Community updates

Chronological news digests

2012-01-18

News Corp expands in Central Asia, Middle East with Moby stake

Tatiana Repkova | www.abu.org.my/Latest_New ... |

United Arab Emirates

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Arab World, Middle East, Northern North America

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Africa / Asia, America North, Asia

News Media Markets - Ownership & Investment

2012-01-16

Speak Out Tunisia is a citizen journalism training project to teach citizens about digital media and online journalism

Tatiana Repkova | ijnet.org/blog/speak-out- ... |

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Arab World, Maghreb, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Training of Journalists / Newsroom Staff - Mentors
Open / Citizen / Public / Participatory Journalism - Eyewitness / User Generated Content - Crowdsourcing

2012-01-15

Somaliland closes TV station, arrests journalists

Tatiana Repkova | blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork ... |

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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
Closures / Absorptions of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media

2012-01-13

Why Training Citizen Journalists Is So Important After the Arab Spring

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

Congo Democratic Republic, Tunisia

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Central Africa, Maghreb, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Training of Journalists / Newsroom Staff - Mentors
Open / Citizen / Public / Participatory Journalism - Eyewitness / User Generated Content - Crowdsourcing

2012-01-10

Iraq has been one of the deadliest countries in the world for journalists since 2003

Tatiana Repkova | www.aljazeera.com/indepth ... |

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Arab World, Middle East

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Africa / Asia, Asia

Protection and Safety of Journalists

2012-01-09

Tunisian journalists protest against appointment of media bosses by the government

Tatiana Repkova | www.google.com/hostednews ... |

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Arab World, Maghreb, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Independence of the Press / Media

2012-01-07

Bahrain opposition group plans satellite TV station

Tatiana Repkova | blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork ... |

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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

2012-01-05

World's most dangerous region for journalists: the Arab World (WAN-IFRA press release)

Tatiana Repkova | www.wan-ifra.org/press-re ... |

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Africa / Asia, Global (1)

Protection and Safety of Journalists

2012-01-03

Sudan shuts Islamist newspaper in media crackdown

Tatiana Repkova | af.reuters.com/article/to ... |

South Sudan, Sudan

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Closures / Absorptions of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media

2012-01-02

Free expression landscape in state of malaise post-Ben Ali, says IFEX-TMG

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

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Arab World, Maghreb, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

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