What is the role of journalism in our lives as readers of media, I wonder, facing the murder of another journalist in Mexico. Ruben Espinosa was killed in a collective murder a few weeks ago. Mabel Encinas By contrast with journalism that perpetuates the status quo and does […]
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Prostitution, abuse and human rights
Prostitution is often reduced as an issue of sex labour or it is associated to sexual freedom. However, a broader approach illuminates that prostitution is the result of violence against women. Mabel Encinas ‘Sex work’ is defined as an exchange of sexual services for remuneration. Such an […]
What is a terrorist?
It is the question that the mass media is trying to answer following the shooting in a church in Charleston, USA, in which a white youth murdered nine African Americans. The intended use of this term goes beyond its intended use. Araceli Oliva On the 7th of January […]
A house for books
“Housmans bookshop” is a strange delight, among the now affluent, ‘regenerated’, shop fronts around King’s Cross. Steve Latham Together with Bookmarks, it is one of the few remaining radical book stores left in London. The ravages of property prices, together with the decline in the left-wing market, put paid […]
Reading and doing
Is it enough to read a left leaning newspaper? This can be refreshing compared to the mainstream media, because it means having access to some critical thinking in relation to the government‘s role in addressing social issues. Mabel Encinas However, reading a newspaper is not enough to change […]
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