Shiho Fukada wins 3rd prize at World Press Photo Multimedia Award 2015

 

Pulitzer Center grantee Shiho Fukada won 3rd Prize Long Feature in the World Press Photo’s 2015 Multimedia Contest for “Net Cafe Refugees,” a chapter from Japan’s Disposable Workers, her multimedia documentary supported by the Pulitzer Center and MediaStorm.

http://www.worldpressphoto.org/multimedia-gallery/2015/net-cafe-refugees?gallery=2918986

International Press Institute (IPI) World Congress in Yangon, Myanmar

In cooperation with the International Press Institute (IPI), the Media Programme Asia is hosting the IPI’s 2015 World Congress and General Assembly in Myanmar – a country in the midst of transition with great potential for a more independent press.

http://2015.ipiworldcongress.com/events/ipi-world-congress-2015/agenda-8578d2a16b8145dc8b45df80302b9cb7.aspx

PAKISTAN’S MADRASSAS

On this episode of Assignment Asia, our correspondent Danial Khan investigates the roots of the Pakistani madrassa, the core of religious education for many Pakistanis. Over the last 15 years or so, these schools have come under intense scrutiny for providing an atmosphere that fosters religious extremism – seen today in a post-9/11 world, with the rise of groups like ISIL and the Taliban. Danial takes us through the history of the madrassa and talks to experts to give us a more in-depth picture of this traditional educational institution. (Asia Asignment)

http://www.assignment-asia.com/episode-11-pakistans-madrassas