tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37919632012-02-13T12:33:31.631+01:00This blog is for the YPMN and features news and views concerning youth media in Europe and Central Asia and elsewhereChris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.comBlogger26091100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-53575043575979588062012-02-13T12:22:00.001+01:002012-02-13T12:32:42.349+01:00<br /><div class="label" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; min-width: 0px; orphans: 2; position: relative; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">By MAG CRUZ HATOL</div><div class="label" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; min-width: 0px; orphans: 2; position: relative; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">February 12, 2012, 12:11am</div><div class="content clear-block" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; display: block; float: left; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 2em; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; width: 440px; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">MANILA, Philippines — A connection between a global internship program and media education may be remote. But trust young Filipinos in contriving an appropriate link.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QXTatSSarTE/Tzj0rGwS9WI/AAAAAAAAFIs/_uv5yEHScE8/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-02-13+at+12.30.40+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="66" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QXTatSSarTE/Tzj0rGwS9WI/AAAAAAAAFIs/_uv5yEHScE8/s200/Screen+shot+2012-02-13+at+12.30.40+PM.png" width="200" /></a>That is what a small group of Adamson University students figured out when their AIESEC chapter linked with the National Council for Children’s Television in spreading the gospel of media literacy in five heavily populated public grade schools in Sampaloc recently. Just armed with grit and bravura, the group led by Gerard Teodosio, 19, whose AIESEC job it is to forge workable external relations, convinced the education bureau in staging the project.</div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 1em;">The group not only signed up NCCT but also enlisted the assistance of two foreign exchange students, Joy Zhang, 19, of China and Rieska Febriana, a 20-year-old Indonesian. Together, they mingled with and cajoled kids in Grade 4 and 5 of General Licerio Geronimo, Benigno Aldana, Trinidad Tecson, Moises Salvador and Benito Legarda Elementary Schools, all in the university belt. It was no ordinary feat engaging hundreds of enthusiastic pupils out to make the most of their furlough on campus.<br /> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/351093/teaching-kids-to-shape-media">source</a><br /> </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-5357504357597958806?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-73519050058958711332012-02-13T12:21:00.001+01:002012-02-13T12:32:58.819+01:00<br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">A BRISTOL training firm is helping to stage a conference about childhood and the media.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The event, at the Michael Tippett Centre at Bath Spa University, is the fourth in a series of child protection events and features several high-profile speakers.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The conference, on Friday, April 20, staged by David Niven Associates and Bath Spa University, will focus on the rights and responsibilities surrounding images of children and young people.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">For further information, email <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:info@dnivenassociates.co.uk">info@dnivenassociates.co.uk</a> or visit <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.www.dnivenassociates.co.uk/">www.www.dnivenassociates.co.uk</a>.<br /> </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/media-use-children-s-pictures/story-15197943-detail/story.html">source</a><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-7351905005895871133?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-48800531768585144102012-02-13T09:18:00.001+01:002012-02-13T12:33:31.640+01:00<div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p>The ninth edition of the <strong>Roma Film Festival "Golden Wheel" - 2012</strong> will take place in <st1:city w:st="on">Skopje</st1:city>,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> the capital of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Republic</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Macedonia</st1:placename></st1:place>, in early April 2012.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span> <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Eligible are any films: (a) Documentaries or TV films presented by film companies, film studios, independent producers, distributors or any other copyright owners of the films and (b) Films that portray Roma people - their life, culture, traditions, language, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Those who would like to participate in the Ninth Roma Film Festival "Golden Wheel" should fill out the entry-form and e-mail it prior to March 15^th, 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact:<o:p></o:p></span></div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span> <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Organizing Committee <o:p></o:p>of the Ninth Roma Film Festival<o:p></o:p> "Golden Wheel" 2012</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="mailto:tvbtr@tvbtr.com.mk">tvbtr@tvbtr.com.mk</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Link: <a href="http://www.romabuzzmonitor.net/2012/02/ninth-roma-film-festival-golden-wheel-2012/">http://www.romabuzzmonitor.net/2012/02/ninth-roma-film-festival-golden-wheel-2012/</a></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-4880053176858514410?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-60183049441158639352012-02-13T08:51:00.000+01:002012-02-13T09:12:08.818+01:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RfQ-SrZYnik/TzjFHMRR9aI/AAAAAAAAFIc/gscBIH1t_S4/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-02-13+at+8.52.27+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="50" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RfQ-SrZYnik/TzjFHMRR9aI/AAAAAAAAFIc/gscBIH1t_S4/s200/Screen+shot+2012-02-13+at+8.52.27+AM.png" width="200" /></a> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The European Children’s Film Association (EFCA) has selected the Belgian family feature “A pas de Loup” (“On the Sly”) for the inaugural EFCA Award for Best European Children’s Film of the Year. Directed by Olivier Ringer, “A pas de Loup” was selected for the prize by 60 members of the EFCA who are active in the children’s film industry -- the award was announced yesterday at the Berlin International Film Festival.</span><br /><br /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">“A pas de Loup” follows Cathy, a young girl ignored by her parents, who decides to run away into a nearby forest. “We are very happy to announce that the first-ever ECFA Award went to the beautiful, artistically uncompromising ‘A pas de Loup.’ We also hope that this award can contribute to an increased focus on all the fantastic children’s film that are made in Europe,” said Tonje Hardersen, ECFA president. Titles qualified for the award throughout 2011 at a series of nine kid’s fests, including the Children's Film Festival Seattle. “A pas de Loup” stars Winona Ringer as Cathy and debuted last year in the Berlinale’s “Generation” section, going on to win numerous awards at international festivals.</span><br /><br /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Founded in 1988, ECFA is an association of professionals and organizations who operate within the field of quality films for children and youth. It aims to secure children’s access to the best possible film culture and to increase an awareness of the need for good media politics in European countries.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/european-childrens-film-association-selects-2012-award-winner">Source</a>&nbsp;- <a href="http://www.ecfaweb.org/">ECFA website</a><br /> </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-6018304944115863935?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-82063501335926343462012-02-09T09:58:00.001+01:002012-02-13T09:12:00.011+01:00<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1Awaax88edA/TzjFvEXHYQI/AAAAAAAAFIk/T7VvW06xDWk/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-02-13+at+9.11.21+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="136" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1Awaax88edA/TzjFvEXHYQI/AAAAAAAAFIk/T7VvW06xDWk/s200/Screen+shot+2012-02-13+at+9.11.21+AM.png" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A new online survey conducted by the website ParentPort reveals that, of those parents surveyed whose children watch films at home, 40% had allowed their children to watch a film classified above their age.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The survey of 1,800 respondents from the UK's two largest online parenting communities – Mumsnet and Netmums - reveals the challenges and pressures parents face when it comes to keeping the media their children see age-appropriate. <br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">ParentPort was set up last October to make it easier for parents to complain about material they see or hear across the media, communications and retail industries.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The news release on the survey can be found <a href="http://www.parentport.org.uk/News/survey?utm_source=Update&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=parentport-survey">here</a> on the ParentPort website.</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-8206350133592634346?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-29800371928429786672012-02-08T16:14:00.001+01:002012-02-08T16:32:59.294+01:00<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.unicef.org/ceecis/Albania_7-2-2012.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.unicef.org/ceecis/Albania_7-2-2012.gif" /></a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">TIRANA, 7 February 2012 - Safer Internet Day 2012 brought together the Albanian Minister of Innovation and Technology, mobile operators, parents, teachers, civil society and NGOs in an attempt to increase child safety on line with concrete measures.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">The Ministry of Innovation recently started&nbsp;an awareness campaign (1-17 February 2012) in order to build a strong commitment around this issue. During his speech, Minister Pollo highlighted the need to adopt the best European practices and sign an ICT&nbsp;Code of Ethics. "We should offer the Albanian children a possibility&nbsp;to report cases of abuse while they use the Internet."</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.unicef.org/ceecis/media_19168.html" style="background-color: white; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">full article</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-2980037192842978667?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-29298976741155025172012-02-08T10:50:00.001+01:002012-02-08T11:38:44.657+01:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9P7riqAT3I4/TzJQn_-t90I/AAAAAAAAFIE/VHFrk5-gOUA/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-02-08+at+10.50.32+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="39" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9P7riqAT3I4/TzJQn_-t90I/AAAAAAAAFIE/VHFrk5-gOUA/s200/Screen+shot+2012-02-08+at+10.50.32+AM.png" width="200" /></a> David Cameron has lent his support to Safer Internet Day, saying making sure parents are empowered enough to ensure their children’s safety online is a “personal priority” of his.<br /><br />T he Prime Minister said: “It never ceases to amaze me how quickly children grasp new technology, cracking it instinctively to hunt down their favourite website. As a parent it can be daunting to keep up, and worrying to know that alongside the fun, games and educational sites there are dangers they need to be protected from.<br /><br />“Safer Internet Day aims to address these concerns by empowering parents, helping them to understand the problems then arming them with the right tools to keep their children safe online. Getting this right is a personal priority for me. It's important to have a joined up approach across the industry to ensure the information parents need get through effectively.”<br /><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9066067/David-Cameron-Safer-Internet-Day-is-a-personal-priority.html">full article from "The Telegraph"</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-2929897674115502517?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-71492603296777072852012-02-07T14:37:00.001+01:002012-02-07T14:54:15.091+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gTzxjC43vQo/TzEs5vISCVI/AAAAAAAAFH8/wj4TFDkGTzg/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-02-07+at+2.37.05+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="59" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gTzxjC43vQo/TzEs5vISCVI/AAAAAAAAFH8/wj4TFDkGTzg/s320/Screen+shot+2012-02-07+at+2.37.05+PM.png" width="320" /></a><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f5f5f; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">While teens happily barrel along the information highway, parents are setting up a few roadblocks.<br /> <br /> </span> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #5b5b5b; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Children aged eight to 18 seem to be surgically attached to their phones these days, absorbed in a<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><span class="intelliword" id="HL0" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #5b5b5b; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">digital</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #5b5b5b; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>world far removed from physical boundaries, and often parental ones too. But parents are getting increasingly concerned, and clued up, about the</span><span class="intelliword" id="HL1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #5b5b5b; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">virtual</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #5b5b5b; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>playgrounds their children are frequenting.</span> <br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #5b5b5b; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0.7em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.7em; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>Heather Hansen</b>, who runs educational workshops on<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><span class="intelliword" id="HL2" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffebb0; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Internet</span> safety at<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://teenworx.co.za/" style="color: #3a72ab; text-decoration: none;">Teenworx</a>, says while children have the digital world at their fingertips, they don't necessarily know how to use it. “We're asked to go into schools and sometimes children as young as Grade Four (nine to 10 years old) have access to BlackBerrys, which is stressful for them because they have all this technology and aren't sure what to do with it.”</div><br /><a href="http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=51219:the-young-and-the-restless">full article</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-7149260329677707285?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-73121706292598035972012-02-06T19:16:00.001+01:002012-02-08T11:00:06.105+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youthvoices.adobe.com/images/ayv-logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.youthvoices.adobe.com/images/ayv-logo.png" /></a></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>Adobe Youth Voices (AYV)</b></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">, the signature philanthropic initiative by the Adobe Foundation celebrated the completion of six successful years of the program in India by screening over 22 short films made by children from the underserved community. Touching across a range of social topics like gender discrimination, education and corruption the short films highlighted issues that that are core to the hearts of these children. <br /> <br /> Further, the foundation also announced the first ever Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards, a global online media festival honoring young people who creatively communicate their vision for change in their communities and their lives. Students aged 13-18 are invited to compete across eight sub-categories – animation, documentary, music video, narrative video, poetry-experimental video, audio, graphic design and photography and can submit their entries through an educator or mentor by April 20, 2012. <br /> <br /> AYV is a partnership between the Adobe Foundation and the American India Foundation (AIF) and empowers youth to comment on their world using multimedia and digital tools to communicate and share their ideas, demonstrate their potential, and take action in their communities. The AYV global network includes more than 750 sites, grantees, and organizations, across 50 countries engaging over 150,000 youth and 8,200 educators in schools and out of school programs. In India, the program is currently operating in 70 sites reaching out to more than 3500 children and 84 educators across the country. The Adobe Foundation also announced scholarships worth Rs.125,000 for meritorious AYV students.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/underserved-youth-showcase-their-movie-making-prowess-through-adobe-youth-voices/463865/">full article</a>&nbsp;- <a href="http://www.youthvoices.adobe.com/awards/">Adobe Youth Voices website</a><br /> </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-7312170629259803597?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-48312999759391524372012-02-06T15:03:00.001+01:002012-02-06T15:18:44.733+01:00<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O_bQ9hlTABg/Ty_hK8dn9LI/AAAAAAAAFHg/U8FDxhQZxKA/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-02-06+at+3.08.15+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O_bQ9hlTABg/Ty_hK8dn9LI/AAAAAAAAFHg/U8FDxhQZxKA/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-02-06+at+3.08.15+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>Kyiv, February 3 (Interfax-Ukraine) </b>– Television needs to be improved, and this concerns not only Ukrainian television, organizers of a press conference entitled "Children's Media in Ukraine for Friendship or Aggression? Freedom of Speech and Responsibility" hosted by Interfax-Ukraine on Friday have said.</div><div style="color: black; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">"I'm fighting all the time to start a children's channel with children's programs. Everyone should note that there are not only small children that watch cartoons, which are by the way very primitive - there are also such people as you [junior journalists] that want to watch their news, their TV programs, their films. There are many programs produced in Ukraine, but they are not shown on TV," said director, Birds children's media-studio leader and Open Policy Foundation member Olena Zelenska.<br /> </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/press-conference/93589/">full article</a><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-4831299975939152437?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-13459054096348140602012-02-03T17:17:00.001+01:002012-02-06T15:21:53.417+01:00<br /><div class="textLargeTitle" style="font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t1jAZKVtHCw/Ty_h0X0tjdI/AAAAAAAAFHo/JAAzLrMuezU/s1600/sid2012_hp560x292.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="165" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t1jAZKVtHCw/Ty_h0X0tjdI/AAAAAAAAFHo/JAAzLrMuezU/s320/sid2012_hp560x292.gif" width="320" /></a>The<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.safenet.bg/" style="color: #336699; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Bulgarian Safer Internet Centre (SIC)</a><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>team has developed two lessons introducing the theme to the children: to motivate and help them think about various possible situations, which are resolved by co-operation between a child and an adult, and to provide them with a simple guide on how to develop a scenario. The prizes are smartphones from the Mobiltel mobile operator, multimedia sets from Microsoft Bulgaria, and a challenging experience together. <br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The Bulgarian SIC have already received about 40 scenarios from children of different ages and schools all over the country. The topic of connecting generations has been developed into various creative ideas. The children organised themselves and worked in teams together with their teachers and parents. Most of the topics are related to online risks. Initial observations are that most of the children are sensitive to the existing dangers online. A lot of the stories in the elaborated scenarios have a positive outcome: this shows children's belief in a safer online world.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The three best scenarios will be chosen by a jury and the winners will work with professional theatre directors to prepare themselves for performing on stage at the national SID 2012 event. The event will be held in a theatre in Sofia and, after a brief press conference, the winners will have their minutes of glory in front of the audience.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.saferinternet.org/web/guest/blog?p_p_id=homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=normal&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;p_p_col_id=column-1&amp;p_p_col_pos=2&amp;p_p_col_count=4&amp;_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet_action=detail&amp;_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet_articleId=312366&amp;#p_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet">full article</a></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.saferinternet.org/web/guest/centre/-/centre/bulgaria;jsessionid=33901AEB1C84E28259161AC448A76982?p_p_lifecycle=1&amp;#p_centreWebContent_WAR_insafeportlet" style="color: #336699; text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #336699; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></span></a><a href="http://www.saferinternet.org/web/guest/centre/-/centre/bulgaria;jsessionid=33901AEB1C84E28259161AC448A76982?p_p_lifecycle=1&amp;#p_centreWebContent_WAR_insafeportlet" style="color: #336699; text-decoration: none;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /> </a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-1345905409634814060?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-66179261989053492312012-02-03T16:37:00.001+01:002012-02-03T16:40:26.301+01:00<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.saferinternet.org/image/image_gallery?uuid=baaa851c-fdc3-419d-b35c-4a81468a7522&amp;groupId=10145&amp;t=1328222287395" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="94" src="http://www.saferinternet.org/image/image_gallery?uuid=baaa851c-fdc3-419d-b35c-4a81468a7522&amp;groupId=10145&amp;t=1328222287395" width="200" /></a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">At Insafe, we are always happy to hear of the work of third countries (i.e. those outside of the Insafe network of the 27 EU member states plus Iceland, Norway and Russia) in terms of their online safety actions. Here, we learn about a new safer internet service in Turkey…&nbsp;</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The Safer Internet Service project in Turkey has been launched to protect children and youth from harmful content on the internet. It is currently one of the most considerable projects in Turkey and, while developing the service, the regulation requests and complaints of internet users to the Information Technologies and Communication Agency have been taken in consideration. On 28 August 2011, following technical studies with relevant industries “principles and procedures concerning a safer internet service” was determined by the Turkish Information Technologies and Communication Agency.<br /> </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /> <a href="http://www.saferinternet.org/web/guest/blog?p_p_id=homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=normal&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;p_p_col_id=column-1&amp;p_p_col_count=1&amp;_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet_action=detail&amp;_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet_articleId=312738&amp;#p_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet">full article </a><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-6617926198905349231?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-43677942485182869162012-02-01T13:14:00.001+01:002012-02-01T13:21:46.472+01:00<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://theconversation.edu.au/assets/conversation-logo-be4ca850cf04197f4150601b94cc3f33.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="21" src="http://theconversation.edu.au/assets/conversation-logo-be4ca850cf04197f4150601b94cc3f33.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br />The impact of junk food advertising on childhood obesity is a topic often debated in the media. One side calls for banning junk food advertising during children's television viewing times while the other questions whether ad bans will work, decrying a "nanny state".</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Some commentators choose to lay blame squarely on parents' shoulders, as if that alone will be enough to reverse the worrying levels of childhood obesity in Australia. But the complexity surrounding childhood obesity and the need to act cannot be denied.</div><div style="background-color: white; border-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; orphans: 2; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">One in four Australian children is considered overweight, and unfortunately a high proportion of these kids will become overweight adults. This increases their chance of developing chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes.<br /> </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://theconversation.edu.au/fat-free-tv-one-step-towards-tackling-childhood-obesity-5105">full article</a><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-4367794248518286916?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-15857896116769310662012-01-31T12:45:00.001+01:002012-01-31T12:46:36.639+01:00<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://panos.org.uk/wp-content/files/2012/01/FINAL-SFFL-POSTER-2012-460x289.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="123" src="http://panos.org.uk/wp-content/files/2012/01/FINAL-SFFL-POSTER-2012-460x289.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eeeeee; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.6363em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">International development charity, Panos London is proud to be sponsoring the first London based international festival dedicated to student film.</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>The Student Film Festival London (SFFL) 2012 runs 3-5th February and will be held at the London College of Communication. The three day event will offer students the opportunity to showcase their work and meet industry professionals.</div><div style="background-color: #eeeeee; border-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 1.6363em; orphans: 2; padding: 0px 10px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">As part of the festival events, Panos London is launching a 72-hour challenge for five student filmmakers to create a 3 minute short film around marginalised voices. The challenge will launch as part of the SFFL Opening Ceremony 2nd February 2012.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eeeeee; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.6363em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://panos.org.uk/press-releases/panos-london-challenges-film-students-to-amplify-voices/?utm_source=enewsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=january-2012">full article</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-1585789611676931066?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-73865498838885171662012-01-31T11:52:00.001+01:002012-01-31T11:56:05.461+01:00<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.salto-youth.net/static/common/img/logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.salto-youth.net/static/common/img/logo.png" /></a></div><h1 style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.792969); background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #978e00; font-family: SansationRegular; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.33333; margin-bottom: 0.666666666666667em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Important changes in the YiA Programme Guide 2012</span></h1><div class="document-teaser h3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.792969); background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0.6111em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; top: -2px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.3847em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: SansationBold; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 1.2222;">Opening of the</span></span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-family: SansationBold; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2222;">&nbsp;</span><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: SansationBold; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2222; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Eastern Partnership Youth Window</strong><span style="font-family: SansationBold; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 1.2222;">, new projects application deadlines and budget changes.</span><span style="line-height: 30px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, GillSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 1.3847em; line-height: 1.2222;">The new “Eastern Partnership Youth Window" is created!</span></span></div></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.792); border-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana,GillSans,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3847em; orphans: 2; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">For years 2012-2013 European Commission allocated additional funds for cooperation within Youth in Action Programme with the countries of the Eastern Partnership &nbsp;countries creating “Eastern Partnership Youth Window”.</span><br /><br />This window will provide additional funding&nbsp; in order to support a higher number of projects and participants from the six Eastern Partnership countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine. The additional funds will be managed both at centralised and decentralised level.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.792969); background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, GillSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1.3847em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.salto-youth.net/rc/eeca/easternwindow/">more info</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-7386549883888517166?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-52195472241818609592012-01-31T10:32:00.001+01:002012-01-31T11:54:15.100+01:00<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9yciXEEnOpw/TyfINevABLI/AAAAAAAAFHQ/_soEhqP6nmo/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-31+at+10.32.31+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9yciXEEnOpw/TyfINevABLI/AAAAAAAAFHQ/_soEhqP6nmo/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-31+at+10.32.31+AM.png" /></a></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br />On Friday, February 3, at 13.30, the press centre of the Interfax-Ukraine News Agency will host a press conference entitled "Children's Media in Ukraine for Friendship or Aggression? Freedom of Speech and Responsibility" on the results of the Open Policy Foundation projects implemented with the assistance of the Embassy of Switzerland in Ukraine. <br /> <br /> Participating will be Counsellor of the Embassy of Switzerland in Ukraine Ivanna Wagner, author of the children animation video "Freedom of speech!" Vasylyna Haran, people'sdeputy of Ukraine Olha Herasumiuk, journalist and TVi Channel Director General Mykola Kniazhytsky, director, children media-studio "Birds" Leader, Open Policy Foundation Olena Zelenska, G.S. Kostiuk Institute of Psychology, Doctor Lesia Vovchyk-Blakytna, and Head on Social Programs, NGO Open Policy Foundation, Doctor Iryna Zhdanova (8/5-А Reitarska Street). <br /> <br /> Accreditation by phone: (044) 2532139.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/press-centre/93132/">source</a><br /> </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-5219547224181860959?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-69774107578048031712012-01-30T15:05:00.001+01:002012-01-31T11:56:35.891+01:00<br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">5th Roma Life –Central European Documentary Festival</strong><br /> <strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Budapest 24 March, 2012</strong></div>Goals of the festival: <br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /> Facilitating a recognition and a better understanding of the Roma culture, providing a realistic image of the situation of the minority and its relation to the majority culture. It documents the complex reality of the Roma culture and its system of traditions, its set of values, its everyday life, and reveals the inevitable effects that emerge from these. With the help of the short films we are looking for answers to such questions as how historical tradition and the course of contemporary life affects Roma families and their coexistence with the majority nation, and what are the possibilities and limitations of integration from the point of view of members of the minority.</div><div style="background-color: white; border-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Amateur and professional filmmakers, workshops, students submit your documentary!<br /> </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://depok.eu/roma-life/call-for-entries-2012/">more info</a><br /> </div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-6977410757804803171?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-54206349873061367022012-01-30T14:52:00.001+01:002012-01-30T15:00:05.115+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://uniceficdb.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/nicaragua.jpg?w=270&amp;h=173" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="127" src="http://uniceficdb.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/nicaragua.jpg?w=270&amp;h=173" width="200" /></a></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Nicaragua doesn’t just celebrate the ICDB with a token show with youth presenters.&nbsp; UNICEF Nicaragua has transformed the ICDB into a multi-event initiative that integrates culture and social issues for youth and adolescents.&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /> <br /> Community Officer Guiselle Alemán Ayala explains that over the past 9 years in Nicaragua, the ICDB “has become a day of social mobilization to put on the public agenda topics of interest of children and adolescents throughout the country.” <br /> <br /> <a href="http://uniceficdb.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/nicaragua-celebrates-the-icdb/">full article</a></span><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/knxtPp8kWf0" width="400"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-5420634987306136702?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-33083180166537425472012-01-30T13:22:00.001+01:002012-01-30T13:29:35.268+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zIpS9oqHoKw/TyaM_PP0hGI/AAAAAAAAFHA/MlsyHig6XOo/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-30+at+1.27.01+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="170" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zIpS9oqHoKw/TyaM_PP0hGI/AAAAAAAAFHA/MlsyHig6XOo/s200/Screen+shot+2012-01-30+at+1.27.01+PM.png" width="200" /></a></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">ISLAMABAD: Young filmmakers screened their filming skills on Friday at ‘Screen My Shorts - a short film screening competition’ at Kuch Khaas Centre for Arts, Culture and Dialogue. <br /> <br /> The event was planned to help young talent promote their work and gave appreciation and critique to budding filmmakers with useful tips and tricks. Youth participated in the competition with short films, videos, animations and documentaries for introducing their innovative ideas to the audience of twin cities. <br /> <br /> Around 10-15 short films were selected and screened, based on the quality of direction, concept, script, cinematography and editing. A jury of distinguished filmmakers selected the best films, which will then be promoted through different programmes of Kuch Khaas.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2012%5C01%5C29%5Cstory_29-1-2012_pg11_8">full article</a>&nbsp;- <a href="http://www.kuchkhaas.org/">Kuch Khaas website</a><br /> </span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-3308318016653742547?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-24019727678732252072012-01-30T11:15:00.001+01:002012-01-30T13:30:13.733+01:00<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dCUb3JbEqik/TyaNPLhgnKI/AAAAAAAAFHI/BkqfPXthNuw/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-30+at+11.15.20+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="46" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dCUb3JbEqik/TyaNPLhgnKI/AAAAAAAAFHI/BkqfPXthNuw/s320/Screen+shot+2012-01-30+at+11.15.20+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">A study from the National Communications Commission (NCC) shows that while most parents in Taiwan would like their children to watch more news and educational TV programs, school-age children prefer watching television dramas featuring popular teen idols.</div><div style="background-color: white; border-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; margin: 1em 0px 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The nation's media regulator last year commissioned a research institute to examine the influence of TV programs and commercials on the behavior of children aged four to 12. The results, which were released earlier this month, showed that more than 60 percent of children aged 10 to 12 said TV influenced them more than anything else.<br /> </div><div style="background-color: white; border-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; margin: 1em 0px 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2012/01/30/2003524239">full article</a><br /> </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-2401972767873225207?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-55412262930375199242012-01-27T21:57:00.001+01:002012-01-30T13:31:21.925+01:00<div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Got a short film with a big message? </strong></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.artsengine.net/im/ae_logo.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.artsengine.net/im/ae_logo.gif" /></a>Arts Engine’s annual Media That Matters Film Festival is now accepting all entries for 
this year’s event!&nbsp; Now in it’s TWELFTH season, Media That Matters™ offers you the
 opportunity to empower communities working towards social change. Media That Matters™ – the premier showcase for short films with big messages –
connects you with hundreds of thousands of people across the globe, including
 educators, activists, and nonprofits. Through a multi-platform campaign combining
 online streaming with personalized screenings, your film can be a tool that opens hearts 
and minds about the collective struggle for a more socially conscious world. Join us by
 submitting your film now!<br /><br />&nbsp;Short Films: Films must be twelve minutes MAXIMUM; the ideal length is around eight minutes.<br /><br />All Styles: We accept documentaries, narratives, animations, music videos, public
 service announcements, dramas, comedies, hybrids, or a style of your own creation!
 Creativity is always encouraged. The only guideline is that your project must focus on a 
social issue.<br /><br />All Issues: Any and all issues will be considered. <br /><br />All Ages: All ages will be considered.<br /><br />Deadline:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Early Deadline- February 23, 2012<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Regular Deadline: April 20, 2012<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Late Deadline: May 1, 2012<br />*the festival will take place in the Fall of 2012<br /><br /><br /><strong> Please Note: Your film MUST be cleared for NONEXCLUSIVE home video, educational, online, broadcast and theatrical distribution.</strong><br /><br />For more details and to submit your film online, visit <a href="http://mediathatmattersfest.org/submit">www.mediathatmattersfest.org/submit</a><br /><br />Questions? Send an email to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:festival@artsengine.net"> festival@artsengine.net</a><br /><br />ABOUT MEDIA THAT MATTERS<br />Media That Matters™ is the premiere showcase for short films on the most important topics of the day. Local and global, online and in communities around the world, Media That Matters™ engages diverse audiences year-round and inspires them to take action.<br /><br />ABOUT ARTS ENGINE<br />Arts Engine, Inc. supports, produces, and distributes independent media of consequence and promotes the use of independent media by advocates, educators and the general public.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-5541226293037519924?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-10987548706521298632012-01-26T18:45:00.001+01:002012-01-30T13:31:52.377+01:00<br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong>Digital media such as<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD3" style="background-attachment: scroll !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: repeat repeat !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 255) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; color: blue; cursor: pointer !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-weight: bold !important; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; text-decoration: underline !important;">social networks</span><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>and<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD1" style="background-attachment: scroll !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: repeat repeat !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 255) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; color: blue; cursor: pointer !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-weight: bold !important; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; text-decoration: underline !important;">mobile devices</span><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>are giving children more influence than in previous generations, a<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD6" style="background-attachment: scroll !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: repeat repeat !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 255) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; color: blue; cursor: pointer !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-weight: bold !important; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; text-decoration: underline !important;">new book</span><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>argues.<br /></strong></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://staff.qut.edu.au/staff/hartleyj/" style="color: #002bb8; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Distinguished Professor John Hartley</a>, of the<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.cci.edu.au/" style="color: #002bb8; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation</a><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>(CCI) at QUT, said the prevalence of 'new media' had given children's actions and choices more significance.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">In his book<em><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Digital Futures for Cultural and Media Studies</em>, Professor Hartley said that as children engaged with one another and wider society online, they exerted a largely unseen, but growing influence.<br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">"<span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD7" style="background-attachment: scroll !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: repeat repeat !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 255) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; color: blue; cursor: pointer !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; text-decoration: underline !important;">For example</span>, children's online actions are already being closely tracked by business to determine their preferences in order to satisfy their demands for various products - and thus influence the course of industry," Professor Hartley said.<br /><br /> </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.healthcanal.com/child-health/25772-Childrens-influence-growing-digital-age.html">full article</a><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-1098754870652129863?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-61410631963292635782012-01-26T13:32:00.001+01:002012-01-26T13:33:28.600+01:00<br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'Liberation Sans', Verdana, 'Verdana Ref', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4fXhjLcJaZ8/TyFIBtgt4QI/AAAAAAAAFGo/5_VGd_VXkGw/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-26+at+1.32.14+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4fXhjLcJaZ8/TyFIBtgt4QI/AAAAAAAAFGo/5_VGd_VXkGw/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-26+at+1.32.14+PM.png" /></a><span style="background-color: white;">This video library contains videos that summarise books, elaborate on the context of the story, and is aimed at teenagers to help them engage with books, and the book recap can act as a 'book trailer'.</span></div><div style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'Liberation Sans', Verdana, 'Verdana Ref', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Students are also invited to make their own book recap (helping them to prioritise their thoughts) and post them to the ClubRecap subsection. Another subsection is 'RecapResource', which features tips on reading, writing, and how students can make their own recap: dictionary of terms, how to write a paper and 'Lights Camera Recap'.<br /> </span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'Liberation Sans', Verdana, 'Verdana Ref', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.60secondrecap.com/" style="background-color: white;">website</a><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-6141063196329263578?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-7656573893588631612012-01-24T15:37:00.001+01:002012-01-25T15:03:08.307+01:00<a href="http://www.eurocult.org/sites/www.eurocult.org/themes/eurocultwww/images/ecf_logo_new.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.eurocult.org/sites/www.eurocult.org/themes/eurocultwww/images/ecf_logo_new.png" /></a><b>ECF and the Balkan Incentive Fund for Culture (BIFC) Regional Advice Hub in Ljubljana are organising an information session in Pristina on the BIFC grant scheme, which includes a practical workshop on how to apply for the grant.</b> <br /><br />This is a great opportunity for organizations working in the Balkans to improve their skills and knowledge on writing grant applications, and to find out what makes a successful BIFC grantee. <br /><br />The workshop will take place on Thursday, 26 January 2012 at the ODA Theatre, Pallati i Rinisë dhe i Sporteve nr. 111, Pristina, Kosovo. <br /><br />There are a limited number of spaces available for the workshop, so please register your interest by emailing your name and the name of your organisation to: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:info@bifc-hub.eu">info@bifc-hub.eu</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.eurocult.org/news/2088">source</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-765657389358863161?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-11785257605969562922012-01-24T13:03:00.001+01:002012-01-24T13:24:38.980+01:00<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BkNAAwzk_jI/Tx6i7qBntLI/AAAAAAAAFGg/2Sw9BxpHUZc/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-24+at+1.04.03+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BkNAAwzk_jI/Tx6i7qBntLI/AAAAAAAAFGg/2Sw9BxpHUZc/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-24+at+1.04.03+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.05em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">In 2011, UNICEF marked the<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><strong>20th Anniversary<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></strong>of its<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><strong>International Children’s Day of Broadcasting<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></strong>initiative.&nbsp; The initiative, which began as a way to get broadcasters to devote airtime to children’s issues, has grown over the years to become a celebration of young people’s participation in the media.&nbsp; Along the way, it has inspired the development of quality children’s programming, regularly-programmed youth-led television and radio shows and a multitude of special events.&nbsp; We have seen it embraced by both high-level private stations to public broadcasters in the smallest of countries.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.05em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.05em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Today we celebrate what the initiative has been able to accomplish and announce the end of this wonderful ICDB initiative.&nbsp; From the feedback we’ve received, it is clear that the ICDB has accomplished its goals of getting better quality programming and a dedication from broadcasters to devote more attention to young people.&nbsp; At this stage, with the shift in the media landscape and the excellent developments that the ICDB has produced, it makes sense to declare the International Children’s Day of Broadcasting a success.<br /> </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.05em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://uniceficdb.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/unicef-ends-global-icdb-but-encourages-broadcasters-to-keep-the-spirit-alive/">full article</a><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-1178525760596956292?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-19883876122949500852012-01-23T17:25:00.001+01:002012-01-23T17:41:31.116+01:00<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/yourhoustonnews.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/d1/1d1f8758-f7e9-5bc1-a977-2c5cc769be19/4f1750d4de53a.preview-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/yourhoustonnews.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/d1/1d1f8758-f7e9-5bc1-a977-2c5cc769be19/4f1750d4de53a.preview-300.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 18px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The 6th Annual Houston Children's Summit will discuss "New Media/New Messaging for a New Generation" on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at the United Way Houston.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 18px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Public officials, community leaders, and local and national experts will provide Harris County community members with an update on the status of our children.</div><div style="background-color: white; border-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 18px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Summit attendees will delve into how creative tools and new messaging can change the way we think about advocacy and transform our ability to reach our constituents, legislators and ultimately, contribute to our children's continued success. A broad range of issues will be addressed including effective parenting, education reform, new American children and much, much more.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 18px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/deer_park/living/annual-houston-children-s-summit-focuses-on-new-media-in/article_4e20ebf8-431d-11e1-b1cd-0019bb2963f4.html">full article</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-1988387612294950085?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-5036817980782528992012-01-23T17:20:00.001+01:002012-01-23T17:42:28.756+01:00<b>I</b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #002060; font-family: Candara, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">nvitation to nominate a child for the International Children's Peace Prize 2012. <br /> <br /> The deadline for sending in nominations is 1^st March 2012. </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #002060; font-family: Candara, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><br /> <br /> The nominations can be send to </span><span style="color: #002060; font-family: Candara, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="mailto:info@childrenspeaceprize.org" moz-do-not-send="true"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #002060;">info@childrenspeaceprize.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #002060; font-family: Candara, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">. The nomination form is attached.<o:p></o:p></span> <br /><div class="WordSection1"><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #002060; font-family: Candara, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The International Children's Peace Prize is an initiative of KidsRights and is presented annually to a child for his or her devotion to children's rights, anywhere in the world. The goal of the Prize is twofold: it is a sign of recognition for the winners, and it also offers the winner a platform to promote his or her ideals and causes. In this way, the messages that these young heroes convey can reach a broader public, thereby making a greater impact in the promotion of children's rights. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #002060; font-family: Candara, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The Children's Peace Prize is accompanied by an award of €100,000 to be invested in projects closely connected to the winner's area of devotion. Nominees for the Children's Peace Prize can come from any person, in any country, with knowledge of an exceptional child dedicated to promoting children's rights. An independent Expert Committee assesses the applications and selects the final nominees.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #002060; font-family: Candara, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">This year the International Children's Peace Prize will be celebrated&nbsp;around the Day of the Rights of the Child: the 20th of November 2012. We would like to invite you to inform us about the children you meet and work with and whom you feel might be a good candidate for this Prize. Any boy or girl between 12 and 18 years old who has a clear history of standing up and fighting for the rights of him/herself and other children can be nominated for the International Children's Peace Prize. It is important that the child has an active approach in accomplishing his or her goal.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #002060; font-family: Candara, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">KidsRights calls out to everyone worldwide to nominate a child who would deserve the International Children's Peace Prize. <strong><span style="font-family: Candara, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">The deadline for sending in nomination forms is 1^st March 2012</span></strong>. The nominations can be send to </span><span style="color: #002060; font-family: Candara, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="mailto:info@childrenspeaceprize.org" moz-do-not-send="true"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #002060;">info@childrenspeaceprize.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #002060; font-family: Candara, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #002060; font-family: Candara, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">More information on the International Children's Peace Prize is attached. Also visit our website <a href="http://www.childrenspeaceprize.org/" moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color: #002060;">www.childrenspeaceprize.org</span></a> for more information on previous winners. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-503681798078252899?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-48671850278820760412012-01-23T17:14:00.001+01:002012-01-23T17:15:00.388+01:00<br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #0c0c0c; font-family: Baskerville, Georgia, Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', 'URW Palladio L', serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; orphans: 2; outline-color: initial !important; outline-style: none !important; outline-width: initial !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">It is easy to recall one’s childhood: Those days of running around the neighbourhood bare feet, with the sun beating down one’s back? Back then when there were no television or radio sets, children would run around playing and laughing loudly without a care in the world. And when their mothers would call out to them, arms akimbo with a befitting scowl in place, the children would run back home fervently hoping that they would not get a lashing for not completing their house chores before running out to play. (The fear of mama was the beginning of wisdom).</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0c0c0c; font-family: Baskerville,Georgia,Palatino,'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua','URW Palladio L',serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; margin: 1em 0px; orphans: 2; outline-style: none ! important; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Today, the scenario is completely different; children are not as care free as they used to be. Children are now aware of things that are beyond their age. This is largely because they spend most of their time in front of the television set. The resulting effect is that these kids are psychologically swamped with western ideas that these TV programs feed them. Programs like Tom and Jerry, Ben 10 and Mickey mouse which are all western in content, are a constant favourite to many Nigerian children.<br /> </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #0c0c0c; font-family: Baskerville, Georgia, Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', 'URW Palladio L', serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; orphans: 2; outline-color: initial !important; outline-style: none !important; outline-width: initial !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://leadership.ng/nga/articles/14021/2012/01/22/revisiting_african_content_children_television_programming.html">full article</a><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-4867185027882076041?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-66152191406267122422012-01-23T16:30:00.000+01:002012-01-23T17:07:48.326+01:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mQvP1DLzfeI/Tx2FoK8PUDI/AAAAAAAAFGE/MAKPGNwaRHA/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-23+at+4.30.24+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="23" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mQvP1DLzfeI/Tx2FoK8PUDI/AAAAAAAAFGE/MAKPGNwaRHA/s200/Screen+shot+2012-01-23+at+4.30.24+PM.png" width="200" /></a> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #121212; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Times New Roman', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>New Delhi, Jan 22:</b> Youngsters in urban India have started experiencing social-media fatigue as excess use of these sites has started telling on their mental and physical health and even their professional, academic and personal lives.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #121212; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Times New Roman', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /> <br /> The youngsters said they tend to log onto social networks like – Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Orkut, Linkedin, Myspace, Friendster, Hi5, BigAdda and others less frequently than earlier when they had initially signed up, according to a recently concluded survey carried out by apex industry body ASSOCHAM.</span><br /><br /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #121212; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Times New Roman', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) conducted a survey under the aegis of ASSOCHAM Social Development Foundation (ASDF) to examine current usage trends vis-à-vis social networks among youngsters and time spent on these websites.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #121212; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Times New Roman', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /> <br /> Majority of all the respondents said that compulsive social networking has led to insomnia, depression, poor inter-personal relationships, lack of concentration, high level of anxiety, ignorance and rudeness in their general behavior as they tend to replace real-life social interactions with online social media.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2012/Jan/23/youth-sickened-by-social-media-survey-28.asp">full article</a><br /> </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-6615219140626712242?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-23250271510799331512012-01-19T17:15:00.001+01:002012-01-19T18:01:05.188+01:00<br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; orphans: 2; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4Gy-gYwSOKI/TxhMPMRYb2I/AAAAAAAAFF0/qWIsnPJ3cSw/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-19+at+5.15.05+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4Gy-gYwSOKI/TxhMPMRYb2I/AAAAAAAAFF0/qWIsnPJ3cSw/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-19+at+5.15.05+PM.png" /></a>Dubai: A first-of-its-kind youth initiative to discover and invest in rising stars in the media was announced by Dubai Press Club yesterday.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; orphans: 2; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Called ‘Youth Take the Stage', the competition allows students to participate in shaping the 11th annual Arab Media Forum, to be held in May under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.</div><div style="background-color: white; border-width: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 10px 0px 0px; orphans: 2; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The competition is open to media and communications students studying in UAE universities, giving them the opportunity to develop content and themes for a workshop during the forum.<br /> </div><div style="background-color: white; border-width: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 10px 0px 0px; orphans: 2; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/media/dubai-press-club-looks-for-rising-media-stars-1.963122">full article</a> - <a href="http://www.arabmediaforum.ae/en/media-center/press-releases/youth-take-the-stage-a-student-competition-to-participate-in-the-2012-arab-media-forum.aspx">more info</a><br /> </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; orphans: 2; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-2325027151079933151?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-71111297207011441282012-01-18T23:08:00.000+01:002012-01-20T09:36:35.447+01:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #76923c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">KIDS Regio B2C workshop of marketing and distribution strategies for live action</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #76923c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;"> children films during BUFF:ff Financing Forum<br /></span></b><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #76923c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6NPTiCygqzU/TxkncgLXkQI/AAAAAAAAFF8/DBMvCjScvv8/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-19+at+9.54.16+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6NPTiCygqzU/TxkncgLXkQI/AAAAAAAAFF8/DBMvCjScvv8/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-19+at+9.54.16+PM.png" /></a><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #4a4a00; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">March 14^th 2012 – Malmö, Sweden / </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Application deadline is </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">February 01st, 2012.</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #4a4a00; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">For 2012 the fruitful cooperation between BUFF:ff Financing Forum and KIDS Regio continues with the 2012 meeting point and workshop.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 35.4pt; text-indent: -35.4pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">KIDS Regio is a highly profiled B2C (business to consumer) workshop during the well-known</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 35.4pt; text-indent: -35.4pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">BUFF:ff Financing Forum in Malmö. Designed for audiovisual&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -35.4pt;">professionals, the conference</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 35.4pt; text-indent: -35.4pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -35.4pt;">covers cross- and transmedia marketing &amp; distribution trends, strategies and consumer</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 35.4pt; text-indent: -35.4pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -35.4pt;">research for childrens films.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 3.75pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Fee for participation is 80 Euro – Lunch is included in the fee. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Application requirements can be downloaded on our website <b><a href="http://www.kids-regio.org/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">kids-regio.org</span></a></b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 3.75pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 3.75pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">KIDS Regio</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> is an initiative of Cine Regio, the European Network of Regional Film Funding institutions, in order to initiate a platform, which shall help to improve the basis for valuable and promising European co-productions of films for children and youth. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 3.75pt;"><br /></div><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">BUFF Financing Forum</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> provides a platform for film, TV and cross media co- production. BUFF:ff brings producers and investors together with a clear incentive of providing a breeding ground for new, exquisite and challenging films, TV- and cross media productions for a young audience. More info at <a href="http://www.financingforum.eu/">www.financingforum.eu</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-7111129720701144128?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-33876614066860545102012-01-17T15:25:00.001+01:002012-01-19T22:25:15.382+01:00<br /><div align="justify" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.3em !important; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 10px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 2px;">When we hear the term ‘social media sites’ we automatically think of Facebook, Twitter or MySpace. With some of the recent negativity surrounding social networking sites it’s no wonder that parents fear the worst when their children visit such sites. Yes, they can be useful for socialising, enhancing creativity and developing technical skills but according to a new report by the American Academy of Pediatrics, social media can expose children to inappropriate content and cyberbullying. So what is a parent to do?</div><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.3em ! important; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 10px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 2px;">The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) prevents websites from covertly collecting personal information about children under the age of thirteen. Fortunately for mums and dads of tweens eager to update their status online, there are many children-friendly social networks available which offer far better options rather than banning your child from the Web. Parents can now adopt a different approach with their children; they can make the experience safer by directing their children to a number of child-safe networking sites. These are ten sites which aim to give children a voice but still allow parents to maintain control and peace-of-mind.<br /> </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.3em !important; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 10px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 2px;"><a href="http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=138047">full article</a><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-3387661406686054510?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-21565970249572524852012-01-17T11:33:00.001+01:002012-01-17T12:02:20.064+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HGfUVu4c6Gw/TxVSowJmD0I/AAAAAAAAFFo/O22J-hLadrE/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-17+at+11.34.25+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HGfUVu4c6Gw/TxVSowJmD0I/AAAAAAAAFFo/O22J-hLadrE/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-17+at+11.34.25+AM.png" /></a></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif'; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Cambodia TV channel CTN looked to the nation’s youth yesterday with the launch of the Loy9 show. Produced by BBC Media Action, the show is aimed at raising the awareness of 15-to-24-year olds for participating in civic life.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><br /><br /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif'; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Loy9, or 9 Cool Things, includes drama and discussion segments, radio call-in programs, public service announcements alongside online and mobile phone messaging.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012011653943/Lifestyle/tv-radio-shows-aim-to-focus-youth-on-civic-participation.html">full article</a><br /> </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-2156597024957252485?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-83706188209143438352012-01-16T18:17:00.001+01:002012-01-16T18:39:54.427+01:00<br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong>By Mariana Palavra</strong></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 12 January 2012 – UNICEF challenged young Haitian filmmakers to reveal how they view their country – and its conditions for children – two years after the January 2010 earthquake.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">“This film project is all about listening to the Haitian voice and understanding children's lives,” said Thomas Nybo, coordinator of the project. “We issued a call for short-film proposals, either fiction or documentaries, and we chose four filmmakers, three of whom are from<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><em>Cine Institute</em>” – Haiti’s only film school, located in the Southern city of Jacmel.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The short films feature some of the biggest challenges facing Haiti’s children: losing parents to the earthquake; the plight of a girl working as a<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><em>restavek</em>, a domestic servant; and the challenges, especially economic, confronting families when they send their children to school. </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/haiti_61288.html">full article</a></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9H0HgbLjO1M" width="560"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-8370618820914343835?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-91997033328899093162012-01-12T16:54:00.000+01:002012-01-16T18:41:53.867+01:00<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cESwkTauQFs?fs=1" width="480"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-9199703332889909316?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-26384170477436263042012-01-11T17:37:00.001+01:002012-01-16T18:42:23.516+01:00<br /><div class="introduction" id="story_continues_1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; clear: left; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-rendering: auto; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Television is being pushed aside by mobile internet gadgets, a UK survey of young people's technology suggests.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; clear: left; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-rendering: auto; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The number of children with televisions in their bedroom is falling - almost matched now by those with their own personal internet access, says the annual Childwise monitoring survey.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; clear: left; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-rendering: auto; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Among seven to 16 year olds, 61% have a mobile phone with internet access.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; clear: left; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-rendering: auto; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Children use their mobiles for an average of 1.6 hours a day, the survey of 2,770 five to 16 year olds says.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; clear: left; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-rendering: auto; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The biggest trend in children's use of gadgets, according to the report from the market research company, is the growth in internet use through mobile phones.</div><div style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helmet,Freesans,sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-rendering: auto; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The survey was based on interviews carried out in autumn 2011.<br /> </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; clear: left; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-rendering: auto; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16475278">full article </a><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-2638417047743626304?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-75306782034573368112012-01-11T12:49:00.001+01:002012-01-11T13:55:58.509+01:00<br /><h1 style="background-color: white; border-bottom: 4px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); color: black; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px; orphans: 2; padding: 15px 0px 10px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">About the 2012 Competition<br /> </h1><div align="left" class="OECDTitle2" style="color: #675c53; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/img/new/common/logo_en.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/img/new/common/logo_en.gif" /></a>Theme</div><div align="left" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Education and Skills</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>- what&nbsp;are the&nbsp;big issues&nbsp;today?</div><ul style="font-size: 12px; list-style-image: url(http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/img/new/common/main_bullet.gif); list-style-position: outside; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 10px;"><li style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Learning the right skills to get a job,</div></li><li style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Bridging the 'digital divide',</div></li><li style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Tackling inequality in access to education and training,</div></li><li style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Inspiring&nbsp;creativity and innovation,</div></li><li style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">... or something else?</div></li></ul><div align="left" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Visit&nbsp;the OECD&nbsp;<strong style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.oecd.org/education" style="color: #2973bd; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Education</a></strong>&nbsp;topic, the&nbsp;<strong style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.com/" style="color: #2973bd; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Education Today Blog</a></strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education" style="color: #2973bd; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Education publications</a></strong><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>on the OECD iLibrary.<br /> </div><div align="left" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br /> </div><div align="left" class="OECDTitle2" style="color: #675c53; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">The Challenge</div><div align="left" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Make a<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><strong style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">short video</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>(no more than 3 minutes)&nbsp;on the theme of&nbsp;<strong style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Education and Skills</strong>.<br /> </div><div align="left" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br /> </div><div align="left" class="OECDTitle2" style="color: #675c53; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">The Prize</div><div align="left" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">An all expenses-paid trip to Paris, France&nbsp;to attend the<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><strong style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.oecdforum.org/" style="color: #2973bd; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">OECD Forum</a></strong><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>on 22-24 May 2012. The Prize will be awarded&nbsp;to three winning videos selectEd by our Jury. If&nbsp;a winning video is a group effort, then a nominated representative will be invited to Paris.</div><div align="left" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br /> </div><div align="left" class="OECDTitle2" style="color: #675c53; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">To Enter</div><div align="left" style="font-size: 12px; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">To be eligible for prizes, you must be aged between<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><strong style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">18</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>and<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><strong style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">25 years</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>during the period of this competition (14 December 2011 to 31 March 2012). That means you must have been born on or between&nbsp;15 December 1985 and&nbsp;1 April 1994. Proof of identity will be required from all finalists.<br /> </div><div align="left" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br /> <a href="http://www.oecd.org/document/8/0,3746,en_21571361_49034050_49086984_1_1_1_1,00.html">more info</a><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-7530678203457336811?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-55873580010350927462012-01-09T21:18:00.000+01:002012-01-11T14:05:43.933+01:00<br /><div class="introduction" id="story_continues_1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; clear: left; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-rendering: auto; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">If you are reading this on Christmas Day, there is a good chance you are excitedly trying out a brand new computer, or maybe a fancy smartphone.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; clear: left; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-rendering: auto; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">You will not be surprised to learn you are not alone - internet-enabled devices have been selling in their millions in the run up to Christmas. Many have been bought by parents eager to please their technology-hungry children.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; clear: left; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-rendering: auto; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">For younger kids, today could be the first time they get their hands on their own computer or mobile.</div><div style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helmet,Freesans,sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 18px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-rendering: auto; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">It is a situation that can understandably leave parents feeling worried.<br /> </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; clear: left; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-rendering: auto; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16305561">full article</a><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-5587358001035092746?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-15687285060886041022012-01-09T13:59:00.001+01:002012-01-11T14:15:29.847+01:00<br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #363636; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--mY7-A2FcFQ/Tw2LVrqQspI/AAAAAAAAFFg/XhQTw_LxgdI/s1600/ria.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--mY7-A2FcFQ/Tw2LVrqQspI/AAAAAAAAFFg/XhQTw_LxgdI/s1600/ria.png" /></a><b>Makhachkala, December 24, 2011</b>. From January 5 to January 9 the city of Cheboksary will host the preliminary stage of the festival of youth media "Volga meeting", the deputy editor of children's newspaper "Eaglet, Dagestan" Maazat Charinova said. According to her, the main goal of the festival is the promotion of youth media and to involve children and young people into social activism. It is expected that "Volga meeting -23" will gather more than 200 kids who have chosen journalism and film making as their future profession and way of expression.</div><div style="border-style: none; color: #363636; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; margin: 10px 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">"The Festival "Volga Meetings" is a show-contest of groups of children and youth editions, TV channels, films and media of the Russian Federation, CIS and Baltic countries, held since 1989. This unique event supports and educates for beginners and young journalists citizenship, leadership and creative activity, significantly affecting the growth of youth media and development of media education"- M. Charinova pointed out.<br /> </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #363636; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.riadagestan.com/news/2011/12/24/130478/">source</a><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-1568728506088604102?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-43863423253769750852012-01-09T12:06:00.001+01:002012-01-16T18:42:54.658+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-okGF4P6vZh4/TwrKeaRSIjI/AAAAAAAAFFY/0d2PywhAfG0/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-09+at+12.06.12+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-okGF4P6vZh4/TwrKeaRSIjI/AAAAAAAAFFY/0d2PywhAfG0/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-09+at+12.06.12+PM.png" /></a></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Muscat: There will be a focus on education, fun and entertainment for the youth during the 29-day Muscat Festival, to be held simultaneously at two venues from January 26.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/oman/youth-to-be-focus-of-29-day-muscat-festival-1.963082">full article</a><br /> </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-4386342325376975085?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-49274838826177825742012-01-09T11:25:00.000+01:002012-01-09T11:37:09.901+01:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tGgk2Ybq5O8/TwrCErCV0LI/AAAAAAAAFFQ/1_hJ9znX5Ig/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-09+at+11.26.13+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tGgk2Ybq5O8/TwrCErCV0LI/AAAAAAAAFFQ/1_hJ9znX5Ig/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-09+at+11.26.13+AM.png" /></a> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">THEY are dubbed the “digital natives.”</span> <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Indeed, for the youth of today, the Internet has become an integral part of their lives.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">According to Delia Hernandez, a professor at Ateneo de Manila University, people now communicate through texting, blogging, collaborative authorship, online messaging and content sharing either photos or videos or both.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin: 10px 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">In her presentation during a recent forum on social media and child abuse, she said the Internet has become an indispensable element in the lives of everyone, including children, given the widespread availability of Internet access in homes, schools and public places.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/top-news/21646-social-media-vs-child-abuse">full article</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-4927483882617782574?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-5762033992417181692012-01-03T22:53:00.001+01:002012-01-09T11:37:47.625+01:00<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #4d4d9b; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">by Domingo B. Natividad V</span> <br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #4d4d9b; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em; margin-top: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">QUEZON CITY, Jan. 3 (PIA) -- “We have to be responsible.”</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #4d4d9b; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em; margin-top: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">So said Undersecretary Leon Flores, chairman of the National Youth Commission in an interview with the radio program “Talking Points” on Tuesday at DZRB-Radyo ng Bayan.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #4d4d9b; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em; margin-top: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Flores urged the youth and some youth organization to “make wise use of the Internet and the social media” and not be a case of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” – that is having two separate personalities, online and in real life.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4d4d9b; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 1em 0em 0em; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The NYC chief admitted that the youth on social media, on some occasions, have become less respectful in their participative discussion on social issues. “Habang nagko-comment sila sa mga news items, (gumagamit sila) ng malulutong na mura (While commenting on news items, some youth are using derogatory words),” he said.<br /> </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #4d4d9b; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em; margin-top: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&amp;t=1&amp;id=70829">full article</a><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-576203399241718169?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-68278587305032252412011-12-21T17:09:00.001+01:002012-01-09T11:40:09.919+01:00<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #513b36; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">MUSCAT — The Ministry of Social Development organised the media workshop on spreading awareness on children's rights yesterday at the City Season Hotel. The workshop was presided over by Ali bin Khalfan al Jabri, Under-Secretary of the Information Ministry. This event is a joint venture between the Child Affairs Department at the Ministry of Social Development and the Arab Council for Childhood and Development (ACCD) and Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND).</span><br /><br /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #513b36; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The workshop is held with participation of 40 media personnel from different media and government bodies. During the opening ceremony, Dr Yahya bin Mohammed al Hinai, Director-General of the Directorate-General of Family Development at the Ministry of Social Development, pointed out: "Throughout the past three decades, children rights are given high priority as well as supporting all issues related to children, women and family in strategic plans in the national and regional levels. We hope this will back all the efforts that have been made to support children affairs in the Sultanate".<br /> <a href="http://main.omanobserver.om/node/76229"><br /> full article</a><br /> </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-6827858730503225241?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-18892520667646959972011-12-21T17:08:00.001+01:002012-01-09T11:45:05.887+01:00<br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, Georgia, Verdana, Lucida, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The country's existing media policies do not protect children's rights to media due to the absence of specific provisions ensuring children's participation in media and their right to information, says a study.</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,'Trebuchet MS',Tahoma,Georgia,Verdana,Lucida,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Though the government is obliged to protect children's right to freedom of expression according to international convention, it, alongside private television channels and radio stations, give less importance to children's programmes and related news.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, Georgia, Verdana, Lucida, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=214457">full article</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-1889252066764695997?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-41957329847664051792011-12-21T13:34:00.000+01:002012-01-09T11:44:14.437+01:00<br /><div class="headline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.foodnavigator.com/Legislation/Report-damns-online-junk-food-advertising-to-children?utm_source=copyright&amp;utm_medium=OnSite&amp;utm_campaign=copyright" style="color: #004d76; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: static; text-decoration: none;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /> Report damns online junk food advertising to children</a></div><div class="introduction" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">Inconsistencies exist in advertising regulations across different media, enabling companies to market high in fat, salt and sugar products (HFSS) to children online, claims new report.</div></div><div class="link" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.foodnavigator.com/Legislation/Report-damns-online-junk-food-advertising-to-children?utm_source=copyright&amp;utm_medium=OnSite&amp;utm_campaign=copyright" style="color: #004d76; font-size: 11px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; position: static; text-decoration: none;">http://www.foodnavigator.com/Legislation/Report-damns-online-junk-food-advertising-to-children</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-4195732984766405179?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-75066850799418314472011-12-20T11:37:00.001+01:002011-12-20T11:38:55.350+01:00<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.unis.unvienna.org/images/homepage11/hp_hr_film-prize_2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="143" src="http://www.unis.unvienna.org/images/homepage11/hp_hr_film-prize_2011.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #445566; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 0.8em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The winners of the third Students-Film-Competition received their awards at the Vienna International Centre on 6 December 2011. The film<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><em>Every Human Being has the Right to Food</em><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>by students of the Clemens-Hochmeister school in Landegg (Tyrol) won the first prize.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #445566; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 0.8em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #445566; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 0.8em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The first Austrian film festival for Human Rights<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><em>This Human World</em><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>(THW) organized the competition in cooperation with the United Nations Information Service in Vienna (UNIS), the Media Literacy Award of the Federal Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture (BMUKK), and the<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.unhcr.at/" style="color: royalblue;">UN High Commission for Refugees</a><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>(UNHCR) in Austria. Under the patronage of the<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><strong><a href="http://www.unesco.org/" style="color: royalblue;" target="_blank">United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization</a></strong><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>(UNESCO) Commission in Austria, students 10 to 20 years old were asked to make short films on the articles of the<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml" style="color: royalblue;" target="_blank">Universal Declaration of Human Rights</a>, which was adopted on 10 December 1948.</div><br /><a href="http://www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/en/events/2011/hr_film-prize.html">full article</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-7506685079941831447?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-61244224266663510802011-12-15T10:49:00.001+01:002011-12-15T11:02:00.071+01:00<br /><h2 style="background-color: white; color: #df5e32; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 20px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>By Anjali Singh</b></h2><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">LUCKNOW, India, 14 December 2011 – Nineteen-year-old Laxmi Nishad had wanted for years to talk about the burden of caring for her five family members, including her alcoholic father. Her chance finally came at the OneMinutesJr. workshop organized by UNICEF in Lucknow, India.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Along with 14 of her classmates from Prerna Girls School, Laxmi was given the chance to create a one-minute video about her life, which she titled ‘Me and My Life.’</div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zTojGC0L0kg" width="560"></iframe><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">“My sister was just 11 months old when my mother died, and my father, who drinks all the time, refused to give us any money or even look after us,” says Laxmi. “So it was my responsibility to help the family survive. I was just 13, and I began to work as a housemaid in people’s homes to earn money. But I always yearned for a proper home, and I finally found it at the Prerna Girls School, where I study in now. I wanted to tell people my story and now I did that through the OneMinutesJr. workshop.”</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The OneMinutesJr. is an arts-based initiative that teaches young people how to creatively express their views through video. During a five-day workshop, video artists from the One Minutes Foundation help youth participants each create one-minute films.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/india_61009.html">full article</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-6124422426666351080?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-68592533753444307872011-12-14T09:27:00.001+01:002011-12-14T09:31:27.374+01:00<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://news.sudanvisiondaily.com/images/logo.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://news.sudanvisiondaily.com/images/logo.gif" /></a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 5px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 5px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Ways of enabling young Sudanese to become more actively involved in resolving community and other issues set the agenda of a two-day workshop last week in Khartoum.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 5px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 5px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The meeting -- which was attended by young people from three of Sudan’s 15 states -- ended with a call for the establishment of formal mechanisms that could bridge the gap between policymakers and youth and ensure that the voices of young people are heard.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 5px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 5px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">“We are failing to harness the potential of the youth as there is no partnership between us and the elders,” said youth representative Nagham Hawash, adding: “We hope this consultation marks the start of a real partnership between the young people and the people in power.”</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 5px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 5px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The workshop was the first in a series of youth consultations organised under the Youth LEAD (Leadership, Empowerment, Advocacy and Development) Project which is supported by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and implemented by UNICEF in partnership with the Ministry of Youth and Sports.<br /> </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 5px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 5px; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://news.sudanvisiondaily.com/details.html?rsnpid=203270">full article</a><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-6859253375344430787?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-26253259337795421022011-12-13T14:35:00.001+01:002011-12-13T14:37:09.890+01:00<br /><div id="area-article-first-block" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div class="mod-timesofindiaarticletext mod-articletext" id="mod-a-body-first-para" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 4px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/5580817.cms" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/5580817.cms" /></a>THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: UNICEF's unique animated communication initiative 'Meena' to protect the girl child in Kerala began with the training of resource persons here on Sunday. It will be followed by a state-level children's parliament or Balapanchayat to identify atrocities against children, violation of their rights and to evolve a protective mechanism.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">As many as 33 resource persons from across the state participated in the training session. "The training focused on the communication aspect, listening skills, counseling with booklets on Meena and on the mode of introducing it among kids at the district-level," said A J Ranjit, state consultant for Balasabha.</div></div></div><a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-12/thiruvananthapuram/30508358_1_resource-persons-unicef-meena">full article</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-2625325933779542102?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-14931215362878324222011-12-12T15:35:00.001+01:002011-12-12T15:37:03.090+01:00<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://main.omanobserver.om/sites/all/themes/oman/logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="87" src="http://main.omanobserver.om/sites/all/themes/oman/logo.png" width="200" /></a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #513b36; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>By Kabeer Yousuf - DOHA </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">— At the Fourth Forum of the Alliance of Civilisations in Doha, Qatar, a diverse group of 400 young leaders met yesterday to debate key aspects of cross-cultural and inter-religious understanding during the Youth Preparatory Event, which took place at the newly inaugurated Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC).<br /> <br /> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #513b36; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Assigned by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos, Shaikh Abdullah bin Mohammed al Salmy, Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, is heading the country at the Forum. The main outcome of the discussions during the youth event was the drafting of recommendations to world leaders on specific policies that affect the lives of young people, and on ways to enhance and build on the achievement of young people in bridging cultural divides.<br /> </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #513b36; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /> <a href="http://main.omanobserver.om/node/75269">full article</a><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-1493121536287832422?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-66759194335611192612011-12-12T09:44:00.000+01:002011-12-12T15:37:24.830+01:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The start of 2012 will see the launch of a new website from the Russian Safer Internet Centre. New forms of awareness work, specialisation of awareness materials, the need for better regional outreach and representation require new forms of information delivery – hence the focus for the new site. The new Safer Internet Centre web portal in fact consists of three awareness parts – for children, for youth and for adults. Each of them has a special design fitting the expectations of the target audiences along with a number of special awareness services and tools. News and events relating to online safety and the Safer Internet Centre more generally are presented in a special part of the web portal, which is not age relevant.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.saferinternet.org/web/guest/blog?p_p_id=homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=normal&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;p_p_col_id=column-1&amp;p_p_col_pos=2&amp;p_p_col_count=4&amp;_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet_action=detail&amp;_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet_articleId=281629&amp;#p_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet">full article</a><br /> </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-6675919433561119261?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-60627416218672542672011-12-09T10:38:00.001+01:002011-12-09T10:51:03.032+01:00<br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/images/ibc_1_10471.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/images/ibc_1_10471.jpg" /></a><strong>By Nina Callaghan</strong></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">LUSAKA, Zambia, 8 December 2011 – To 17-year-old Msonda Chibwana from Lusaka, climate change is not just a topic for debate; it is a reality that has affected his family’s livelihood and taken food from their table.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_lBMm62EL9k/TuHXA_xScdI/AAAAAAAAFEY/hp6uV3vyDu4/s1600/RB_inline_audio_icon-791225.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684060616836411858" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_lBMm62EL9k/TuHXA_xScdI/AAAAAAAAFEY/hp6uV3vyDu4/s320/RB_inline_audio_icon-791225.gif" /></a><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.unicef.org/videoaudio/ramfiles/10471_zambiaclimatechangevoices.ram" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">AUDIO: Listen now</a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">“We only depended on profit made from selling fish and farm produce,” Msonda said. “Then there was a sudden change in the climate patterns. As a result, we faced serious drought. The rivers lakes and dams in Central Province dried up. The land also lost its fertility and the plants died.”</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Msonda recorded his story in a Children’s Radio Foundation training workshop held in Lusaka, part of a UNICEF project&nbsp; that equips young people with skills they need to produce media about climate change.<br /> </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/zambia_60912.html">full article</a><br /> </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-6062741621867254267?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-2639230081211123132011-12-09T10:16:00.001+01:002011-12-09T10:52:47.173+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3q4UHK0rM-k/TuHaQz4fGYI/AAAAAAAAFEg/j3IxcEkzDC8/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-12-09+at+10.51.13+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3q4UHK0rM-k/TuHaQz4fGYI/AAAAAAAAFEg/j3IxcEkzDC8/s400/Screen+shot+2011-12-09+at+10.51.13+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">The newest edition of the newsletter </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">PRIX JEUNESSE WATCHwords Online is out now at&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.prixjeunesse.de/newsletter"><span style="text-decoration: none;">http://www.prixjeunesse.de/newsletter</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;"> with introduction of our PRIX JEUNESSE INTL 2012 Nominators <o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">and reports on various PRIX JEUNESSE Suitcase stops and other events in children’s media.&nbsp;</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-263923008121112313?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-5928653798964808722011-12-08T21:17:00.001+01:002011-12-09T10:55:32.269+01:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">NEW DELHI: In a nationwide survey conducted amongst the<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/youth" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #336797; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">youth</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>of India, nearly 76 per cent of youth believe that social media empowers them to bring change to the world we live in.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">They are convinced that causes for<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Women" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #336797; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">women</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>and movements against corruption can be driven through this medium that is now growing as a source for information. In fact, as many as 28 per cent source information from<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/social-media-sites" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #336797; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">social media sites</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>whereas around 54 per cent prefer a mix of print, television and social media.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/social-media/Social-media-is-the-space-for-change-says-the-youth-of-India/articleshow/11031467.cms">full article</a><br /> </span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-592865379896480872?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-42923202960094553272011-12-07T19:57:00.001+01:002011-12-07T20:06:28.983+01:00<br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong>By Anne Boher</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">BAMAKO, Mali, 6 December 2011 – “This child looks very mean, and it’s a consequence of life on the street,” said 17-year-old Rachida Aboubacar, gazing at a photograph taken by one of her friends.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Rachida is one of several children and adolescents selected from some of the most vulnerable communities in Niger to participate in a UNICEF-supported photography workshop.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Photography workshops are part of UNICEF’s efforts to ensure all children, especially those marginalized or living in poverty, are empowered to express themselves.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/mali_60851.html">full article</a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cESwkTauQFs?rel=0" width="560"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-4292320296009455327?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-17358472885982295262011-12-07T16:06:00.001+01:002011-12-07T16:07:50.054+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.timesofoman.com/images/Timeslogo_new.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="45" src="http://www.timesofoman.com/images/Timeslogo_new.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Muscat: Day Three of Muscat Youth Summit (MYS) gave the 200-plus participants an insight into the fast changing landscape of mainstream media as well as digital and social media.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">“Over the past few years social media has had a significant impact on people’s daily lives. The global conversation we now have because of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube,now the second largest search engine in the world after Google, would have been unimaginable 10 years ago.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">In short, social and digital media communication tools are profoundly changing our lives and how we interact with one another and the world around us,” said Raed Dawood of Nawras and a strategic partner of this year’s Muscat Youth Summit.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> <br /> <a href="http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat.asp?detail=52695&amp;rand="><br /> full article</a><br /> </span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-1735847288598229526?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-6116676943814749442011-12-07T09:20:00.001+01:002011-12-07T12:05:22.182+01:00<br /><div class="" id="" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 1.167em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.354em; margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 6px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/Story/story/RenderImage?guid=292e12502b454dd3ba22bcde67511495&amp;imageID=201" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.marketwatch.com/Story/story/RenderImage?guid=292e12502b454dd3ba22bcde67511495&amp;imageID=201" /></a>ARLINGTON, Va., Dec 06, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- PBS KIDS today announced the PBS KIDS Video App is now available on iPhone and iPod touch, bringing more free educational video content to families than any other children's media app. The app gives families free, streaming access to more than 2,000 videos -- including clips and full episodes -- from their favorite PBS KIDS series. The PBS KIDS Video App launched on iPad in May with great success; it has served more than 430 million video streams -- an average of two million per day -- and has had over 450,000 downloads to date.</div><div class="" id="" style="background-color: white; border-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 1.167em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.354em; margin: 0px 0px 14px; orphans: 2; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px 6px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">"PBS KIDS video has been incredibly successful online, making PBSKIDS.org the number one kids entertainment site for free streamed videos,i" said Jason Seiken, Senior Vice President, Interactive, PBS. "When we launched the PBS KIDS Video iPad app in May, it was equally well-received, with 50 million streams just in the first month and growing to more than 86 million streams in November. And kids watch more video streams on the PBS KIDS Video iPad app than on nearly all other children's broadcast and cable network websites.ii After seeing this high demand for our children's programming on the iPad we were committed to extending the app's reach to the iPhone and iPod touch, which will bring our popular content to even more kids and parents."<br /> </div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 1.167em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.354em; margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 6px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/pbs-kids-expands-video-app-to-iphone-ipod-touch-offering-more-free-educational-video-content-on-mobile-than-any-other-kids-media-brand-2011-12-06">full article</a><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-611667694381474944?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-5380718256906408182011-12-06T15:09:00.001+01:002011-12-07T12:25:53.159+01:00<strong style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Keywords:<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">children's newspaper, volunteerism, child reporter</span> <br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Tahoma,Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong>Description:<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></strong><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Tahoma,Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> Be the change you wish to see in the world”- Mahatma Gandhi Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore Foundation in association with UNV India and Anant Vikas Trust is bringing out a special issue of “The Peace Gong-the children’s newspaper” based on the four objectives of IYV+10: recognition, facilitation, networking and promotion of Volunteerism. <br /> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Tahoma,Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">In view of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) targets, IYV+ 10 offers an opportunity to celebrate but also to assess the progress made towards achieving the objectives of IYV.The aim of this issue is to capture the voices of children across the world on VOLUNTEERING to facilitate efforts by children for a peaceful world. Preparing children for a global non-violent future is a significant of volunteer promotion initiatives. <br /> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Tahoma,Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Tahoma,Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The Editor of The Peace Gong, a class XI student of Kolkata, India evocatively points this out, “Through the Peace Gong we hope to bring together our friends not only across the country but also abroad to be catalysts for a non-violent world with a foundation of equality, justice and universal understanding of each other’s concerns.” This children’s newspaper is a Media and Information Literacy initiative of the Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore Foundation. The special issue on VOLUNTEERING will be published in December. We request you to facilitate writings/cartoons/comic strips/posters/poems by children from your country for this special issue. The writings by children could focus on: a) Child-led/other volunteer initiatives in your city/country which inspired you most. (500-600 words) b) Interview of a child or group of children/ other volunteers who are volunteering to bring change in their community. (300-500 words) c) Perspective- small perspective pieces by children on what they think on volunteering. (100-200 words). d) Poems and/cartoons/ posters/ comic strips on volunteering <br /> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Tahoma,Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">It would be great if each contribution is accompanied by relevant photographs. Do not forget to mention the name and contact details of the child who contributes a particular story/poem, cartoon etc. along with her/his class, name of the school and the city/towns. Please note that, only children up to the age of 18 are eligible to contribute, as it is a children’s newspaper. For parents and legal guardians Participants will be identified as the authors of the drawings and texts only with their first name and their region or country of origin. At the time of submitting a drawing the parents or other legal guardians of the participating children are deemed to have read, understood and be in agreement with the contents of this leaflet.&nbsp;</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Tahoma,Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Tahoma,Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Please show this text above to your parents before you submit your work. <br /> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Tahoma,Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Tahoma,Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Send your entries to: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:amita.dahiya@undp.org">amita.dahiya@undp.org</a> or <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rabindranathtagorefoundation@gmail.com">rabindranathtagorefoundation@gmail.com</a> <br /> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Tahoma,Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Tahoma,Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The last date to receive the entries is December 15, 2011.<br /> </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.aocmedialiteracy.org/index.php?option=com_clearinghouse&amp;task=view&amp;id=571&amp;type=Events&amp;Itemid=11">source</a><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-538071825690640818?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-58253485175881008112011-12-06T13:05:00.001+01:002011-12-07T20:06:47.733+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PHm9D1C8_10/Tt4ABQBvtUI/AAAAAAAAFEM/yPDmBudIKW4/s1600/comkids.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PHm9D1C8_10/Tt4ABQBvtUI/AAAAAAAAFEM/yPDmBudIKW4/s320/comkids.png" width="135" /></a></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-5825348517588100811?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-27859095873109108812011-12-05T13:43:00.001+01:002011-12-05T13:56:07.294+01:00<a href="http://allafrica.com/img/static/aa-trans_180x104.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://allafrica.com/img/static/aa-trans_180x104.gif" /></a>Juba — A two days joint training workshop organized by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the United Nations Children Fund on ethical guidelines on reporting on children was held in Juba last week.<br /><br />The workshop attracted media practioners from the states of Jonglei, Eastern Equatoria, Western Equatoria and Central Equatoria. The workshop sought to deepen the understanding of the participants on the ethical guidelines on reporting on children.<br /><br /><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201112040033.html">full article</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-2785909587310910881?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-91230134942797186662011-12-05T13:41:00.001+01:002011-12-05T13:56:35.725+01:00<br /><div class="DNTEXT" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Big Bird is flying to Afghanistan — along with some of his of favorite friends.</div><div class="DNTEXT" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The hit children's show "Sesame Street" debuted in the war-torn country on Thursday, featuring Elmo, Big Bird and Grover, according to<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/muppets-sesame-street-afghanistan-elmo-269201?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thr%2Ftelevision+%28The+Hollywood+Reporter+-+Television%29" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #015fb6; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">the Hollywood Reporter.</a></div><div class="DNTEXT" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The beloved American show has spread around the world with different focuses for each country. For example, in Northern Ireland, where it airs on the BBC, Hilda the Irish hare and her "Sesame Tree" friends work to teach about cooperation. In Indonesia, "Jalan Sesama" works to celebrate the country's "unity through diversity."</div><div class="DNTEXT" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Its aim in Afghanistan is to improve education for children there and is scheduled for an initial run of 26 episodes, the AFP reported.</div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /> Read more:<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/popular-children-show-sesame-street-debuts-afghanistan-article-1.986346#ixzz1ffCNm6iY" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #003399; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/popular-children-show-sesame-street-debuts-afghanistan-article-1.986346#ixzz1ffCNm6iY</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-9123013494279718666?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-40686661192210517062011-11-29T16:32:00.001+01:002011-12-05T13:56:52.996+01:00<br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">UNICEF Zambia has partnered with the Children Radio Foundation (CRF) of South Africa to train its youthful staff to be climate change ambassadors.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">According to the terms of reference, the partnership and ambitious training of young climate ambassadors would enable them to not only learn critical thinking, communication and confidence, but would empower them with new skills to be able to share information and spread awareness through the media.</div><a href="http://www.times.co.zm/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=3193:youth-undergo-climate-change-training-&amp;catid=36:local-news&amp;Itemid=27">full article</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-4068666119221051706?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-57444494011377496542011-11-29T12:51:00.001+01:002011-12-05T13:57:10.688+01:00<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-element: frame; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #1c5d97; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #1c5d97; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: bold;">Enter Your Best Children’s and Youth TV Programmes!<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-element: frame; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #1c5d97; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #1c5d97; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: bold;">Deadline coming up soon: 12 December 2011<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-element: frame; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 11pt;">The world’s leading festival for children’s and youth television invites you to enter your best productions! Broadcasters as well as production companies are eligible to enter programmes into the competition. <o:p></o:p></span></span><b><span style="color: #1c5d97; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #1c5d97; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: bold;"><o:p> <br /> </o:p></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-element: frame;"><b><span style="color: #1c5d97; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #1c5d97; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: bold;">2012 Festival Theme: Watch, learn and grow with children's TV<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-element: frame;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 11pt;">Children are learning all the time – and constantly when watching TV! What does that mean for quality in children’s TV, and how can we support children in their curiousity on life? Learn more on this topic at the upcoming PRIX JEUNESSE INTERNATIONAL, via info sessions and guessing games.&nbsp; <o:p><br /> </o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-element: frame;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Entries do not have to be connected to the festival theme!<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-element: frame;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 11pt;">Please check our website for contest rules and registration forms: <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><b><span style="color: #1c5d97; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #1c5d97; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.prixjeunesse.de/"><span style="color: #1c5d97;"><span lang="DE" style="color: #1c5d97; text-decoration: none;">www.prixjeunesse.de</span></span></a></span></span></b><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-5744449401137749654?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-73236811264211462802011-11-27T12:23:00.001+01:002011-12-05T13:57:27.190+01:00<br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The new £6m John Lewis Christmas advert is carefully calculated to tug on every adult’s heartstrings and get them spending. With research suggesting parents will fork out 64% more on their children this December 25 than in 1995, Dr John Jewell investigates the role that advertising plays in the life of our little ones</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">It should be of no surprise to any of us that advertising is an integral part of our culture and arguably the most important media of the advanced world.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Capitalism itself survives because of advertising, as we are encouraged to spend and replace rather than to repair and reuse.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The effects of this consumer culture and our love of ‘stuff’ has had a profound effect on family life.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Britain is now, according to a recent report by UNICEF, the worst country in the industrialised world to be a child, where parents feel under intense pressure to buy goods for their children. In homes across the nation, children’s bedrooms are now less a place to sleep and more a ‘media bedsit’ with a PC, an Xbox and a digital TV.</div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Read More<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/showbiz/2011/11/26/how-advertising-influences-your-children-91466-29835531/#ixzz1eu6eeq6o" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #003399; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/showbiz/2011/11/26/how-advertising-influences-your-children-91466-29835531/#ixzz1eu6eeq6o</a><br /> <br /> </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-7323681126421146280?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-61505383747107453012011-11-25T15:41:00.001+01:002011-12-05T13:57:50.719+01:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Whether it is identity theft, online tracking, or profiling, the Internet can be an open door to a child's personal information. A<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703904304575497903523187146.html" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0088c3; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank"><em style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-style: italic !important; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Wall Street Journal<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></em>investigation</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>into online privacy last year found that popular children's websites install more tracking technologies on personal computers than do the top websites aimed at adults.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">According to recent research by<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><a href="http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine-archive/2011/june/electronics-computers/state-of-the-net/facebook-concerns/index.htm" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0088c3; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank">Consumer Reports,<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">one million children were harassed, threatened, or subjected to other forms of cyberbullying on Facebook in the past year -- and that's just one social media site. Furthermore, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says 8 percent of the ID theft complaints in 2010 involved children.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vernon-irvin/online-safety-kids_b_1108559.html">full article</a><br /> </span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-6150538374710745301?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-21696429970761140352011-11-22T09:17:00.001+01:002011-12-05T13:58:05.155+01:00<br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong>By Stephanie Power</strong></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 18 November 2011—Young people in Haiti are speaking up about issues that are important in their lives and their stories are being broadcast on Haitian radio, with the help of training and support from UNICEF and its Haitian partner Panos Caribbean.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">"Children should have the right to speak in public," said Jean-Pierre Layben, 14, a radio trainee from Port-au-Prince whose story focuses on life-saving health care. "Sometimes children have something important to say, and adults don't let them. I don't think that's right - children have the right to speak."<br /> </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/haiti_60561.html">full article</a><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-2169642997076114035?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-51333504112106691642011-11-11T09:48:00.001+01:002011-11-11T09:59:20.897+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-da5Cbfv4dP4/TrzjuyJ-4uI/AAAAAAAAFCQ/3-wjvXeSXBM/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-11-11%2Bat%2B9.49.57%2BAM.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 223px; height: 85px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-da5Cbfv4dP4/TrzjuyJ-4uI/AAAAAAAAFCQ/3-wjvXeSXBM/s400/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-11-11%2Bat%2B9.49.57%2BAM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673660023457112802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">The call for entries to participate in the Sarajevo City of Film 2012 project will be open from 3</span><sup style="font-weight: bold;">rd</sup><span style="font-weight: bold;"> November to 9</span><sup style="font-weight: bold;">th</sup><span style="font-weight: bold;"> December 2011.</span><br /> <br /> The goal of the project is to support and instigate cooperation between young filmmakers in Southeast Europe, and the call for entries will be open, as in previous years, only for the participants of one of the two previous editions of the Sarajevo Talent Campus.<br /> <br /> In this way, the Sarajevo Film Festival wishes to give the chance to directors, screenwriters, actors and producers, who attended the Sarajevo Talent Campus during the 16th and 17th editions of the Sarajevo Film Festival, to present their talent and gain additional experience by making short films.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.sff.ba/content.php/news/show/id/869/culture/ba?sf_culture=en">full article</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-5133350411210669164?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-88889457401889177012011-11-11T08:33:00.002+01:002011-11-11T08:36:45.709+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://allafrica.com/img/static/aa-trans_180x104.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 104px;" src="http://allafrica.com/img/static/aa-trans_180x104.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><meta equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Juba</span> — The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will be training journalists on ethical reporting of children this later this month, the organization's Chief Executive Sid Shresha has announced. <p>Mr Shresha made this announcement today during a meeting with the deputy minister for Information and Broadcasting Hon Atem Yaak Atem. He explained that the training will target journalists from all the states, especially those in the grassroots.<br /> </p> <p> <meta equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> </p><p>He also pointed out that the training will be on print and radio and will entail writing good stories and producing good programs about children.</p> <p>"Children are the future of the country and when photographing them they need not to be shown in a difficult situation", he said.<br /> </p> <p><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201111100122.html">full article</a><br /> </p> <p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-8888945740188917701?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-55196165811899986962011-11-10T11:14:00.002+01:002011-11-11T08:40:04.385+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.unep.org/yeja/images/greenstarheader.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 345px; height: 107px;" src="http://www.unep.org/yeja/images/greenstarheader.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><h3><br /></h3> <p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The award seeks to recognise the very best in original, accurate and inspiring reporting on the environment by young journalists in Africa. The UNEP Young Environmental Journalist Award is open to print, broadcast and online journalists who have reported on environmental issues in 2011. Reports should demonstrate relevance to local and / or regional communities in Africa.</p> <p>The winner will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to the United States and travel across the country, visiting environmental projects and interacting with leading environmental journalists, scientists and public figures. The deadline to apply is <b>December 16, 2011</b>.</p> <p>For more information and to apply, visit <a href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&amp;c=m53GTEib1b72mST4TK06ZdH2Vi%2FZk5my">http://www.unep.org/yeja/nomination/</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-5519616581189998696?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-6828445180581755222011-11-07T15:08:00.002+01:002011-11-11T08:47:24.344+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nFm95PM2d2E/TrzSknhffoI/AAAAAAAAFCE/M7WK536rjiM/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-11-11%2Bat%2B8.44.53%2BAM.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 95px; height: 81px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nFm95PM2d2E/TrzSknhffoI/AAAAAAAAFCE/M7WK536rjiM/s400/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-11-11%2Bat%2B8.44.53%2BAM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673641157106564738" border="0" /></a><br /><meta equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><b><span id="sophia__content__advancedtextbox__date__sectionid172" class="sophia__specialstyleobject sophia__content__advancedtextbox__date__sectionid172">Thursday 03 Nov 2011</span></b>- A documentary about the lives of two disabled children in Japan has won the 2011 Asia-Pacific Child Rights Award for broadcasting. <div id="sophia__content__advancedtextbox__full__fulldescription__sectionid172" class="sophia__specialstyleobject sophia__content__advancedtextbox__full__fulldescription__sectionid172"> <p><em>Iori and Ibuki - Why We Were Born</em> by Shizuoka Telecasting of Japan was named the winner of the award on 2 November in Hong Kong during the CASBAA Convention. </p> <p>The Asia-Pacific Child Rights Award, created by CASBAA, ABU and UNICEF in 2001, is given annually to the best television programme produced in the Asia-Pacific region with a focus on children's rights. </p> <p>Mariko Hashimoto, the producer of <em>Iori and Ibuki - Why We Were Born</em>, spent 11 years of filming and interviewing Iori and her family. Iori and her younger brother were each born with disabilities. Their story is a compelling tale of resilience and optimism.</p> <p><a href="http://abu.org.my/abu/index.cfm/elementid/72915/Japanese-documentary-wins-2011-Child-Rights-Award">full article</a><br /> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-682844518058175522?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-81238366316168867782011-11-07T12:31:00.002+01:002011-11-11T08:51:43.121+01:00<meta equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> <p style="font-weight: bold;"> 7 November 2011 - Maori Television Hosts Children and Media Symposium</p> <p>Maori Television will host an international children’s media expert this Wednesday, 9 November, for a day focused on tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people) and the media.</p> <p>David Kleeman is President of the American Center for Children and Media, and is on the Advisory Board Chair to the international children's TV festival, Prix Jeunesse. </p> <p>Kleeman has advised producers, broadcasters, government organisations and NGOs, undertaken research on children and public service media in the digital age, and is a renowned author on the subject of children and the media.<br /> </p> <p><a href="http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1111/S00079/maori-television-hosts-children-and-media-symposium.htm">full article</a><br /> </p> <p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-8123836631616886778?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-91037646734217311472011-10-31T20:50:00.001+01:002011-12-05T13:58:55.428+01:00<br /><strong>BAR, Montenegro, 24–29 October 2011</strong> - 20 young people from Montenegro successfully finished the One Minutes Juniors film workshop, organised as part of the International TV Festival in Bar and supported by UNICEF.<br /><br />The result, 20 one-minute films describing their views on key child rights issues.&nbsp;This year, 20 young people through one-minute movies presented their ideas on topics dealing with education, health and child protection.<br /><br />Anida Avdic<strong>, </strong>student at the Institute for Education and Rehabilitation of Persons with Hearing and Speaking Impairment&nbsp;in Kotor, in her film described the issue of insecurity and the feeling she has about the people talking about her disability whenever she enters the bus on her way to school.<br /><br />"My movie is talking about the moment I am entering the bus with the feeling of sadness and insecurity, but when a person approaches to me and helps me I feel happines. In my movie people were not talking about my disability," Alida explained.<br /><br />UNICEF consultant, Chris Schuepp, helps children around the world express their ideas, dreams and opinions by supporting them to produce their own 1 min movies. This is the third year in a raw he is working on making movies with children and teenagers from Montenegro.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.unicef.org/montenegro/media_18405.html">full article</a><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-9103764673421731147?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-85752775466578875662011-10-31T20:36:00.001+01:002011-12-05T13:59:20.237+01:00<br />Professionals interested in an international career can apply to a talent-identification initiative.<br /><a href="http://www.unicef.org/" target="_blank">UNICEF</a> is recruiting through its New and Emerging Talent Initiative (NETI), a two-year program used as an entry point for mid-career professionals.<br /><br />NETI participants will spend one year at UNICEF's New York headquarters working in a <a href="http://www.careersatunicef.org/NETI/functional-areas-of-need/" target="_blank">functional areas of need</a>. Participants will then be deployed internationally on assignments related to their projects.<br />Applicants must have an advanced university degree, proficiency in English and another official UN language, at least 2-5 years relevant work experience and must be willing to accept an assignment to any UNICEF office worldwide.<br /><br />The deadline is November 4.&nbsp;For more information, click <a href="http://www.careersatunicef.org/NETI/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://ijnet.org/opportunities/unicef-launches-new-and-emerging-talent-initiative-worldwide">source</a><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-8575277546657887566?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-16392858947033262492011-10-31T11:34:00.001+01:002011-10-31T11:34:03.193+01:00<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <p>ISLAMABAD: International Children's Film Festival would open today (Monday) at Cinepax Cinema, Jinnah Park, Kacheri Road, Rawalpindi, Cantt. </p> <p>The festival organised by The Little Art aims to provide alternative learning opportunities to children in Pakistan and introduce arts as a positive learning vehicle to children and young people. </p> <p>The festival will be presenting 77 films from 26 countries. To the international submission call, the festival organizer received nearly 400 films from all over the world and has selected some of the best, which are suitable for children and young people in Pakistan. </p> <p>The festival would be full of excitement and thrill, packed with back to back morning shows for 5 days for school children. The shows are scheduled from 9:30 am onwards till 1.45 pm, each morning of the festival days.<br> </p> <p><a href="http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=185263">full article</a><br> </p> <p><a href="http://www.thelittleart.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=90&amp;Itemid=134">website</a><br> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-1639285894703326249?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-58453808209319966422011-10-31T11:19:00.001+01:002011-10-31T11:19:43.811+01:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center; mso-element:frame" align="center"> <b><font color="#1c5d97" face="Trebuchet MS" size="4"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;;color:#1C5D97; font-weight:bold" lang="EN-GB">Kid's TV's Most Valuable Content Conference<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-element: frame"> <font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;" lang="EN-GB">invites you to enter your best children's and youth TV programmes and interactive applications! PRIX JEUNESSE INTERNATIONAL is not only about competing. It is a week of eye-opening screenings, stimulating international discussion groups and informative new research results on children and media. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-element:frame"><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;" lang="EN-GB">Join the premier gathering for content, innovation and quality in kids' TV!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-element:frame"><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;" lang="EN-GB">Deadline for programme entries: 12 December 2011<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-element:frame"><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;" lang="EN-GB">Deadline for participant registration: 30 April 2012<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-element:frame"><b><font color="#1c5d97" face="Trebuchet MS" size="4"><span style="font-size: 15.0pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;;color:#1C5D97;font-weight:bold" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p>2012 Festival Theme: Watch, Learn &amp; Grow with children's TV<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-element:frame"><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size:15.0pt; font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;" lang="EN-GB"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;" lang="EN-GB">Children are learning all the time – and constantly when watching TV! What does that mean for quality in children's TV, and how can we support children in their curiousity on life? Learn more on this topic at the upcoming PRIX JEUNESSE INTERNATIONAL, via info sessions and guessing games.  <o:p><br> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-element:frame"><b><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;;font-weight:bold" lang="EN-GB">Entries do not have to be connected to the festival theme!<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-element:frame"><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;" lang="EN-GB">Please check our website for contest rules and registration forms: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-element:frame"><b><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="4"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;;font-weight:bold" lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.prixjeunesse.de/">www.prixjeunesse.de</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></font><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;" lang="EN-GB">See you in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Munich</st1:city></st1:place>!</span></font> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-5845380820931996642?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-58172267779165614932011-10-25T16:09:00.001+02:002011-10-25T16:09:20.397+02:00<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Ofcom today published its <span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/media-literacy/oct2011/Children_and_parents.pdf?utm_source=updates&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=children-parents-2011">Children and parents: media use and attitudes report</a></span> which looks at media use, attitudes and understanding among UK children aged 5-15. It also documents the views of parents/carers about their child&#8217;s media use, and the rules and tools that parents use to manage such use. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">The research found that for the first time12-15s say they would miss their mobile (28 per cent) and the internet (25 per cent) more than TV (18 per cent). <br> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">It also reveals that more than nine out of ten (95 per cent) 12-15 year olds now have internet access at home through a PC or laptop, up from 89 per cent in 2010.<br> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><b>Source</b>: <i>Ofcom email-list</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">&nbsp;</span></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-5817226777916561493?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-51228788530781600612011-10-25T01:04:00.002+02:002011-10-25T01:11:03.562+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ijnet.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/large/images/unicef%20panel.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="http://ijnet.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/large/images/unicef%20panel.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1">Revolutions in the Middle East have been powered by young people using new technology. <p>Young people, who make up 30 percent of the region’s population, have played a dominant role in protests and political upheaval by documenting events with cell phones, the Internet and social media.</p> <p>“Children and young people have been at the heart of the Arab Spring. They play a key role in instigating it, using the power of social media to rally their peers and mobilize support,” said <a target="_blank" href="http://www.unicef.org/media/media_49878.html">Shahida Azfar</a>, UNICEF Regional Director for MENA. “But they have also been among its first victims.”<br /> </p> <p><a href="http://ijnet.org/blog/digital-media-empower-middle-eastern-youth">full article</a><br /> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-5122878853078160061?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-4474891384603801702011-10-21T12:44:00.000+02:002011-10-21T12:45:28.597+02:00<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">On October 20th 2011 <span class="SpellE">Cinekid</span>, the International Film, Television and New Media Festival&nbsp; for the Youth announced the winners of the annual <span class="SpellE">Cinekid</span> Awards in the categories Best Film, Best Dutch Television Program and Best New Media production. Not only a professional jury was able to determine who should win an Award, festival visitors were also able to vote for their favorites.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">During the evening festival director <span class="SpellE">Sannette</span> <span class="SpellE">Naey&eacute;</span> also received an International Award from the renown organization: CIFEJ (Centre International du Film pour <span class="SpellE">L&#8217;Enfance</span> et la <span class="SpellE">Jeunesse</span>).<o:p> <br> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">And the winners are&#8230;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Best International Film:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">&middot;<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Bernard van Leer Foundation Best International Film (<span class="SpellE">Cinekid</span>-lion, Audience Award): <i>Will</i> by Ellen Perry<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">&middot;<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Best International Film (<span class="SpellE">Cinekid</span>-lion, Jury Award): <i>Entre Lobos (Among Wolves)</i> by Gerardo Olivares<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">&middot;<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span class="SpellE"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">MovieSquad</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"> Best International Picture (Children&#8217;s Jury): <i>Lost in Africa</i> by <span class="SpellE"> Vibeke</span> <span class="SpellE">Muasya</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Best Dutch Film:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">&middot;<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">UPC Best Dutch Film (Jury Award): <span class="SpellE"><i>Patatje</i></span><i> <span class="SpellE">Oorlog</span> (Taking Chances)</i> by Nicole van <span class="SpellE">Kilsdonk</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">&middot;<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Best Dutch Film (Audience Award): <i>Penny&#8217;s Shadow</i> by Steven de <span class="SpellE">Jong</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Best Dutch <span class="SpellE">Television</span> Program:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">&middot;<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Best Overall Television Program (Jury Award): <span class="SpellE"><i>Ik</i></span><i> <span class="SpellE">heb</span> <span class="SpellE"> een</span> <span class="SpellE">droom</span></i> <i>(I have a dream)</i> by van Jan-Willem Wit &amp; <span class="SpellE">Joost</span> <span class="SpellE">Gulien</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">&middot;<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Best Non-fiction <span class="SpellE">Television</span> Program (Jury <span class="SpellE">Award</span>): <i>Ik ben echt niet bang!</i> van Willem Baptist<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">&middot;<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Best Non-fiction Television Program (Audience Award): <i>Checkpoint</i> by <span style="color:black">Jan Pool</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">&middot;<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Best Fiction Television Program (Jury Award): <i>De <span class="SpellE">avonturen</span> van <span class="SpellE">Pim</span> &amp; <span class="SpellE">Pom</span></i> <i>(The adventures of <span class="SpellE">Pim</span> &amp; <span class="SpellE">Pom</span>) </i>by <span class="SpellE">Gioia</span> <span class="SpellE"> Smid</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">&middot;<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Best Fiction Television Program (Audience Award): <span class="SpellE"><i>Raveleijn</i></span> by <span style="color:black">Anne van <span class="SpellE">der</span> Linden</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Best New Media <span class="SpellE">Production</span>:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">&middot;<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Best New Media Production (Jury Award): <i>Room Racers</i> by <span class="SpellE">Lieven</span> van <span class="SpellE"> Velthoven</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">&middot;<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Best New Media Production (Audience Award): <span class="SpellE"><i>Wip&#8217;n&#8217;Kip</i></span><i> (<span class="SpellE">Chick&#8217;n&#8217;Run</span>) </i>by <span class="SpellE">Fourcelabs</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">#<span class="SpellE">Cinekid</span>, #Award<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">### End of press release ###<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Note to editors (not for publication):<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">For more information, please contact: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo8"> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:black">Dennis van Rijswijk (Marketing &amp; <span class="SpellE">Communication</span>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo8"> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">E: </span><a href="mailto:d.vanrijswijk@cinekid.nl" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">d.vanrijswijk@cinekid.nl</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:black">, </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">T: +31(0)20 - 531 78 95</span> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-447489138460380170?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-55813959787118750682011-10-20T23:35:00.000+02:002011-10-20T23:36:06.853+02:00<strong> <p><font color="#5a5a5a">The Open Society Foundations and OSA Archivum announce&nbsp;Chachipe Map, the third Decade of Roma Inclusion&nbsp;photography contest</font></p> </strong><br> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: rgb(90,90,90)">The <a target="_blank" href="http://www.soros.org">Open Society Foundations</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.osaarchivum.org/">OSA Archivum</a> announce the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.chachipe.org">Chachipe Map</a> photography contest.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: rgb(90,90,90)"><br> The contest is open to everybody, but in order to be eligible photos must have been taken since the beginning of 2005 in countries participating in the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005&#8211;2015: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Spain.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(90, 90, 90);"><br> The most important goal of the contest is to give photographers&#8212;both amateurs and professionals&#8212;an opportunity to show how they see Roma in the communities where they live. Chachipe Map seeks non-stereotypical photographs that are free of prejudices, that show Roma and non-Roma living together, that approach topics in an open manner and that might even employ radically new perspectives. It has three categories: Local Hero, Common Denominator, and Dream Come True.<br> </span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: rgb(90,90,90)"><a href="http://www.romadecade.org/chachipe_map_2011">full article</a><br> </span></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-5581395978711875068?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-57024920511735731102011-10-20T09:00:00.001+02:002011-10-20T09:38:17.439+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SahNN64KL9M/Tp_P4MnsI5I/AAAAAAAAE_c/EMVqxkVoJa4/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-10-20%2Bat%2B9.00.11%2BAM.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 58px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SahNN64KL9M/Tp_P4MnsI5I/AAAAAAAAE_c/EMVqxkVoJa4/s400/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-10-20%2Bat%2B9.00.11%2BAM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665475420622693266" border="0" /></a>DOHA: Children are at great risk in the face of a worldwide obesity crisis, fuelled by fast food, poor health practices and a barrage of media messages, a leading expert on children’s media told an audience at Northwestern University in Qatar on Tuesday. <p>Dr Ellen Wartella (pictured), director of Northwestern University’s Center on Media and Human Development in Evanston, Illinois, and the chair of an international task force crafting policies to combat childhood obesity, previewed a forthcoming global study which will advocate solutions to a growing global problem with deep implications for the US and Qatar.</p> <p>“New evidence shows that childhood obesity is a societal problem more than it is an individual problem – and needs societal solutions,” she said. The best intelligence on the subject has come from a chorus of voices from medicine and public health, social policy and media, she said.<br /> </p> <p><a href="http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/qatar/168972-expert-calls-for-societal-solution-to-child-obesity.html">full article</a><br /> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-5702492051173573110?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-23210503255485619842011-10-18T12:03:00.002+02:002011-10-18T12:05:33.586+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.ymamj.org/images/accueil/accueil-cy2011-en.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 174px; height: 108px;" src="http://www.ymamj.org/images/accueil/accueil-cy2011-en.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><span id="ctl00_ctl00_websiteContent_leftwideContent_storyText"><b>Youth Media Alliance</b> is pleased to announced that Hedda Sharapan, Director of Early Childhood Initiatives at The Fred Rogers Company, and Angela Santomero, Executive Producer of the new preschool animated series inspired by Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, will be opening the 2011 Children, Youth &amp; Media conference.<br /> <br /> It was natural for Youth Media Alliance to invite the company whose founder, Fred Rogers, dedicated his life to serving children, especially since his first appearance in front of the camera as "Mister Rogers" was for CBC in Toronto in the 1960s. Hedda Sharapan will be presenting the past, present and future of The Fred Rogers Company. She will provide an overview of the original Neighborhood series that revolutionized children's media - how it was designed, what it was proven to do, and how it evolved over time. Angela Santomero, a leading producer of US children's television and creator of Blue's Clues &amp; Super Why!, will talk about the pressure of re-imagining this beloved series for today's audiences. She will demonstrate how the principles have endured but the aesthetic has changed. The presentation will include previously unseen clips of the new four-year-old Daniel Tiger, son of the original Daniel Tiger, and his preschool friends. The series will be launched in fall 2012 on PBS KIDS, together with a content-rich website, including interactive games for kids, online resources for parents and teachers, and other cross-platform content. Animation for the series is being done in Toronto by the Canadian partner for the series, 9 Story Entertainment.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/youth-media-alliance-announces-children-youth-and-media-conference/1000630535/">full article</a><br /> </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-2321050325548561984?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-8042220063265638322011-10-17T14:48:00.001+02:002011-10-18T12:10:21.634+02:00Dear Friends and Colleagues,<p>If you are working in film, animation, video, media ... with children and young people (6-16 years old) and you have some film made by youngsters please fill out our entry form athttp://<a href="http://mediaeducationcentre.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=ba75c5691b6b02c38e6d4b5f5&amp;id=88ad15682e&amp;e=a757b4e9c7">mediaeducationcentre.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=ba75c5691b6b02c38e6d4b5f5&amp;id=88ad15682e&amp;e=a757b4e9c7</a> participate in the biggest global film festival for films made by kids for kids.</p><p>If you know somebody from your network could be interested in KFKF please be so kins and forward this message to them.<br />Our Global KFKF web site <a href="http://iswww.kidsforkidsfestival.org/">iswww.kidsforkidsfestival.org</a></p><p>Best regards,<br />Miomir Rajcevic, Online KFKF Manager<br />==============================================<br />You are receiving this e-mail because you submit your information for the Summit Online project 2011.</p><p><a href="mailto:Unsubscribecschuepp@web.de">Unsubscribecschuepp@web.de</a> from this list:<br /><a href="http://mediaeducationcentre.us2.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=ba75c5691b6b02c38e6d4b5f5&amp;id=69f36a15a1&amp;e=a757b4e9c7&amp;c=a4a02a80b9">http://mediaeducationcentre.us2.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=ba75c5691b6b02c38e6d4b5f5&amp;id=69f36a15a1&amp;e=a757b4e9c7&amp;c=a4a02a80b9</a></p><p>Our mailing address is:<br />Media Education Centre IYMS<br />Obilicev venac 21<br />International Youth Media Summit<br />Belgrade -11000</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-804222006326563832?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-30291137207667575132011-10-17T14:16:00.000+02:002011-10-17T14:52:27.300+02:00<p>In a year when conflicts from all over the world have been constantly present in the media and the discussion about human rights has become more acute, the European Parliament is organising, with the support of the European Youth Press, its annual workshop for young journalists from the European Union.</p> <p><i>"Nothing is impossible: Reporting on Human Rights and International Conflicts"</i> has generated the interest of numerous young journalists from Europe. Sixty of them have been selected to take part in this event, taking place in the European Parliament in Brussels between 18-20 October.</p> <p>Professional journalists, members of the European Parliament, representatives of media organisations and of human rights organisations will meet young journalists next week to look at questions like: what is the relationship between the media and human rights? Can journalists be objective in conflict zones? How can journalists report accurately on human rights violations in conflict zones? The 60 participants will also work together to produce media on the topic. The final media outcomes of the event will be presented in a closing ceremony on the 20th of Brussels.</p> <p>The young journalists will get the opportunity to come face-to-face with journalists who have covered conflict zones and learn what it is it like to be on the hot spots of the planet and depict the situation to the whole wide world. In a time when young journalists all over Europe have a hard time getting a full-time journalism jobs, this seminar will give them a concrete view of an area of the profession that is often seen as glamorous: war and human rights reporting.<br> </p> <p><a href="http://www.youthpress.org/news/376-nothing-is-impossible-reporting-on-human-rights-and-international-conflicts-workshop-for-young-journalists-kicks-off-next-week?utm_source=EYP+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=a5a722facc-October_2011_10_14_2011&amp;utm_medium=email">more info</a><br> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-3029113720766757513?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-40371056127158114662011-10-14T10:17:00.000+02:002011-10-14T10:23:10.791+02:00<span id="L10_ContentPlaceHolder" style="height:100%;width:100%;"><span id="L11_BodyContentArea" class="sys_layout_three_column_two" style="height:100%;width:100%;"> <p> Disadvantaged children get less help and support to protect them from the dangers of being online, researchers have found. </p> <p> Children whose parents are less educated or do not use the internet themselves and children from disability or minority groups are among those more likely to be at risk online or more upset when they come across worrying content, such as violence, sexual material or bullying. </p> <p> Although the differences are small (some five per cent increase in risk among the disadvantaged groups) they are consistent across most types of risk examined. </p> <p> Yet disadvantaged children tend also to be the least likely to get access to information and guidance about living a safer life online. This shows that safety advice and resources need to be better targeted at the disadvantaged, say the researchers from the EU Kids Online project, based at the London School of Economics and Political Science. </p> <p> Their study, <em>Disadvantaged children and online risk</em>, assessed several different types of disadvantage among 25,000 young people and their families from across Europe. These included educational and economic disadvantage, psychological vulnerability and social disadvantage.<br> </p> <p><a href="http://www2.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/news/archives/2011/10/disadvantaged.aspx">full article and further links</a><br> </p> </span></span> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-4037105612715811466?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-20241322573939238072011-10-14T08:55:00.000+02:002011-10-14T08:56:05.048+02:00<p>UNICEF yesterday awarded the 7th Meena Media Award 2011 to 29 professionals from both print and electronic media for their excellence in promoting child rights through the media.</p> <p>Carel de Rooy, the UNICEF Representative in Bangladesh, spoke on the occasion marked by life- size animated characters of Meena cartoon and children's performance.</p> <p>The first, second, and third award recipients of each category and age-groups received Tk 50,000, Tk 25,000 and Tk 15,000 in cash respectively in addition to a crest.<br> </p> <p><a href="www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=206397">source</a><br> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-2024132257393923807?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-34311014808660526842011-10-12T11:53:00.001+02:002011-10-12T11:59:50.945+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thedailynewsegypt.com/images/stories/2011/September_2011/09_September23_2011/2-1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 152px;" src="http://thedailynewsegypt.com/images/stories/2011/September_2011/09_September23_2011/2-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>CAIRO: Over 350 media students submitted films relayed their aspirations for the future as well as the challenges that face Egyptian youth and children today in the first edition of the <b>Universities’ Movie Festival for Youth and Children</b>. <p>The festival, which aims at supporting university students and recognizing their work, is organized by the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM), Egypt’s National Child Rights Observatory and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and is supported by the Swedish International Development Cooperation (SIDA) and the Italian Cooperation.</p> <p>Films were submitted under three categories; documentaries, short films and public service announcements in the competition titled “What do you see for tomorrow?”<br /> </p> <p><a href="http://thedailynewsegypt.com/youth/unicef-competition-urges-youth-to-think-about-tomorrow.html">full article</a><br /> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-3431101480866052684?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-50116571662612922932011-10-12T11:17:00.002+02:002011-10-12T11:20:24.970+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CUinRwatCXA/TpVbuDUYwjI/AAAAAAAAE_E/ZxujZfCdbXk/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-10-12%2Bat%2B11.18.15%2BAM.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 72px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CUinRwatCXA/TpVbuDUYwjI/AAAAAAAAE_E/ZxujZfCdbXk/s400/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-10-12%2Bat%2B11.18.15%2BAM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662532953211191858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">11 October, Pretoria </span>-</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> Ask the parent of the average South African teenager what their child gets up to in the evenings, and many will tell you that their sons or daughters are probably typing away on their cellphones, on South Africa’s largest social network – MXit.</span> <p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> <span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">And it comes as no surprise. A recent survey conducted by UNICEF in partnership with the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, MXit, and the University of Cape Town, revealed that 30 per cent of MXit users admitted to spending most of their after-school time socialising on the platform. 25,876 South African youths recently took part in the survey, which looked at how young people interact on the social media platform. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">"The rise of the mobile internet in South Africa means that more people, especially youth, are using social networks as key tools in their identity formation. This timely report provides an important piece of the puzzle to understanding the formation of mobile youth cultures; and exploring the role that cellphone applications play in the lives of young South Africans," says Dr Tanja Bosch, senior lecturer in the Centre for Film and Media Studies at the University of Cape Town.<br /> </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><a href="http://pressportal.co.za/science-and-education/item/5781-unicef-study-explores-the-social-networking-habits-of-young-people.html">full article</a><br /> </span></span></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-5011657166261292293?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-43878207754798088752011-10-11T14:54:00.001+02:002011-10-11T14:54:14.721+02:00NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- MTV and The Associated Press today revealed the results of a new study exploring the pervasiveness of digital abuse, how it is affecting America's youth and how they're responding to it. According to the study, 76 percent of 14-24 year olds say that digital abuse is a serious problem for people their age. More than half (56 percent) of those surveyed say they have experienced abuse through social and digital media, up from 50 percent reported in the 2009 MTV-AP digital abuse survey. However, compared to 2009, young people in the 2011 study were significantly more likely to intervene, with a majority now saying they would step in if they saw someone "being mean online."<br> <br> <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/mtv-the-associated-press-study-reveals-pervasiveness-of-cyberbullying-digital-discrimination-and-sexting-2011-09-27?reflink=MW_news_stmp">full article</a><br> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-4387820775479808875?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-63695658484542089132011-10-11T14:45:00.001+02:002011-10-11T14:45:32.869+02:00<span id="articleBody">Top federal IT officials have teamed with Facebook and other private-sector organizations in an effort to respond to cyberbullying, a problem that increasingly is plaguing young people as they use social media. <p> U.S. CTO Aneesh Chopra and President Obama's Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt are encouraging social-networking platforms and application developers to create new tools to "prioritize reports of abuse and corresponding interventions that might mitigate an escalating situation," according a <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/09/26/delivering-promise-innovation-help-prevent-cyberbullying">White House blog post</a> by the two IT officials.<br> </p> <p><a href="http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/security/231602176">full article</a><br> </p> </span> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-6369565848454208913?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-444347446489046692011-10-10T23:05:00.001+02:002011-10-10T23:05:05.384+02:00<font size="-1"><strong>The competition</strong> for submission of the programmes for this year`s sixteenth International TV Festival Bar <strong>has been finished today</strong>, and the parcel with a candidate`s programme should arrive to the address of the Festival Directorate (Jovana Tomasevica no. 57, 85000 Bar, Montenegro) until Tuesday, 20th September.</font><font size="-1"> </font><br> <br> <font size="-1">This year at the Festival, which will last <strong>from 26th to 30th October</strong> <strong>(Wednesday-Sunday) in the hotel ``Princess``, five competing categories</strong> will be represented.&nbsp;</font> <br> <font size="-1"><br> Apart from <strong>the documentary, the feature programmes and programmes from the field of ecology and tourism</strong>, this year two new categories are introduced: <strong>the children`s programme and the short TV forms</strong> (music videos, commercials, experimental/artistic short films and animation).</font><font size="-1"> </font><br> <font size="-1"><br> From all submitted programmes the Selection Committee will choose the best ones, which will be entered to the official competition programme of the Festival<strong>.</strong> </font><br> <font size="-1"><br> As a reminder, this year <strong>a new supporting content will be organized - the Regional Content Providing Market</strong>. This project aims at creating<strong> a specific regional television market</strong>, a place where producers, producers of programmes and distributers of programme contents and buyers i.e. emitters of programme (international, national, local, cable, etc.) meet. <strong>The Regional Content Providing Market will be held within the Festival, on 28th and 29th October in the hotel ``Princess`` in Bar</strong>.&nbsp; </font><br> <font size="-1"></font><font size="-1"><em><br> The Festival Directorate, which members are both <strong>Marija Perovic</strong>, an artistic director of the Festival and <strong>Ljiljana Djindjinovic</strong>, an administrative director, summons all media houses and TV creators who are interested in showing their projects at the Market, to submit their company profile or CV to the email address <a href="mailto:industry@tvfestbar.com"><strong>industry@tvfestbar.com</strong></a> until 20th September. A project description should contain the following details: names of the project, a producer, an author of the project, main actors, basic information (genre, form, duration), as well as the description of the project (3000-4000 characters).</em></font> <font size="-1"><br> <br> All information on the Festival and on the Market, as well as the applications and propositions, can be found on the website <a href="http://www.tvfestbar.com/www.tvfestbar.com" target="_blank">www.tvfestbar.com</a>.&nbsp; </font><font size="-1"><strong><br> </strong></font> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-44434744648904669?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-15628615969871040482011-10-10T13:13:00.002+02:002011-10-10T13:17:21.273+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://comminit.com/files/imagecache/medium/sesame_2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 165px;" src="http://comminit.com/files/imagecache/medium/sesame_2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>With the goal of supporting Nigeria's basic education needs, Sesame Workshop developed the children's television series Sesame Square, broadcast on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA).<br /><br />The first season, which debuted in May 2011, consists of 26 thirty-minute episodes that focus on curricular goals tailored to the developmental needs of Nigerian children. Season 2 broadcast is scheduled to begin in May 2012.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://comminit.com/entertainment-education/content/sesame-square">more info</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-1562861596987104048?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-63661312159764051412011-10-09T21:05:00.001+02:002011-10-09T21:10:55.022+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w6NG2Zcfo9I/TpHxtL1G_CI/AAAAAAAAE-8/rnOfHRyDMeU/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-10-09%2Bat%2B9.06.50%2BPM.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 189px; height: 59px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w6NG2Zcfo9I/TpHxtL1G_CI/AAAAAAAAE-8/rnOfHRyDMeU/s400/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-10-09%2Bat%2B9.06.50%2BPM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661571965153377314" border="0" /></a><strong>Why our children refuse to watch the local TV shows made just for them. </strong><p> </p> <p>AUSTRALIAN children are choosing 35-year-old American sitcoms over local programs specifically designed for them, including those on ABC2 and the children's channel, ABC3.</p> <p>The policy initiatives that rocketed Australia to prominence as an international children's television producer in the '80s are still in place, yet today's children prefer to watch <em>Here's Lucy</em>, <em>I Dream of Jeannie</em>, <em>Bewitched</em>, <em>Happy Days</em> and <em>Mork and Mindy</em>.</p> <p>This despite rules around program standards, specific Australian quotas, subsidised financing and a Children's Television Foundation designed to innovate and create ground-breaking concepts.</p> <p>So why, as Screen Australia's Convergence 2011 report points out, don't Australian children want to watch the Australian programs that are being produced for them?</p> <div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br /> Read more: <a style="color: #003399;" href="http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/rated-g-for-garbage-20111008-1lf1h.html#ixzz1aJTF9QZm">http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/rated-g-for-garbage-20111008-1lf1h.html#ixzz1aJTF9QZm</a><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-6366131215976405141?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-14945401089358636212011-10-07T10:04:00.001+02:002011-10-07T10:04:51.977+02:00<span id="ctl00_body_spnDetail"> <div id="divLead">Iranian producer Mitra Ziaei's radio program for children has won the 2011 UNICEF Regional Award for International Children's Day of Broadcasting (ICDB). </div> <br> Ziaei's program is aired on Iran's Salamat Radio and addresses children's issues. Two children perform in the show with a group of kids sitting in the studio, IRNA reported. <br> <br> &#8220;I would like to take this opportunity and invite all Iranian television and radio broadcasters to join the future ICDB competitions and empower young people through involving them in the media,&#8221; said UNICEF Representative in Iran, Anna Riatti. <br> <br> Ms. Ziaei's program won the award after competing with numerous radio programs from the countries in the Middle-East and North African (MENA). <br> <br> <a href="http://www.presstv.ir/detail/203123.html">full article</a><br> </span> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-1494540108935863621?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-22203704471074957422011-10-07T09:50:00.001+02:002011-10-07T09:50:36.111+02:00<b>DUBAI</b>: Young Kuwaitis competing with their peers from other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) council are hoping to achieve positive results in the media productions contest being held on the sidelines of the first GCC Youth Media Forum. <br> <br> Speaking just after the opening of the forum, which began on Tuesday, one Kuwaiti participant at the three-day event, Nouf Al-Ammari, said that she is proud to be a member of the judging panel and wishes to see the event succeed, as well as praising the UAE's hospitality and the excellent organization of the event.<br> <br> <a href="http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=ODk2Nzc4MzEwMA==">full article</a><br> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><?php include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/dd95235d5437/ec3eda77f83b.html'; ?><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3791963-2220370447107495742?l=ypmn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Schuepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366495880165465187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791963.post-51907258760175838002011-10-06T09:09:00.002+02:002011-10-06T09:10:48.380+02:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gulftoday.ae/App_Themes/site/images/headers/logo.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 201px; height: 113px;" src="http://gulftoday.ae/App_Themes/site/images/headers/logo.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>DUBAI: The Middle East and North Africa (Mena) office of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), is now accepting entries for the "5th Regional Media Awards 2012.<br /> <br /> The competition was recently launched in Dubai, when UNICEF regional director Shahida Azfar and regional goodwill ambassador Mahmoud Kabil, along with media representatives, as well as humanitarian and development experts, shared experiences and ideas to propagate the rights and privileges of Mena children, at the "7th Regional Media Forum" held at Al Morooj Rotana Hotel.<br /> <br /> In an interview, Azfar acknowledged the important role of the media in bringing into focus real situations on the ground.<br /> <br /> She said continuous lobbying must be done to achieve a much