The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems and the cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Friday February 11th, 2022 – International Day of Women and Girls in Science
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is implemented by UNESCO and UN Women, in collaboration with intergovernmental agencies and institutions, as well as civil society partners, that aim to promote women and girls in science. The day’s purpose is to promote full and equal access to participation in science for women and girls.
The hijacking of journalism – Factual information is the casualty by Murray Hunter
The media was once considered a pillar that guaranteed a country’s democratic system. The role of the media was to provide a forum for freedom of speech, freedom of information, and scrutinize political leaders, policies, decisions, and actions. The media enabled citizens to make informed decisions on the selection of their leaders, once carrying great sway.
The expose of the Watergate Hotel break-in and its connections right up to the top echelons of the White House by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein of the Washington Post in 1972 is heralded as the best example of the investigative journalism that exposed corruption in government. This was the golden era of journalism.
Since then, journalism has dramatically changed. There are now many laws hindering investigative journalism. Whistle-blowers are now more viciously sort out and punished by authorities, even though many countries claim to have enacted laws to protect them. Defamation laws are now tighter, journalists themselves are persecuted, and prosecuted under draconian laws around the world. Media companies themselves have become owned by organizations that pursue particular political narratives. The nature of journalists and environment they work within is very different from what it once was.
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Local Treasures #poem by Jan Sand
“I am rather fond of up
And equally of down.
East and West go endlessly
When going out of town.”
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Moonlight by Gordana Mudri
Did you ever lift your face in the dark, cold night, when your breath makes white steamy clouds in front of your face and the coldness penetrates below your collar; when every being is searching for a shelter and the silence has its sound, sound of loneliness. There is a sky above your weak shadow. Thousands of stars are flickering in this infinity, captured in your sight. You can hear their beat, the same one, from time immemorial. And the moon. A pale face of silent companion shines down upon you. Can you feel the magic? Can you hear my whisper?
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Screws & Chips #024 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas
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