Community updates

Chronological news digests

2014-11-23

Vine shifts from comedy clips to a valid journalistic tool: Ebola crisis videos on Twitter

Tatiana Repkova | www.theguardian.com/media ... |

Sierra Leone, United Kingdom

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European Union (=28), European Union - old (=15), Western Africa, Western Europe

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Online / Digital / Mobile / Social Media Trends
Covering / Reporting Medical Care / Health / Illness / Disabilities / Drugs / Alcohol / Drinking
Covering / Reporting Tragedy / Catastrophy / Disaster / Emergency
Video Packages / Footage / YouTube - Vodcasting - Animation
Mobile Blogs / Moblogs - Microblogs - Twitter

2014-10-20

Ebola Deeply builds on the lessons of single-subject news sites: A news operation with an expiration date

Tatiana Repkova | www.niemanlab.org/2014/10 ... |

Sierra Leone, Syria, United States of America

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Arab World, Middle East, Northern North America, Western Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia, America North, Asia

Covering / Reporting Medical Care / Health / Illness / Disabilities / Drugs / Alcohol / Drinking
Covering / Reporting Tragedy / Catastrophy / Disaster / Emergency
Market Segmentation - Audience Fragmentation - Niche Publishing - Microtargeting

2014-10-15

BBC launches WhatsApp service in West Africa to fight Ebola

Tatiana Repkova | www.journalism.co.uk/news ... |

Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone

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TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV
Covering / Reporting Medical Care / Health / Illness / Disabilities / Drugs / Alcohol / Drinking
Covering / Reporting Tragedy / Catastrophy / Disaster / Emergency
Text Messages / SMS Alerts / Push notifications / Chat Apps / Chat Bots

2014-10-09

The power of talk: Media and accountability in Angola, Sierra Leone and Tanzania

Tatiana Repkova | www.bbc.co.uk/mediaaction ... |

Angola, Sierra Leone, Tanzania

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Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa

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Freedom of Expression / Information / Press - Access to Information - Press Credentials - Accreditation
Press / Media Concepts - Role of Media

2014-09-29

Ebola Deeply: A new website totally focused on Ebola

Tatiana Repkova | www.usatoday.com/story/mo ... |

Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, United States of America

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Northern North America, Western Africa

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Africa, America North

Launches of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media - Startups
Covering / Reporting Medical Care / Health / Illness / Disabilities / Drugs / Alcohol / Drinking
Covering / Reporting Tragedy / Catastrophy / Disaster / Emergency
Market Segmentation - Audience Fragmentation - Niche Publishing - Microtargeting

2014-09-25

Al Jazeera has launched its first newsgame: Gamers investigating the illegal fishing trade in Sierra Leone

Tatiana Repkova | www.journalism.co.uk/news ... |

Qatar, Sierra Leone

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Arab World, Middle East, Western Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia, Asia, International (2)

Launches of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media - Startups
TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV
Targeting / Engaging Children / Young Reader / Audience
Investigative / Watchdog Journalism - Accountability Reporting - Covering Corruption - Transparency - Whistleblowers
Covering / Reporting News / Breaking News / Scoops - News Games - Anticipatory News

2014-09-15

Radar sources report from deep inside the Ebola crisis: SMS reports from citizen reporters in remote regions

Tatiana Repkova | www.journalism.co.uk/news ... |

Liberia, Sierra Leone

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Covering / Reporting Medical Care / Health / Illness / Disabilities / Drugs / Alcohol / Drinking
Covering / Reporting Tragedy / Catastrophy / Disaster / Emergency
Open / Citizen / Public / Participatory Journalism - Eyewitness / User Generated Content - Crowdsourcing
Text Messages / SMS Alerts / Push notifications / Chat Apps / Chat Bots

2014-08-10

How West African news outlets are covering the Ebola outbreak

Tatiana Repkova | nymag.com/daily/intellige ... |

Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone

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Covering / Reporting Medical Care / Health / Illness / Disabilities / Drugs / Alcohol / Drinking
Covering / Reporting Tragedy / Catastrophy / Disaster / Emergency

2013-09-01

Sierra Leone: Encouraging impartial coverage during the 2012 elections

Tatiana Repkova | www.bbc.co.uk/mediaaction ... |

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Professional Journalism
Covering / Reporting Politics / Elections / Campaigns / Government / Public Events