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Headlines, such as “Anger, confusion in Turkey as bird flu spreads” (Reuters, 1/10/06) and “Bird flu: World facing grave situation” (Ireland Online, 1/8/06), show growing concern for human safety amidst the threat of avian influenza or “bird flu,” which some health organisations say have reached pandemic proportions.

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Covering a five-day event involving thousands of people can be quite daunting for any journalist. With virtually no press office, over 2,500 on-going activities, and no structure for selecting among the main events, at the end of the day, media people still have to decide which event is the most important and deliver this to the public before news turns to history.

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Did you know that the cost of a popular image editing software is roughly half the average annual income of a South African?

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Following an e-forum on “Sexual Pleasure, Sexuality, and Rights” which ran last October – December 2005, The South and Southeast Asia Resource Centre on Sexuality will launch its second e-forum on “Sexuality and Censorship” from 16 January to 16 March 2006.

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In this digital age of new technology and ICT, how effective is traditional media? Development planners still believe that traditional media like community radio remains the source of information and outlet for most poor people.

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Around the world, the gap between those who have access to information and communication technologies and those who do not continues to widen. Issues of access to computers and the internet, literacy, technical skills, availability of quality, useful digital content all contribute to the growing digital divide.