Community updates

Chronological news digests

2012-03-29

Reuters says Iran’s government suspends media accreditation of its staffers in Tehran

Tatiana Repkova | www.washingtonpost.com/wo ... |

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Foreign Journalists - Visa - Registration
News Agencies - Wire Services

2012-03-29

Iran continues its campaign against the press

Tatiana Repkova | www.cpj.org/2012/03/iran- ... |

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

2012-03-29

95% казахстанских изданий предназначены для русскоязычной аудитории

Oksana Dudarieva | goo.gl/JUx9tf |

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CIS, Central and South-Western Asia

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Asia, Asia / Europe

News Media Markets - Landscape - Numbers of titles - Business & Financial Results
Readership / Audience - Marketing Research / Surveys - Opinion Polls
Language Editions / Websites / Broadcasting / Translations / Alphabets / Domains

2012-03-28

More than a year after protests began on Pearl Roundabout, the epicentre of the Bahraini revolution, many argue that little has changed for the better

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

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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
Freedom of Information - Access to Internet

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

2012-03-26

Star Media Group launches Red Tomato, a new Chinese-language weekly targeting young readers with 200,000 copies

Tatiana Repkova | www.publicitas.com/en/glo ... |

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South-East Asia

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Launches of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media - Startups
Magazines
Targeting / Engaging Children / Young Reader / Audience
Language Editions / Websites / Broadcasting / Translations / Alphabets / Domains

2012-03-26

‘The Musalman‘ in Urdu language probably is the last handwritten newspaper in the world

Tatiana Repkova | globalvoicesonline.org/20 ... |

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News Media Markets - Landscape - Numbers of titles - Business & Financial Results

2012-03-26

Mohamed Nanabhay on Al Jazeera's online growth and the future of news distribution

Tatiana Repkova | www.niemanlab.org/2012/03 ... |

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Arab World, Middle East

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Africa / Asia, Asia

Role of ICT - Old / Traditional Media vs New / Social Media - Future of the News / Journalism
TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV
Digital TV / Radio - Web TV - Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) - Internet TV - Webcast - Mobile TV - Smart TV - Connected TV - Live Streaming
Social Media Generally - Social Websites / Networking - Social Journalism
Mobile Blogs / Moblogs - Microblogs - Twitter

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