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26 noviembre, 2019
por Felipe Sahagún
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How to help independent professional journalism in Europe

 
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What can be done? Digital Media Policy Options for Europe (and beyond) -This report considers what steps the European Commission and EU member states can take to create a more enabling environment for independent professional journalism (reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk)

Myriam Redondo @globograma
La sólo se puede combatir desde una aproximación holística a los retos generales de los medios. Esta es una vista satélite muy buena al paisaje que afrontamos. Por @rasmus_kleis y + en @risj_oxford. https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/risj-review/what-can-be-done-digital-media-policy-options-europe-and-beyond …
 
 

26 noviembre, 2019
por Felipe Sahagún
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The existential threat to humanity posed by nuclear weapons (Mary Robinson)

The Elders✔ @TheElders –Today, Mary Robinson will outline the steps countries must take to minimise the existential threat to humanity posed by nuclear weapons. Watch at 1500CET: https://player.cloud.wowza.com/hosted/dmjbvh7m/player.html …  
 
 
 

26 noviembre, 2019
por Felipe Sahagún
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The weight of chains (Yugoslavia)

Like it? Please, buy it! 🙂 http://www.weightofchains.ca/ Also, ‘like’ the director’s fan page 🙂 http://www.facebook.com/malagurski Boris Malagurski’s award-winning Canadian film «The Weight of Chains», dealing with the breakup of Yugoslavia from a different angle – finally, exclusively, on YouTube! Watch the film that has stirred controversy around the world, screened at cinemas across Australia, Canada and the US, as well as at film festivals in London (Raindance), Belgrade (Beldocs), Havana, Ann Arbor, Toronto, and many others. If you thought you knew why Yugoslavia broke up, get ready for 2 hours of shocking facts that will shed a different light on Western intervention in the Balkans. Nicknamed the «Serbian Michael Moore» by the oldest daily newspaper in the Balkans, Malagurski will expose the root causes of the Yugoslav wars and explain that the goal was for the West to create economic and geopolitical colonies in that part of the world. Who’s in the film? Everyone from former «Economic Hitman» John Perkins, Retired Major General of the UN Army Lewis Mackenzie, Canadian economist Michel Chossudovsky, Canadian journalist Scott Taylor, former Canadian Ambassador to Yugoslavia James Bissett, humanitarian Vlade Divac and the list goes on! This film was funded exclusively through donations, so please support the project by buying a DVD of the film through the film’s website: http://www.weightofchains.com/buy Also! Please donate towards the next film that Boris Malagurski is working on: The Weight of Chains 2, which will continue the story where the first film ends! Watch the trailer and donate now at: http://www.weightofchains.com/2
 
 

25 noviembre, 2019
por Felipe Sahagún
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Fighting corruption

 

La corrupción en el mundo según Transparencia Internacional (Jan 29, 2019)

Transparencia Internacional ha presentado este martes su informe anual sobre la percepción de la corrupción en todo el mundo.

Algo que ha puesto de manifiesto este documento es el impacto que supone la corrupción en la falta de democracia en algunos países y viceversa «el fracaso continuo de la mayoría de países para controlar significativamente la corrupción está contribuyendo a una crisis democrática en todo el mundo» dice la ONG en el comunicado que acompaña el inform

AI ha valorado en total 180 países por su nivel de pecepción de la corrupción en el sector público y los que han obtenido mejores notas son Dinamarca, Nueva Zelanda, Finlandia, Singapur y Suecia.

El mapa elaborado por Transparencia Internacional permite ver la clasificación de cada país, y si han mejorado o empeorado respecto al informe del año 2017.

Noticias relacionadas (Euronews)

 

Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (WEF)

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Here are 10 ways to fight corruption

Everyday corruption can seem almost impossible to fight. However, there are definitely ways to fight it. Check out this video to find out 10 ways you could fight corruption. (World Bank)

Fighting Corruption in the Developing World | James D. Long

What is corruption? And what is Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index? Learn more in our updated video. Visit http://www.transparency.org/cpi2014 for the full results (Transparency International)