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1: Information’s Watchdog: Takes a look at who the press councils are and what their role is in our society?

2: Ethical Codes Preventing Ethics: Discusses the various codes of ethics throughout the world and how the press councils justify omitting important news stories such as the 25,000 deaths which occur daily throughout the third world.

3: The Danger of the Cliché: Why do audiences dismiss extreme poverty when confronted by it in the media?

4: The Lying Game: Deals with news omission vs censorship ─ a history of the lies taken place in the media and the damage that excluding information can cause.

5: After the Deluge: What we can learn about extreme poverty, humanitarian aid and microfinance from recent events such as the Boxing Day Tsunami.

6: News at Ground Zero: What we can learn from September 11 in relation to what makes for shocking imagery in the new millennium and what evokes emotional responses that can generate action.

7: Cases Upheld: Precedents in which the world’s press councils have identified news omission to be branded irresponsible journalism and deeming certain material published as damaging. 

8: Why People are Idiots: Looks at how materialism, a lack of perspective and an overload of information can be damaging to media consumers.

9: Killing Them Softly: How does constant humanitarian aid, voluntourism and infrequent third world awareness contribute to maintaining extreme poverty to continue?

10: Cases Dismissed: Discusses complaints the press councils of the world have dismissed in relation to news omission.

11: All You Need is Love: Looks at our motivations for change. Do we all really want an end to extreme poverty? And if so, why? How important is ethical journalism today?

12: The Devil’s Advocacy: Discusses how reporting needs to be revolutionised and how advocacy journalism is the answer to the vagueness of news agenda.

13: Plan of attack: What we can do as mere individuals to end extreme poverty. How we can go from powerless to fearful and use the media to embrace advocacy journalism.

14: The Front Page: Looks at what the various news mediums should do to raise awareness of extreme poverty and keep momentum on the rise.

15: The Invitation List: A list pinpointing exactly who the media moguls are throughout the world with the power to transform news agenda.

16: Their Financial Crisis: Discusses how increased foreign aid is still possible after the global financial crisis.

17: Window Seats: An existential look at where we go from here and why our perspective on meaning should change when we address the poor as people and not just an issue.