International media
A weekly look at the problems and pleasures facing journalists around the world and the power and responsibilities of news media.
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No Weinstein for Bollywood
The Weinstein effect where men in power are held accountable for their sexual misconduct has had a ripple effect across the world. But has it reached Bollywood, the worlds’s most prolific film industry? Three Indian journalists have examined how India's cinema capital and its media deal with sexual predators in B-Town.26/11/201719:25 -
What will Bulgaria’s EU presidency do for press freedom?
Bulgaria, with the worst press freedom record in EU, is to take over presidency in January.12/11/201709:08 -
Spanish, Catalan media reflect polarisation of politics
The crisis in Spain around the declaration of independence of Catalonia continues. Madrid has jailed the former members of the regional government, accusing them of sedition. The crisis is political, and is playing out in the media, which has become even more polarised. In this week’s International Media, Sarah Elzas takes a look at the state of Spanish – and Catalan – media.07/11/201710:00 -
Native American journalists break free of mainstream media
Is a new era for Native American media in the United States opening up? Three Native American journalists talk about challenging stereotypes and bringing a nuanced voice to indigenous issues. They belong to a generation that believes in making things happen, despite all the odds, and not waiting for mainstream media to catch on.30/10/201720:45 -
Jordan muzzles media, Myanmar media targets Rohingya
In our weekly media program, we travel to Jordan where the media watchdog is being muzzled. We also go to Myanmar, where cartoonists and journalists appear to have lost their objectivity and take aim at Rohingya muslims, adding insult to injury to people who the UN and human rights groups say are being persecuted and forcibly evicted from their home lands.08/10/201709:58 -
When anti-terrorism laws are used to sacrifice free speech
Anti-terrorism laws are sometimes used to muzzle the media. Journalists Denis Nkwebo in Cameroon and Mohanad El Sangary in Egypt detail the challenges they and their colleagues face in trying to navigate deliberately opaque laws and not land in prison.03/10/201711:43 -
Journalists fear crackdown in India
Three weeks after the murder of outspoken Indian journalist Gauri Lankesh, the press in India fears their industry may be under threat. The high profile editor was shot dead outside her home in the southern city of Bangalore on Tuesday 6 September. Her death has sparked calls for greater protection of female journalists.26/09/201710:00 -
How media and ethnic politics intertwine in Africa
Journalists Kelvin Lewis in Sierra Leone and Linus Kaikai in Kenya discuss how best to navigate the murky waters of ethnic politics, especially when reporting on elections. They found out that even though their countries were on opposite sides of the continent, they shared the same concerns over how political blocs play on ethnicity to win votes.16/09/201720:02 -
Murder in India, closure in Cambodia
In this week’s International Media, we go to India, where activists, politicians and journalists demanded a full investigation into the murder of Gauri Lankesh, a newspaper editor and outspoken critic of the ruling Hindu nationalist party whose death has sparked an outpouring of anger.10/09/201709:20 -
China cracks down on internet access by banning VPNs
China has said it is going to put a total ban on private computer networks known as VPNs, which allow people to get onto the internet when it's blocked in part by authorities. RFI's Fabien Jannic-Cherbonnel has more, in this week's look at media around the world.16/07/201710:00 -
Filming Madagascar’s lawless Red Zones
In southern Madagascar’s “Red Zones” armed bandits known as the Dahalo thrive on cattle-rustling with little interference from the police. TV producer Jamie Welham talks about meeting them and how his job is like juggling several balls in the air while walking a tight rope.09/07/2017 -
Is Arte guilty of censorship?
A documentary about anti-Semitism was broadcast this week, after initially being cancelled. The film was scrapped by the French-German television station Arte, which said the final version didn't correspond to the original remit.25/06/201710:39 -
Funding journalism through donations
What role can philanthropy have in journalism? Are donors ready to fund something that has no concrete “result”? Can journalists trust that donors will not ask for anything in return for their support?23/06/201710:00 -
Politician's assault on reporter marks new low for US media
In this week's International Media, we'll see how one reporter got kicked to the ground by a high level politician, and how this incident played into a discussion about American media.05/06/201709:05 -
Cyril Hanouna's prank distressing LGBT community
International Media looks at the "Attack on the Press 2017", the yearly report published by the Committee to Protect Journalists. But first, here in France, TV presenter Cyril Hanouna's name has been on everyone's lips after an on-air prank in which he humiliated gay men on live television.28/05/201709:55
International media
A weekly look at the problems and pleasures facing journalists around the world and the power and responsibilities of news media.