Dear Colleagues,

Photoshare (www.photoshare.org
<https://mail.jhsph.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.photoshare.org/> )
is pleased to announce the winner of the 2nd Annual 2007 Photoshare Development
Photography Award: Ashok Bhurtyal.  This is awarded exclusively to a
photographer from a developing country/emerging economy as a part of
Photoshare's effort to promote photography as a vital tool for communicating
international health and development issues. Photoshare's Development
Photography Award advances digital camera technologies by providing the tools
and resources needed to document global public health interventions. As winner
of this award, Ashok will receive a Canon digital camera.

Ashok Bhurtyal is an enthusiastic amateur photographer and rural health worker
in Nepal who believes photography is an important tool for improving health and
saving lives. Bhurtyal says photography can be used to "generate an
understanding of the situation of rural Nepali people among the influential
people and the public at large. I believe this understanding will prompt health
activities and collaboration between the health and development sectors."

Regards,

David Alexander

Photoshare

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INFO Project
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Center for Communication Programs
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77% of the world's online youth would rather live without  TV than live
without the Internet



     New Paradigm Global Survey shows the global power of connected youth
_http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-11-
2007/0004623402&EDATE=_
(http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-11-20\
07/0004623402&EDATE=)
      BOSTON, MA, July 11 /PRNewswire/ - A comprehensive survey in 12
  countries of more than 7,600 young people between the ages of 16 - 29 shows
  that 77% of today's online youth would sooner live without television than
  live without the Internet. China has the most devoted young Internet users,
  with 87% choosing the Internet compared to 13% favoring television. In the
  United States the figures were 77% for the Internet and 23% for TV.
      The survey was conducted by New Paradigm, the Toronto-based think-tank
  headed by business strategist and best-selling author Don Tapscott. The
  survey is part of a $4 million study of today's digital-savvy youth -
  dubbed the "Net Generation" by Tapscott - who have grown up "bathed in
  bits."
      Other survey findings included:

      -  When asked to choose whether they want to be smarter or better
         looking, 69% of the world's N-Geners choose being smarter
      -  When evaluating a potential employer, 88% of N-Geners in China say a
         company's prestige is important. This figure drops to 83% in India,
         72% in Russia, and 51% in the US.
      -  56% of the world's online youth would prefer to make the world a
         better place than to improve their local community.
      -  73% of the N-Gen globally say that if a company makes untrue promises
         in its advertising, they will tell their friends not to buy its
         products.
      -  52% say that teens and young adults are portrayed too negatively in
         today's media.
      Commenting on why so many N-Geners choose the Internet over TV,
  Tapscott said that television is unidirectional and passive, and doesn't
  allow meaningful participation by the viewer. In contrast, the Internet
  enables users to find and share information and take action.
      "Look at Live Earth concerts this past weekend," said Tapscott. "More
  than 10,000 'Friends of Live Earth' events were pulled together in 130
  countries. People around the world could go online for background
  materials, event guidelines, suggestions for running a green event, advice
  on how to receive a concert satellite feed, and updates when additional
  materials such as short films became available. Television can't do these
  sorts of things.
      "Rich multi-media sites such as LiveEarth.org and Al Gore's
  AllianceForClimateProtection.org show how the Net Generation can employ
  digital tools to make a difference. While high-profile media events like
  the Live Earth concerts help raise awareness, the global warming battle
  will be won in the trenches of the Internet."
      Further findings of the global survey were released today in Boston at
  a conference about the Net Generation for New Paradigm's clients. Twenty of
  the world's leading companies are sponsoring the N-Gen study, including
  Nokia, MetLife, Fedex, Accenture, Cisco Systems, and MasterCard.
      About New Paradigm
      New Paradigm is a think tank headed by IT strategist, speaker, and
  best-selling author Don Tapscott (Wikinomics, Growing Up Digital). Since
  1993 New Paradigm has provided clients with insightful, thought-provoking
  analysis of emerging technology trends and their impact on business, and
  serves as a "strategic early warning system" for clients, helping them
  distinguish real imperatives from all the hype and noise.
      About the New Paradigm Global Net Generation Survey
      This survey was conducted online between April 5 and May 3, 2007 among
  7,692 respondents in 12 countries (U.S., Canada, U.K., Germany, France,
  Spain, Mexico, Brazil, Russia, China, Japan, and India). Figures for age,
  sex, race/ethnicity, and region were weighted where necessary to bring them
  in line with their actual proportions in the population.
      All sample surveys and polls, whether or not they use probability
  sampling, are subject to multiple sources of error which are often not
  possible to quantify or estimate. With a pure probability sample of 7,692
  respondents one could say with 95% probability that overall results would
  have a sampling error of +/- 1.1 percentage points. This online survey is
  not based on a probability sample and therefore no theoretical sampling
  error may be calculated.






SOURCE  New Paradigm of Toronto


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  254-0508
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Resources on Youth Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS
New Web Site - www.youthwg.org

The Interagency Youth Working Group (IYWG) announces the launch of a new
Web site, "Resources on Youth Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS" -
www.youthwg.org.
This unique global resource provides materials designed for those
working with youth in developing countries. The site features:

* guidance on key program areas and best practices
* publications grouped by organizations with major youth resources
* an easily searchable database of more than 900 recent resources
* research tools
* training materials
* Web sites for youth... and more

The site includes information on the IYWG, a network of nongovernmental
agencies, donors, and cooperating agencies supported by the U.S. Agency
for International Development (USAID) to improve reproductive health and
prevent HIV/AIDS among young people ages 10 to 24. Details, including
slide presentations, of the first IYWG meeting in May 2007, are
available: http://www.infoforhealth.org/youthwg/iywg/7may07.shtml

The site is hosted by the INFO Project, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
of Public Health Center for Communication Programs, with content managed
by Family Health International. More than 15 organizations collaborated
to create the site. If you would like information on how to contribute,
or if you have questions about the IYWG, please e-mail youthwg@....


David Hock
Family Health International
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Dear Friends

The Forum of European Journalism Students–Macedonia (FEJS Macedonia) invite
you to apply for is the regional training course “BE FINE ON LINE” organized
for journalism students/young journalists from 7 Balkan countries ( Albania
, Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bulgaria , Croatia ,  Serbia , Montenegro and
Macedonia )

The training will take place:

16 – 21 August, 2007
Skopje, Macedonia

Project engages 20 young journalists and students of journalism from 7
South-East-European countries ( Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bulgaria
, Croatia , Macedonia , Montenegro and Serbia (including Kosovo)) in an
intercultural ‘on-line’ communication with mail aim to train the
participants in online journalism with focus on cultural diversity. The
participants will learn how to write stories for online media in order to
raise the cultural self awareness. The final product of the training will be
a web page with all the written stories, assembled into e-newsletters which
will be accessible to the public in a period of one year.

DEADLINE -JULY 10,2007!

FEJS Macedonia cover:

100% of accommodation and meals costs and
65% of travel costs

Please contact us on fejsmacedonia@... for application form

Best regards,
Association of journalism students-FEJS Macedonia
“Londonska” 11B,1000 Skopje, R.Macedonia
e-mail:fejsmacedonia@...
web: www.fejs.org

_________________________________________________________________
http://liveearth.msn.com

Vocal teenage talent exposed
By Caron Kemp

A Haringey publication has been voted the best youth magazine in the country at
a prestigious awards ceremony. CARON KEMP finds out why it won.

Teenagers across the borough have found their voice through Exposure magazine
and their work is reaching new heights.

Set up in Muswell Hill 11 years ago, Exposure has developed from a simple
magazine into a charity which has provided media opportunities to more than
1,200 teenagers.

FULL ARTICLE AT
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/indepth/features/display.var.1536777.0.vocal_\
teenage_talent_exposed.php


_________________________________________

Chris Schuepp
Young People's Media Network - Coordinator

Youth Media Consulting GbR
c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
Bergstr. 8 / 11th floor
D-45770 Marl - Germany

Tel./Fax: +49 2365 502480
Mobile: +49 176 23107083
Email: cschuepp@...
URL: www.unicef.org/magic
Mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youthful-media

The YPMN is supported by UNICEF and hosted by the ECMC.

The opinions and views expressed in this message and/or articles & websites

linked to from this message do not necessarily reflect the views of the
United Nations or its agencies.
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Youth filmmakers worldwide,

Want to be a part of some thing really exciting?  We're hearing from dozens of
countries who want to be a part of Beyond Green youth film project.
This is a last call.  The deadline is Friday July 13th, but extensions may be
considered on a case by case basis.  Write us immediately.

Austin
Listen Up! Youth Media Network


Beyond Green (Int'l youth film project)
Application now online - Extended Deadline July 13th
US$10,000 production award
http://listenup.org/beyondgreen

Have you been thinking about the environment in which you live?  If so, we'd
like to consider hiring you to make a film.

Listen Up! and Adobe Youth Voices announces Beyond Green, an international film
project that will ask youth filmmakers worldwide, ages 13-19, to produce short
personal stories that answer two important questions:

How do you and people in your community interact with the environment? Is there
a better way?

We'll help you make a great film.  In fact, we are prepared to provide selected
organizations a $10,000 production award and lots of support.   The deadline is
being extended until July 13th.

Listen Up! wants filmmakers and people concerned with their environment to think
beyond green and grasp original ideas that reflect the physical and cultural
environments that they live in. We encourage youth to investigate environment
considerations for themselves, to add their voices to mainstream media.

Visit http://listenup.org/beyondgreen for all of the details.



______________________________________________
Austin Haeberle
Creative Director, Listen Up!
austin@...
www.listenup.org

Learning Matters, Inc.
6 E. 32nd St., 8th Floor
New York, NY 10016
tel.  (212) 725-7000
fax  (212) 725-2433

Our mission at Listen Up! is to help youth be heard in the mass media,
contributing to a culture of free speech and social responsibility. Listen Up!
is a national Youth Media Network that helps youth producers and their adult
mentors exchange work, share ideas and learn from one another.

Coming in May. A new documentary from our parent non-profit, Learning Matters,
on PBS- "Discounted Dreams" The high hopes and harsh realities at America's
community colleges. Check local listings for date and time.
http://www.discounteddreams.org



_________________________________________

Chris Schuepp
Young People's Media Network - Coordinator

Youth Media Consulting GbR
c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
Bergstr. 8 / 11th floor
D-45770 Marl - Germany

Tel./Fax: +49 2365 502480
Mobile: +49 176 23107083
Email: cschuepp@...
URL: www.unicef.org/magic
Mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youthful-media

The YPMN is supported by UNICEF and hosted by the ECMC.

The opinions and views expressed in this message and/or articles & websites

linked to from this message do not necessarily reflect the views of the
United Nations or its agencies.
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Children's TV show in Albania scoops international award
TIRANA, Albania, 9 July, 2007 -  'Straight Talk', the television programme that
gives Albanian youngsters a platform for their stories and opinions, has been
specially commended in a prestigious international media awards ceremony.

The commendation, in the OneWorld Media Awards, 2007, in London, UK, recognises
the programme for its outstanding and unique contribution in to sustainable
development and human rights.

"Youth just want their voices heard and that is exactly the reason why UNICEF
and Albanian National Television (TVSH) co-created Troç" - said UNICEF
representative in Albania, Carrie Auer.

'Straight Talk' allows young people to play all the important roles; as
producers, editors, reporters and presenters. They are given free space to give
their perspectives on all the issues affecting their lives.

Over a six year period, a total of around 300 young reporters, aged between 14
and 18 years, have worked on 'Straight Talk'. They've helped to staff 11 bureaus
located around Albania where they use mini-DVD cameras to capture their reports
for broadcast in their weekly, one-hour programme.

They work under the guidance of an adult producer, and during production days
each bureau develops and researches stories, shoots video and prepares scripts.

'Straight Talk' has already run past 200 editions on National Albanian
Television, making it the longest running programme in the post-Communist era.

Celebrities in their towns, the young journalists serve as a role model for
younger children. And the continuous training provided by the project makes them
skilled reporters - to the extent that 'graduates' from the project frequently
receive job offers from private television stations.

It is not just the youth who benefit from producing the show. With 70 per cent
of the country's population watching, it has become one of the most popular
television programmes.

The landscape of broadcast journalism is changing in Albania, and so are the
issues that it covers.  Thanks to the UNICEF-supported programme, young people
are speaking out and are being heard nationally via a television show that is
original, and is as it says on the label, 'Straight Talk'.


For further information please contact:

Anila Miria, Communication officer
Telephone: +355 4 273 335.6.7.8. ext. 18
Email: amiria@...

SOURCE: http://www.unicef.org/ceecis/media_7036.html

_________________________________________

Chris Schuepp
Young People's Media Network - Coordinator

Youth Media Consulting GbR
c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
Bergstr. 8 / 11th floor
D-45770 Marl - Germany

Tel./Fax: +49 2365 502480
Mobile: +49 176 23107083
Email: cschuepp@...
URL: www.unicef.org/magic
Mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youthful-media

The YPMN is supported by UNICEF and hosted by the ECMC.

The opinions and views expressed in this message and/or articles & websites

linked to from this message do not necessarily reflect the views of the
United Nations or its agencies.
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Festivals - Italy

The Europe of the young at Giffoni
Opened by the premiere of the latest Harry Potter film, the 37th edition of the
Giffoni Film Festival through July 21 brings together through its traditional
young and very young audiences.

The 2,000 young jury members, who come from over 30 countries (for the first
time Moldavia, Malta and Greece as well) must judge the films of the five
competitive sections: Kidz (for 6-9 year-olds), First Screen (9-12), Free to Fly
(12-14), Y Gen (for adolescents up to the age of 19); and Sguardi inquieti,
which breaks with a 30 year-old taboo and will be voted on by adults, but only
those accompanied by a minor.

A teeming program thought up by Artistic Director Claudio Gubitosi is this year
dedicated to the "boundary": a physical space of separation as well as a meeting
point between cultures and the fine line between childhood and adulthood.
FULL ARTICLE AT
http://www.cineuropa.org/newsdetail.aspx?lang=en&documentID=78903
FESTIVAL WEBSITE: http://www.giffoniff.it/
_________________________________________

Chris Schuepp
Young People's Media Network - Coordinator

Youth Media Consulting GbR
c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
Bergstr. 8 / 11th floor
D-45770 Marl - Germany

Tel./Fax: +49 2365 502480
Mobile: +49 176 23107083
Email: cschuepp@...
URL: www.unicef.org/magic
Mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youthful-media

The YPMN is supported by UNICEF and hosted by the ECMC.

The opinions and views expressed in this message and/or articles & websites

linked to from this message do not necessarily reflect the views of the
United Nations or its agencies.
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UNICEF UK Awards at the Showcomotion Festival

The Showcomotion Young People's Festival in Sheffield finishes today, showcasing
films made for and by young people.
The festival has been going since 1999 and shows a diverse range of films, as
well as holding workshops, masterclasses and drop-in sessons for young people to
find out about film-making. To find out more about the festival, visit the
Showcomotion website.

This year, UNICEF UK worked with Showcomotion to present awards for films made
on the theme of children's rights. UNICEF UK's Youth Officer, Hannah Jones, was
there to present the awards.

The UNICEF UK Youth Award was a competition for young film-makers aged 11 to 18,
and was won by Remix, a group of young people from the Sheffield Multiple
Heritage Service.

Their winning short, produced by Sheffield Independent Film, was a 20-minute
documentary about being a mixed-race teenager, caught between two cultures.

The second UNICEF UK Award was a competition for film-makers aged 19+, and was a
tie between three films made for young people.

Read more about the awards and see a list of the entries here.

http://www.showcomotion.org.uk/filmlisting.php?films_id=74

SOURCE: http://www.unicef.org.uk/youthvoice/news_item.asp?id=114

_________________________________________

Chris Schuepp
Young People's Media Network - Coordinator

Youth Media Consulting GbR
c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
Bergstr. 8 / 11th floor
D-45770 Marl - Germany

Tel./Fax: +49 2365 502480
Mobile: +49 176 23107083
Email: cschuepp@...
URL: www.unicef.org/magic
Mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youthful-media

The YPMN is supported by UNICEF and hosted by the ECMC.

The opinions and views expressed in this message and/or articles & websites

linked to from this message do not necessarily reflect the views of the
United Nations or its agencies.
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SHOOT NATIONS - Picture Power
Use the power of photography to capture the world through your eyes.
Join young people from all religions, cultures and countries and use photography
to share your passions and frustrations with us and the rest of the world.

What is it?
Shoot Nations is a free global youth photography competition to get young people
to document what matters to them, what's right and what's wrong in their world
and how to make a difference.

Take a look at the decisions that affect your life and show us what you think
about Power and participation.

There are fabulous Prizes to be won and the results will be presented to the
United Nations, the highest level of global government. Your photos and drawings
could be exhibited in selected major cities around the world to celebrate
International Youth Day on Sunday 12th August 2007.

Shoot Nations is open to all young people - YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A PHOTOGRAPHER
- prizes are awarded for photographs that capture something special and stand
out from the rest...

In 2006 thirty countries took part - join up today, tell your friends, let us
make Shoot Nations 2007 the biggest youth photography project yet.

MORE INFO: http://www.shootnations.org/

_________________________________________

Chris Schuepp
Young People's Media Network - Coordinator

Youth Media Consulting GbR
c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
Bergstr. 8 / 11th floor
D-45770 Marl - Germany

Tel./Fax: +49 2365 502480
Mobile: +49 176 23107083
Email: cschuepp@...
URL: www.unicef.org/magic
Mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youthful-media

The YPMN is supported by UNICEF and hosted by the ECMC.

The opinions and views expressed in this message and/or articles & websites

linked to from this message do not necessarily reflect the views of the
United Nations or its agencies.
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'$100 laptop' production begins
       By Jonathan Fildes
       Science and technology reporter, BBC News


Five years after the concept was first proposed, the so-called $100 laptop is
poised to go into mass production.
Hardware suppliers have been given the green light to ramp-up production of all
of the components needed to build millions of the low-cost machines.

Previously, the organisation behind the scheme said that it required orders for
3m laptops to make production viable.

The first machines should be ready to put into the hands of children in
developing countries in October 2007.

"There's still some software to write, but this is a big step for us," Walter
Bender, head of software development at One Laptop per Child (OLPC), told the
BBC News website.

The organisation has not said which countries have bought the first machines.

FULL ARTICLE AT http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6908946.stm

_________________________________________

Chris Schuepp
Young People's Media Network - Coordinator

Youth Media Consulting GbR
c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
Bergstr. 8 / 11th floor
D-45770 Marl - Germany

Tel./Fax: +49 2365 502480
Mobile: +49 176 23107083
Email: cschuepp@...
URL: www.unicef.org/magic
Mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youthful-media

The YPMN is supported by UNICEF and hosted by the ECMC.

The opinions and views expressed in this message and/or articles & websites

linked to from this message do not necessarily reflect the views of the
United Nations or its agencies.
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Dear Friends

European Youth Press organization is inviting you to
apply for

“Summer-Academy for youth press-organizations
All different – All equal””

for active participants of the “European Youth Media
Days” and potential project leaders for Europeth media
projects

31st August – 6th September 2007,  Skopje – Republic
of Macedonia

The ideal candidates should:
- be aged between 18 and 28 years
- be highly active or a leader in their project;
- be motivated and willing to actively participate and
contribute to program
- be able to work in the working language of the
course - English;
- having a positive attitude and commitment for
project development,
organization, conduct and evaluation.

For more info and application form contact
the organizers at office@...

Deadline for applying is July 31st.

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Greetings,

The Interagency Youth Working Group (IYWG) is pleased to announce Youth
InfoNet 35
<http://www.fhi.org/en/Youth/YouthNet/Publications/YouthInfoNet/YIN35.ht
m> . This issue of the monthly e-newsletter on youth reproductive health
and HIV prevention features 11 new program resources with Web links, as
well as nine summaries of published research studies conducted in
Africa, Egypt, India, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, and the United
States. You can read the issue at:
<http://www.fhi.org/en/Youth/YouthNet/Publications/YouthInfoNet/YIN35.ht
m>

For copies or questions about resources mentioned, please use the
contact information supplied with each item. Back issues of Youth
InfoNet can be accessed at:
<http://www.fhi.org/en/Youth/YouthNet/Publications/YouthInfoNet/index.ht
m>. To receive the full version of future issues of Youth InfoNet via
email, please send a request to youthwg@....

Inclusion of publications and resources in Youth InfoNet does not imply
endorsement. The IYWG was formed in 2006 as part of the Global
Leadership Priority (GLP) on Youth supported by the U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID).

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Family Health International
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Poorer children 'watch more TV'
_http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6900909.stm_
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6900909.stm)

Children  in poorer areas are twice as likely to have televisions in their
rooms as  those in affluent areas, a National Consumer Council survey found.
Some 550 children aged nine to 13 filled in researchers'  questionnaires.
Nearly half the affluent children had TVs in their bedrooms - and  almost all
(97%) of those in deprived areas.
Poorer children were six times more likely to watch TV during their  evening
meals, more likely to watch commercial TV and to believe claims in  adverts.
Chief executive Ed Mayo said: "This research is the first in the UK to
explore in depth the connections between the wellbeing of our children and  the
commercial world that surrounds them.
"The report warns against simplistic claims, whether by commercial  advocates
of more marketing to children or by critics who argue that there  is a 'loss
of childhood' underway in Britain."
The researchers obtained the views of children in six schools: two  primary
schools and one secondary in areas ranked in the top and bottom  15% for
affluence.
Their report - Watching, Wanting and Wellbeing - said children were not  only
watching programmes aimed at their age group.
Fewer than half of those aged 12 and 13 listed any children's programme  in
their 'top three' while children as young as nine picked out other  programmes
as favourites, including soaps, reality television and horror,  the NCC said.
Their report says children in deprived areas were much more motivated  by
money: 69% agreed the only kind of job they wanted when they grew up  one that
got them lots of money, compared with 28% in affluent areas.
Most children - 83% - felt good about themselves. About a fifth said  neither
of their parents was at all "cool". Nine per cent thought mum was  "boring",
12% thought dad was.
Across the areas, children with more materialistic attitudes tended to  have
lower self-esteem, a lower opinion of their parents and more family
arguments.
The report concludes: "Perhaps one of the most important findings of  our
study is the uncovering of a divided society, in which different  communities
dis
play very different attitudes to media consumption and,  concomitantly,
display very different levels of materialism.
"In this study, commercial influence was shown to be exerted unevenly  across
the population, as children in deprived areas seemingly had a great  deal
more unrestricted TV and computer access."



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The influence of hormonal contraceptive use on HIV-1 transmission and disease
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Clinical Infectious Diseases . 2007 Aug;45(3):360-369.
Baeten JM | Lavreys L | Overbaugh J
Related Article: Hormonal contraception and the risk of HIV acquisition
<http://www.infoforhealth.org/search/search_results.php?cleanfiltercache=1&query\
=%28rsid%3A310411%29> 
(http://www.infoforhealth.org/search/search_results_single.php?start_num=0&fullr\
ecordID=407488&fullrecordtype=7&query=rsid%3A310411&subquery=&sort=year&sort_ord\
er=desc&PHPSESSID=51b3b4b5cd2297bb32ecf24e34f6963a)

Women account for nearly one-half of new human immunodeficiency virus type 1
(HIV-1) infections worldwide, including the majority of infections in Africa.
Biological and epidemiological studies suggest that hormonal contraceptive use
could influence susceptibility to HIV-1, as well as infectivity and disease
progression for those who become infected. However, not all studies have shown
this relationship, and many questions remain. Safe and effective contraceptive
choices are essential for women with and at risk for HIV-1 infection. Hormonal
contraception may have biologically plausible and clinically important effects
on susceptibility to HIV-1, infectiousness of HIV-1, and progression of HIV-1
disease, but the data are inconsistent, and many questions remain. Still, it is
clear that hormonal contraceptives are not protective against HIV-1 infection,
and potentially the most important public health message is that dual protection
with condoms should be the goal for women using hormonal contraception. This
emphasizes the necessity for cooperation between those working in the fields of
reproductive health and prevention of STDs, as well as the needs for increased
involvement of men in reproductive health and for novel prevention interventions
for women. Policymakers and clinicians must carefully consider how to translate
the available data into public health messages that will reach the countries
hardest hit by HIV-1 infection and women who are at risk for or who are living
with this disease.

HIV/AIDS and STIs RESEARCH


Immunogenicity of standard-titer measles vaccine in HIV-1-infected and
uninfected Zambian children: An observational study
<http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/resolve?id=doi:10.1086/519169>



(http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/resolve?id=doi:10.1086/519169)
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Sub-Saharan Africa)
Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2007 Aug;196(3):347-355.
Moss WJ | Scott S | Mugala N | Ndhlovu Z | Beeler JA
Achieving the level of population immunity required for measles elimination may
be difficult in regions of high human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)
prevalence, because HIV-1-infected children may be less likely to respond to or
maintain protective antibody levels after vaccination. We conducted a
prospective study of the immunogenicity of standard-titer measles vaccine
administered at 9 months of age to HIV-1-infected and uninfected children in
Lusaka, Zambia. From May 2000 to November 2002, 696 children aged 2-8 months
were enrolled. Within 6 months of vaccination, 88% of 50 HIV-1-infected children
developed antibody levels of greater than or equal to 120 mIU/mL, compared with
94% of 98 HIV-seronegative children and 94% of 211 HIV-seropositive but
uninfected children (P=.3). By 27 months after vaccination, however, only half
of the 18 HIV-1-infected children who survived and returned for follow-up
maintained measles antibody levels greater than or equal to 120 mIU/mL, compared
with 89% of 71 uninfected children (P=.001) and in contrast with 92% of 12
HIV-1-infected children revaccinated during a supplemental measles immunization
activity. Although HIV-1-infected children showed good primary antibody
responses to measles vaccine, their rapid waning of antibody suggests that
measles vaccination campaigns may need to be repeated more frequently in areas
of high HIV-1 prevalence.



HIV/AIDS and STIs NEWS

Brazil gets cut-price Aids drug
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6272044.stm>

(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6272044.stm)
(News Article; South America)
5 Jul 2007
Duffy G, BBC News


GENDER and HEALTH RESEARCH


Influences on uptake of reproductive health services in Nsangi community of
Uganda and their implications for cervical cancer screening
<http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-4755-4-4>

(http://www.reproductive-health-journal.com/content/4/1/4)
(Research Article; Sub-Saharan Africa)
Reproductive Health. 2007 Jun 26;4(1):[24] p.
Mutyaba T | Faxelid E | Mirembe F | Weiderpass E
Cervical cancer is the most common female cancer in Uganda. Over 80% of women
diagnosed or referred with cervical cancer in Mulago national referral and
teaching hospital have advanced disease. Plans are underway for systematic
screening programmes based on visual inspection, as Pap smear screening is not
feasible for this low resource country. Effectiveness of population screening
programmes requires high uptake and for cervical cancer, minimal loss to follow
up. Uganda has poor indicators of reproductive health (RH) services uptake; 10%
postnatal care attendance, 23% contraceptive prevalence, and 38% skilled
attendance at delivery. For antenatal attendance, attendance to one visit is
90%, but less than 50% for completion of care, i.e. three or more visits. A
qualitative study was conducted using eight focus group discussions with a total
of 82 participants (16 men, 46 women and 20 health workers) to better understand
factors that influence usage of available reproductive health care services and
how they would relate to cervical cancer screening, as well as identify feasible
interventions to improve cervical cancer screening uptake. Barriers identified
after framework analysis included ignorance about cervical cancer, cultural
constructs/beliefs about the illness, economic factors, domestic gender power
relations, alternative authoritative sources of reproductive health knowledge,
and unfriendly health care services. We discuss how these findings may inform
future planned screening programmes in the Ugandan context. Knowledge about
cervical cancer among Ugandan women is very low. For an effective cervical
cancer-screening programme, awareness about cervical cancer needs to be
increased. Health planners need to note the power of the various authoritative
sources of reproductive health knowledge such as paternal aunts (Sengas) and
involve them in the awareness campaign. Cultural and economic issues dictate the
perceived reluctance by men to participate in women's reproductive health
issues; men in this community are, however, potential willing partners if
appropriately informed. Health planners should address the loss of confidence in
current health care units, as well as consider use of other cervical cancer
screening delivery systems such as mobile clinics/camps.





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-----Original Message-----
From: themagic_network@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:themagic_network@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David Hock
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 10:22 AM
Subject: VOY Media Magic List - Youth InfoNet 35

Greetings,

The Interagency Youth Working Group (IYWG) is pleased to announce Youth
InfoNet 35
<http://www.youthwg.org/pubs/YouthInfoNet/YIN35.shtml>.
This issue of the monthly e-newsletter on youth reproductive health
and HIV prevention features 11 new program resources with Web links, as
well as nine summaries of published research studies conducted in
Africa, Egypt, India, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, and the United
States. You can read the issue at:
<http://www.youthwg.org/pubs/YouthInfoNet/YIN35.shtml>.
For copies or questions about resources mentioned, please use the
contact information supplied with each item. Back issues of Youth
InfoNet can be accessed at:
<http://www.youthwg.org/pubs/YouthInfoNet/index.shtml>.
To receive the full version of future issues of Youth InfoNet via
email, please send a request to youthwg@....

Inclusion of publications and resources in Youth InfoNet does not imply
endorsement. The IYWG was formed in 2006 as part of the Global
Leadership Priority (GLP) on Youth supported by the U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID).

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Yahoo! Groups Links

Former presenter: Children's TV in crisis
Friday, July 27 2007, 09:50 BST

By Dave West

Former Play School presenter Floella Benjamin has said the Government must
address a "crisis" in children's television.

She said commercial channels would soon provide "a diet of cheap imports" for
youngsters if things did not change.

Benjamin suggested to the Social Market Foundation think tank that ministers
should put extra money into public service children's shows.

FULL ARTICLE AT
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a67995/former-presenter-childrens-tv-in\
-crisis.html
_________________________________________

Chris Schuepp
Young People's Media Network - Coordinator

Youth Media Consulting GbR
c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
Bergstr. 8 / 11th floor
D-45770 Marl - Germany

Tel./Fax: +49 2365 502480
Mobile: +49 176 23107083
Email: cschuepp@...
URL: www.unicef.org/magic
Mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youthful-media

The YPMN is supported by UNICEF and hosted by the ECMC.

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Making children's voices heard
UNICEF and "AZG" Daily provide vehicle for children and young people to express
themselves

YEREVAN, Armenia, 19 July 2007 - Children and young people aged 10-17 today
launched their first issue of a supplement to one of Armenia's most influential
daily newspapers. The new supplement was developed by them with the support of
UNICEF and the newspaper's editorial board.

"This supplement is a unique vehicle for children and young people to express
their thoughts and opinions on issues of their concern and to raise their voices
in defense of children's fundamental rights," UNICEF Communication Officer Emil
Sahakyan said addressing the group of media professionals, NGO representatives,
parents and children who attended the event.

FULL ARTICLE AT http://www.unicef.org/ceecis/media_7078.html

_________________________________________

Chris Schuepp
Young People's Media Network - Coordinator

Youth Media Consulting GbR
c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
Bergstr. 8 / 11th floor
D-45770 Marl - Germany

Tel./Fax: +49 2365 502480
Mobile: +49 176 23107083
Email: cschuepp@...
URL: www.unicef.org/magic
Mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youthful-media

The YPMN is supported by UNICEF and hosted by the ECMC.

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United Nations or its agencies.
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Fast food ads target kids' TV
Article from: Daily Telegraph
By Rhett Watson

July 23, 2007 12:00am

CHILDREN continue to be bombarded by junk food TV adverts despite thousands of
parents joining a national campaign to have them banned.

A NSW Health report reveals that while the overall number of junk food ads has
been decreasing, advertisers are now targeting the most popular children's
shows.

The report shows that in top-rating children's shows, 72 per cent of all ads
were for junk food - 6 per cent more than last year.

FULL ARTICLE AT
_________________________________________

Chris Schuepp
Young People's Media Network - Coordinator

Youth Media Consulting GbR
c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
Bergstr. 8 / 11th floor
D-45770 Marl - Germany

Tel./Fax: +49 2365 502480
Mobile: +49 176 23107083
Email: cschuepp@...
URL: www.unicef.org/magic
Mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youthful-media

The YPMN is supported by UNICEF and hosted by the ECMC.

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Filmmakers can take part in Children's Film Fest in Turkey
Region :Worldwide
Country :None
Topic :Documentaries


27/07/2007

Filmmakers from around the globe who include children's themes in their work
have the chance to submit their work to the fifth Istanbul International
Children's Film Festival. The event is scheduled for September 23 to November 8.
Entry deadline: August 5.
Submissions can include documentaries as well as animation, musicals, shorts,
and educational and experimental films. Work should be for children ages 2 and
15. This year's theme is "environment." The awards are given in the form of
plaques and certificates.

For more information, contact info@... or visit
http://www.iicff.com/en/ksy2007.php.

MORE: http://www.iicff.com/en/ksy2007.php
_________________________________________

Chris Schuepp
Young People's Media Network - Coordinator

Youth Media Consulting GbR
c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
Bergstr. 8 / 11th floor
D-45770 Marl - Germany

Tel./Fax: +49 2365 502480
Mobile: +49 176 23107083
Email: cschuepp@...
URL: www.unicef.org/magic
Mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youthful-media

The YPMN is supported by UNICEF and hosted by the ECMC.

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Child Rights Award to recognize best TV coverage in Asia
Region :Asia and the Pacific
Country :None
Topic :Fellowships and Awards, Children


16/07/2007

Asia-Pacific broadcasters and producers can submit films to the Asia-Pacific
Child Rights Award 2007. Entry deadline: August 10.

Programs can cover any child rights issue and may be aimed at child or adult
audiences. Entries can include documentaries that detail the plight of children,
dramas that help break down stereotypes and discrimination, or animation that
teaches and entertains.

Entries must have been broadcast between August 2006 and July 2007. The awards
are given jointly by the Asian Broadcasting Union (ABU), Cable and Satellite
Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) and UNICEF.

The award will be presented at the CASBAA convention in Hong Kong on November 2.

For more information, visit www.childrightsaward.org or contact
kjirathun@....  Details on the Convention on the Rights of the Child can
be found at www.unicef.org/crc.

SOURCE: http://www.ijnet.org/Director.aspx?P=Article&ID=306499&LID=1
_________________________________________

Chris Schuepp
Young People's Media Network - Coordinator

Youth Media Consulting GbR
c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
Bergstr. 8 / 11th floor
D-45770 Marl - Germany

Tel./Fax: +49 2365 502480
Mobile: +49 176 23107083
Email: cschuepp@...
URL: www.unicef.org/magic
Mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youthful-media

The YPMN is supported by UNICEF and hosted by the ECMC.

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Probe, Unicef invite broadcasters to "Children and Disaster Fellowship"
Manila (30 July) -- The Probe Media Foundation, Inc. (PMFI), with the support of
the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will hold a fellowship program for
broadcasters on reporting on disasters and emergencies, with special focus on
reporting on children entitled, "Children and Disaster: Philippine Media
Response" starting October 2007.

The Philippines is one of the most disaster-prone countries: it ranks 2nd in
Asia and 4th in the world. Yearly, the country encounters destructive typhoons,
flood, landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions or other man-made disasters
that leave many dead, missing, displaced from their homes with damages amounting
to billions of pesos.

Media is quickly on the scene, together with disaster response and coordinating
agencies. Reports are broadcast immediately and, most of the time, helped in
getting aid and assistance to the affected persons and communities. However,
there are also many instances where the manner in which media responds and the
quality and sensitivity of the reports are questionable.

The "Children and Disaster: Philippine Media Response" fellowship helps
broadcasters widen their understanding and improve their reportage on issues
relating to disaster and emergency. It provides safety techniques and coping
mechanisms for those who regularly cover these situations. Through UNICEF, the
participants are provided with additional support to produce special reports.

FULL ARTICLE AT http://www.pia.gov.ph/default.asp?m=12&fi=p070730.htm&no=09

_________________________________________

Chris Schuepp
Young People's Media Network - Coordinator

Youth Media Consulting GbR
c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
Bergstr. 8 / 11th floor
D-45770 Marl - Germany

Tel./Fax: +49 2365 502480
Mobile: +49 176 23107083
Email: cschuepp@...
URL: www.unicef.org/magic
Mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youthful-media

The YPMN is supported by UNICEF and hosted by the ECMC.

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United Nations or its agencies.
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We are coming for your children
Commercials for junk food are being banned on children's television. For
campaigners, this is just the first victory in a war against advertising to
youngsters. But those whose job it is to sell sweets, toys and fizzy drinks will
not give up without a fight. Helen Pidd joins them as they move into a new
battlefield - the Internet ...

FULL ARTICLE AT http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2138070,00.html
_________________________________________

Chris Schuepp
Young People's Media Network - Coordinator

Youth Media Consulting GbR
c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
Bergstr. 8 / 11th floor
D-45770 Marl - Germany

Tel./Fax: +49 2365 502480
Mobile: +49 176 23107083
Email: cschuepp@...
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Mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youthful-media

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Children and TV
_http://www.nayceo.org.uk/?p=302_ (http://www.nayceo.org.uk/?p=302)

The National Consumer Council (NCC) published a report _Watching, wanting and
wellbeing: exploring the  links_
(http://www.ncc.org.uk/nccpdf/poldocs/NCC167rr_watching_wanting_wellbeing.pdf) 
which highlights the rich complexity of
children’s lives  where those who spend lots of time in front of the TV and
computer screen are  more materialistic. These materialistic children argue more
with their family,  have a lower opinion of their parents and lower
self-esteem.
The report finds that commercial influence is exerted unevenly across
different groups, with different communities displaying very different attitudes
to
media use and levels of materialism. Children from less well off  families
are more likely to watch commercial TV, TV programmes made for an  older
audience and twice as many say they believe adverts when compared to their 
affluent
counterparts.
The report shows that most children feel good about themselves, but
underneath this is a complex picture which reveals striking variations and 
consistent
differences between different socio-economic groups. Notably,  children
living in disadvantaged areas were found to have greater levels of  unsupervised
access to television and the internet compared to their affluent  counterparts.
Moreover, children’s television appears to be losing its appeal with
youngsters, as findings show they are not just watching programmes targeted at 
them.
Fewer than half of 12 to 13 year-olds list any children’s programme in  their
‘top three’ while children as young as nine pick out other programmes as
favourites, including soaps, reality television and horror.
In some households the screen appears to be ever-present, particularly during
  mealtimes. In disadvantaged areas, for example, children are six times more
likely to watch TV during the weekday evening meal. Furthermore, around one
in  four in disadvantaged areas say they have the TV on at lunchtime on Sunday
-  compared to only one in thirty from the better off neighbourhoods.
The Report argues that more could be done to help parents. Parents need  to
know what screen-time takes away from what they can give. Screen-time is
strongly linked to both child and family wellbeing. In particular, initiatives
that are already underway to promote ‘media literacy’, in and out of school,
ought to focus on households where children use media extensively, where this
exposure is likely to be unsupervised and where adverts are believed
unquestionably.


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Hello,

I am wondering if you are still planning your youth journalism program
later this year in  Amman. I am still very interested. I may be in
Qatar starting in September until May.  Perhaps we can organise
something.

Lee Rother, PhD

Quoting Young People's Media Network <cschuepp@...>:

> Youth journalism program to launch in Amman
> 27/06/2007
>
> Amman-based development association Sharakah and the Media Voice
> Studies Center have announced plans to launch a youth journalism
> program later this year.
> They will select 20 Jordanian students to receive training in
> journalism skills from the staff of both organizations. Afterward,
> the students will work together to name their newspaper, write
> articles, and edit the paper for monthly production, the organizers
> said.
>
> For more information, contact sarah@... or visit
> http://snipr.com/1nm3n
>
> SOURCE: http://www.ijnet.org/Director.aspx?P=Article&ID=306438
> _________________________________________
>
> Chris Schuepp
> Young People's Media Network - Coordinator
>
> Youth Media Consulting GbR
> c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
> Bergstr. 8 / 11th floor
> D-45770 Marl - Germany
>
> Tel./Fax: +49 2365 502480
> Mobile: +49 176 23107083
> Email: cschuepp@...
> URL: www.unicef.org/magic
> Mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youthful-media
>
> The YPMN is supported by UNICEF and hosted by the ECMC.
>
> The opinions and views expressed in this message and/or articles & websites
>
> linked to from this message do not necessarily reflect the views of the
> United Nations or its agencies.
> _________________________________________
>
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>
>

Wai'anae video venture seeded with area youth

WAI'ANAE - A vision born in a Wai'anae High School classroom is quickly
taking root in a fledgling video production and multimedia design company
housed in Makaha's old Coronet Building and built around a nucleus of
fresh-faced technicians in their teens and early 20s.

Makaha Studios has no "studio," and not even enough paint to complete
interior renovations of the former real estate office turned production
facility.
Yet in just eight months the for-profit start-up - the offshoot of a
phenomenally successful high school media education program - has attracted
so much interest that it is booked through December to produce, shoot or
edit commercials, promotional videos and public service announcements for
clients ranging from local businesses to television stations and government
agencies.

But Makaha Studios' greatest potential may lie in what it could mean to the
area's young people.

FULL ARTICLE AT
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070805/NEWS01/708\
050356/1001/NEWS01

AT A GLANCE
Makaha Studios
Employees: 7 (five-person production team and two-person business team)
Phone: 695-8200
Address: P.O. Box 233, Makaha, HI 96792
Learn More: www.makahastudios.com

_________________________________________

Chris Schuepp
Young People's Media Network - Coordinator

Youth Media Consulting GbR
c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
Bergstr. 8 / 11th floor
D-45770 Marl - Germany

Tel./Fax: +49 2365 502480
Mobile: +49 176 23107083
Email: cschuepp@...
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United Nations or its agencies.
_________________________________________

DVDs to help babies learn 'may hinder skills'

(http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1233662007)

MARTYN MCLAUGHLIN ( _mmclaughlin@...)

*   'Educational' DVDs for infants under review by new study
*   Research finds DVDs have negative effects on infant language skills
*   Parents advised to limit the time their children watch the products

EDUCATIONAL DVDs and videos which claim to enhance the cognitive development of
infants may hinder rather than help their language skills, according to a study
published today.

The DVDs, widely available in stores such as Mothercare, often claim to aid the
development of babies' speech and vocabulary, but parents have been warned that
if they want to improve their infant's ability to learn, they should limit the
amount of time they spend using such products.

Full article at the link given above.

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Teaching technology growing in importance

BY BEN FISCHER | BFISCHER@...
Despite the near ubiquity of personal computers and digital media in children's
lives, formal education in how to create, develop and use those tools is badly
lacking, says Glennetta Krause, the lead teacher at the Hughes Center Teaching &
Technology program.

But that will change soon, she says, and that's why the Hughes Center includes
computer technology training as a critical part of preparing the next generation
of classroom teachers.

"We're one of the only programs in the district, and probably in the state, for
students where every day of their careers they have a technology class," Krause
said.

FULL ARTICLE AT
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070806/NEWS0102/708060301/\
1058/NEWS01

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Chris Schuepp
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China tackles youth internet addiction
BUSINESS GAZETTEER
CHINA is launching an experimental summer camp for 40 youngsters to try to wean
them off "internet addiction". The ten-day programme will accept 14-22 year olds
once they had undergone a psychological test and evaluation.

About 2.6 million - or 13 per cent - of the country's 20 million internet users
under 18 are now classed as addicts, state media has reported. The youngsters at
the summer camp will be treated for depression, fear, unwillingness to interact
with others, panic and agitation. It's a rather softer option than the Internet
Addiction Treatment Centre near Beijing, which uses a blend of therapy and
military drills to treat children addicted to online games, porn and cybersex.

FULL ARTICLE AT http://business.scotsman.com/banking.cfm?id=1239462007

_________________________________________

Chris Schuepp
Young People's Media Network - Coordinator

Youth Media Consulting GbR
c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
Bergstr. 8 / 11th floor
D-45770 Marl - Germany

Tel./Fax: +49 2365 502480
Mobile: +49 176 23107083
Email: cschuepp@...
URL: www.unicef.org/magic
Mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youthful-media

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