Community updates

Chronological news digests

2015-02-17

How to counter rumors and prevent violence using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)

Tatiana Repkova | irevolution.net/2015/02/1 ... |

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Journalist's Craft / Skills / Techniques / Tools
Covering / Reporting Incitement to Riot / Violence - Public Order / Extremism / Separatism / Sedition
Covering / Reporting Terror / Violence / Rape / Bullying / Taking Hostages
Drone / Sensor / Satellite Journalism
Fact-Checking / Verification - Accuracy - Fake/False News
How To Ideas

2015-02-17

Sudan cracks down on press seizing entire print runs of 14 newspaper titles

Tatiana Repkova | www.theguardian.com/world ... |

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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

2015-02-16

The anti-information age: How governments are reinventing censorship in the 21st century

2015-02-12

Africa join forces to fight hate speech - The African Media Initiative (AMI) and United Religions Initiative - Africa (URI)

Tatiana Repkova | www.hiiraan.com/news4/201 ... |

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Collaboration / Cooperation - Synergy
Covering / Reporting Hate Speech - Inflammatory Reporting - Racism / Antisemitism / Xenophobia / Homophobia / Tolerance

2015-02-11

«Россия сегодня» договорилась о сотрудничестве с ведущей египетской газетой «Аль-Ахрам»

Tatiana Repkova | goo.gl/nbUpjb |

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Arab World, CIS, Eastern Europe, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia, Asia / Europe, Europe

News Agencies - Wire Services
Cross-Border Distribution / Transmission / Reach
Collaboration / Cooperation - Synergy
Propaganda / Malinformation / Misinformation / Disinformation / Information Wars

2015-02-11

Twenty-five years after Mandela's freedom, South Africa media struggle

Tatiana Repkova | www.dailymaverick.co.za/a ... |

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Southern Africa

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

2015-02-10

Tamedia is going to acquire the Ricardo Group from the South African Media Company Naspers

Tatiana Repkova | www.tamedia.ch/en/media-c ... |

South Africa, Switzerland

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Southern Africa, Western Europe

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Classified Advertising Generally
News Media Markets - Ownership & Investment

2015-02-09

Gay Ugandans hope new magazine will rewrite wrongs by tackling homophobia

Tatiana Repkova | www.theguardian.com/world ... |

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Launches of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media - Startups
Magazines
Covering / Reporting Lesbian / Gay / Bisexual / Transgender / LGBTQ+ Issues

2015-02-05

Historic news wire agency Sapa to close down

Tatiana Repkova | mg.co.za/article/2015-02- ... |

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Southern Africa

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Closures / Absorptions of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media
News Agencies - Wire Services
History of Newspapers / Media

2015-02-02

Why western media overlooked a massacre in Nigeria: When Boko Haram militants killed hundreds

Tatiana Repkova | www.cjr.org/behind_the_ne ... |

Nigeria, United States of America

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Northern North America, Western Africa

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Africa, America North

Covering / Reporting International / Foreign Affairs / Diplomacy
Covering / Reporting Terror / Violence / Rape / Bullying / Taking Hostages