Community updates

Chronological news digests

2012-05-30

The Moroccan government's announcement that it would issue new public media guidelines has reignited a stormy debate

Tatiana Repkova | allafrica.com/stories/201 ... |

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Arab World, Maghreb, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Independence of the Press / Media
Media / Press / Web Laws / Regulations
Covering / Reporting Faith / Religion / Church - Blasphemy
Employee Handbooks / Policy Manuals / Guidelines

2012-05-07

Three U.K. publishers pay damages to an Algerian man for false accusations

Tatiana Repkova | www.poynter.org/latest-ne ... |

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

Civil Laws - Liability for Damages

2012-05-01

The role of media in the Arab World's transformation process - Symposium: Deutsche Welle Media Dialogue

Tatiana Repkova | www.vistas.de/vistas/resu ... |

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Arab World, Maghreb, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Covering War / Crisis / Conflict / Protest / Riot / Non-Standard Situation - Military Reporting
Press / Media Concepts - Role of 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

2012-04-05

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

2012-03-28

Thanks to social networks, more information is available about what is happening in Arab countries. But is it reliable?

Tatiana Repkova | links.eqentia.com/520b2ad ... |

Egypt, Libya, Syria, Tunisia

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Arab World, Maghreb, Middle East, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia, Asia

Image / Credibility / Perception / Reputation of Media / Journalism - Tabloid / Yellow / Sensationalist Press
Social Media Generally - Social Websites / Networking - Social Journalism
Open / Citizen / Public / Participatory Journalism - Eyewitness / User Generated Content - Crowdsourcing
Advocacy / Campaigning Journalism - Media Activism - Alternative Media

2012-03-22

Общинные станции перехватывают радиоволны, освобожденные Арабской весной

Tatiana Repkova | ijnet.org/ru/blog/101607 |

Egypt, Libya, Palestinian Authority, Tunisia, Yemen

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Arab World, Maghreb, Middle East, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia, Asia

TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV
Reaching / Building Communities / Neighborhood
Local / Hyperlocal / Community Newspapers / Publications / Titles / Editions / Sections / Supplements / Websites / Webpages / Media / News / Content

2012-03-19

'Mémoires d’Algérie': cross-border collaboration between El Watan and OWNI (in French language)

Tatiana Repkova | owni.fr/2012/03/19/memoir ... |

Algeria, France

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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

Collaboration / Cooperation - Synergy
Covering War / Crisis / Conflict / Protest / Riot / Non-Standard Situation - Military Reporting
Acquiring / Providing / Sharing / Reposting Content - Widgets - Embedding

2012-03-14

Web grows in the Middle East, but so does censorship

Tatiana Repkova | themedialine.org/news/new ... |

Maghreb, Middle East, Northern Africa

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Freedom of Information - Access to Internet
Censorship / Self-Censorship