Community updates

Chronological news digests

2012-04-25

How not to write about Africa: The media shamefully neglects Africa - until it decides to swarm a story with terrible coverage

Tatiana Repkova | www.foreignpolicy.com/art ... |

Congo Democratic Republic, Mali, United States of America

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Central Africa, Northern North America, Western Africa

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Africa, America North

Covering / Reporting International / Foreign Affairs / Diplomacy

2012-04-23

Staff fight to 'keep website alive' after closure of independent English-language daily newspaper for Egypt

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

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Arab World, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Closures / Absorptions of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media

2012-04-20

Morocco government riven by debate over new media guidelines that some say require public TV and radio stations to be more religious

Tatiana Repkova | www.mercurynews.com/busin ... |

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Arab World, Maghreb, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Media / Press / Web Laws / Regulations
TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV

2012-04-18

China's Pan African Networks Group is to roll out a digital TV service in Kenya starting May 2012

Tatiana Repkova | www.abu.org.my/Latest_New ... |

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Eastern Africa, North Asia

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Launches of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media - Startups
Digital TV / Radio - Web TV - Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) - Internet TV - Webcast - Mobile TV - Smart TV - Connected TV - Live Streaming

2012-04-13

Social media activism takes root in Malawi

Tatiana Repkova | www.ips.org/africa/2012/0 ... |

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Southern Africa

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Freedom of Information - Access to Internet
Online / Digital / Integrated Readership / Traffic / Audience - Marketing Research / Surveys - Internet Users - End-User Behavior / Experience
Social Media Generally - Social Websites / Networking - Social Journalism
Advocacy / Campaigning Journalism - Media Activism - Alternative Media

2012-04-11

Mosireen, a collective of citizen journalists and activists in Egypt, 'pushing at traditional journalism'

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

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Arab World, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Role of ICT - Old / Traditional Media vs New / Social Media - Future of the News / Journalism
Press / Media Concepts - Role of Media
Open / Citizen / Public / Participatory Journalism - Eyewitness / User Generated Content - Crowdsourcing
Advocacy / Campaigning Journalism - Media Activism - Alternative Media

2012-04-10

South African newspaper, The Star, launches tabloid aimed at blacks

Tatiana Repkova | www.asiaone.com/News/Late ... |

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Southern Africa

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Launches of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media - Startups
Minority / Ethnic Newspapers / Publications / Media
Image / Credibility / Perception / Reputation of Media / Journalism - Tabloid / Yellow / Sensationalist Press
Targeting / Engaging New Readers / Audience

2012-04-09

New submarine fiber-optic cables set to revolutionize West African Internet, to go online in mid-2012

Tatiana Repkova | www.voanews.com/english/n ... |

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Internet Technology / Access / Practices - Broadband - VOIP (Skype) - Machine-to-Machine (M2M)

2012-04-05

Egyptian media still not free after Mubarak, report says

Tatiana Repkova | latimesblogs.latimes.com/ ... |

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Arab World, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Freedom of Expression / Information / Press - Access to Information - Press Credentials - Accreditation
Freedom of Information - Access to Internet
Censorship / Self-Censorship

2012-04-05

Northwestern University in Qatar publishes Libya Media Report

Tatiana Repkova | www.editorandpublisher.co ... |

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Arab World, Maghreb, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

News Media Markets - Landscape - Numbers of titles - Business & Financial Results