Tweets & smoke signals: following the papal conclave – PBS Mediashift
ROME - If you're on Twitter, #conclave has been one of the best places to follow news about the next leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. On Tuesday evening…
How Malaysia press Ignored ‘Gangnam Style’ pratfall ahead of elections – PBS
KUALA LUMPUR -- On Feb. 17, Malaysia's still-influential former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad weighed in on an ongoing debate about freedom of the press in Malaysia, a rising Southeast Asian…
In Vietnam, draconian decree would clamp down on blogs, online speech – PBS
Phan Van Thu, the group leader referenced in the headline, was part of a group of 22 deemed subversive by the Vietnam government. The rest of the group got jail…
Burma’s new freedoms shine light on sectarian underside – PBS Mediashift
RANGOON -- Around the corner, inside the Iranian-built Mogul Shiah mosque, a Burmese Muslim man -- who asked that his name not be published -- said that despite the protests,…
Backlash prompts suspension of Philippines’ harsh new internet law – PBS Mediashift
BANGKOK -- Lamenting what she described as "the prevailing culture of corruption" in the Philippines, de Jesus told Mediashift that the proposed internet law stems from "politicians who feel that…
As Burma opens, Vietnam clamps down on critiques by bloggers – PBS Mediashift
RANGOON -- Nguyen Van Hai and Ta Phong Tan set up the Free Journalists' Club in 2007 along with another jailed writer, Phan Thanh Hai. The three will face trial…
Shooting the messenger in India – RTÉ World Report/PBS Mediashift
BANGALORE -- The Indian Government has gone on the offensive against internet giants such as Facebook, Google and Twitter after political unrest in various parts of the country, demanding hundreds…
Burma’s media: between freedom & responsibility – PBS
BANGALORE -- Many Arakanese and other Burmese regard the Rohingya as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, calling them "Bengalis" and worse. State-run media published the word "kalar" to describe the Rohingya,…
In the Philippines, a brash brand of journalism can be fatal – PBS Mediashift
Two and a half years to the day since the world’s worst-ever single mass killing of journalists took place in the southern Philippines, many suspects remain at large, the trial…
Cautious hope for freedom of information in Burma – PBS Mediashift
http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2012/03/cautious-hope-for-freedom-of-information-in-burma089.html BANGKOK — A week out from special elections that are likely to see opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi take a seat in the country’s parliament, Burma’s long-straitjacketed journalists…