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Mexico Narco-Blogging & Brazil's Amazon Battle
Mexico Narco-Blogging & Brazil's Amazon Battle
Jun 02 2011
In this episode: Narco-blogging Mexico's drug war, plus the controversial Belo Monte dam project in Brazil.
Stories in this episode
Sentenced to Community Service Through Twitter
Paying the price for defamation, an online user in Malaysia is ordered to tweet an apology 100 times. But, is this punishment leading to online praise?
Another Tragedy for the Amazon?
Brazil's environment agency has given the green light for construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, an $11 billion project that native Indians and environmentalists have criticised for threatening the Amazon.
Mexico: Speak No Evil
As the Mexican media turns to self-censorship, citizens rely on social media for updates on the country's drug war.
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