| Caught in the Crossfire: Media Coverage in the Conflict-Ridden Middle East |
Nowhere are media portrayals more divergent and contradictory than in the Middle East. Yet new media large and small, ranging from bloggers to Al Jazeera English, are challenging longstanding stereotypes. Join us as we peer into the kaleidoscope of cla... |
2006-12-23 |
| Caught in the Crossfire: Media Coverage in the Conflict-Ridden Middle East |
Nowhere are media portrayals more divergent and contradictory than in the Middle East. Yet new media large and small, ranging from bloggers to Al Jazeera English, are challenging longstanding stereotypes. Join us as we peer into the kaleidoscope of cla... |
2006-12-19 |
| Shattering the Stigma: Women Confront HIV/Aids in Africa |
The HIV/AIDS pandemic continues to sweep across Africa and, unlike in the early phases of the disease, its primary victims are now women. Join us for the stories of mothers living with HIV, women watching their families die, and women who reveal their ... |
2006-12-12 |
| Green Dreams: Reviving the Late, Great State of California |
Is it possible for a state to be double green-- an ecologically green economy that generates financially green returns? California is betting yes by taking a leap into the bright green future with new carbon emissions goals that are ambitious by any st... |
2006-11-20 |
| Birth Pains: A Cry for Healthy Mothers and Healthy Families |
Childbirth has always been hazardous, but for women and children in circumstances of war, poverty and disease, it is particularly perilous. Half a million mothers and millions of newborns die each year in childbirth worldwide yet many of those most at ... |
2006-11-15 |
| Diversity Denied: Reversing the Resegregation of American Education |
We long ago learned that separate is not equal, yet American schools remain largely segregated. The 21st century, however, demands well educated workers able to interact with those of divergent backgrounds. Will our schools supply such employees? What ... |
2006-11-07 |
| Abused and Abandoned: Breaking the Cycle of Violence Against Women |
Every day, women in all parts of the world endure violence in their homes and workplaces. Join us as we explore how women, when boosted by enabling information and mutual support, find individual and collective strength and become fully realized leader... |
2006-10-30 |
| World Wide Wiki: The Clamor and Chorus of Citizen Journalism |
Blogs, wikis, podcasts and correspondents by the millions: Welcome to the world of citizen journalism. It's messy, democratic, unfinished and ongoing. It's riddled with errors yet self-correcting. We're all newsmakers and fact checkers now. Join us as ... |
2006-10-30 |
| Dropout Nation: Failing Schools, Failing Students |
A generation ago California's schools, and this nation's schools, were the envy of the world. Today, they fail their students and their students fail them. What happens to those who simply walk away-- drop out of school? What can be done about this tre... |
2006-10-30 |
| Smothering Thoughts, Swallowing Tongues: Censorship and Self-Censorship in the American Media |
Political and commercial pressures have paled a once proud free press. Censorship smothers reporters' thoughts before words are penned or spoken. Join us as we hear not from the radical fringes of the media reform movement but from celebrated mainstrea... |
2006-10-30 |
