Community updates

Chronological news digests

2012-07-27

A commercial surveillance program, FinFisher, to remotely invade and control the computers of Bahraini activists

Tatiana Repkova | cpj.org/internet/2012/07/ ... |

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Arab World, Middle East

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Africa / Asia, Asia

Cybersecurity - Hackers - Blocked Websites - Cybercrime - Cyberbullying - Spam - Fake Views
Anonymity Online - Online / Internet Identity - Surveillance / Eavesdropping Systems

2012-07-26

Yemen is the third Arab country to issue a legal text that organizes the right to obtain information

Tatiana Repkova | allafrica.com/stories/201 ... |

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Arab World, Middle East

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Africa / Asia, Asia

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

2012-07-26

Palestinian journalists arrested and beaten over Facebook posts

Tatiana Repkova | www.i-m-s.dk/article/pale ... |

Palestinian Authority

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Arab World, Middle East

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Africa / Asia, Asia

Freedom of Expression / Information / Press - Access to Information - Press Credentials - Accreditation
Protection and Safety of Journalists

2012-07-25

Sultanate courts hand down long sentences on netizens for publishing defamatory comments about Sultan

Tatiana Repkova | en.rsf.org/oman-sultanate ... |

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Arab World, Middle East

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Africa / Asia, Asia

Civil Laws - Defamation - Libel & Slander

2012-07-22

Free citizen journalists change the media landscape in Sudan

Tatiana Repkova | sudanwatch.com/2012/07/22 ... |

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Arab World, Eastern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Open / Citizen / Public / Participatory Journalism - Eyewitness / User Generated Content - Crowdsourcing

2012-07-20

Students in Beirut ranging in age from 51 to 81 are proving that you're never too old to learn social media

Tatiana Repkova | ijnet.org/blog/senior-cit ... |

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Arab World, Middle East

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Africa / Asia, Asia

Social Media Generally - Social Websites / Networking - Social Journalism
Training & Education Generally - Newspapers in Education
Training of Journalists / Newsroom Staff - Mentors

2012-07-18

Citizens need good journalism to explain confusing times, but many Egyptians don’t trust their media

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

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Arab World, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Independence of the Press / Media
Image / Credibility / Perception / Reputation of Media / Journalism - Tabloid / Yellow / Sensationalist Press
Covering / Reporting Politics / Elections / Campaigns / Government / Public Events
News Media Markets - Ownership & Investment

2012-07-13

In the face of censorship, #SudanRevolts goes social: the amount of local Sudanese Twitter users has skyrocketed

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

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Arab World, Eastern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Censorship / Self-Censorship
Covering War / Crisis / Conflict / Protest / Riot / Non-Standard Situation - Military Reporting
Social Media Generally - Social Websites / Networking - Social Journalism
Mobile Blogs / Moblogs - Microblogs - Twitter

2012-07-10

Carnegie paper: Tunisian media in transition, by Fatima el-Issawi

Tatiana Repkova | carnegieendowment.org/201 ... |

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Arab World, Maghreb, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Independence of the Press / Media
Freedom of Expression / Information / Press - Access to Information - Press Credentials - Accreditation
Media / Press / Web Laws / Regulations
Professional Journalism
News Media Markets - Landscape - Numbers of titles - Business & Financial Results
Working Conditions - Collective Agreements - Trade Unions - Contracts - Clause of Conscience
History of Newspapers / Media

2012-07-07

В Египте появится телеканал «Мария», на котором будут работать только женщины и только в никабах

Tatiana Repkova | jourdom.ru/news/18503 |

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Arab World, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Launches of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media - Startups
TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV
Targeting / Engaging Female Readers / Audience