Community updates

Chronological news digests

2011-11-17

WAN-IFRA Twinning Programme launches Canadian ‘Brain Trust’

Tatiana Repkova | www.wan-ifra.org/press-re ... |

Canada, Malawi, Zimbabwe

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Northern North America, Southern Africa

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Africa, America North

Training of Media Managers / Trainers

2011-11-14

Nigerian journalist arrested over articles about alleged football corruption

Tatiana Repkova | www.freemedia.at/home/sin ... |

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Civil Laws - Defamation - Libel & Slander
Investigative / Watchdog Journalism - Accountability Reporting - Covering Corruption - Transparency - Whistleblowers
Open / Citizen / Public / Participatory Journalism - Eyewitness / User Generated Content - Crowdsourcing

2011-11-13

Reporting Libya: freelance coverage, full-time dangers

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

Libya, 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

Covering War / Crisis / Conflict / Protest / Riot / Non-Standard Situation - Military Reporting
Working Conditions - Collective Agreements - Trade Unions - Contracts - Clause of Conscience
Freelancers / Stringers

2011-11-12

Leadership and guiding principles for African media owners and managers - A project of the African Media Initiative

Tatiana Repkova | www.africanmediainitiativ ... |

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Arab World, Maghreb, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Self-Regulation - Press Councils
Leadership and Management

2011-11-11

Ethiopia charges six journalists with terrorism

Tatiana Repkova | cpj.org/2011/11/ethiopia- ... |

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Anti-Subversion / Anti-Terrorism Laws

2011-11-10

Mobile phones - key to a newspaper's identity: the free newspaper '@Verdade' uses mobile tech to reach and inform readers

Tatiana Repkova | www.pbs.org/idealab/2011/ ... |

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Southern Africa

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Mobile Telephony / VOIP (Skype) & Newspaper Editions / News Campaigns / Smart Phones / Applications
Increasing Interactivity With Readers / Audience
Covering / Reporting Politics / Elections / Campaigns / Government / Public Events
Covering / Reporting Medical Care / Health / Illness / Disabilities / Drugs / Alcohol / Drinking
Open / Citizen / Public / Participatory Journalism - Eyewitness / User Generated Content - Crowdsourcing

2011-11-10

Africa heading for nomadic internet age

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

Online / Digital / Integrated Readership / Traffic / Audience - Marketing Research / Surveys - Internet Users - End-User Behavior / Experience

2011-11-10

ACE Africa cable to go online late next year: France Telecom

Tatiana Repkova | www.google.com/hostednews ... |

France, South Africa

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

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

2011-11-10

Storm brewing? Shaping the media landscape of South Sudan

Tatiana Repkova | www.wan-ifra.org/articles ... |

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Freedom of Expression / Information / Press - Access to Information - Press Credentials - Accreditation
News Media Markets - Ownership & Investment

2011-11-09

Journalists caught in the middle of political rivalries at election time

Tatiana Repkova | www.ifex.org/liberia/2011 ... |

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