Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2008 July 14

14 July 2008

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Stories from 14 July 2008

Brazil: “Forget adsense, I want a banner from the Senate!”

Written by Paula Góes · Latin America

A blogger uncovered the story: the Brazilian Senate pays a monthly fee of US$ 30,084.61 for a 120×60 banner on an unknown website. Bloggers are now humorously trying to get...

St Vincent & The Grenadines: Bollywood Magic

Written by Skye Hernandez · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Trinidad & Tobago: Polluted Olympics

Written by Skye Hernandez · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Trinidad & Tobago: Internet Connection

Written by Skye Hernandez · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Europe: Roma People in Italy

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Morocco: Fashion Island

Written by Jillian C. York · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Morocco: Abbas Fourak

Written by Jillian C. York · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

MENA: Reactions to the Mediterranean Summit

Written by Jillian C. York · Middle East & North Africa

As over 40 leaders from the Mediterranean region gather in France for the inauguration of the new Union for the Mediterranean, the blogosphere is filled with mixed feelings. Jillian York...

Brazil: Senate pays 30,084.61 USD a month for banner

Written by Paula Góes · Quick Reads · Latin America

Western Sahara: Poetry and Spanish – The Permanent Links

Written by Renata Avila · Middle East & North Africa

For some cultures, it is food, for others it is music, and many cultures show their character in their architecture. For Western Sahara, one of their cultural characteristics is the...

Jamaica: Press Freedom

Written by Skye Hernandez · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Jamaica: Conference Call

Written by Skye Hernandez · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Hungary: Tipping; Underground Railway Museum

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Moldova: Transnistria's New Foreign Minister

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Cape Verde: No money for lifeguards?

Written by Paula Góes · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Mongolia, Russia: Coverage of Unrest

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Moldova: Fear of “Colored Revolutions”

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Egypt: Freedom House Report

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Saudi Arabia: Pious Wife Beating

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Egypt: Bird Flu?

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa