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Media For The Masses The Usage Patterns And Social Consequences Of A Mobile-Phone Based Citizen Journalism Platform In Madhya-Pradesh , Sarah Corsa

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

In a country as diverse and hierarchical as India, certain marginalized populations are bound to be excluded from the mainstream media. In particular, the adivasi and lower caste populations in rural regions receive either no representation or biased coverage. CGNet Swara, a citizen journalism initiative, seeks to remedy these disparities by utilizing cellphone technology to report and distribute news in the Central Gondwana region. Each citizen with a cellphone in his or her hand, regardless of religion, caste, age or literacy level, can disseminate information he or she sees as valuable by leaving a voice recording at a certain number. …

Underage Moroccan Girls Married Off With Judges' Consent, Hannah Rehak

Morocco: Field Studies in Journalism and New Media

10 Years After Progressive Changes to the Family Code, Morocco’s rate of Underage Marriages is still on the Rise

In Morocco, Illegitimate Children Struggle For Rights, Rachel Woolf, Lauren Kopchik

Morocco: Field Studies in Journalism and New Media

In Morocco, Illegitimate Children Struggle for Rights

153 illegitimate children are born in Morocco every day. These children, born to unwed mothers, are among the lowest ranks of society. They live without an education, healthcare or the possibility of official employment. Legally, illegitimate children have no rights. They cannot have their identities recognized without a mother registering them with a marriage license as proof of a legal sexual relationship. The Penal Code punishes any couple with relations out of wedlock and parents who do not register their children with the state risk imprisonment.

This story describes and documents the daily …