Community updates

Chronological news digests

2016-01-29

Sheldon Adelson tightens his grasp on Las Vegas Review-Journal

Tatiana Repkova | www.poynter.org/2016/shel ... |

Israel, United States of America

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Middle East, Northern North America

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America North, Asia

Independence of the Press / Media
News Media Markets - Ownership & Investment

2016-01-27

Al Jazeera подала в суд на власти Египта за преследования журналистов

Tatiana Repkova | jourdom.ru/news/81478 |

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Arab World, Middle East, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia, Asia

Freedom of Expression / Information / Press - Access to Information - Press Credentials - Accreditation
TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV

2016-01-26

Daring human smugglers use social media to lure migrants fleeing Syria

Tatiana Repkova | www.usatoday.com/story/ne ... |

Greece, Syria, Turkey

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Arab World, European Union (=28), European Union - old (=15), Middle East, Southern Europe

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Africa / Asia, Asia, Europe

Social Media Marketing / Advertising / Management / Optimization (SMO) - Social Reader
Covering / Reporting Migration / Immigration / Refugees

2016-01-14

Kuwait passes law tightening online media controls

Tatiana Repkova | www.yourmiddleeast.com/ne ... |

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Arab World, Middle East

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Africa / Asia, Asia

Freedom of Information - Access to Internet
Media / Press / Web Laws / Regulations

2016-01-14

Charlie Hebdo cartoon depicting drowned child Alan Kurdi sparks racism debate

Tatiana Repkova | www.theguardian.com/media ... |

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Arab World, European Union (=28), European Union - old (=15), Middle East, Western Europe

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Africa / Asia, Asia, Europe

Covering / Reporting Migration / Immigration / Refugees
Caricatures - Satire - Parody - Humor - Pranks - Hoaxes

2016-01-13

Al Jazeera America is closing because ‘our business model is simply not sustainable…’

Tatiana Repkova | www.poynter.org/2016/al-j ... |

Qatar, United States of America

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Arab World, Middle East, Northern North America

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Africa / Asia, America North, Asia

Strategic / Business Planning - Business Models - Franchising
Closures / Absorptions of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media
TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV
Cross-Border Distribution / Transmission / Reach

2016-01-13

Why Al Jazeera America failed

Tatiana Repkova | www.cjr.org/business_of_n ... |

Qatar, United States of America

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Arab World, Middle East, Northern North America

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Africa / Asia, America North, Asia

Strategic / Business Planning - Business Models - Franchising
Closures / Absorptions of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media
TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV
Cross-Border Distribution / Transmission / Reach

2016-01-13

Al Jazeera's distributed content unit generated 2.2 billion Facebook video views in 2015

Tatiana Repkova | digiday.com/publishers/al ... |

Qatar, United States of America

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Arab World, Middle East, Northern North America

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Africa / Asia, America North, Asia

Social Media Marketing / Advertising / Management / Optimization (SMO) - Social Reader
Distribution / Transmission Ways / Channels / Platforms - Distributed Content - Wholesale / Retail - Newsstands
Online / Digital / Integrated Readership / Traffic / Audience - Marketing Research / Surveys - Internet Users - End-User Behavior / Experience
Video Packages / Footage / YouTube - Vodcasting - Animation

2016-01-11

Coverage of Isis videos should be about news, not propaganda

Tatiana Repkova | www.theguardian.com/comme ... |

Iraq, Syria, United Kingdom

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Arab World, European Union (=28), European Union - old (=15), Middle East, Western Europe

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Africa / Asia, Asia, Europe

Professional Journalism
Newsroom / Online Ethics - Plagiarism / Fabrication
Covering / Reporting Terror / Violence / Rape / Bullying / Taking Hostages
Propaganda / Malinformation / Misinformation / Disinformation / Information Wars

2016-01-08

Refugees in Germany launch paper for fellow newcomers: Abwab, an Arabic newspaper with helpful information

Tatiana Repkova | www.aljazeera.com/indepth ... |

Germany, Iraq, Syria

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Arab World, European Union (=28), European Union - old (=15), Middle East, Western Europe

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Africa / Asia, Asia, Europe

Launches of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media - Startups
Minority / Ethnic Newspapers / Publications / Media
Covering / Reporting Migration / Immigration / Refugees