By Jordan Davis Dakar 17 February 2007 With a little over one week before Senegal's presidential elections, candidates are working hard to win over voters. Though some have called into question the fairness of traditional media outlets, candidates a...
By Tony Budny Atlanta, Georgia 12 February 2007 watch Afghan Rugs Exhibition The southeastern U.S city of Atlanta recently hosted an exhibition celebrating Afghanistan's world-renowned rugs and the part they have played in shaping the nation's heri...
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 19 January 2007 One of the first and most comprehensive studies of the media in sub-Saharan Africa has revealed massive growth in the industry over the past five years, with the emergence of private and community radio sta...
By Michael Bowman Washington, DC 14 December 2006 watch News Media Ownership report TV anchor Setareh Derakhshesh With the exception of one domestic broadcasting network, the U.S. news media are privately owned and operated, and always have been. Ye...
By Parke Brewer Cologne 14 June 2006 Australian Harry Kewell is tripped up between Japan's Takashi Fukunshi (15) and Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (5) during the first half of their World Cup Group F match The 2006 World Cup football finals are the focus of at...
By Ron Corben Bangkok 15 March 2006 A Thai court has cleared a media activist of criminal libel in a case filed by a company founded by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The decision is seen as a ste...
By Kurt Achin Kaesong, North Korea 28 February 2006 North and South Korea gave the international media their first up close look at a joint industrial complex - hailed as the economic future of the di...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 10 January 2006 Nepalese journalists shouted slogans during a demonstration against the royal government on a street in Katmandu (File photo - Nov. 28, 2005) Global media...
THIS IS AMERICA - Media in the United States, Part 2 By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, October 04, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. VOI...
THIS IS AMERICA - Media in the United States, Part 1 By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, September 27, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOI...