Posted by Damira Davletyarova
News, This Week's Edition
Saturday, October 17th, 2009

Sharon Thompson, a member of CUPE 2745, which represents educational support staff, doesn’t want the New Brunswick government to cut next year’s education budget. She said that to Minister of Finance Greg Byrne at the pre-budget consultations held this Tuesday in Fredericton. “When you start cutting the budget on education you force school districts to [...]
Posted by Damira Davletyarova
Best of the Beacon, Features, This Week's Edition, Video
Friday, October 2nd, 2009

The mission of journalism everywhere is the same. But in Kazakhstan carrying out that mission is difficult. Independent media is like a drop in the ocean where the state runs, dominates, and controls the media. Damira Davletyarova gives us a first hand look at what it’s like to be a journalist in Kazakhstan. (View Transcript [...]
Posted by Damira Davletyarova
Transcripts
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
STRUGGLE FOR FREE PRESS IN KAZAKHSTAN DAMIRA DAVLETYAROVA NATSOT: STORY MEETING 00:05 This is a story meeting at Uralskaya Nedelya, one of the few independent weekly in Uralsk, Kazakhstan. NATSOT: TAMARA SPEAKING 00:03 Tamara Eslyamova- the editor-in-chief and journalist are brainstorming story ideas for next issue, defining what the public should know. The mission of [...]