Community updates

Chronological news digests

2018-08-03

No Shame: How an online initiative in Kazakhstan is helping youth protect their sexual health

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

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CIS, Central and South-Western Asia

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Asia, Asia / Europe

Targeting / Engaging Children / Young Reader / Audience
Covering / Reporting Medical Care / Health / Illness / Disabilities / Drugs / Alcohol / Drinking
Covering / Reporting Lesbian / Gay / Bisexual / Transgender / LGBTQ+ Issues
Nudity / Sexual / Erotic Content

2018-08-03

Killing speech softly: How the world’s biggest tech companies are quietly censoring critical expression in the Middle East

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

Azerbaijan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates

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

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Africa / Asia, Asia, Asia / Europe

Freedom of Information - Access to Internet
Censorship / Self-Censorship

2018-08-02

Officials blame WhatsApp for spike in mob killings, but Indians say vicious party politics are at fault

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

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Role of ICT - Old / Traditional Media vs New / Social Media - Future of the News / Journalism
Covering / Reporting Terror / Violence / Rape / Bullying / Taking Hostages
Text Messages / SMS Alerts / Push notifications / Chat Apps / Chat Bots

2018-08-01

Google намерен создать для Китая поисковик с цензурой

Tatiana Repkova | jourdom.ru/news/103560 |

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Censorship / Self-Censorship
Web Search Market / Technology / Practices - Search Engine Optimization (SEO) - Voice Search Optimization (VSO)

2018-07-26

In Central Asia, addressing “fake news” and propaganda through media literacy

Tatiana Repkova | https://www.internews.org ... |

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CIS, Central and South-Western Asia

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Asia, Asia / Europe

Propaganda / Malinformation / Misinformation / Disinformation / Information Wars
Media / News Literacy / Critical Thinking
Fact-Checking / Verification - Accuracy - Fake/False News

2018-07-25

Saudi-UK media tie-up: Targeting the non-Arabic-speaking Middle East

Tatiana Repkova | https://www.academia.edu/ ... |

Saudi Arabia, 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

Cross-Border Distribution / Transmission / Reach
Collaboration / Cooperation - Synergy
Language Editions / Websites / Broadcasting / Translations / Alphabets / Domains

2018-07-23

Hybrid, a collection of targeted news sites in Asia, embraces growing slowly and knowing its audience

Tatiana Repkova | www.niemanlab.org/2018/07 ... |

Australia, Malaysia, United Kingdom

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Australasia, European Union (=28), European Union - old (=15), South-East Asia, Western Europe

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Asia, Australia & Oceania, Europe

Cross-Border Distribution / Transmission / Reach
Targeting / Engaging New Readers / Audience
Joint / Merged / Consolidated Newspapers / Websites / Media
Market Segmentation - Audience Fragmentation - Niche Publishing - Microtargeting

2018-07-20

WhatsApp is limiting message forwarding to cut down on fake news

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

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Fact-Checking / Verification - Accuracy - Fake/False News
Text Messages / SMS Alerts / Push notifications / Chat Apps / Chat Bots

2018-07-19

WhatsApp will drastically limit forwarding across the globe to stop the spread of fake news, following violence in India and Myanmar

Tatiana Repkova | https://www.recode.net/20 ... |

India, Myanmar (Burma)

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South Asia, South-East Asia

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Asia, International (2)

Freedom of Information - Access to Internet
Covering / Reporting Terror / Violence / Rape / Bullying / Taking Hostages
Fact-Checking / Verification - Accuracy - Fake/False News
Text Messages / SMS Alerts / Push notifications / Chat Apps / Chat Bots