"Believe it or not, Turks spend the most time with newspapers...
So-called wiretapping incident reveals CHP partisanship in media
The fact that some media outlets blew out of proportion recent allegations by the Republican People's Party (CHP) that the telephone of its secretary-general was wiretapped by the state's secret service and the content of conversations disclosed to the Vakit daily -- allegations later on proven to be baseless -- showed the biased and partisan approach prevailing among some Turkish media outlets.Believe it or not, Turks spend the most time with newspapers
The annual World Association of Newspapers (WAN) and World Editors Forum (WEF) congress provides us with access to the latest information from the press sector.The red-dotted nation
We are in the Swedish city of Goteborg for the annual meeting of the World Newspaper Congress of the World Association of Newspapers (WAN).How happy is he who can say 'YouTube is banned!'
There is a phenomenon these days called YouTube. Well, actually, no there isn't, since currently it is banned in Turkey.
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Press Freedom Under Threat
Press freedom is under serious threat from many sources -- gangs and corrupt officials in Latin America, autocratic regimes in the Middle East, conflicts in Africa, hostile governments in Asia, and from death threats and prosecutions in central Asia and Europe, the World Association of Newspapers said in its half-year review of press freedom.Reuters report causes stir, objections
To believe or not to believe… This is what many news professionals in Turkey are asking themselves about Reuters, after the global news agency misquoted French President NicolasArab journalists see themselves as "agents of political and social change," study reveals
Lawrence Pintak, director of the Kamal Adham Center for Journalism Training and Research at the American University in Cairo recently completed a survey of 601 journalists in 13 Arab countries in North Africa, the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula.Göteborg: 2008 Global Report on Innovation in Newspapers: "Don't put lipstick on a pig when our newspapers need hard surgery"
The Innovations International Media Consulting Group presented its annual survey at a joint session of the 61st World Newspaper Congress and 15th World Editors Forum. The general conclusions of the session were that newspapers need to dare to be innovative and commit their papers to profound change. During the presentation the audience got to know which papers are innovating and doing so successfully.GOTHENBURG: how to increase "The Long Weekend" circulation of newspapers
Diversity during the week, a flexible newspaper design and and more supplements; this is the recipe for success that increased the circulation of the Portugese daily newspaper, Público. At the 15th Worlds Editors Forum in Gothenburg, Editor-in-ChieJosé-Manuel Fernandes, revealed how he and his staff managed this increase.GÖTEBORG: The hyper-local news model: a solution for print and online (Video)
Göteborg: "It's the paradigm shift of thinking visually
David Dunkley Gyimah, Senior Lecturer at the University of Westminister, UK, was one of the speakers at the fifth session at the 15th World Editors Forum. The topic of his speech was "Videojournalism-now and what next...integrated multimedia videojournalism?"Göteborg: Finland's information based community
The web community Oma Kaupunki offers a new way of being hyperlocal, explained Reeta Merilainen, Editor-in-Chief of Helsingin Sanomat, Finland, at the fourth session of the15th World Editors Forum:Göteborg: "Gatekeeping has become a dirty word, but it's still our job"
At the fourth session of the 15th World Editors Forum the question of how online editors view user participation in making news was partly answered thanks to a study. Two persons working on this study, called "Guarding open gates:How online editors view user participation in making news", were Steve Paulussen, Senior Researcher at Gent University, Belgium, and Jane B. Singer, Professor at the University of Central Lancashire, UK.Göteborg: Reader blogs increased Östersund Postens online visitors
Elin Olofsson, News Editor at the Swedish Östersund Posten told the audience at the 15th World Editors Forum about how hyperlocal websites with reader blogs are becoming a reality at the ÖP.GÖTEBORG: Will Web 2.0 give birth to Journalism 2.0? (Video)
Goteborg: The publication of the Mohammed cartoons started a world wide discussion about press freedom
As a part of the 14th World editors forum, Press freedom Round table representatives from magazines and news papers from Europe and northern Africa discussed how media react when it comes to the publication of the controversial Mohammed cartoons.Philippe Val, a columnist and managing director of the French satirical weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo, chose to publish the controversial mohammed cartoons as a statement of free expression. This caused the biggest reactions in the magazines history. This surprised him since his magazine is known in France to be anti-racial. After the publication Val lived under threat and needed protection by the police. Later, The Paris Grand Mosque and the union of Islamic organisations of France, took Philippe Val to court for printing the cartoons. The Paris court acquitted him in late March.
Opinion: Best practices for video journalism, with Travis Fox
Even as online media consumption habits change, traditional journalists train in new media and new departments emerge, incorporating video journalism continues to be a challenge. How long should the videos be? Should they support text stories or be considered separate pieces entirely? How do you deal with translation? Or translate the complexities of a story, even in the same language?Göteborg: Microsoft - How to get your news on every mobile device
Microsoft's News Reader Starter Kit allows you to send the same content to different mobile devices. Michael Cooper, Director of Advanced Reading Technologies at Microsoft, USA gave a presentation at the 15th World Editors Forum.Göteborg: Don´t see your mobile phone only as a telephone...
The worlds largest international multimedia news agency Reuters equipped their journalists with a small mobile journalism toolkit. This can be the beginning of the future journalism. Ilicco Elia, Product Manager of mobile and emerging media at Reuters, told the audience at the third session of the 15th World Editors Forum about a new way to tell storys.Göteborg: "Integrated newsrooms are a necessary and exciting road to the future"
According to Lisbeth Knudsen, CEO, Det Berlingske Officin, and Editor-in-chief, Berlingske Tidende, Denmark, the question is not if integrated newsrooms are working but how newspapers can make them work. Knudsen was one of the presenters in a session about integrated newsrooms at the 15th World Editors Forum.Göteborg: New York Times - "Fast is good, but fast with quality is better"
Jim Roberts, Editor of Digital News at New York Times, USA, spoke about innovations in his newsroom at the second session of the 15th World Editors Forum, part of the 61st World Newspaper Congress.The integration of print and the New York Times' website has gone far. According to Mr Roberts it's "much more integrated than less at New York Times." Mr Roberts himself came from a background as a journalist at the printed paper and moved onto the website, a situation not uncommon at NY Times.
Göteborg: Google on Journalism 2.0
Nikesh Arora, President EMEA Operations & Vice President, Google Inc., UK, presented participants at the 15th World Editors Forum with food for thought as to the way in which the media consumption habits and the media landscape in general have radically transformed with Web 2.0. Arora opened the Forum's first session, entitled "Will Web 2.0 give birth to Journalism 2.0?"Alternative and Community media are vital for social integration
The European Parliament Committee on Culture adopted a report today by Karin Resetarits (Die Liberalen, Austria) which calls on the European Union to encourage alternative media in Europe in order to promote pluralism and cultural diversity. Stemming from the old family of "free radio" and other pirate broadcasting, alternative media today is often a community media, addressing a certain category of the population for example the Muslim population, senior citizens or young people. They can be distinguished from commercial media by the fact that they are not profit-making but purely social, linked with their community by the service they provide. Mrs Resetarits would like to see this recognised by the European Commission and the Member States. Newspapers: A growing business
While worldwide newspaper circulation rose last year, Turks, though the world's most prolific newspaper readers, only bought few of those newspapers, a recent study has found.US: Nielsen Online: Increasing traffic for newspaper websites
U.S. newspaper websites are growing in popularity, a Nielsen Online study suggests. Compared to results from an identical study from April 2007, only seven of the top 30 newspaper websites experienced declines in traffic while several others grew significantly.Press Roundup
Eighty students, in Turkey for the 6th International Turkish Language Olympics, on Tuesday traveled to the eastern city of Erzurum, where they joined in a march for peace and brotherhood. Turkish Press Scanner
Domestic violence on the rise – MilliyetA report by a parliamentary commission suggests that 97 percent of women and children are subjected to physical or emotional abuse, daily Miliyet reported yesterday. Children who are subjected to violence are more likely to commit crimes, said commission head and Life-long Education and Development Association (HAGEM) President Adem Solak. He said the data collected in the survey pointed to a possible increase in the number of children murdering their parents.According to another report by the commission, more children and teenagers have been committing crimes. It was revealed that within the pastPress Roundup
A gala night was held for the International Turkish Language Olympics, which hosted 550 students from 110 countries, at the İstanbul Show and Congress Center on Sunday. Turkish Press Scanner
No agreement on mine fields – TarafAgreement could not be reached between the Chief of General Staff, the government and the Republican People's Party (CHP) for clearing landmines on the Turkey-Syria border, Taraf daily reported yesterday.Currently the appertaining draft foresees the responsibility of the clearing of mines to be handed over to private companies, and the cleared land to be used by these companies. CHP deputy Gürol Ergin said the tender to clean the landmines should be first given to the Defense Ministry and that it should only be given to private companies if the ministry does not want to do the job. The only amendment made to theTurkish Press Scanner
TF Turkish drug smuggler faces U.S. sanctions One in four foreign individuals recently added to the Bush administration's most-wanted list of suspected drug traffickers is a Turkish criminal, daily Taraf reported yesterday. The United States has imposed sanctions on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, aimed at denying the terrorist group access to the U.S. financial system. The sanctions also block any transactions and trade involving American companies and individuals, and specifically designates four foreign individuals for sanction, one of whom is Cumhur Yakut. Cumhur Yakut is the son-in-law of former Van deputy Mustafa Bayram, who was also involved in drug trafficking.Press Roundup
Holding Turkish flags, children suffering from leukemia marched on Saturday from Adana's Uğur Mumcu Square to Atatürk Park on the occasion of the 7th International Week for Children with Leukemia. Turkish Press Scanner
Newly weds keep small appliances sector alive – Taraf The small house appliances sector is kept alive by demand generated from 500,000 weddings each year, daily Taraf reportedPress Roundup
This week İstanbul celebrated the 555th anniversary of the city’s conquest by Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II on May 29, 1453. The municipality organized various activities to mark the occasion, including festivities in the Golden Horn area on Thursday evening.