Community updates

Chronological news digests

2014-12-10

Reporters in Sudan and South Sudan face a myriad of problems going about their jobs

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

South Sudan, Sudan

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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
Censorship / Self-Censorship

2014-12-09

Egypt to bring Internet services to rural areas

Tatiana Repkova | al-shorfa.com/en_GB/artic ... |

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Arab World, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Freedom of Information - Access to Internet

2014-12-02

If the U.S. military is expanding in Iraq, why isn’t it embedding journalists?

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

Iraq, United States of America

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Arab World, Middle East, Northern North America

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Africa / Asia, America North, Asia

Freedom of Expression / Information / Press - Access to Information - Press Credentials - Accreditation
Cross-Border Distribution / Transmission / Reach
Covering War / Crisis / Conflict / Protest / Riot / Non-Standard Situation - Military Reporting

2014-12-01

Al Jazeera documentaries with new Palestine Remix: Maps, timelines, quizzes and databases with 17 films that can be ‘remixed’ by users

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

Palestinian Authority, Qatar

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Arab World, Middle East

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Africa / Asia, Asia

TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV
Digital TV / Radio - Web TV - Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) - Internet TV - Webcast - Mobile TV - Smart TV - Connected TV - Live Streaming
Increasing Readership / Audience / Traffic / Engagement - Improving User Experience - Audience Development / Embracement
Documentary Journalism

2014-11-27

'Why won't the war stop?' Sudanese refugees in their own words: A two-month course in digital storytelling

Tatiana Repkova | mashable.com/2014/11/27/s ... |

South Sudan, Sudan

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Arab World, Eastern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Specifics of Creating Online Content - Multimedia / Transmedia Reporting / Storytelling - Mobile Journalism (Mojo) - Real-Time / Instantaneous / Live Blogging - Live Streaming - Robots - Algorithms
Training of Journalists / Newsroom Staff - Mentors
Journalism / Media Education
Open / Citizen / Public / Participatory Journalism - Eyewitness / User Generated Content - Crowdsourcing

2014-11-27

Al Balad: How a team of journalists created the first online news outlet in Oman

Tatiana Repkova | ijnet.org/en/blog/how-tea ... |

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Arab World, Middle East

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Africa / Asia, Asia

Launches of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media - Startups
Collaboration / Cooperation - Synergy

2014-11-26

Egypt: News websites and alternative voices - country report by Article 19

Tatiana Repkova | www.article19.org/resourc ... |

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Arab World, Northern 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
Censorship / Self-Censorship
News Media Markets - Landscape - Numbers of titles - Business & Financial Results
Advocacy / Campaigning Journalism - Media Activism - Alternative Media

2014-11-25

Bahrain's justice minister picks fight with newspaper editor on Twitter

Tatiana Repkova | globalvoicesonline.org/20 ... |

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Arab World, Middle East

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Africa / Asia, Asia

Social Media Marketing / Advertising / Management / Optimization (SMO) - Social Reader
Covering / Reporting Politics / Elections / Campaigns / Government / Public Events
Mobile Blogs / Moblogs - Microblogs - Twitter

2014-11-25

Kazakh authorities censor videos of children in ISIS training camps

Tatiana Repkova | globalvoicesonline.org/20 ... |

Iraq, Kazakhstan, Syria

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Arab World, CIS, Central and South-Western Asia, Middle East

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Africa / Asia, Asia, Asia / Europe

Censorship / Self-Censorship
Covering / Reporting Terror / Violence / Rape / Bullying / Taking Hostages