FOX
African Journey of a Lifetime With Alicia Keys! - Documentary Follows Keep a Child Alive's Outreach to Communities Affected With HIV/AIDS
A Portion of the Documentary to Debut During 'IDOL GIVES BACK' Wednesday, April 9, on FOX. Alicia in Africa: Journey to the Motherland is the breathtaking documentary of Grammy Award-winning musician and Keep a Child Alive (KCA) Co-Founder Alicia Keys' month-long trip to
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/african-journey-of-a-lifetime,342051.shtml
News Corp Sued to Collect Indecency Fines
In an unusual move, the U.S. Justice Department is suing Fox Broadcasting and Sinclair to collect $56,000 in fines for the 2003 broadcast of a "raunchy" reality show. Fox's appeal was "returned without consideration," because its claim was 14 pages over the limit. Fox dubs the decision "offensive."
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080405/fox_indecency.html
VIACOM
Redstone Legacy Clouds Future of Viacom, CBS
Chief Sumner Redstone's frayed relationship with his daughter,
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/07/business/media/07redstone.html
Alicia Keys’ Documentary ''Alicia in
SpiralFrog, Inc., the free and legal, ad-supported web-based music service, today announced it was selected by the non-profit organization, Keep a Child Alive (KCA), to be the exclusive download partner for “Alicia in Africa: Journey to the Motherland,” the documentary of Grammy Award-winning musician and Keep a Child Alive (KCA) Co-Founder, Alicia Keys’, month-long trip to Africa to visit communities affected by HIV and AIDS.
Answers, Solutions and Knowledge - ASK - on HIV/Aids. That is what 18 students acquired during a one-month training. They recently received their certificates. The training was organized by the international student's platform Aiesec in partnership with World Vision. It culminated in the Come and ASK (Answers, Solutions and Knowledge on HIV/Aids) day, during which the 18 students, most of whom hail from the
http://allafrica.com/stories/200804071399.html
THE fifth National AIDS Conference took place at Speke Resort Munyonyo recently. The theme was "Evidence-driven action for greater success" with the slogan, "Moving beyond past achievements." Moving beyond the past achievements calls for going beyond the ABC (Abstinence, Be faithful and Condoms) strategy.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200804070653.html
The chairperson of the parliamentary committee on HIV/AIDS Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye has advised the AIDS information centre to start door to door HIV/AIDS testing to enable a bigger population know their sero status.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200804071060.html
11 Leading Ethiopian Companies Commit To Achieving HIV/AIDS Results In 100 Days
The 11 companies are participating in a pilot project lead by the Ethiopian Business Coalition Against HIV/AIDS (EBCA), in partnership with the World Bank Institute and the Rapid Results Institute, to accelerate the achievement of HIV/AIDS results in Ethiopian companies.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/102916.php
Driving home the AIDS message
At Balasore Railway Station when this seven-coach train parked, this group of about five met some rural folks and got them talk on HIV/AIDS. All that the visitors knew was Red Ribbon Express (RRE) was an exhibition on the wheels about HIV/AIDS. Not many knew details about the dreaded disease.
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEQ20080406015700&Page=Q&Title=ORISSA&Topic=0
Twenty-one killed by HIV/AIDS in Badung district,
As many as 21 people in Bali`s Badung district died of HIV/AIDS in 2008, a local HIV/AIDS eradication activist said here on Friday. Speaking at the closing of a "peer educators" training course for villagers concerned about the deadly disease, Adi Rukmini of Badung District`s AIDS Eradication Commission (KPA) said the district now had 373 HIV/AIDS sufferers who were living in almost all of the region`s sub districts.
http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2008/4/6/twenty-one-killed-by-hiv-aids-in-badung-district-bali/
MEDIA GETS INVOLVED IN STOPPING HIV / AIDS
“It was to involve the media in the discussion on HIV and also stigma and discrimination and we were looking for a unique way to make it real or as real as possible so that the media could experience a little bit of what it is, what it feels like in dealing with HIV. The hope is that they would take their experiences and use it to model their stories on the way they report and speak on HIV and stigma and discrimination and in general how stories are reported.”
http://www.lovefm.com/ndisplay.php?nid=7593
Red Stripe cancels concert sponsorships in
The company has withdrawn thousands of dollars (euros) in sponsorship from the popular "Reggae Sumfest" and "Sting" reggae show. Musicians are glorifying violence in what has become a worrisome trend, the company said in a statement Friday.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/05/news/CB-GEN-Jamaica-Red-Stripe.php
ST. KITTS-NEVIS is now better positioned to adapt a regional communication strategy to address HIV/AIDS related stigma and discrimination following a recently concluded coaching workshop organised by Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) held at the City View Hotel,
http://www.sknvibes.com/News/NewsDetails.cfm/4906
OTHER NEWS
Facebook to Roll Out Real-Time Chat Feature
Facebook this week will launch Facebook Chat, which the social network describes as "a new way for you to communicate with your friends in real-time." Users will find the new application at the bottom of their browsers. Facebook Chat "will make it easier to connect instantly."
http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=12811122130
Google Sued for Posting Pictures of House
A couple in a
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080404/ap_on_hi_te/google_photo_lawsuit
Nielsen to Buy TV, Web Audience Research Firm
Nielsen plans to acquire IAG Research, a New York-based television and Internet audience research firm, for $225 million to strengthen its media business. Nielsen, a provider of market research and media services, expects to complete the acquisition in the second quarter.
http://www.reuters.com/article/industryNews/idUSWNAS698520080407
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