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

2012-04-09

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)

2012-03-28

The director general of the Cyclone newspaper group arrested for “endangering state security”

Tatiana Repkova | en.rsf.org/cote-d-ivoire- ... |

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National Security Laws - State Secret - Secret Documents

2012-03-23

Soldiers shut down news media

Tatiana Repkova | www.eurasiareview.com/230 ... |

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Freedom of Expression / Information / Press - Access to Information - Press Credentials - Accreditation
Censorship / Self-Censorship
Banned / Suspended Newspapers / Publications / Other Media

2012-03-19

Nigerian Watch is a new, free monthly newspaper aimed at Britain's substantial Nigerian community

Tatiana Repkova | news.yahoo.com/monthly-ne ... |

Nigeria, United Kingdom

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

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Launches of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media - Startups
Minority / Ethnic Newspapers / Publications / Media
Reaching / Building Communities / Neighborhood
Free Newspapers / Magazines / Media - Pick-Up Publications
Local / Hyperlocal / Community Newspapers / Publications / Titles / Editions / Sections / Supplements / Websites / Webpages / Media / News / Content

2012-03-01

A new deal for transponder capacity will allow Al Jazeera to extend its coverage to Morocco and Nigeria

Tatiana Repkova | moroccotomorrow.org/2012/ ... |

Morocco, Nigeria

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Arab World, Maghreb, Northern Africa, Western Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV
News Media Markets - Circulation & Distribution -Transmission

2012-02-08

Nigeria's military obstructs journalists covering unrest

Tatiana Repkova | www.cpj.org/2012/02/niger ... |

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Freedom of Expression / Information / Press - Access to Information - Press Credentials - Accreditation
Protection and Safety of Journalists

2012-02-02

Africa has its first handheld tablet to rival the iPad and similar Western inventions

Tatiana Repkova | news.asiaone.com/News/Lat ... |

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Mobile Ereader Platforms / Devices / Applications - Tablet / Phablet / HTML5 / Ebook / Esingle / Epub

2012-02-01

Media & Telecoms Landscape Guide: Niger - infoasaid

Tatiana Repkova | www.cdacnetwork.org/tools ... |

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