http://85.17.92.7/~gfmd/index.php en director@mediagfmd.org Copyright 2012 2012-05-16T04:24:11+00:00 http://gfmd.info/index.php/site/vietnam_bloggers_battle_tightening_censorship/ http://gfmd.info/index.php/site/vietnam_bloggers_battle_tightening_censorship/#When:04:24:11Z The AFP reported story of a youtube video showing reporters being beaten by the Vietnam police While censorship is not new in communist Vietnam, New York-based Human Rights Watch has said the country “intensified its repression” of dissidents last year.If implemented, the new rules could “lead to more arbitrary harassment and arrests for online postings and an overall chilling effect that results in greater self-censorship”, HRW’s Phil Robertson told AFP.Three high-profile bloggers, including one whose case has been raised by US President Barack Obama, are currently awaiting trial in Ho Chi Minh City for “propaganda against the state”. GFMD Stories 2012-05-16T04:24:11+00:00 http://gfmd.info/index.php/site/panos_invites_applicants_for_climate_change_journalism_fellowship/ http://gfmd.info/index.php/site/panos_invites_applicants_for_climate_change_journalism_fellowship/#When:14:05:09Z Panos South Asia an organization that is dedicated to making societies inclusive, democratic and just, are inviting applicants for the South Asia Climate Change Award (SACCA) Fellowships for the year 2012. Panos seek to renegotiate power through media by enabling diverse opinions, ideas and theories to be included in the debate on governance and development. It is an understatement to say that climate change is important in this time and age. The importance of this topic reaches out to everyone in the world and the most vital point in climate change is that we do not have to be a scientist to actually make a change or to be an instigator for change GFMD Stories 2012-05-09T14:05:09+00:00 http://gfmd.info/index.php/site/gfmd_members_celebrate_world_press_freedom_day/ http://gfmd.info/index.php/site/gfmd_members_celebrate_world_press_freedom_day/#When:11:20:23Z The Global Forum for Media Development and its members around the world are joining UNESCO in celebrating World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) today. May 3rd was proclaimed as World Press Freedom Day by The United Nations General Assembly in 1993 following a recommendation adopted at the twenty-sixth session of UNESCO’s General Conference in 1991. It is a day that is dedicated to people and organizations involved in supporting free, independent and pluralistic media around the globe. UNESCO itself is celebrating the day with a conference in Tunis. GFMD Steering Committee member Jeanette Minnie will be joining the celebrations. “We are very pleased that this year’s World Press Freedom Day takes place in Africa and in a country where new media and social media have helped bring about social change,” she said. “But we still have many restrictions on press freedom in place in African countries and the GFMD calls on the African Union to do more to promote media freedom and access to information in Africa.” The GFMD is supporting efforts to strengthen cooperation between different organisations active in media development, press freedom and media policy in Africa through the creation of the Pan-African Media Network (Pamnet), which brings together all pan-African and regional media support groups, press freedom organisations and media professionals. Pamnet will hold its second meeting during the WPFD celebrations in Tunis. UNESCO also has events lined up in many parts of the world in conjunction with World Press Freedom Day, for more information go to : http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/flagship-project-activities/world-press-freedom-day/homepage/ GFMD Central 2012-05-03T11:20:23+00:00 http://gfmd.info/index.php/site/world_press_freedom_day/ http://gfmd.info/index.php/site/world_press_freedom_day/#When:11:06:51Z One of the demands of Bersih also known as Clean movement protesters in Malaysia is press freedom. May 3rd marks the day World Press Freedom Day, it is to mark the right to the independence of the press and to dedicate this day to Journalists who have been killed or murdered in the line of duty. This day was proclaimed as World Press Freedom Day by The United Nations General Assembly in 1993. It serves as a reminder to governments of the need to respect their commitment to press freedom and is also a day of reflection among media professionals about issues of press freedom and professional ethics. Just as importantly, World Press Freedom Day is a day of support for media which are targets for the restraint, or abolition, of press freedom. It is also a day of remembrance for those journalists who lost their lives in the exercise of their profession.  GFMD Stories 2012-05-02T11:06:51+00:00 http://gfmd.info/index.php/site/bbc_outraged_over_censorship_of_news_of_police_brutality_in_malaysia/ http://gfmd.info/index.php/site/bbc_outraged_over_censorship_of_news_of_police_brutality_in_malaysia/#When:22:20:22Z The outrage By BBC on the censorship of their news in Malaysia has led them to seek clarification on the editing and censorship of the Bersih Rally news feed In Malaysia (Refer to previous GFMD story below). Astro, the Malaysia satellite TV station now need to answer to BBC as it is a breach of contract, this is an article by sarawakreport.org after they informed BBC about their story being edited. Al Jazeera have also not been spared, this is a disgrace as it comes during the World Press Freedom day week. However the Malaysian government still cannot escape the clutches of social media, here you will see shocking (27 seconds) footage of police brutality and also the police blocking the author of this video from recording any more images. . GFMD Stories 2012-04-30T22:20:22+00:00 http://gfmd.info/index.php/site/bbc_edited_and_censored_by_malaysian_government/ http://gfmd.info/index.php/site/bbc_edited_and_censored_by_malaysian_government/#When:09:57:59Z Malaysia are once again in the news for censorship of media this time the editing of key news information in regards to the Bersih rally 3.0 (On 28th April 2012) also known as Clean movement –the third rally-in BBC news channel .In the video above on the left is the original broadcast of BBC and the right is the censored and edited version in Malaysia. GFMD Stories 2012-04-29T09:57:59+00:00 http://gfmd.info/index.php/site/new_journalism_portal_by_un/ http://gfmd.info/index.php/site/new_journalism_portal_by_un/#When:15:22:12Z The UN Alliance of Civilizations’  Global Experts, http://www.theglobalexperts.org/ an online database of over 400 worldwide leading experts for journalists, now offers a range of new services, including a more refined search tool of experts and a new and more interactive interface for applications and articles submissions.  GFMD Stories 2012-04-24T15:22:12+00:00 http://gfmd.info/index.php/site/iwmf_announces_2012_winners_of_women_entrepreneurs_in_digital_news_frontier/ http://gfmd.info/index.php/site/iwmf_announces_2012_winners_of_women_entrepreneurs_in_digital_news_frontier/#When:11:35:12Z Three women were selected by the The International Women’s Media Foundation as the recepients of the 2012 women Entrepreneurs for the Digital News Frontier grants. Each will receive $20,000 to launch new media enterprises, coupled with professional development opportunities. GFMD Stories 2012-04-18T11:35:12+00:00 http://gfmd.info/index.php/site/the_netherlands_fellowship_programme_application_deadline/ http://gfmd.info/index.php/site/the_netherlands_fellowship_programme_application_deadline/#When:10:12:37Z The Netherlands Fellowship programme (NFP) is offered to individuals from selected countries of 60 and there is also a new procedure in place.  NFP applicants no longer have to receive a conditional letter of acceptance for the course they are applying for from RNTC before applying for an NFP fellowship.RNTC course applications and NFP fellowship applications can be submitted at the same time GFMD Stories 2012-04-18T10:12:37+00:00 http://gfmd.info/index.php/site/new_journalism_course_from_intajour/ http://gfmd.info/index.php/site/new_journalism_course_from_intajour/#When:07:21:36Z The world of journalism has been put in the spotlight after the Arab spring, this is because social or digital media does not mean the end of journalism, but it is the beginning of quality, ethical journalism and the advocacy of citizen journalism. With this in mind Intajour is inviting journalists from all over the world GFMD Stories 2012-04-10T07:21:36+00:00