NHK World programme highlights June

31 May 2021

NHK World programme highlights June

This episode showcases Japan’s long history of food preservation and the ingenious methods that have been developed over the centuries. Whether by employing salt, the open air, or a natural fermentation process, careful preservation has allowed for the enjoyment of seasonal delicacies all year round. Dive for hijiki seaweed, try your hand at creating kamaboko, and feast your eyes on many other household favorites like umeboshi.

Being surrounded by ocean on all sides, Japan has long relied on the ocean for sustenance. Numerous fishing and cultivation methods have been developed over the centuries to ensure the sustainability of such resources. From top quality fish raised on olive leaves and orange peels, to cultivated seaweed and shellfish, learn about several robust methods with our reporters in this special instalment of “Trails to Oishii Tokyo,” focusing on Japan’s fisheries.

Episode 5
Climate change is a looming crisis. One way to reach net-zero carbon output is to reduce the use of coal. In developed countries such as Japan technology can help reduce emissions, but a documentary from our partner station KCET shows that cutting back on coal is not so clear cut for countries like South Africa, where coal mining is still important. How can developed and emerging countries work together to move away from coal? We will mine for methods of ensuring a carbon-neutral future.

Episode 6

The impact of climate change on the world’s seas is increasingly severe. The incidence of extremely high ocean temperatures known as marine heatwaves is likely to increase. Oceans play a vital role in mitigating climate change, taking in heat and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But this intake has warmed the ocean and made seawater more acidic, putting undersea life at risk. With our US partner station KCET, we zero in on the health of our seas and look at efforts to protect marine life.

Asia Insight

Fridays

0:30 / 5:30 / 10:30 / 15:30 / 21:30

Dynamic Asia. Stories behind the world’s largest continent as it faces political, economic, cultural and technological change.

Japanology Plus

Thursdays

2:30 / 7:30 / 13:30 / 19:30

Fresh insights into Japan. Stories behind Japanese life and culture through the eyes of Peter Barakan, a 45-year resident and watcher of Japan.

[Source: NHK World press release]

ABC Australia celebrates NAIDOC week

31 May 2021

ABC Australia celebrates NAIDOC week

ABC Australia celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week which runs from 4 – 11 July is celebrated by all Australians and is a great opportunity to learn more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

In My Blood It Runs

This heart-warming observational documentary is about history, learning, love and resistance. Told through the eyes of charismatic 10-year-old Arrernte/Garrwa boy Dujuan and his family, the film charts the challenges Dujuan faces both in his school and on the streets of Alice Springs.

In his community Dujuan is recognised as a child-healer and a hunter. He speaks three languages, yet despite his depth of wisdom and intelligence, Dujuan is failing in school and facing increasing scrutiny from welfare and the police. As he travels perilously close to incarceration, his family fight to give him a strong Arrente education alongside his western education. We walk with him as he grapples with these pressures, shares his truths and somewhere in-between finds space to dream, imagine and hope for his future.

In My Blood It Runs reveals the complexities First Nations communities face negotiating colonisation whilst maintaining their cultural identities and practices through self-determination, the revitalisation of languages and connection to Country. It is a deeply moving insight into a side of Australia rarely depicted on screen.

4 July at 16:00 SIN / 18:00 PNG

Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky

Presenter, co-writer and slam poet Steven Oliver takes the audience on an incredible and scenic journey across Australia from the cliffs of Kurnell to the Torres Strait. As he travels the land interrogating Cook’s legacy, he poses the question, does Australia have a blurred history of Captain Cook?

11 July at 17:30 SIN / 19:30 PNG

Maralinga Tjarutja

WHEN THE DUST SETTLES, CULTURE REMAINS

Surviving aggressive colonisation, including dispossession to enable atomic testing, and through their tenacious spirit and cultural strength, the Maralinga people fight to retain their country.

These lands have been home to the Maralinga people for over sixty thousand years. This deep relationship with their country was challenged by the arrival of a colonising force that lead to the institutionalisation of the Maralinga people in the Ooldea Mission in the 1920s.

This attempt to dispossess was intensified as Maralinga land was used for the British Nuclear Test Program between 1953 and 1963. The Maralinga people never relinquished their connection to and responsibility for their country. They fought for the clean-up of the radioactive and other contamination, for compensation and for the handback in 2009 of the Maralinga Village and Test Sites.

What has been achieved is a rebuilding of traditional communities into vibrant, creative cultural communities that will ensure Maralinga custodianship of their lands for the next sixty thousand years.

11 July at 18:30 SIN / 20:30 PNG

Media Freedom Coalition statement on arrest of Roman Protasevich

29 May 2021

Media Freedom Coalition statement on arrest of Roman Protasevich

Global Affairs Canada, representing the Media Freedom Coalition, released this statement on the detention of Roman Protasevich.

The undersigned members of the Media Freedom Coalition condemn in the strongest terms Belarus’ forced diversion and landing of a commercial aircraft and subsequent arrest of journalist Roman Protasevich.

This unprecedented and shocking action constitutes a full frontal attack on media freedom and has serious implications on the right of freedom of expression and opinion more broadly. This action is all the more troubling when seen in the context of the large-scale campaign to silence independent voices in Belarus, including the May 18 raid on the offices of independent news site tut.by and the subsequent arrest of several staff. Some 400 journalists and workers in the media in Belarus have faced various forms of repression in the course of the August 9 election and its aftermath.

The Media Freedom Coalition demands the immediate and unconditional release of Mr. Protasevich as well as other journalists and media workers who have been detained in Belarus for doing their jobs. Those responsible must be held accountable for attacks on journalists and media workers.

Media freedom is an important part of democratic societies and essential to the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

AIB Members receive latest media intelligence briefing

20 May 2021

AIB Members receive latest media intelligence briefing

The AIB has published its latest Media Intelligence briefing for Members, covering:

the explosion in subscription media services, now including radio;
the pandemic and its impact on journalism;
cyber security, with reflections from the CyberUK 2021 conference held this month;
the media’s coverage of media freedom;
procurement, tenders and contracts.
This is part of the AIB’s regular package of services to its Members, helping them to keep up-to-date on developments that may impact their businesses. If your company is not yet a Member, talk to us about the whole range of benefits.

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ABC appoints new Head International Services

17 May 2021

ABC appoints new Head International Services

The ABC has appointed respected media executive Claire Gorman as Head International Services, an expanded role that reflects the ABC’s commitment to communities in the Indo-Pacific region.
Claire has been acting in the role of Head International Strategy since November, and in this new expanded role of Head International Services will manage both the International Strategy team and the International Development team.

Claire’s impressive career at the ABC over almost two decades has included Policy Advisor for ABC Radio, Senior Investigator at A&CA, Policy and Strategy Manager in Commercial, Editorial Policies Advisor, and Manager International Strategy.

ABC Director of Strategy Mark Tapley said Claire will bring many years of experience both inside and outside the ABC to the role.
“Bringing together the two internationally-focussed teams in the ABC – International Development and International Strategy – demonstrates the ABC’s full commitment to audiences and the media sector in the Indo-Pacific region,” he said.

“Given her experience in Canberra in development assistance and researching human rights, and her work across PNG, China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and Malaysia, Claire is an excellent candidate for this role.”

“The new Head International Services, with the support of the Corporation, will be focussed on continuing to strengthen our portfolio of international channels, to enhance our digital offering, and to engage with the media sectors across the Indo-Pacific region, and indeed globally.”

Claire will officially start as Head International Services on Monday 24 May.

[Source: ABC press release]

AIB condemns attacks on building housing media outlets in Gaza

15 May 2021

AIB condemns attacks on building housing media outlets in Gaza

The Association for International Broadcasting condemns the attacks by the Israeli military on the building housing Al Jazeera Media Network – one of its Members – and Associated Press in Gaza.

The destruction of the building with an hour’s notice appears to have been undertaken to restrict reporting by international media organisations in Gaza as the conflict in the region intensifies.

“It is appalling that a building housing international media is targeted by the Israeli military, whether during a conflict or at any other time,” says Simon Spanswick, chief executive of the Association for International Broadcasting. “It appears that this is a concerted effort to restrict the flow of impartial news and information from Gaza during the conflict. The attack on this building – irrespective of the warning that was apparently issued by the IDF – is contrary to all norms and contravenes the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tweeted: “We have communicated directly to the Israelis that ensuring the safety and security of journalists and independent media is a paramount responsibility.” The AIB welcomes this important intervention.

Covering conflicts has always been challenging and dangerous for journalists and media organisations and this latest case demonstrates that governments continue to target media outlets during times of crisis and conflict. In view of the gravity of this specific case, the AIB will be referring the matter to the Consultative Network of the inter-governmental Media Freedom Coalition as a matter of urgency.