINA)
CHINA: Parents try shock tactics to cure net 'addicts'
Chinese teenagers hooked on the internet are being subjected to electro-shock therapy at a clinic that claims they will be "reborn" free of the obsession.
However, its harsh methods have caused an outcry after some of the 3,000 youths treated so far began posting their experiences - on the web.
Overuse of the internet has become a household worry in China. The country has more than 300m internet users, 40m of whom play online games.
An official study two years ago claimed that almost 10 per cent of the nation's young people were "addicted to the web".
According to the media the physical and psychological conditions associated with such a craving include depression, muscle weakness, fainting and anorexia.
Now thousands of parents who despair of turning their children's minds back to school have resorted to Dr Yang Yonxin, a charismatic and forceful physician who says he has a "cure".
His 100 or so young inmates, mostly boys under 16, have been sent to the treatment centre in Shandong province, eastern China, by their parents because they have become hyperactive and uncontrollable.
(...)
[Source: The Times]
secondary source
Chinese teenagers hooked on the internet are being subjected to electro-shock therapy at a clinic that claims they will be "reborn" free of the obsession.
However, its harsh methods have caused an outcry after some of the 3,000 youths treated so far began posting their experiences - on the web.
Overuse of the internet has become a household worry in China. The country has more than 300m internet users, 40m of whom play online games.
An official study two years ago claimed that almost 10 per cent of the nation's young people were "addicted to the web".
According to the media the physical and psychological conditions associated with such a craving include depression, muscle weakness, fainting and anorexia.
Now thousands of parents who despair of turning their children's minds back to school have resorted to Dr Yang Yonxin, a charismatic and forceful physician who says he has a "cure".
His 100 or so young inmates, mostly boys under 16, have been sent to the treatment centre in Shandong province, eastern China, by their parents because they have become hyperactive and uncontrollable.
(...)
[Source: The Times]
secondary source
June 8, 2009
OPPORTUNITIES: Internews Georgia seeking youth for program in TV production
Internews Georgia seeking youth for program in TV production
Internews Georgia invites youth ages 14 to 18 to participate in the production of a TV program. Deadline: June 19.
Semi-finalists will receive a one-week training in the basics of journalism. Six selected participants will take part in the production of the TV program "Our Express," beginning in September.
Applicants must be sociable and creative and have a good command of Georgian and Russian.
Application forms are available at http://blog.teentv.ge. For information, visit www.internews.ge and http://media.ge.
Source
Internews Georgia invites youth ages 14 to 18 to participate in the production of a TV program. Deadline: June 19.Semi-finalists will receive a one-week training in the basics of journalism. Six selected participants will take part in the production of the TV program "Our Express," beginning in September.
Applicants must be sociable and creative and have a good command of Georgian and Russian.
Application forms are available at http://blog.teentv.ge. For information, visit www.internews.ge and http://media.ge.
Source
NEWS / OBESITY: Media flayed for not doing enough about obesity (UAE)
Media flayed for not doing enough about obesity
Dubai : Speakers at a seminar today at Dubai Press Club on the role of the media in fighting obesity among UAE children said the media must play a pioneering role in not only removing the many deep-rooted misconceptions about excessive weight being an indicator of good health, but also in sensitizing advertisers against spreading erroneous notions about weight gain in children.
The seminar, held jointly by Dubai Press Club, the Ministry of Health and the UNICEF, saw a number of speakers enlightening the audience on the various health hazards and psychological impact of obesity among the children in the country.
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Dubai : Speakers at a seminar today at Dubai Press Club on the role of the media in fighting obesity among UAE children said the media must play a pioneering role in not only removing the many deep-rooted misconceptions about excessive weight being an indicator of good health, but also in sensitizing advertisers against spreading erroneous notions about weight gain in children.
The seminar, held jointly by Dubai Press Club, the Ministry of Health and the UNICEF, saw a number of speakers enlightening the audience on the various health hazards and psychological impact of obesity among the children in the country.
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NEWS / ARTICLES: Kids targeted in net ad push (AUSTRALIA)
Kids targeted in net ad push
Simon Canning | June 08, 2009
MARKETERS are joining children in turning off the television and shifting their advertising attention to the unregulated world of the internet.
There they are creating new levels of interaction with their consumers while raising deeper concerns with web-challenged parents. Social networking sites, game pages and video portals are becoming the preferred choice for brands that at once are providing large chunks of content while also gaining valuable information about growing consumers.
Even "walled garden" websites such as Disney's Club Penguin, which does not allow advertising, have been accused of trying to push subscriptions by showing toddlers content on the free site that can only be accessed on the paid site.
Experts admit little research has been done on the impact of advertising to young children online, even as digital media has become the preferred choice in many households with the growth of broadband.
Barbara Biggins of Young Media Australia, a longtime campaigner for restrictions on advertising aimed at children, said while there had been extensive research into the impact of TV advertising on children, the internet remained uncharted territory.
"There is a lot we just don't yet know and not a lot of research has been conducted," Ms Biggins said.
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Simon Canning | June 08, 2009
MARKETERS are joining children in turning off the television and shifting their advertising attention to the unregulated world of the internet.
There they are creating new levels of interaction with their consumers while raising deeper concerns with web-challenged parents. Social networking sites, game pages and video portals are becoming the preferred choice for brands that at once are providing large chunks of content while also gaining valuable information about growing consumers.
Even "walled garden" websites such as Disney's Club Penguin, which does not allow advertising, have been accused of trying to push subscriptions by showing toddlers content on the free site that can only be accessed on the paid site.
Experts admit little research has been done on the impact of advertising to young children online, even as digital media has become the preferred choice in many households with the growth of broadband.
Barbara Biggins of Young Media Australia, a longtime campaigner for restrictions on advertising aimed at children, said while there had been extensive research into the impact of TV advertising on children, the internet remained uncharted territory.
"There is a lot we just don't yet know and not a lot of research has been conducted," Ms Biggins said.
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June 3, 2009
OPPORTUNITIES: Young Moroccan journalists invited to 'inclusive journalism' workshop
Young Moroccan journalists invited to 'inclusive journalism' workshop
Posted on: 28/05/2009 Basic Journalism, Young Journalists Country: Morocco
Young journalists in Morocco are invited to take part in a training workshop in "inclusive journalism," to be held in Rabat from July 9 to 11.
The workshop is offered by the UK-based Media Diversity Institute. It will be led by Richard Cookson, a journalist working for UK TV Channel 4, and the Moroccan journalist Mounia Belafia, who contributes to Al Arabiya and France 24.
Among the topics to be discussed: the importance of giving voices to all segments of the society, not only the mainstream; the importance of alternative sources (not only official ones); basic principles of reporting diversity; managing prejudice, avoiding stereotypes and the use of language; and the importance of building bridges with civil society.
The workshop forms part of the Young Reporters’ Diversity Network segment of MDI’s 2-year training program, designed to promote inclusive journalism in Morocco.
To apply and for more information, please contact info@media-diversity.org.
source
Posted on: 28/05/2009 Basic Journalism, Young Journalists Country: Morocco
Young journalists in Morocco are invited to take part in a training workshop in "inclusive journalism," to be held in Rabat from July 9 to 11.
The workshop is offered by the UK-based Media Diversity Institute. It will be led by Richard Cookson, a journalist working for UK TV Channel 4, and the Moroccan journalist Mounia Belafia, who contributes to Al Arabiya and France 24.
Among the topics to be discussed: the importance of giving voices to all segments of the society, not only the mainstream; the importance of alternative sources (not only official ones); basic principles of reporting diversity; managing prejudice, avoiding stereotypes and the use of language; and the importance of building bridges with civil society.
The workshop forms part of the Young Reporters’ Diversity Network segment of MDI’s 2-year training program, designed to promote inclusive journalism in Morocco.
To apply and for more information, please contact info@media-diversity.org.
source
OPPORTUNITIES: Young authors invited to submit works on innovations in Russian schools
Young authors invited to submit works on innovations in Russian schools
Posted on: 29/05/2009 Fellowships and Awards, Young Journalists Deadline: 15/06/2009 Country: Russia
An association of young journalists and the Modern School in Russia project are accepting materials on education in Russia for a contest. Deadline: June 15.
The contest aims to attract attention to the challenges facing education reform in Russia. Authors ages 16 to 30 may submit their published stories about innovations in education and models of modern education.
Works should be sent to mail@owc.ru. The best of them will be published at the education portals www.remote-teach.oworld.ru and www.moljour.ru.
For information (in Russian), visit http://www.moljour.ru/content/view/50/29/.
source
Posted on: 29/05/2009 Fellowships and Awards, Young Journalists Deadline: 15/06/2009 Country: Russia
An association of young journalists and the Modern School in Russia project are accepting materials on education in Russia for a contest. Deadline: June 15.
The contest aims to attract attention to the challenges facing education reform in Russia. Authors ages 16 to 30 may submit their published stories about innovations in education and models of modern education.
Works should be sent to mail@owc.ru. The best of them will be published at the education portals www.remote-teach.oworld.ru and www.moljour.ru.
For information (in Russian), visit http://www.moljour.ru/content/view/50/29/.
source
June 2, 2009
NEWS / PRINT: University students launch independent media outlet (LEBANON)
University students launch independent media outlet
By Stephen Dockery
BEIRUT: Around 100 students from eight universities in Lebanon are coming together to create an independent youth media outlet just seven days before the parliamentary elections.
The outlet, Sawt Ashabab (Youth Voice), hopes to represent young Lebanese in the media, and will be distributed as a special section inside two dailies, An-Nahar and Al-Akhbar.
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By Stephen Dockery
BEIRUT: Around 100 students from eight universities in Lebanon are coming together to create an independent youth media outlet just seven days before the parliamentary elections.
The outlet, Sawt Ashabab (Youth Voice), hopes to represent young Lebanese in the media, and will be distributed as a special section inside two dailies, An-Nahar and Al-Akhbar.
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