📢 The UNESCO Courier – 02/2017

We've updated our terms  and conditions                                    View this email in your browser The UNESCO Courier | July - September 2017 WIDE ANGLE The media: Operation Decontamination Ethical journalism: back in the news Aidan White Fake news: sound bites on a burning topic Developing a critical mind against fake news Divina Frau-Meigs Aftenposten versus Facebook: triggering a crucial debate Marina Yaloyan with Egil Hansen and Richard Allan Crowdfunding to save the media Andrius Tapinas A beacon, thanks to the internet Carlos Dada Investigative Journalism: against the odds Sanita Jemberga A lexicon for the digital age ZOOM My face, my land Katerina Markelova and the IDENTITIES project IDEAS Humanitude, or how to quench the thirst for humanity Adama Samassékou The importance of homegrown stories John Bewaji The poet at the heart of society Tanella Boni OUR GUEST Giuseppina Nicolini: "It's natural for an island to be welcoming!" Interview by Marina Forti CURRENT AFFAIRS Dawit Isaak: a symbol of press freedom who must be freed Nathalie Rothschild Reconstruction: changing attitudes Christina Cameron Early literacy: the key to fluency Helen Abadzi Sharing legally and freely for better learning Cable Green NEWS Giving youth a voice! A new beginning for the UNESCO Courier Exhibition: countering "everyday" racism Download the latest issue The Media: Operation Decontamination Technological, economic and political changes over the last decade have contaminated the global media arena. While the polarization of the media is an invaluable tool for democracy, it also promotes the virality of false, rigged and often toxic editorial content. So are we being informed or manipulated? While fake news looms over real news, the Courier invited journalists and experts from several countries to discuss the problems currently threatening the media. Find previous issues Follow the Hashtag #UNESCOCourier Since its creation in 1948, the UNESCO Courier has been spreading an ideal throughout the world: humanity united in its diversity around universal values and fundamental rights, strong in the wealth of its cultures, knowledge and accomplishments     The UNESCO Courier 7 place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris, France courier@unesco.org Want to change how you receive these emails? You can subscribe, update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. Find previous issues Follow the Hashtag #UNESCOCourier Since its creation in 1948, the UNESCO Courier has been spreading an ideal throughout the world: humanity united in its diversity around universal values and fundamental rights, strong in the wealth of its cultures, knowledge and accomplishments     The UNESCO Courier 7 place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris, France courier@unesco.org Want to change how you receive these emails? You can subscribe, update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.