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2019-10-29

A fake resignation letter made its way into CNN in Arabic and has spurred false news in Lebanon

Tatiana Repkova | https://www.poynter.org/f ... |

Lebanon, United States of America

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Arab World, Middle East, Northern North America

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Africa / Asia, America North, Asia

TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV
Cross-Border Distribution / Transmission / Reach
Fact-Checking / Verification - Accuracy - Fake/False News

2019-10-28

Turkish fact-checkers are at war — against old military operation footage and photos with false captions

Tatiana Repkova | https://www.poynter.org/f ... |

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Arab World, Middle East

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Africa / Asia, Asia

Covering War / Crisis / Conflict / Protest / Riot / Non-Standard Situation - Military Reporting
Fact-Checking / Verification - Accuracy - Fake/False News

2019-09-24

These fact-checkers are working to bring truth back to war-torn Syria — but they need help

Tatiana Repkova | https://www.poynter.org/f ... |

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Arab World, Middle East

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Africa / Asia, Asia

Covering War / Crisis / Conflict / Protest / Riot / Non-Standard Situation - Military Reporting
Fact-Checking / Verification - Accuracy - Fake/False News

2019-09-16

Internet shutdowns and the right to access in Sudan: A post-revolution perspective. Are apologies enough to ensure freedom of expression?

Tatiana Repkova | https://globalvoices.org/ ... |

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Arab World, Eastern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Freedom of Expression / Information / Press - Access to Information - Press Credentials - Accreditation
Freedom of Information - Access to Internet

2019-09-16

New Kings of the World: Dispatches from Bollywood, Dizi, and K-Pop

Tatiana Repkova | https://globalreports.col ... |

India, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Turkey

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Arab World, Middle East, South Asia

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Africa / Asia, Asia, International (2)

TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV
Media Industry Reports
Video Packages / Footage / YouTube - Vodcasting - Animation
Recommended Literature / Books / Blogs - Editorial content
Recommended Literature / Books / Blogs - Marketing - Readership - Audience

2019-08-23

Emmy-nominated 'Yemen's Skies of Terror': Al Jazeera uses 360-video to show the scale of destruction in Yemeni civil war

Tatiana Repkova | https://www.journalism.co ... |

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Arab World, Middle East

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Africa / Asia, Asia

TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV
Covering War / Crisis / Conflict / Protest / Riot / Non-Standard Situation - Military Reporting
Journalism Contests / Awards
Video Packages / Footage / YouTube - Vodcasting - Animation
Augmented / Virtual Reality - Three-dimensional space (3D) - Immersive Journalism - Artificial Intelligence

2019-08-02

Facebook removed hundreds of fake accounts tied to Saudi government

Tatiana Repkova | https://mashable.com/arti ... |

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Arab World, Middle East

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Africa / Asia, Asia

Social Media Marketing / Advertising / Management / Optimization (SMO) - Social Reader
Propaganda / Malinformation / Misinformation / Disinformation / Information Wars
Fact-Checking / Verification - Accuracy - Fake/False News

2019-07-17

Religious ideologies and authoritarian regimes: The challenges faced by virtual newsrooms of Arab fact-checkers

Tatiana Repkova | https://www.poynter.org/f ... |

Egypt, Saudi Arabia

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Arab World, Middle East, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia, Asia

Fact-Checking / Verification - Accuracy - Fake/False News

2019-07-16

Africa: A digital coming of age, growing internet access across the continent, together with a rapid uptake in smartphone use

Tatiana Repkova | https://www.fippcongress. ... |

Egypt, Morocco, South Africa

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Arab World, Maghreb, Northern Africa, Southern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Freedom of Information - Access to Internet
Online / Digital / Mobile / Social Media Trends
Mobile Telephony / VOIP (Skype) & Newspaper Editions / News Campaigns / Smart Phones / Applications