WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY (May 3 2008)

The Kenyan 2007 Elections and Their Aftermath: The Role of Media and Communication

...analyses the role of the media in the January 2008 Kenyan post-election violence...

Freedom of the Press: A Global Survey of Media

...published annually by Freedom House, provides information about press freedom around the world. The website includes global and regional pages highlighting the main trends for each year...

Media, Freedom and Poverty: A Latin American Perspective

...suggests that mainstream media fail to represent the social, economic, and cultural challenges of Latin America...

Transparency and Silence: A Survey of Access to Information Laws and Practices in 14 Countries

...details the results of a study undertaken by the Open Society Justice Initiative and its partners to discover how government offices and agencies in 14 countries respond to specific requests for information...

CHILDREN'S VOICES

Kids with Cameras (KWC)

...teaches the art of photography to marginalised children in communities around the world...

Mapenzi Tamu (Sweet Love)

...a theatrical production that aims to give street children a voice and raise awareness about HIV/AIDS while tackling related stigma...

Sisi Watoto (We, the Children)

...a weekly radio programme, produced by a team of young reporters aged between 15 and 17, for children in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)...

Children's Parliament

...in rural Rajasthan, India, this is an effort to use communication for children's empowerment...using their voices to achieve change in their night schools and communities...