Community updates

Chronological news digests

2014-08-27

Microsoft's latest TV white space effort connects 28 schools in Namibia

Tatiana Repkova | www.fiercewireless.com/te ... |

Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, 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
Internet Technology / Access / Practices - Broadband - VOIP (Skype) - Machine-to-Machine (M2M)

2014-08-13

Data-driven GotToVote! site helps Ghana's voters register

Tatiana Repkova | ijnet.org/blog/data-drive ... |

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Role of ICT - Old / Traditional Media vs New / Social Media - Future of the News / Journalism
Covering / Reporting Politics / Elections / Campaigns / Government / Public Events
Data / Database Journalism
Press / Media Concepts - Role of Media

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

2014-07-23

Hate speech on the rise in African media

Tatiana Repkova | mg.co.za/article/2014-07- ... |

Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia

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Arab World, Eastern Africa, Western Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Newspaper / Press Trends
Online / Digital / Mobile / Social Media Trends
Covering / Reporting Hate Speech - Inflammatory Reporting - Racism / Antisemitism / Xenophobia / Homophobia / Tolerance

2014-07-15

Journalists and civil society must join forces to engage the public with health news

Tatiana Repkova | ijnet.org/blog/journalist ... |

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Covering / Reporting Medical Care / Health / Illness / Disabilities / Drugs / Alcohol / Drinking

2014-06-16

Key tips, apps for mobile reporters working in tough environments

Tatiana Repkova | www.pbs.org/mediashift/20 ... |

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Africa, Global (1)

Journalist's Craft / Skills / Techniques / Tools
Specifics of Creating Online Content - Multimedia / Transmedia Reporting / Storytelling - Mobile Journalism (Mojo) - Real-Time / Instantaneous / Live Blogging - Live Streaming - Robots - Algorithms
Covering War / Crisis / Conflict / Protest / Riot / Non-Standard Situation - Military Reporting
How To Ideas

2014-06-07

Nigerian army raids newspaper distribution centres

Tatiana Repkova | www.bbc.com/news/world-af ... |

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Freedom of Expression / Information / Press - Access to Information - Press Credentials - Accreditation
Distribution / Transmission Ways / Channels / Platforms - Distributed Content - Wholesale / Retail - Newsstands
News Media Markets - Circulation & Distribution -Transmission

2014-06-07

Nigerian military destroy, confiscate copies of newspapers

Tatiana Repkova | mashable.com/2014/06/07/n ... |

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Freedom of Expression / Information / Press - Access to Information - Press Credentials - Accreditation
Distribution / Transmission Ways / Channels / Platforms - Distributed Content - Wholesale / Retail - Newsstands
News Media Markets - Circulation & Distribution -Transmission

2014-05-31

Free and Fair: A Journalist's Guide to Improved Election Reporting in Ghana - Alison Bethel

Tatiana Repkova | www.icfj.org/resources/fr ... |

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Journalist's Craft / Skills / Techniques / Tools
Covering / Reporting Politics / Elections / Campaigns / Government / Public Events
Recommended Literature / Books / Blogs - Editorial content