A few days ago, it was the 30th anniversary of Abdi İpekçi assassination. In one of the darkest days of Turkey, he was murdered. Milliyet’s then chief editor has been one of the best journalists in the history of Turkish journalism…May his soul rest in peace…
On 1 February 1979, two members of the ultra-nationalist Grey Wolves, Oral Çelik and Mehmet Ali Ağca (who later shot pope John Paul II), murdered Abdi İpekçi in his car on the way back home from his office in front of his apartment building in Istanbul. Ağca was caught due to an informant and was sentenced to life in prison. After serving six months in a military prison in Istanbul, Ağca escaped with the help of the Grey Wolves and fled to Bulgaria, which was then a base of operation for the Turkish mafia.
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How Niche Bloggers Fill Gaps Left by Local Newspapers, Alt-Weeklies
On December 11, Ben Tribbett checked his phone messages and found two waiting for him from Virginia gubernatorial candidates Terry McAuliffe and Creigh Deeds. And when he opened his inbox that same day he had received an email sent by another candidate, Brian Moran. All three messages were to wish him a happy birthday.
E-readers, iPhone applications and more – the age of the digital newspaper
E-readers and mobile readers are on their way up. An ever-increasing number of publications have versions for iPhone, Kindle and other smartphone devices. Readers appreciate the choice of publication, up to date information and flexibility which their tech-savvy mobiles provide.
Obama presidency: the dangers of bypassing traditional media
The Obama presidency has already shown itself to be far more Internet-savvy and open to communicating directly with the people. The "YouTube president," as many are already calling him, made significant use of what the New York Times called his "YouTubing-Facebooking-texting-Twittering grass-roots organization," during the campaign and his team are looking into how these new media can be used by the administration. The refurbished WhiteHouse.gov website claims that Obama has committed to making his administration "the most open and transparent in history" and that the president’s executive orders and proclamations will be published for everyone to review. The site seems to be a kind of social networking portal, where dialogue can take place directly between the people and the government.
Citizen Media Business Issues: Website Development
(This is the fifteenth in a series of postings about citizen media business issues. See the introduction here. All of these entries are considered to be in “beta” and will be revised and refined as they find a home on a more permanent area of the Center for Citizen Media web site. To that end, your comments, additional examples, and criticisms are welcome and will be invaluable contributions to this process.)
Citizen Media Business Issues: Blog-Hosting Sites
(This is the fourteenth in a series of postings about citizen media business issues. See the introduction here. All of these entries are considered to be in “beta” and will be revised and refined as they find a home on a more permanent area of the Center for Citizen Media web site. To that end, your comments, additional examples, and criticisms are welcome and will be invaluable contributions to this process.)
Media group slams attacks on reporters
ISTANBUL – The Turkish branch of the International Press Institute, or IPI, has issued a statement decrying the targeting of Turkish journalists due to recent attacks on members of the media.
Inauguration capitalization: how the media is cashing in on Obama’s big day
by Helena Deards
Having learnt their lesson from Election Day, US newspapers are determined not to let the potential profit-making madness that is Barack Obama‘s Inauguration Day slip through their fingers. The astronomical and unexpected demand for Election Day copies from readers who wanted both information and souvenirs of the historic result, left newspapers reeling and print presses smoking.
Experimentation (Not Stagnation) Should Flourish at J-Schools
Some journalism academics may be even more scared of new technology and more resistant to change than the worst print "dinosaurs" working in media today. But Web 2.0 has made getting online so simple that there are no more excuses for being disconnected. While some reporters see journalism education as a potential refuge from the rapid pace of change in the 21st century digital newsroom, journalism schools should in fact be among the first places to adapt to new technology if they’re to train the journalists of tomorrow and remain relevant today.
Is ad-supported journalism viable in a pay-for-performance age?
While a great deal of what I write here is underinformed speculation, this piece is unusually speculative and underinformed. It’s possible that I’m flat out wrong about the idea I’m developing here. I’m putting it forward with the hopes that folks will react with examples and data that help prove or disprove this theory. Being told that I’m unambigiously wrong with good data demonstrating my error would be very helpful. Simply being told I’m wrong – less helpful.
DOING MORE WITH LESS: Pure-online news sites; a menace or complement to newspapers?
In the run-up to the 16th World Editors Forum being held in Hyderabad, India March 22-25, 2009, the Editors Weblog is running a special series entitled "Doing More with Less." The series highlights major trends that editors-in-chief are using to steer their newsrooms through the difficult economic climate. This week, we looked Global Post and Huffington Post, two news websites that are challenging the traditional newspaper business model. Below, editors from around the world share their own thoughts about ONLINE-ONLY NEWS PUBLICATIONS.
DOING MORE WITH LESS: The world’s newspaper editors sound off on integrated newsrooms
In the run-up to the 16th World Editors Forum being held in Hyderabad, India March 22-25, 2009, the Editors Weblog is running a special series entitled "Doing More with Less." The series highlights major trends that editors-in-chief are using to steer their newsrooms through the difficult economic climate. This week, we looked at how The Guardian and Finland’s Kauppalehti have integrated their newsrooms. Below, editors from around the world share their own thoughts about INTEGRATED NEWSROOMS.
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