Community updates

Chronological news digests

2014-03-19

Code for Africa: Why newsrooms should use Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)

Tatiana Repkova | ijnet.org/blog/media-inno ... |

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Africa, Global (1)

Journalist's Craft / Skills / Techniques / Tools
Information / Content Management Systems (CMS) - Databanks - Blockchain

2014-03-12

Africa’s newsrooms experiment with charging for data

Tatiana Repkova | ijnet.org/blog/africa%E2% ... |

Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda

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Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa

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Selling / Monetizing Online / Digital Content - Paywalls / Meters / Membership - Payment Channels - Free Online Content

2014-03-11

Power, patriarchy and gender discrimination in Zimbabwean newsrooms - report

Tatiana Repkova | www.mediamonitoringafrica ... |

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Southern Africa

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Diversity in Newsrooms / Media - Ageism - Genderism - Sexism - Harassment - Discrimination - Minorities

2014-02-26

Red Pepper, a tabloid newspaper, outs 200 people after Uganda president signs anti-gay law

Tatiana Repkova | www.news.com.au/world/uga ... |

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Image / Credibility / Perception / Reputation of Media / Journalism - Tabloid / Yellow / Sensationalist Press
Covering / Reporting Lesbian / Gay / Bisexual / Transgender / LGBTQ+ Issues
Press / Media Concepts - Role of Media

2014-02-24

When YouTube videos expose crimes that go unpunished: Resources needed to leverage the potential of citizen video

Tatiana Repkova | www.pbs.org/mediashift/20 ... |

Jamaica, South Africa

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Carribean, Southern Africa

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Africa, America North, Global (1)

Covering / Reporting Crime - Criminal Proceedings - Presumption of Innocence
Video Packages / Footage / YouTube - Vodcasting - Animation
Press / Media Concepts - Role of Media
Open / Citizen / Public / Participatory Journalism - Eyewitness / User Generated Content - Crowdsourcing

2014-02-20

Media Monitoring Africa's William Bird about his disappointment in the SABC: Report into poor governance

Tatiana Repkova | www.mediamonitoringafrica ... |

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Southern Africa

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Print Circulation - Online / Engaged Users / Audience - Measurement / Metrics / Audit / Standards

2014-02-18

Lessons learned: Coverage of the first day at school

Tatiana Repkova | www.mediamonitoringafrica ... |

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Southern Africa

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Covering / Reporting Education / Schools
How To Ideas

2014-02-17

Algerian cartoonist faces 18 months in jail for mocking president

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

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Arab World, Maghreb, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Freedom of Expression / Information / Press - Access to Information - Press Credentials - Accreditation
Insult Laws - Lèse-majesté
Cartoons - Animated Editorial Cartoons - Comics