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Entries by Rory O'Connor from 04/2010

Not in Our Town: Communities Use Media to Combat Hate

| Posted 04.07.2010

Set for national launch this week, NIOT.org instantly connects people confronting bigotry and intolerance, and empowers you to take action in your own community or school.

Burma Video Journalists: Courageous Reporting From A Closed Country

| Posted 04.16.2010

"Media has quite a big power," says Aye Chan. In a profoundly religious land, Democratic Voices of Burma's images of dead monks floating in rivers had a huge impact on the populace. Seeing is believing, as the expression goes.

Strengthening Democracy Means Funding Independent Media

| Posted 04.29.2010

The amount of resources devoted to the public interest pales when compared to what for-profit players are still pouring into more commercial endeavors.