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TODAY'S NEWS AND TOMORROW'S ALTERNATIVES
Issue editor
Sumanta Banerjee looks at the failings of today's press in covering Third
World issues and the possibilities for tomorrow.
Eyes and ears
The facts on radio and press
The
big four
Major news agencies supply almost all the foreign news stories
of most papers. What is provided is often sadly lacking. Alternative News
& Features investigates.
The Gleaner's vendetta
Unseating Jamaica's Prime Minister, Michael Manley, had a little help
from the local press. Wayne Ellwood reports.
From
the horse's mouth
How Third World news is packaged. Views from journalists, editors
and publishers.
Changing
headlines in the Philippines
Paul Icamina looks at opposition to the President in the Filipino
media.
All
the world's a stage
Debbie Taylor writes on alternative drama which conveys a powerful
message.
They've got it taped - Video in India
Merchants
of misery
Assessing aid agency adverts by Jorgen Lissener
Over
their dead bodies
Amrita Chachi attacks the coverage of women's issues by Indian
newspapers.
Pukka
press
Anglo-Indian journalism and an alternative. Mohan Ram explains.
Worth Reading on...THE NEW INFORMATION ORDER
Reviews:
New books and a classicCountry
profile: MalawiCover
photograph: Alan Hutchinson
Photolibrary.
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