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Chronological news digests

2012-05-21

Does modernizing the old Ethiopian News Agency mean a new era for greater press freedom in Ethiopia?

Tatiana Repkova | www.nytimes.com/2012/05/2 ... |

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Freedom of Expression / Information / Press - Access to Information - Press Credentials - Accreditation
Freedom of Information - Access to Internet
News Media Markets - Landscape - Numbers of titles - Business & Financial Results
News Agencies - Wire Services

2012-05-16

The Arab World: The Role of Media in the Arab World's Transformation Process - DWA

Tatiana Repkova | www.vistas.de/vistas/schr ... |

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Arab World, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Press / Media Concepts - Role of Media
Recommended Literature / Books / Blogs - Media Freedom & Laws

2012-05-15

Самая крупная англоязычная газета Китая "China Daily" начнет выходить в Африке

Tatiana Repkova | lenta.ru/news/2012/05/15/ ... |

China, Kenya, South Africa

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Eastern Africa, North Asia, Southern Africa

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Launches of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media - Startups
Regional Newspapers / Publications / Titles / Editions / Sections / Supplements / Websites / Webpages / Media
Language Editions / Websites / Broadcasting / Translations / Alphabets / Domains

2012-05-14

Dubai Press Club & Deloitte: Arab Media Outlook (2011-2015): Ad spending in the Middle East and North Africa poised for recovery

Tatiana Repkova | www.emarketer.com/Article ... |

Middle East, Northern Africa

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Media Industry Forecasts
Advertising / Marketing Forecasts / Trends

2012-05-14

State-owned English-language China Daily to publish African edition 'to introduce China to the world'

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

China, Kenya, South Africa

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Eastern Africa, North Asia, Southern Africa

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Launches of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media - Startups
Regional Newspapers / Publications / Titles / Editions / Sections / Supplements / Websites / Webpages / Media
Language Editions / Websites / Broadcasting / Translations / Alphabets / Domains

2012-05-13

The launch of the 14,000 km long fibre-optic submarine cable in Cape Town will effectively raise Africa's international capacity

Tatiana Repkova | www.iol.co.za/business/in ... |

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Southern Africa

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Internet Technology / Access / Practices - Broadband - VOIP (Skype) - Machine-to-Machine (M2M)
Press / Media Concepts - Role of Media

2012-05-11

Eritrean journalist-in-exile Aaron Berhane reflects on censored country

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

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

2012-05-11

Egypt watches new TV approach to politics, "the first confrontation between the two strongest presidential candidates"

Tatiana Repkova | www.bbc.co.uk/news/world- ... |

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Arab World, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Covering / Reporting Politics / Elections / Campaigns / Government / Public Events

2012-05-09

Kenya is riding a social media wave; police official uses and teaches villagers about Twitter to quickly solve local problems

Tatiana Repkova | www.aljazeera.com/news/af ... |

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Social Media Generally - Social Websites / Networking - Social Journalism
Local / Hyperlocal / Community Newspapers / Publications / Titles / Editions / Sections / Supplements / Websites / Webpages / Media / News / Content
Mobile Blogs / Moblogs - Microblogs - Twitter