Community updates

Chronological news digests

2012-04-20

Morocco government riven by debate over new media guidelines that some say require public TV and radio stations to be more religious

Tatiana Repkova | www.mercurynews.com/busin ... |

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Arab World, Maghreb, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Media / Press / Web Laws / Regulations
TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV

2012-04-11

Mosireen, a collective of citizen journalists and activists in Egypt, 'pushing at traditional journalism'

Tatiana Repkova | www.journalism.co.uk/news ... |

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Arab World, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Role of ICT - Old / Traditional Media vs New / Social Media - Future of the News / Journalism
Press / Media Concepts - Role of Media
Open / Citizen / Public / Participatory Journalism - Eyewitness / User Generated Content - Crowdsourcing
Advocacy / Campaigning Journalism - Media Activism - Alternative Media

2012-04-05

Egyptian media still not free after Mubarak, report says

Tatiana Repkova | latimesblogs.latimes.com/ ... |

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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

2012-04-05

CNN, Al Jazeera and NPR win awards for Arab Spring coverage

Tatiana Repkova | www.journalism.co.uk/news ... |

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

Covering War / Crisis / Conflict / Protest / Riot / Non-Standard Situation - Military Reporting
Journalism Contests / Awards

2012-04-05

Northwestern University in Qatar publishes Libya Media Report

Tatiana Repkova | www.editorandpublisher.co ... |

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Arab World, Maghreb, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

News Media Markets - Landscape - Numbers of titles - Business & Financial Results

2012-04-05

Government has launched a new strategy that focuses on economic impoverishment - leaving newspapers more vulnerable than ever

Tatiana Repkova | https://cpj.org/blog/2012 ... |

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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
Banned / Suspended Newspapers / Publications / Other Media

2012-04-04

Al Jazeera is taking aim at Europe's pay-TV market, using sport to build a global media brand

Tatiana Repkova | www.reuters.com/article/2 ... |

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Arab World, Middle East

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Africa / Asia, Asia

TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV
Covering / Reporting Sports

2012-03-30

Authorities crack down on social networks and activist bloggers

Tatiana Repkova | en.rsf.org/united-arab-em ... |

United Arab Emirates

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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
Freedom of Information - Access to Internet
Social Media Generally - Social Websites / Networking - Social Journalism
Weblogs / Blogs - Photoblogs - Videoblogs / Vlogs - Bloggers - Influencers
Mobile Blogs / Moblogs - Microblogs - Twitter

2012-03-28

More than a year after protests began on Pearl Roundabout, the epicentre of the Bahraini revolution, many argue that little has changed for the better

Tatiana Repkova | www.wan-ifra.org/articles ... |

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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
Freedom of Information - Access to Internet

2012-03-28

Thanks to social networks, more information is available about what is happening in Arab countries. But is it reliable?

Tatiana Repkova | links.eqentia.com/520b2ad ... |

Egypt, Libya, Syria, Tunisia

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Arab World, Maghreb, Middle East, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia, Asia

Image / Credibility / Perception / Reputation of Media / Journalism - Tabloid / Yellow / Sensationalist Press
Social Media Generally - Social Websites / Networking - Social Journalism
Open / Citizen / Public / Participatory Journalism - Eyewitness / User Generated Content - Crowdsourcing
Advocacy / Campaigning Journalism - Media Activism - Alternative Media