Agenda Stories making the news this month 8 Anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka 8 Life after Zuma 9 Beirut: Paris of the Middle East? 9 Ethiopia’s new reforming PM 9 Victory for UK school data 10 Learning to swim in Zanzibar 10 Lukodi massacre museum 11 Secular values vs ‘Love Jihad’ 11 Rightwing boxer knocked out PLUS: Scratchy Lines by Simon Kneebone and
Reasons to be Cheerful.
The Big Story – Media
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12 A better media is possible Out of the current crisis, a more hopeful vision is emerging,
argues Vanessa Baird. 16 Blueprint for a better media – 11 strategies for change 18 Fighting Mr Fake How editor Maria Ressa took on the president of the
Philippines. Iris Gonzales tells the story. 20 Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies…
The strange mutations of ‘fake news’. 21 The selfish giants Laura Basu on how media ownership is getting more
Magazine designed by Ian Nixon and Juha Sorsa. Cover illustration: Belle Mellor All monetary values are expressed in US dollars unless otherwise noted. A m o r i m
concentrated – and what to do about it. 23 MEDIA – THE FACTS 24 Who elected Facebook? Turning tech giants into mega-censors is not such a smart
move, explains Jillian York. 26 Malware for humans JJ Patrick delves into the murky world of big data, cyberwar
and disinformation.
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Features 30 Photo essay: Dark clouds
Violeta Santos Moura reports from Poland, where reliance on coal kills some 45,000 people each year. 34 One belt, one road Wayne Ellwood examines the economic and political
ramifications of China’s dazzlingly ambitious Belt and Road Initiative. PLUS: Open Window, with guest cartoonist Pedro X Molina
from Nicaragua. 42 Q&A with Zaina Erhaim Anton Mukhamedov speaks with the Syrian reporter about
the challenges of being a female journalist and the need to document atrocities.
Opinion 33 Kate Smurthwaite Why you can teach funny.
PLUS: Polyp’s Big Bad World. 37 Mark Engler In praise of White House dysfunction.
Mixed media 38 Film reviews The Ciambra directed and written by Jonas Carpignano;
In the Fade directed and co-written by Fatih Akin. 39 Music reviews Remain in Light by Angélique Kidjo; Voice of Resistance
by Rim Banna. 40 Book reviews Behold, America by Sarah Churchwell; Disoriental by
Négar Djavadi; A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things by Raj Patel and Jason W Moore; The Empire’s New Clothes by Philip Murphy. PLUS: Also out there…
Regulars 6 Letters 7 Letter from Marabá Dan Baron Cohen writes from Cabelo Seco, where news
of former president Lula’s sentencing has stirred waves of anxiety and indignation. 28 Country Profile: Costa Rica 44 Making Waves Blind outdoors
enthusiast, Divyanshu Ganatra, on the importance of inclusion through adventure sports in India. Profile by Priti Salian. 45 Puzzle page PLUS: Marc Roberts’
Only Planet cartoon. 46 And Finally Famous for his portrait of the green-eyed ‘Afghan Girl’,
photographer Steve McCurry speaks to Graeme Green about Afghanistan, America and human vs animal nature.
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Coming soon: The next financial crisis
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