Community updates

Chronological news digests

2014-05-13

Learning lessons from Jordan’s website licensing law

Tatiana Repkova | www.freemedia.at/newssvie ... |

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Arab World, Middle East

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Africa / Asia, Asia

Registration / Licensing of Publications / Broadcasters / Websites / Domains / Databases
Media / Press / Web Laws / Regulations

2014-05-09

Smartphone usage soars across the Middle East and Africa - Ipsos

Tatiana Repkova | goo.gl/TCQ3kw |

Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

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Arab World, Middle East, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia, Asia

Online / Digital / Mobile / Social Media Trends
Mobile Telephony / VOIP (Skype) & Newspaper Editions / News Campaigns / Smart Phones / Applications
Online / Digital / Integrated Readership / Traffic / Audience - Marketing Research / Surveys - Internet Users - End-User Behavior / Experience

2014-05-05

On World Press Freedom Day, a look at new media’s double-edged sword

Tatiana Repkova | www.pbs.org/mediashift/20 ... |

Turkey, Ukraine

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CIS, Eastern Europe, Middle East

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Asia, Asia / Europe, Europe, Global (1)

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

2014-05-05

Brown Moses - a leading source of information about Syria: The rise of the self-trained journalist

Tatiana Repkova | gigaom.com/2014/05/05/bro ... |

Syria, United States of America

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Arab World, Middle East, Northern North America

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Africa / Asia, America North, Asia

Professional Journalism
Covering / Reporting International / Foreign Affairs / Diplomacy
Covering War / Crisis / Conflict / Protest / Riot / Non-Standard Situation - Military Reporting
Training of Journalists / Newsroom Staff - Mentors
Weblogs / Blogs - Photoblogs - Videoblogs / Vlogs - Bloggers - Influencers
Open / Citizen / Public / Participatory Journalism - Eyewitness / User Generated Content - Crowdsourcing

2014-05-04

Qatar to launch Al Jazeera counterweight

Tatiana Repkova | www.thenational.ae/world/ ... |

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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
TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV
Competitiveness

2014-05-01

How U.S. billionaire Sheldon Adelson is buying up Israel’s media

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

Israel, United States of America

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Middle East, Northern North America

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America North, Asia

News Media Markets - Ownership & Investment

2014-04-30

A Turkish journalist is going to prison for tweeting the letter 'K': 'Insulting public officials'

Tatiana Repkova | www.businessinsider.com/o ... |

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Insult Laws - Lèse-majesté
Mobile Blogs / Moblogs - Microblogs - Twitter

2014-04-25

Саудовская Аравия ужесточит контроль за YouTube из-за сатирических роликов

Tatiana Repkova | www.mediabusiness.com.ua/ ... |

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Arab World, Middle East

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Africa / Asia, Asia

Caricatures - Satire - Parody - Humor - Pranks - Hoaxes
Video Packages / Footage / YouTube - Vodcasting - Animation
Anonymity Online - Online / Internet Identity - Surveillance / Eavesdropping Systems

2014-04-22

By the Numbers: Tracing the Statistical Correlation Between Press Freedom and Democracy - CIMA