"Hürriyet and its false news
Hürriyet and its false news
The difference between news based on lies and news that is wrong can be found in the intent and information held by those reporting the news.‘One glass of rakı'
The headline run by the Hürriyet daily the other day was not actually about alcoholic drinks.CHP persists in accusations against PM on atv-Sabah sale
The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) tabled another motion of censure against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan yesterday for using his political power to benefit a2008 EPpy Award winners announced
The 2008 EPpy Awards were announced today, with the New York Times winning three awards and USA Today winning two. …Masking Censorship - World Press Freedom Ads
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Turbulent times demand muscular newspapers
Sedat ERGİNDetailing how a newspaper responds to economic struggles: Le Monde
Unrest at Le Monde continues as one of its staffers leaked an internal document, in which Le Monde outlined its plans for reorganization, to other French daily Libération, which published a summary yesterday.Needed: Awards that Belatedly Recognize Great Journalism
Looking through the finalists for the 2008 Gerald Loeb Award, several things stand out. Despite the excellence of the work being cited, the list of finalists should raise a note of caution about at least one key metric for the ability of American business journalists to look at major problems before negative trends turn to economic calamity.
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Pharmacies go dark – Vatan Pharmacists protested changes to regulations in their field of expertise by blackening their shop windows, daily Vatan reported yesterday. Pharmacists used the nation-wide occasion of Pharmacists Day to protest a planned amendment to the law governing pharmaceuticals, which will allow for the sale of certain medications without a prescription and could pave the way for people not trained in the field to open chain pharmacies. The bill will also allow for the advertisement of medications. Pharmacists across Turkey put up black posters in their shop windows to communicate their dissatisfaction with the proposTurkish Press Scanner
No place for idle investors – Sabah Because only one entrepreneur actually invested on land allocated for tourism investments, the government of northern Cyprus is considering canceling the rest of the allotments in the “Bafra Tourism Area,” daily Sabah reported yesterday. Northern Cyprus started 2003 with the slogan: “15,000 beds by 2007.” However, only Kaya Artemis Resort by the Kaya Group has been opened to date, offering 2,500 beds. Three other business groups continue construction work on resorts. Meanwhile, the Investment Development Agency (YAGA) was established under the Prime Ministry at the end of 2007. Providing information to members of the Turkish Tourism InvestPress Roundup
President Abdullah Gül hosted a banquet at Çankaya Palace on Tuesday night in honor of Queen Elizabeth, who is on a four-day official visit to Turkey for the first time in 37 years.
