Snapchat stories: Here’s how 6 news orgs are thinking about the chat app Nieman Journalism Lab by Joseph Lichterman When Sam Sheffer, The Verge’s social media editor, launched the site’s Snapchataccount at the end of July last year, he meant it to be a small-scale experiment. “I only promoted it on my personal Twitter account,” Sheffer … Read more
Turkey loses legendary author Yaşar Kemal Hurriyet Daily News Yaşar Kemal, who was hospitalized since Jan 14 following respiratory problems, lung infection and heart arrhythmia, died ın in Istanbul’ broadcaster CNN reported on Feb 28 Yaşar Kemal – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaşar_Kemal Yaşar Kemal, (born Kemal Sadık Gökçeli 1923) is a Turkish writer of Kurdish … Read more
Öcalan calls on PKK to discuss leaving arms, HDP says in historic joint statement with Turkish gov’t The HDP has announced a call by the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to hold a congress in spring to discuss disarmament in Turkey Turkey’s coming police state aljazeera.com – Feb 26 – … Read more
LOCAL – Ottomans enter Turkish elections race, stoking social media hurriyetdailynews.com – Weeks after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ’16 Turkish warriors’ hit international headlines, several candidates have launched Ottoman-themed campaigns to be nominated for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the upcoming… How a single Instagram post could end up sending a former … Read more
A Contribution To “My Migration Story To the UK”, a GuardianWitness Project You probably heard of GuardianWitness, a relatively recent project of my beloved British newspaper, The Guardian. This page is created to cover the experiences, opinions and ideas of the paper’s readers. There is a different theme being regularly published and anyone can contribute a related media … Read more
Dr. Richard M. Stallman ile “Özgürlük Sohbetleri” Sizi “Özgürlük Sohbetleri” etkinliğimize davet etmekten kıvanç duyuyoruz. “Özgürlük Sohbetleri”, bireysel özgürlükler ve internet teknolojilerinin hayatımızdaki yerine dair, yılın en kıymetli etkinliklerinden biri olacaktır. Tarih: 27 Şubat 2015 Yer: ÇSM 403-404, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Saat: 19:00 Konu: Özgür Dijital Toplum Etkinliğe dair ek bilgi, ve … Read more
Kanal Istanbul Project details revealed Daily Sabah Details about the Kanal Istanbul Project, an artificial sea-level waterway and a new town to be located across 95 acres of land, have been released, … Erdoğan’s giant Istanbul canal back on agenda with a new look – Hurriyet Daily News İstanbul Canal project back on agenda with a … Read more
“İktidarın güvenliği” paketinden barış da çıkmaz 9 Şubatta iktidarın “iyi şeyler olacak” diyerek kamuoyunda olumlu bir hava yaratmaya çalışmasıyla barış süreci canlanır gibi oldu. Bendeniz de dâhil kalıcı barışın yolunu ha bugün ha yarın beklenen bekleyenler umutlandı. Newroz’da Abdullah Öcalan’ın Türkiye’ye karşı silâh bırakma çağrısı, çözüm paketinin 10 maddesini ortak açıklama, 10 akıllı … Read more
Trade union general secretary detained at protest in front of Istanbul hospital The general secretary of the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions (DİSK) was detained during a protest in front of Maltepe University Hospital in Istanbul on Feb. 25. Former Miss Turkey faces prison for ‘insulting’ President Erdoğan Merve Büyüksaraç is facing up to two years in … Read more
11 years ago… 11 years later… Highlighted by Selçuk R. Şirin@SelcukRSirin at Twitter.
Haberi Bianet’ten: Hrant Dink Vakfı, 1915 Ermeni Soykırımı’nın 100. yılında, “1915’te Bugün”twitter hesabı açtı. İngilizce ve Türkçe olarak açılan hesaptan gün gün soykırımda yaşananlar anlatılıyor. Hrant Dink Vakfı’ndan Murat Gözoğlu, vakıftan bir ekibin Türkçe, İngilizce, Ermenice, Fransızca, Almanca kaynakları tarayarak tweetleri oluşturduğunu söyledi….
Citizenfour takes Oscar for Best Documentary Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Edward Snowden documentary Citizenfour wins Oscar theguardian.com – Andrew Pulver – Feb 22, 7:51 PM – Citizenfour has won the Oscar for best documentary, for its director Laura Poitras, editor Mathilde Bonnefoy and producer Dirk Wilutzky. Citizenfour chronicles the revelations by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden … Read more
Amnesty Turkey campaign at Change.org Turkey: The last exit before the police state A cartoon guide to Turkey’s nosedive in human rights. In other news: European Court of Human Rights fines Turkey over length of investigation The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has fined Turkey for violating Article 3 of the European Convention on Human … Read more
Bobs için önerilerinizi gönderin! 19.02.2015 Deutsche Welle tarafından düzenlenen en iyi online aktivizm yarışması “Bobs“ başladı. Bu sene ilk kez İfade Özgürlüğü alanında özel bir ödül de verilecek. Bobs (En İyi Online Aktivizm) Yarışması, bu yıl 11’inci kez düzenleniyor. Kazananı jüri üyelerinin belirleyeceği üç ana kategori “Sosyal Değişim“, “Gizlilik & Güvenlik“ ve “Sanat & Medya“nın … Read more
Deutsche Welle boosts The Bobs international online award Deutsche Welle launches its renowned international contest “The Bobs – Best of Online Activism” with a new approach. The focus is now on the “Freedom of Speech Award.” For the 11th time, Deutsche Welle is honoring exceptional online activists and projects from around the world. DW … Read more