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Chronological news digests

2013-06-27

Israeli startup Wibbitz: An app that converts text to robo-narrated article summaries

Tatiana Repkova | readwrite.com/2013/06/27/ ... |

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Specifics of Creating Online Content - Multimedia / Transmedia Reporting / Storytelling - Mobile Journalism (Mojo) - Real-Time / Instantaneous / Live Blogging - Live Streaming - Robots - Algorithms
Audio Packages / Footage - Podcasting - Audio Newspapers - Music Sites - Voice Portals

2013-06-27

Texas and Turkey show why Twitter is often the only media outlet that matters: Twitter is citizen journalism in action

Tatiana Repkova | gigaom.com/2013/06/27/tex ... |

Turkey, United States of America

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Middle East, Northern North America

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America North, Asia

Role of ICT - Old / Traditional Media vs New / Social Media - Future of the News / Journalism
Covering War / Crisis / Conflict / Protest / Riot / Non-Standard Situation - Military Reporting
Press / Media Concepts - Role of Media
Mobile Blogs / Moblogs - Microblogs - Twitter
Open / Citizen / Public / Participatory Journalism - Eyewitness / User Generated Content - Crowdsourcing

2013-06-26

Daily Mail in £100,000-plus payout over Syrian chemical weapons story: Libel damages paid to defence company

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

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

Civil Laws - Defamation - Libel & Slander

2013-06-26

Five years of social media evolution at Al Jazeera: Reporting elections, protests and revolutions

Tatiana Repkova | www.journalism.co.uk/news ... |

Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Authority, Qatar

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Arab World, Middle East, Northern Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia, Asia

Social Media Marketing / Advertising / Management / Optimization (SMO) - Social Reader
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
Covering / Reporting Politics / Elections / Campaigns / Government / Public Events
Covering War / Crisis / Conflict / Protest / Riot / Non-Standard Situation - Military Reporting
Open / Citizen / Public / Participatory Journalism - Eyewitness / User Generated Content - Crowdsourcing

2013-06-26

Independent Syrian radio goes on air from Paris

Tatiana Repkova | www.i-m-s.dk/independent- ... |

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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

Launches of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media - Startups
TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV
Cross-Border Distribution / Transmission / Reach

2013-06-18

2013-06-17

Islam, Identity and Professional Values: A study of journalists in three Muslim majority regions, by Lawrence Pintak

Tatiana Repkova | www.academia.edu/4321372/ ... |

Indonesia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia

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Arab World, Middle East, South Asia, South-East Asia

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Africa / Asia, Asia

Independence of the Press / Media
Professional Journalism
Covering / Reporting Faith / Religion / Church - Blasphemy

2013-06-17

Служба BBC Türkçe прекратила телевизионное вещание в Турции из-за цензуры

Tatiana Repkova | jourdom.ru/news/34662?utm ... |

Turkey, United Kingdom

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

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Censorship / Self-Censorship
Banned / Suspended Newspapers / Publications / Other Media
TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV

2013-06-16

Саудовская Аравия блокирует работу приложения WhatsApp

Tatiana Repkova | news.day.az/hitech/408874 ... |

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Arab World, Middle East

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Africa / Asia, Asia

Freedom of Information - Access to Internet
Mobile Telephony / VOIP (Skype) & Newspaper Editions / News Campaigns / Smart Phones / Applications
Text Messages / SMS Alerts / Push notifications / Chat Apps / Chat Bots