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Does Singapore’s Media Literacy Council have anything to do with media literacy?

A Media Literacy Council has been set up in Singapore to promote civil behaviour in new media. But what does this have to do with media literacy?
by Kirsten Han
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The Media and I: Working for Peace in Myanmar

Since 9 June 2011, in Myanmar, the military and Kachin Independence Army (KIA), which is one of the ethnic groups  located in Northern part of the country, have been fighting each other. Thousands of people are forced to reloc...
by Phwe Yu Mon
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The Media and I: Media, don’t twist stories

I remember one evening in 2004; I was walking back and forth on the street in front of our shop holding a radio close to my ear. People stared at me. “What is this kid doing?” A 13-year-old girl listening to the radio was d...
by seayouthsayso
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Many Users, Little Impact – Social media in the Jakarta Gubernatorial Election

I voted on July 11, albeit reluctantly.  It was not a lack of interest for the elections; it was the inundation of various yet analogous slogans and incessant messages that actually quashed my enthusiasm to vote. While it may ...
by Tobias Basuki
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