Why are women still poorly represented in news media?
On Wednesday, January 18 at 19:30 GMT: As subjects of stories and interview sources, women are far less likely to be interviewed as experts and only appear in about a quarter of television, radio, print and online news, according to the Global Media Monitoring Project. Because of gender bias, women are less likely to be
California residents struggle to recover after weeks of storms
Ashley Harper had hoped to ring in the new year surrounded by friends and family at her home in the northern California town of Soquel, along the United States west coast. But as successive storms blanketed the state in heavy rainfall, Harper started to worry. The normally peaceful creek next to her house had started
‘Prison after prison’: Debts trap foreigners in Vietnamese jails
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – When Ezeigwe Evaristus Chukwuebuka, a Nigerian man, completed his 12-year sentence for financial fraud in Vietnam, he expected to fly home and see his family. Convicted in 2012, Chukwuebuka was released four years early, having endured hard labour – defined by the Vietnamese authorities as “rehabilitation”. However, instead of getting
Venezuela’s teachers march for better pay amid soaring inflation
Even as Venezuela’s inflation reached an estimated 305 percent last year, gov’t did not adjust employee salaries.Teachers, retirees and workers’ unions have marched in at least six Venezuelan cities to demand better salaries as the government of President Nicolas Maduro faces renewed challenges in its attempt to fight inflation. Venezuela’s inflation is estimated to have
Martin Luther King Jr Day renews push to tackle racial injustice
The United States is marking what would have been Martin Luther King Jr‘s 94th birthday, with advocates urging the country to commemorate the assassinated civil rights leader’s legacy by truly tackling racial injustice. Monday’s federal holiday – Martin Luther King Jr Day – comes nearly 55 years after the April 1968 killing of King, who
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