News: media Watch
Gus Hales returns to the Falklands
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Tuesday, 11 March 08 - 01:38 PM (GMT) By Chris Ward in media Watch |
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Gus Hales is a Falkland's veteran who suffered from post traumatic stress disorder. Gus revisited the falklands twenty five years on and a short and moving video of his return can be viewed here. Also listen to Gus Hales reading his poem on the BBC Shropshire web site here.
Buddhist forum bans 'f' word
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Wednesday, 23 January 08 - 12:20 PM (GMT) By TG Staff in media Watch |
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The well-known e-sangha Buddhist portal has a new policy for their on-line forums which outlaws the use of of the word - 'fundamentalist'. Under 'Right Speech' the guidelines state that: 9) The use of the term "fundamentalist", as an appellation of another Buddhist's view, is not permi...
Thought for the Day - Radio 4
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Friday, 04 January 08 - 12:41 PM (GMT) By Chris Ward in media Watch |
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Buddhist Presenters on Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 has a range of speakers from the 'recognised religions' speaking each morning on the Today programme. Currently, the sole Buddhist is Vishvapani from the Western Buddhist Order who describes his experience here. I think that Vishvapani is doing an excel...
Buddhist Monks Top News Poll
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Sunday, 30 December 07 - 03:18 PM (GMT) By Chris Ward in media Watch |
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Buddhist monks who led anti-government demonstrations in Myanmar (formerly Burma) have been selected as the top religion newsmakers of the year, in a poll of secular journalists who write about religion for media in the United States. The full story can be read at ecumenical news international
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