Global Media News

Global Media News Webcast #12: May 2, 2103

Media News from Brazil and South America!

Global Media News for Thursday, May 2, 2013

Global Media News is a weekly webcast covering media news from around the world.  GMN is a production of  Media Studies students from the SUNY College @ Old Westbury. 

This week on Global Media News:   "Media News from Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela"

• Argentine Media Show Down:  Kirchner vs. Clarin
• Google in Argentina
• Social Media in Brazil:  Is Brazil the Social Media Capitol of the World?
• Youth Marketing in Brazil:  Beer Flavored Ice Cream?
• Colombia or Columbia:  A Campaign to Tell the Difference.
• President Maduro vs. Globo TV: Venezuelan Media Smackdown!
• Racism on Peruvian TV:  Is 'Negro Mama' Still on the Air?

This is our last webcast of the season!   See you in September!

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Global Media News Webcast #11: April 25, 2013

Media News from the Mexico and Central America!

 

Global Media News for Thursday, April 25, 2013

 

Global Media News is a weekly webcast covering media news from around the world.  GMN is a production of  Media Studies students from the SUNY College @ Old Westbury. 

This week on Global Media News:   "Media News from Mexico, Venezuela and El Salvador"

• Venezuelan President Maduro's Twitter Account Hacked?
• Are Journalists Disappearing in El Salvador?
• Duck!  Crime Apps Warning Mexicans about Dangerous Places
• Mexican Journalists under Attack?
• Spotify Invades Mexico

Next week on GMN:   Media News from Brazil & South America.

Listen to our webcast streaming live next week on Thursday, May 2 @ 11am EST.

Can't listen live? Our next webcast of the season will be posted by 2:00pm, Thursday, May 2, 2013.

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Global Media News Webcast #10: Thursday, April 18, 2013

 Media News from the Middle East!

Global Media News for April 18, 2013

Global Media News is a weekly webcast covering media news from around the world.  GMN is a production of  Media Studies students from the SUNY College @ Old Westbury. 

This week on Global Media News:   "Media News from the Middle East"

• Israeli Soldiers Using Social Media
• Israeli Apps Securing Life on the Homefront
• Media in the Syrian Civil War
• China Investing in Lebanese TV
• Lebanese Social Media Awards
• Creating Yemeni FaceBook Identities
• Palestine Social Media Crackdown
• Social Media Censorship in Saudi Arabia

Next week on GMN:   Media News from Mexico & Central America.

Listen to our webcast streaming live next week on Thursday, April 25 @ 11am EST.

Can't listen live? Our next webcast of the season will be posted by 2:00pm, Thursday, April 25, 2013.

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Global Media News Webcast #9: April 11, 2013

 Media News from Iran and Turkey!

Global Media News for April 11, 2013

Global Media News is a weekly webcast covering media news from around the world.  GMN is a production of  Media Studies students from the SUNY College @ Old Westbury. 

This week on Global Media News:   "Media News from Iran & Turkey"

• Iranian Election Coverage: Journalists under siege?
• Internet Access in Iran
• XFactor Iran:  Women, Hijaabs, Television
• Iranian Government's Reaction to Argo
• Social Media Censorship in Iran
• Turkish Journalists Banned from German Courtroom?

Next week on GMN:   Media News from Iraq and the Middle East.

Listen to our webcast streaming live next week on Thursday, April 18 @ 11am EST.

Can't listen live? Our next webcast of the season will be posted by 2:00pm, Thursday, April 18, 2013.

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Global Media News Webcast #8: April 4, 2013

 Media News from Pakistan and Afghanistan!

  Global Media News for April 4, 2013

Global Media News is a weekly webcast covering media news from around the world.  GMN is a production of  Media Studies students from the SUNY College @ Old Westbury. 

This week on Global Media News:   "Media News from Pakistan & Afghanistan"

• Reality TV Police Raids in Pakistan
• Pakistan Bans Zero Dark Thirty
• Afghanistan's TOLO TV
• Afghanistan Bans Pakistani Press for Taliban Bias
• YouTube Censorship in Afghanistan and Pakistan
• Reconciling Islamic Values and Media in Pakistan
• Samsung's Marketing Campaign in Pakistan

Next week on GMN:   Media News from Turkey and Iran.

Listen to our webcast streaming live in two weeks on Thursday, April 4 @ 11am EST.

Can't listen live? Our next webcast of the season will be posted by 2:00pm, Thursday, April 11, 2013.

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Global Media News Webcast #7: March 21, 2013

 Media News from India!

Global Media News for March 21, 2013

Global Media News is a weekly webcast covering media news from around the world.  GMN is a production of  Media Studies students from the SUNY College @ Old Westbury. 

This week on Global Media News:   "Media Made in India"

• Bollywood Jumps on Social Media
• Bollywood Bigger than Hollywood?
• Indian Government Watching Social Media
• 'Social Media Labs' for Indian Police?
• Social Media for Maternal Health
• Indian Politicians Tweeting and Facebooking their way into Office

 In two weeks on GMN:   Media News from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia.

Listen to our webcast streaming live in two weeks on Thursday, April 4 @ 11am EST.

Can't listen live? Our next webcast of the season will be posted by 2:00pm, Thursday, April 4, 2013.

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Global Media News Webcast #6: March 7, 2013

Media News from China, Cambodia and South Korea!

Global Media News for March 7, 2013

Global Media News is a weekly webcast covering media news from around the world.  GMN is a production of  Media Studies students from the SUNY College @ Old Westbury. 

This week on Global Media News:   "Media Made in China, Cambodia and Vietnam"

• Why Are Chinese Hackers Cracking the Servers of the New York Times?
• How Did the BBC World Service Get Jammed Up in China?
• Chinese Bloggers Protesting Censorship
• Vietnam Puts Bloggers on Trial
• Social Media Showdown: Sina Weibo vs. Tencent's WeChat
• Cambodian Lawyers Gagged by New Censorship Law
• Chinese Censors:  Are the Cuts deeper for Film or Print?
• Blocking Luxury Marketing for Cultural Purity?

Next week on GMN:   Media News from India, Pakistan and South Asia.

Listen to our webcast streaming live in two weeks on Thursday, March 21 @ 11am EST.

Can't listen live? Our next webcast of the season will be posted by 2:00pm, Thursday, March  21, 2013.

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Global Media News Webcast #4: February 21, 2013

Media News from Russia, Hungary and Poland!

Global Media News for February 21, 2013

Global Media News is a weekly webcast covering media news from around the world.  GMN is a production of  Media Studies students from the SUNY College @ Old Westbury. 

This week on Global Media News:   "Media News from Russia, Hungary and Poland"

• Russia vs. YouTube
• Russian Twitter Bots Blocking Tweets
• When is Lenin not Funny? Polish Ads Pulled
• Hungarian Censorship of the Internet
• Lurkmore?  Promoting Suicide and Drug Use?
• Can the RU Stamp out "Gay Propaganda" on the Internet?
• Dash Cam Follies:  The Russian Craze for Road Rage Porn

Next week on GMN:   Media News from Japan and both Koreas.

Listen to our webcast streaming live next Thursday @ 11am EST.

Can't listen live? Our next webcast of the season will be posted by 2:00pm, Thursday, February  28, 2013.

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Global Media News Webcast #3: February 14, 2013

Media News from the UK and Western Europe!

Global Media News for February 14, 2013

Global Media News is a weekly webcast covering media news from around the world.  GMN is a production of  Media Studies students from the SUNY College @ Old Westbury. 

This week on Global Media News:   "Media News from Belgium, Germany & the UK"

• Racist Tweet Backlash: Social Media Racism in UK Football
• Social Media Crime & the Law in the UK
• My Internet Stuggle:  Neo-Fascism Online in Germany
• Should the EU Regulate Journalism?  The UK Says No!
• Tomorrowland:  Belgium's Musical Media Fest

Next week on GMN:   Media News from Eastern Europe and the Russia.

Listen to our webcast streaming live next Thursday @ 11am EST.

Can't listen live? Our next webcast of the season will be posted by 2:00pm, Thursday, February  21, 2013.

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Global Media News Webcast #2: February 7, 2013

  Media News from Africa

Global Media News for February 7, 2013

Global Media News is a weekly webcast covering media news from around the world.  This webcast is a production of  Media Studies students from the SUNY College @ Old Westbury.

This is our second webcast of the spring season and our second webcast on media news from Africa.  Last week we covered North Africa and this week we feature stories from south of the Sahara.  

This week on Global Media News:   "Media Stories from Sub-Saharan Africa"

• The Politics of South African Media: ANC censorship of advertising
• How YouTube Videos Made the South African Miner's Strike Big News
• Social Media in South Africa:  Can Facebook catch a thief?
• Cell Phones in Kenya
• Ushahidi: Live-Mapping Kenyan Electoral Violence
• Social Media's Role in the Upcoming Kenyan Elections
• TV in Botswana:  Self-regulation or state control?
• Press Freedom in Zambia & Ethiopia

Next week on GMN:   Media News from Western Europe and the U.K.

Listen to our webcast streaming live next Thursday @ 11am EST.

Can't listen live? Our next webcast of the season will be posted by 2:00pm, Thursday, February  14, 2013.

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