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Gotson Pierre berichtet über “Haiti: Wanting to Change Movies”, wo die Pressefreiheit bedroht ist. Nach der großen Enttäuschung beim World Summit on the Information Society wird “Failure and Success at the WSIS” analysiert, ebenso mögliche nächste Schritte für die Zivilgesellschaft. Die Ausgabe von „Action“ enthält außerdem einen Beitrag über das “World Forum on Communication Rights”, das gleichzeitig durchgeführt wurde. Maria Teresa Aguirre berichtet über den WACC-Projektträger COMULHER in Brasilien, der den “Society for All”-Preis mit seiner TV-Kampagne “Pode ser melhor” (Es kann besser sein) und dem Pilot-Fernsehprogramm „Pode ser melhor ainda“ (Es kann sogar noch besser sein) gewonnen. In den Filmen geht es um die Rechte von Menschen mit Behinderungen. Camilo Zamora schreibt über die Geschichte der Medienpolitik mit dem Schwerpunkt auf bevorstehende Wahlen in Zentralamerika “Another Media Empresario for President? the case of El Salvador”. In dem Beitrag “Project Gutenberg” werden Links zu Online-Bibliotheksprojekten angeboten.

In this issue: “HIV/Aids Messages Not Getting Through” takes a look at a new study from PANOS. “Encouraging People to Use Their Vote” shows the efforts of community media in South Africa. “Disability and Democracy, On Air” looks at the relationship between disability, democracy and media. “Mediaworks, South Africa” and “Prison Media” examine innovative media projects around Cape Town. “Salty Print: transforming paper, people and places” shows a WACC-supported project. “Global Communicators Network Study Reconciliation” looks at the recent GCN conference. “Mark Kaplan: Between Joyce and Rembrance” and “Southern African Media and Gender Institute” are two other WACC-supported projects.

“Churches Must Grapple with Condoms and Gender Equity” a view of Church behaviour in the light of the HIV/Aids epidemic, Sean Hawkey. “Universal Access to Telecoms: The Digital Divide and the Credibility Gap” takes a look at the issues of affordable access to the internet, telephony and other telecom services. “The Impact of Cybernetics on Life" Political Economy and Ethics of Convergent Technologies” is a statement from a meeting in Korea. “OhMyNews: Anyone can be a reporter” is a report from Pradip Thomas on the runaway success of the alternative internet-based news agency. “Stigma Kills!” Sean Hawkey listens to Kristine Greenaway. The WACC sponsored film ‘Choropampa’ gets its US Broadcast Premier. In "If Your Mother Tells You She Loves You, Check It Out" Sean Hawkey considers the provocative work of Barrie Zwicker which challenges the official narrative of the events of 9/11, as well as the media’s unquestioning coverage of it.

WACC Women's Programme Plans Third Global Media Monitoring Project. Camilo Zamora shows how "Uncensored" has become another loss for Central American journalism. “Contesting the Spectrum Allocation Giveaway”. Ian Darke gives a review of the work of the “Letra Viva Publishing Network”. “Media Workshops in Central America” looks at practical courses in communication skills imparted at Universities to NGO managers by Sean Hawkey. “Maya-Chortí Communicate for Land” reviews the success of a WACC-supported project in Honduras where communication is used to advocacate for land rights. The film “1932, Scars of Memory” is a ground-breaking collection of memories from the brutally crushed rebellion of 1932 in El Salvador, including interviews with the last few people who remember the events.

In this issue, 'The Fog of War' is examined by Sean Hawkey, Lewis R. Scudder Jr., of the Middle East Council of Churches writes about the Throes of War and Li Heng questions the Western 'Freedom of the Press' in War Coverage. APC make a Statement on Al-Jazeera and Joshva John Takes Sides with the Marginalised and Displaced looking at the "Role of Communication students among Slum Dwellers and Refugees in India". TAP scholar Supinya Klanarong is highlighted in "Modern Media Maiden Has Govt Underwraps" and also on Asia Pradip Thomas looks at Malaysiakini. Norman Solomon writes on "A lethal Way to Dispatch News" and the participatory childrens photography project in Afghanistan "Shooting Kabul" is considered.

"Churches speak out against war on Iraq". An Arab View from Rev. Dr. Andrea Z. Stephanous. Reflection from Kristine Greenaway and another from Viliame Falekaono. "Copyright Insurgency" Pradip Thomas. In "Have a Nice Day, the semantics of occupation" Jerry Levin of the Christian Peacemakers Team in Palestine, and previously of CNN in the Middle East, shows how behaviour is masked and reflected by language. "Mixed Messages" Norman Solomon. A short history of God, the WSF and Resistance. The Unseen Gulf War, Peter Turnley. Democratic Redefinition, highlights how open source encyclopedia Wikipedia is fast becoming the biggest encyclopedia in the world, and it's free. "Blair is a Coward" by John Pilger looks at government policy and spin.

Decode some top buzz words of 2002, Marwaan Macan-Markar spells out how Community Media Look for Ways to be Heard and the problems of e-waste, and the need for civil society engagement are examined. Glenine Hamlyn gives a reflection, there is news on Palestine and Kate Azuka Omenugha writes on "Constructing ‘Africanness’: Cross-cultural Reading of Images of African Women in the News". There is report from WACC scholar Luisa Nitti and a reflection on "Expectations" by WACC President Musimbi Kanyoro.

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This issue of Action / Media Action is still being rebuilt. This may take a few days. If you urgently require information from a previous issue please contact Sean Hawkey , who is editor of Media Action and Web Manager and he will be glad to email you a particular article on request. Media Action is no longer being printed and is only available online. You can subscribe to WACC’s newsletter which is a low-volume list of links to new articles appearing on the website by using the subscribe form , this is a free service. You may also sign up for WACC’s newsletter from the Affiliation form , which is free too. For any other enquiries regarding publications or WACC services please use the contact form and refer to the staff list . Thankyou.

This issue of Action / Media Action is still being rebuilt. This may take a few days. If you urgently require information from a previous issue please contact Sean Hawkey , who is editor of Media Action and Web Manager and he will be glad to email you a particular article on request. Media Action is no longer being printed and is only available online. You can subscribe to WACC’s newsletter which is a low-volume list of links to new articles appearing on the website by using the subscribe form , this is a free service. You may also sign up for WACC’s newsletter from the Affiliation form , which is free too. For any other enquiries regarding publications or WACC services please use the contact form and refer to the staff list . Thankyou.