Community updates

Chronological news digests

2012-06-10

Lack of political will to develop and reform the media converts it into a platform for hate speech against foreigners

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

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Arab World, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Independence of the Press / Media
Covering / Reporting Hate Speech - Inflammatory Reporting - Racism / Antisemitism / Xenophobia / Homophobia / Tolerance
Press / Media Concepts - Role of Media

2012-06-08

2012-06-07

African Health Journalists Association: the first continent-wide professional network of health journalists created

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

Media / Publishers / Broadcasters / Journalists Associations / Networks - Building / Activities
Covering / Reporting Medical Care / Health / Illness / Disabilities / Drugs / Alcohol / Drinking

2012-06-07

Government steps up control of news and information; danger that printers will censor newspaper content

Tatiana Repkova | en.rsf.org/ethiopia-gover ... |

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

2012-06-07

Aid agencies limit their impact by refusing to fund the media

Tatiana Repkova | www.guardian.co.uk/global ... |

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Media Aid Organizations / Donors / Programs / Projects

2012-06-07

South Africa: Censorship - the chilling effect

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

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Southern Africa

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Censorship / Self-Censorship

2012-06-06

New South African press law 'more harmful than apartheid-era censorship'

Tatiana Repkova | www.guardian.co.uk/world/ ... |

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Southern Africa

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Freedom of Expression / Information / Press - Access to Information - Press Credentials - Accreditation
Censorship / Self-Censorship
Media / Press / Web Laws / Regulations

2012-06-05

Remote parts of Congo may soon get mobile coverage

Tatiana Repkova | www.bbc.com/news/technolo ... |

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Mobile Ereader Platforms / Devices / Applications - Tablet / Phablet / HTML5 / Ebook / Esingle / Epub
Mobile Telephony / VOIP (Skype) & Newspaper Editions / News Campaigns / Smart Phones / Applications
Internet Technology / Access / Practices - Broadband - VOIP (Skype) - Machine-to-Machine (M2M)

2012-06-04

infoasaid: Media and telecoms landscape guides for 22 countries at risk of both natural disasters and conflict, or both