Community updates

Chronological news digests

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

2012-03-24

Activist media from the frontlines: mobile, strategic, and much more than just "being in the right place at the right time"

Tatiana Repkova | www.mobilemediatoolkit.or ... |

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Arab World, Middle East, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia, Asia

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

2012-03-14

The Guardian: How do we know the Assad emails are genuine?

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

Syria, United Kingdom

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Arab World, European Union (=28), European Union - old (=15), Middle East, Western Europe

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Africa / Asia, Asia, Europe

News / Content Sources - Attribution / Linking - Police - Tipping Off - Leaks
Fact-Checking / Verification - Accuracy - Fake/False News

2012-02-23

Slain journalist declared vendetta against Internet paywalls: Marie Colvin wanted set dispatches from Syria free on the Web

Tatiana Repkova | www.vancouversun.com/ente ... |

Syria, United States of America

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Arab World, Middle East, Northern North America

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Africa / Asia, America North, Asia

Protection and Safety of Journalists
Covering War / Crisis / Conflict / Protest / Riot / Non-Standard Situation - Military Reporting
Selling / Monetizing Online / Digital Content - Paywalls / Meters / Membership - Payment Channels - Free Online Content

2012-02-10

Crisis in Syria looks very different on satellite channels owned by Russia and Iran

Tatiana Repkova | thelede.blogs.nytimes.com ... |

Iran, Russia, Syria

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Arab World, CIS, Eastern Europe, Middle East

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Africa / Asia, Asia, Asia / Europe, Europe

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

2012-02-05

Syria says pro-government TV's news service hacked

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
Cybersecurity - Hackers - Blocked Websites - Cybercrime - Cyberbullying - Spam - Fake Views

2011-12-23

"Wired for Repression": how Western companies provide surveillance systems to authoritarian countries

Tatiana Repkova | topics.bloomberg.com/wire ... |

Bahrain, Iran, Syria, Tunisia

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Arab World, Maghreb, Middle East, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia, Asia

Anonymity Online - Online / Internet Identity - Surveillance / Eavesdropping Systems

2011-12-02

Syria 'bans iPhones' over protest footage

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

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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
Mobile Telephony / VOIP (Skype) & Newspaper Editions / News Campaigns / Smart Phones / Applications

2011-11-17

Syrian websites hosted in Canada, US, Germany

Tatiana Repkova | abcnews.go.com/Internatio ... |

Canada, Germany, Syria, United States of America

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European Union (=28), European Union - old (=15), Middle East, Northern North America, Western Europe

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America North, Asia, Europe

Internet Technology / Access / Practices - Broadband - VOIP (Skype) - Machine-to-Machine (M2M)