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2013-04-24

The Doha Centre for Media Freedom: A report on media laws and regulations in the Gulf (in English and Arabic)
Tatiana Repkova | www.dc4mf.org/en/content/ ... |
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
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Arab World, Middle East
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Africa / Asia, Asia
Media / Press / Web Laws / Regulations
Insult Laws - Lèse-majesté
Civil Laws - Defamation - Libel & Slander
Registration / Licensing of Journalists - Requirements
News Media Markets - Landscape - Numbers of titles - Business & Financial Results
Covering / Reporting Incitement to Riot / Violence - Public Order / Extremism / Separatism / Sedition
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2013-04-05

Internet use in the Middle East, North Africa still lags far behind: Saudi Arabia, the UAE lead the pack
Tatiana Repkova | www.emarketer.com/Article ... |
Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates
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Arab World, Maghreb, Middle East, Northern Africa
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Africa, Africa / Asia, Asia
Online / Digital / Integrated Readership / Traffic / Audience - Marketing Research / Surveys - Internet Users - End-User Behavior / Experience
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2013-03-26

Саудовская Аравия хочет мониторить Skype, WhatsApp, Viber и другиe
Tatiana Repkova | www.cybersecurity.ru/news ... |
Saudi Arabia
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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
Anonymity Online - Online / Internet Identity - Surveillance / Eavesdropping Systems
Text Messages / SMS Alerts / Push notifications / Chat Apps / Chat Bots
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2013-03-25

Saudi Arabia 'threatens Skype ban', encrypted messaging services such as Skype, Viber and WhatsApp could be blocked
Tatiana Repkova | www.bbc.co.uk/news/world- ... |
Saudi Arabia
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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
Anonymity Online - Online / Internet Identity - Surveillance / Eavesdropping Systems
Text Messages / SMS Alerts / Push notifications / Chat Apps / Chat Bots
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2013-03-18

The Middle East boasts one of the world’s most engaged Twitter audiences, according to a large global study
Tatiana Repkova | www.emarketer.com/Article ... |
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates
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Arab World, Middle East
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Africa / Asia, Asia
Online / Digital / Integrated Readership / Traffic / Audience - Marketing Research / Surveys - Internet Users - End-User Behavior / Experience
Mobile Blogs / Moblogs - Microblogs - Twitter
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2013-02-06

US newspapers accused of complicity as drone report reopens security debate
Tatiana Repkova | www.guardian.co.uk/media/ ... |
Saudi Arabia, United States of America
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Arab World, Middle East, Northern North America
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Africa / Asia, America North, Asia
Censorship / Self-Censorship
Covering War / Crisis / Conflict / Protest / Riot / Non-Standard Situation - Military Reporting
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2013-02-06

Washington Post forced into revealing US military drone base secret, ending self-censorship
Tatiana Repkova | www.guardian.co.uk/media/ ... |
Saudi Arabia, United States of America
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Arab World, Middle East, Northern North America
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Africa / Asia, America North, Asia
Censorship / Self-Censorship
Covering War / Crisis / Conflict / Protest / Riot / Non-Standard Situation - Military Reporting
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2012-10-20

Research: Thanks to social media, Arabs become more tolerant
Tatiana Repkova | english.alarabiya.net/art ... |
Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
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Arab World, Middle East, Northern Africa
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Africa, Africa / Asia, Asia
Online / Digital / Integrated Readership / Traffic / Audience - Marketing Research / Surveys - Internet Users - End-User Behavior / Experience
Covering / Reporting Hate Speech - Inflammatory Reporting - Racism / Antisemitism / Xenophobia / Homophobia / Tolerance
Social Media Generally - Social Websites / Networking - Social Journalism
Press / Media Concepts - Role of Media
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2012-10-06

Governments and internet firms are wrestling with the rules for free speech online
Tatiana Repkova | www.economist.com/node/21 ... |
Canada, Egypt, Germany, India, Libya, Saudi Arabia, United States of America
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Arab World, European Union (=28), European Union - old (=15), Maghreb, Middle East, Northern Africa, Northern North America, South Asia, Western Europe
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Africa, Africa / Asia, America North, Asia, Europe, Global (1)
Freedom of Information - Access to Internet
Censorship / Self-Censorship
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2012-06-20

For some in Arab nations, Facebook is the only news source that matters - after Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya
Tatiana Repkova | www.businessweek.com/arti ... |
Bahrain, Egypt, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates
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Arab World, Maghreb, Middle East, Northern Africa
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Africa, Africa / Asia, Asia
TV / Radio / Broadcasting Companies / Networks / Platforms / Activity - Slow TV
Image / Credibility / Perception / Reputation of Media / Journalism - Tabloid / Yellow / Sensationalist Press
Online / Digital / Integrated Readership / Traffic / Audience - Marketing Research / Surveys - Internet Users - End-User Behavior / Experience
Social Media Generally - Social Websites / Networking - Social Journalism