Joanne Tomkinson
Joanne Tomkinson joined AlertNet from Oxfam in 2007. She regularly scans the global coverage of emergencies and digests the most interesting highlights for AlertNet's MediaWatch section.
MEDIAWATCH: Political deadlock prolongs Zimbabwe misery
Author: Joanne Tomkinson
Six months on from Zimbabwe's elections and the picture looks increasingly bleak. The promised power-sharing deal has stalled, the education system is in freefall, inflation is skyrocketing, and food is increasingly scarce. What, the African and International press alike are asking, can be done to save the country from further crisis? ...
Author: Joanne Tomkinson
Six months on from Zimbabwe's elections and the picture looks increasingly bleak. The promised power-sharing deal has stalled, the education system is in freefall, inflation is skyrocketing, and food is increasingly scarce. What, the African and International press alike are asking, can be done to save the country from further crisis? ...
MEDIAWATCH: Destabilisation threatens the north Caucasus
Author: Joanne Tomkinson
Has Russia finally defeated Chechnya's separatist insurgents at the same time as another major conflict is brewing in the volatile north Caucasus region? Press coverage of Chechnya, and its neighbours Ingushetia and Dagestan, raises questions about balance between peace and conflict in the whole area. "Like it or not, Russia has won this war," says Jonathan Steele of the 17-year-old conflict between Moscow and Chechnya, in Britain's Guardian newspaper. ...
Author: Joanne Tomkinson
Has Russia finally defeated Chechnya's separatist insurgents at the same time as another major conflict is brewing in the volatile north Caucasus region? Press coverage of Chechnya, and its neighbours Ingushetia and Dagestan, raises questions about balance between peace and conflict in the whole area. "Like it or not, Russia has won this war," says Jonathan Steele of the 17-year-old conflict between Moscow and Chechnya, in Britain's Guardian newspaper. ...
MEDIAWATCH: What's behind anti-Christian violence in India?
Author: Joanne Tomkinson
"The fire is spreading," Indian newspaper The Times of India says, talking about the escalation in Hindu attacks on Christians in the east and south of the country. Hindu extremists have burned down churches, homes and schools belonging to Christians, and the spiralling communal violence has so far killed 22 people in the eastern state of Orissa. The mobs driving thousands into makeshift government camps are complaining that Christians in the area are forcibly converting Hindus to Christianity. But has this intensifying violence been solely sparked by conversions? ...
Author: Joanne Tomkinson
"The fire is spreading," Indian newspaper The Times of India says, talking about the escalation in Hindu attacks on Christians in the east and south of the country. Hindu extremists have burned down churches, homes and schools belonging to Christians, and the spiralling communal violence has so far killed 22 people in the eastern state of Orissa. The mobs driving thousands into makeshift government camps are complaining that Christians in the area are forcibly converting Hindus to Christianity. But has this intensifying violence been solely sparked by conversions? ...
MEDIAWATCH: Blame game escalates over India floods
Author: Joanne Tomkinson
India's eastern Bihar state is ravaged by the worst flooding for 50 years. Whether or not this is a natural or manmade disaster is a hot topic in the Indian press. As reports of overcrowded relief camps, food shortages and riots increase, many commentators are asking who is to blame for the monsoon misery that has engulfed the state. The flooding started after the Kosi river breached its banks in neighbouring Nepal. Some people are blaming the authorities for not desilting dams and barrages, while others say the scale of the suffering could have been avoided with better disaster planning. ...
Author: Joanne Tomkinson
India's eastern Bihar state is ravaged by the worst flooding for 50 years. Whether or not this is a natural or manmade disaster is a hot topic in the Indian press. As reports of overcrowded relief camps, food shortages and riots increase, many commentators are asking who is to blame for the monsoon misery that has engulfed the state. The flooding started after the Kosi river breached its banks in neighbouring Nepal. Some people are blaming the authorities for not desilting dams and barrages, while others say the scale of the suffering could have been avoided with better disaster planning. ...
International Criminal Court prosecutor under fire
Author: Joanne Tomkinson
The reputation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has lost its shine of late. There's a growing storm of criticism against ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo, and some commentators have even called for him to resign. So what are the charges being levelled at the five-year-old court, established to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes? ...
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Author: Joanne Tomkinson
The reputation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has lost its shine of late. There's a growing storm of criticism against ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo, and some commentators have even called for him to resign. So what are the charges being levelled at the five-year-old court, established to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes? ...
