mediachannel update

APRIL 25, 2001, NEW FEATURES:

SPECIAL REPORT: THE KREMLIN'S MEDIA TAKEOVER
15 years after the Chernobyl accident, the Russian press is facing its own
meltdown. MediaChannel affiliates unravel the mess.
http://www.mediachannel.org/originals/putin.shtml

NEWS DISSECTOR: BANKING ON MEDIA
As the Summit of the Americas in Quebec saw positive coverage this
weekend, another globalization force, the World Bank, was reaching out
to journalists for help, reports Danny Schechter.
http://www.mediachannel.org/views/dissector/worldbank.shtml

INDIA: NEW MEDIA, OLD INJUSTICE
A dot-com news site is lauded as the savior of Indian journalism.
But are India's unglamorous stories and impoverished newspapers
being left in the cold?
http://www.mediachannel.org/views/oped/indiatech.shtml

ART, CULTURE AND CORPORATIONS
A satire of Citigroup's Web site, Daniel Garcia Andujar's trademarked
phrases. Robert Atkin's latest News and Reviews.
http://www.mediachannel.org/arts/gallery/index.html

DAILY MEDIA NEWS
Breaking news stories about the media internationally,
from mainstream and alternative sources.
http://www.mediachannel.org/news/today/

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A WWW WORTH CELEBRATING
Kids in worldwide sharing stories of schoolyard bullying. International
high-school teams who've created multimedia encyclopedias.
The 2001 Childnet Awards remind us what the Web is for.
http://www.mediachannel.org/front.shtml#childnet

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MediaChannel welcomes our new affiliates:
* Chamba mediaworks * Mediaattack * Press Institute of India
* Media Foundation * Spinon.co.uk * Greek Helsinki Monitor
* SPEKTAR *Radio MIR Studio Teuta-Tuzi
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THE MEDIACHANNEL POLICY CENTER
In a time of rapid and sweeping change, media policies matter.
MediaChannel previews a new gateway to media policy
information, discussion, resources and organizations worldwide.
http://www.mediachannel.org/policycenter/index.html

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MEDIACHANNEL EVENTS:

NEW YORK, APRIL 26
Join Media Channel editor Danny Schechter
for a lunch time talk on media and democracy at the
Writers Guild of America East, 1 PM, 555 W 57th St.
212-767-7808 for more information.

SAN FRANCISCO, APRIL 27-29
Join Project Censored, MediaChannel and many of our affiliates at the
Press Freedom Conference and Alternative Media Expo.
http://www.projectcensored.org/frontpagenews/11-26-00altmedia.html

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THE GLOBAL OWNERSHIP CHART
Thanks to the merger boom, media power is more concentrated than ever.
A new online chart presents the global media overlords in vivid color.
http://www.mediachannel.org/ownership

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