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Nigeria’s 2015 Elections: “At This Time, There is No Alternative to Goodluck Jonathan”
Nigerian journalist and social media expert Chioma Agwuegbo talks about who might become Nigeria’s next president and the role of social media and young people in the upcoming elections. This post has been produced for the Bertelsmann Transformation Index’ Blog. Question: Chioma Agwuegbo, Nigeria’s ruling party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), […]
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Addressing inequality in education of rural girls
India is no doubt a country of contrasts, the starkest one being in educational attainment. According to the 2009 Right to Education Act, elementary education is free and compulsory for all children from the ages of 6 to 14. All direct costs such as schools fees or indirect costs like […]
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Climate Change: the tax Pakistan and the rest of the world must pay
As I began writing this post from the security of my home, I caught a glimpse of the television from the corner of my eye. The news channel showed images of thousands of Pakistani people from across the country protesting against excessive taxation and demanding an end to corruption. […]
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Global Media Forum: Sights, sounds, and all the action!
What’s the next big thing after Facebook and Twitter? Is social media the peak of journalism, or is there more to be seen? Is there an end in sight for the battle for supremacy between traditional and social media? What is ‘clicktivism’, how effective it it, and what do millions […]
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MH 17 belongings will be passed to Russian terrorist fund
As inspired and supported by Russia war in the eastern Ukraine is going on, the world sees more and more shameful evidences of local terrorists activity. This is order N242 from “minister of defence of Donetsk People Republic (DNR)” Russian colonel and FSB agent Ihor “Strelkov” Hirkin (more about the […]