A most preposterous idea of recent times in Turkish journalism
Hürriyet's 'Freedom Train' A most preposterous idea of recent times in Turkish journalism:
My main objection is why the newspaper needs such a campaign. It is a mainstream newspaper that always allied with deep state structures. There is a not single case of investigative journalism found in it. But why they try for such a prepostereous act? I have been meaning to write about it but an agitatively prolific blogger acted before me. Here are some shots from his posts:
A peace train touring Turkey to spread message of human rights
As part of daily Hürriyet's 60th anniversary celebrations, a special train called “Hürriyet,” which in English means “freedom,” set off Tuesday, July 1 for a trans-Anatolian tour, in an effort to convey the need for democratic consolidation and to spread a message of respect for human rights in Turkey.
The project, whose motto is “Right to Hürriyet, Train is Freedom,” is a part of daily Hürriyet's broader mission to raise consciousness about human rights among Turkish youth and women.
The theme of human rights for this year's celebrations was chosen by Hürriyet to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights....................
My main objection is why the newspaper needs such a campaign. It is a mainstream newspaper that always allied with deep state structures. There is a not single case of investigative journalism found in it. But why they try for such a prepostereous act? I have been meaning to write about it but an agitatively prolific blogger acted before me. Here are some shots from his posts:
Hürriyet's Freedom Train. Montage: A recent anti-headscarf headline with the chief editor, Ertuğrul Özkök. Headlines calls for chaos...
A Hürriyet issue just after 1980 coup: 'there is peace all over the country. New constitution preparations continue' found in here
Opinion: WaPo names top ten investigative journalism pieces
"I think [investigative journalism] is going through a difficult transitory period," said Emily Bell, editor-in-chief of guardian.co.uk, in a May interview, as part of The Guardian's "Future of Journalism" series. "The funding now available for people to concentrate for long periods of time on single subject stories, which may or may not come to fruition, has been greatly undermined by the restructuring of professional media."Guide on reporting the Beijing Summer Olympics available for journalists
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has published a guide for journalists on covering the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. The guide emphasizes the need for journalists to protect their Chinese sources.
found in Gazeta Mercantil Newspaper
Ad campaign for Gazeta Mercantil newspaper, text: Understand the real value of money.
Daniel Riot: 'In France, journalists are almost indoctrinated'
Riot is a self-proclaimed pest. Having fallen for Europe as a young boy, he is a regular critic of both politicians and journalists and tries to join the European debate whenever possible
New Report on Media Workers and Environmental Health
Unions to take action on climate change7 July 2008
Unite representatives working in electrical engineering, electronics and IT are calling for statutory rights for union representatives to gain access to environmental impact information on companies.
The sector is also calling for company executives to have their pay and bonuses linked to meeting environmental targets. The union has published a report entitled 'How Green Is My Workplace? The publication gives guidance on how union representatives can raise awareness of environmental issues to make workplaces greener.
Iran's 'four' missiles (nearly) fooled the world's media
The Lede: In the four-missile version of the image released Wednesday by Sepah News, the media arm of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, two major sections (encircled in red) appear to closely replicate other sections (encircled in orange). (Illustration by The New York Times)
Digging Deeper::Who Killed the Online Journalism Review and Will It Live Again?
For more than 10 years, the Online Journalism Review was published by the Annenberg School for Communications at the University of Southern California as a place to follow the struggles and triumphs in the nascent field of online journalism. But on June 16, editor Robert Niles posted a note to the site titled, Goodbye, explaining that USC was suspending publication of OJR and that he would be leaving the school.
Press Roundup
A Singapore-flagged oil tanker named Aralsea ran aground in İstanbul’s Sarıyer district on Saturday when its rudder became stuck. The tanker, which was empty, caused panic among the occupants of homes along the coast.Turkish Press Scanner
VATAN Striking survey results regarding ruling party A considerable number of participants in a recent public opinion poll conducted by Metropoll, a research company known for its ties to the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, think that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his party are mainly responsible for the recent political crisis in Turkey, daily Vatan reported yesterday. The striking results of the survey, conducted in June and reported to Erdoğan and the AKP, show that 17.3 percent of participants thought the recent political tension in Turkey is caused primarily by Erdoğan, his government, and his party, while 10 percent thought that Erdoğan himself is&nPress Roundup
The results of the High School Entrance Examination (OKS) were announced by Education Minister Hüseyin Çelik yesterday. Students of the Ana-fen preparatory courses, who performed well on the exam, celebrate together.Turkish Press Scanner
Yeni Rakı price to be re-evaluated – Vatan Five years after the privatization of Tekel, which used to be Turkey's alcohol and tobacco monopoly, the Council of State adjudicated that the real value of the company's shares be investigated, reported Vatan daily yesterday. The decision concerns the sale of 100 percent of Tekel's Alcoholic Beverages Industries division, which produces Yeni Rakı, and 51 percent of Turkish Alcoholic Beverages and Wine Industries, or TAŞEL, which operates in northern Cyprus. Turkish Tobacco and Alcoholic Beverage Workers Union, or Tek Gıda-İş, had filed a court case at the Ankara First Administrative Court for the cancellation of the sale of theTurkish Press Scanner
Teacher exiled over Dink remark – Sabah When referring to the Hrant Dink murder, high school teacher Aysel Kılıç said in class that no one should be killed for their thoughts and was exiled to Trabzon for that remark, daily Sabah reported yesterday. Trabzon is the city on Turkey's Black Sea coast where Dink's murderers hail from. Kılıç was a literature teacher in İzmir's Selçuk district. When one of the students said in class that he was happy Dink had died, Kılıç replied, “Killing someone for his or her thoughts is not right.” The students related this to their parents and one parent applied to the Selçuk District Administration, Education Ministry, and İzmir Governor's Office...Press Roundup
A forest fire that began on Sunday afternoon in the southern province of Mersin's Gülnar district was contained yesterday. The fire destroyed 57 houses in the area, while seriously damaging five others. Turkish Press Scanner
The Gülen problem in Russia – Cumhuriyet In order to invest in Russia, wealthy groups close to the Gülen Movement, a religious movement headed by controversial Islamic scholar Fetullah Gülen with interests in the media and education sector, are putting forth the condition that the movement's schools not be closed in the country, daily Cumhuriyet reported yesterday. The administration of a school in Russia's St. Petersburg was taken over last year on grounds that the school was connected to the Gülen Movement and that the school curriculum was not in line with the Russian national education curriculum. This prompted wealthy groups close to the movement to put pressure on thePress Roundup
Turkish Soccer Federation President Hasan Doğan's wife and daughter pay their final respects to Doğan during his funeral. Thousands of people from all walks of life attended Doğan's funeral at İstanbul's Fatih Mosque on Monday.
Comments
Why look for investigative reporting when the paper's opinion/editorial is already given to you in the headlines?
Posted by: Mitat Yerli | July 15, 2008 05:22 AM