Community updates

Chronological news digests

2011-12-16

Tunisia’s repressive laws - the reform agenda

Tatiana Repkova | www.hrw.org/reports/2011/ ... |

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Arab World, Maghreb, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Media / Press / Web Laws / Regulations
National Security Laws - State Secret - Secret Documents
Anti-Subversion / Anti-Terrorism Laws
Civil Laws - Defamation - Libel & Slander

2011-12-16

New UK-based Algerian satellite TV channel launches

Tatiana Repkova | blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork ... |

Algeria, United Kingdom

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Arab World, European Union (=28), European Union - old (=15), Maghreb, Northern Africa, Western Europe

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Africa, Africa / Asia, Europe

Launches of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media - Startups
TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV

2011-12-15

Evening Standard's Dispossessed campaign on poverty in London being studied by South African editor

Tatiana Repkova | www.inpublishing.co.uk/ne ... |

South Africa, United Kingdom

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

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Advocacy / Campaigning Journalism - Media Activism - Alternative Media

2011-12-13

Tunisia altered emails with big brother software

Tatiana Repkova | www.bloomberg.com/news/20 ... |

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Arab World, Maghreb, Middle East, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia, Asia

Freedom of Information - Access to Internet
Cybersecurity - Hackers - Blocked Websites - Cybercrime - Cyberbullying - Spam - Fake Views

2011-12-08

Al Jazeera launched the 'Somalia Speaks' project to help amplify stories from everyday life - by sending 5000 SMS messages to citizens

Tatiana Repkova | www.mobilemediatoolkit.or ... |

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Arab World, Eastern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Mobile Telephony / VOIP (Skype) & Newspaper Editions / News Campaigns / Smart Phones / Applications
Increasing Interactivity With Readers / Audience
Location-Based Services - Geolocation - Geotagging
Open / Citizen / Public / Participatory Journalism - Eyewitness / User Generated Content - Crowdsourcing

2011-12-08

Somalia Speaks: How Al Jazeera reports via text message

Tatiana Repkova | www.fastcoexist.com/16789 ... |

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Arab World, Eastern Africa, Middle East

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Africa, Africa / Asia, Asia

Increasing Readership / Audience / Traffic / Engagement - Improving User Experience - Audience Development / Embracement
Open / Citizen / Public / Participatory Journalism - Eyewitness / User Generated Content - Crowdsourcing
Text Messages / SMS Alerts / Push notifications / Chat Apps / Chat Bots

2011-12-07

African Media Initiative funds news innovation

Tatiana Repkova | ijnet.org/blog/african-me ... |

Media Aid Organizations / Donors / Programs / Projects

2011-12-07

How a volunteer news brigade broke through Libya's Internet blackout

Tatiana Repkova | ijnet.org/blog/how-volunt ... |

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Arab World, Maghreb, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Freedom of Information - Access to Internet
Cybersecurity - Hackers - Blocked Websites - Cybercrime - Cyberbullying - Spam - Fake Views

2011-12-06

The African Media Initiative (AMI) announces $1 million fund for news innovation

Tatiana Repkova | www.icfj.org/news/leading ... |

Media Aid Organizations / Donors / Programs / Projects
Specifics of Creating Online Content - Multimedia / Transmedia Reporting / Storytelling - Mobile Journalism (Mojo) - Real-Time / Instantaneous / Live Blogging - Live Streaming - Robots - Algorithms
Reporting, Writing and Editing
Covering / Reporting News / Breaking News / Scoops - News Games - Anticipatory News
News / Media Innovation

2011-12-05

BBC's Arabic service wins huge audiences

Tatiana Repkova | www.guardian.co.uk/media/ ... |

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European Union (=28), European Union - old (=15), Maghreb, Middle East, Western Europe

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Africa, Asia, Europe

TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV
Readership / Audience - Marketing Research / Surveys - Opinion Polls