"PARIS — The BBC World Service, which started its scratchy shortwave transmissions to listeners cut off by “desert, snow and sea” 75 years ago, ended its last English-language shortwave services in Europe on Monday."
The english-language media market is picking up in Mexico, but it's yet to get online. "Spreading the media word across the Mexican border
November 27, 2007 · 1 Comment
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"‘Mexican newspapers don’t explain Mexico’ says journalist
October 25th, 2007 · No Comments
Mexican newspaper publishers sell only three million newspapers a day in a country with a population of 106 million....
"Many Americans click past Univision's melodramatic Mexican soap operas and sportscasters yelling "GOOOOOOAL!" But after a couple of recent rating coups, the Spanish-language TV network is carving out a Latino face on the Mount Rushmore of broadcast television alongside NBC,...
"It's not an uncommon question for a foreigner in China to field from strangers on trains, planes, buses, sidewalks, and in stores and cafes. The urge for Chinese men, women, and children alike to learn better English, even randomly and at inopportune moments, is strong.
In...
"NowAl Jazeera has got it english channel.
"Al Jazeera, the Arabic television news channel, begins airing its 24-hour English-language service today in a bid to compete with Time Warner Inc.'s Cable News Network and the British Broadcasting Corp.'s BBC World.
Al Jazeera...
I found some amazing pictures of this Italian fiesta called Boccaccesco. It takes place in Tuscany (sigh) the last few weeks in October. For the foodies on Nowpublic, check out some of the pictures below. "It's...