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#Journalism agenda: “Hundreds of US newspapers denounce Trump’s attacks on the press…
Hundreds of US newspapers denounce Trump’s attacks on the press AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) More than 350 US news outlets join Boston Globe call to run editorials, addressing Trump’s ‘assault... Read more
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Amnesty campaign: #FreeShahidulAlam “The Bangladeshi authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Shahidul Alam
I met Mr. Alam in Berlin at a digital activism awards jury meeting. A nice and gentle person. I hope he will be released soon. Bangladesh: Release photographer and end... Read more
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Quoted in the CPJ report: “How Turkey silences journalists online, one removal request at a time
How Turkey silences journalists online, one removal request at a time By Ahmed Zidan/CPJ Digital Manager On June 19, Abdülhamit Bilici, the last editor-in-chief of the now-shuttered Turkish paper Zaman, tweeted about the... Read more
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Call for Applications | Fact-Checking Summit Turkey 18
Doğruluk Payı, Turkey’s fact-checking site, a project of Izlemedeyiz (On Watch) Association, is inviting fact-checkers, journalists, and researchers to Antalya, Turkey. Launched in 2014, Doğruluk Payı has been advocating for a data-driven... Read more
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#Journalism agenda: “What’s worked (and hasn’t) in the BBC’s quest for new storytelling formats…
12 prototypes, eight weeks, and lots of tapping: What’s worked (and hasn’t) in the BBC’s quest for new storytelling formats Nieman Journalism Lab by Christine Schmidt Pardon the irony of reading a... Read more
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#Journalism agenda: “Courage – Journalism is not a crime” – A documentary by Tom Heinemann
Courage – Journalism is not a crime http://www.courage-documentary.dk They are devoted to journalism but are under an immense pressure by governments, companies and criminals. They use the investigative toolbox to... Read more
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#TurkeyElections and Fake News. More ideas based on a recently quoted Al Jazeera article…
Quoted in an AlJazeera piece. (Will spike in fake news have an impact on elections in Turkey?) ‘Undermining journalism’ Erkan Saka, a blogger and academic at Istanbul Bilgi University,... Read more
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#journalism agenda: “The top 100 stories that changed the world
The top 100 stories that changed the world kottke.org by Jason Kottke BBC Culture recently polled authors, journalists, and other literary types from 35 different countries and asked them “to nominate up... Read more
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#journalism agenda: “People who are delusional, dogmatic, or religious fundamentalists are more likely to believe fake news…
People who are delusional, dogmatic, or religious fundamentalists are more likely to believe fake news Nieman Journalism Lab by Laura Hazard Owen The growing stream of reporting on and data about fake... Read more
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Turkey sinks to 157th out of 180 countries in RSF Press Freedom ranking as more convictions in the Cumhuriyet trial…
Turkish Court Convicts 13 From Newspaper on Terrorism Charges NYT > Turkey by By CARLOTTA GALL The defendants, sentenced to two to seven years in prison, remain free pending their appeals, but... Read more
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#journalism agenda: “The most interesting digital and social media research of early 2018
Fact-checking the network: The most interesting digital and social media research of early 2018 Nieman Journalism Lab by Denise-Marie Ordway To date, research on the spread of rumor and fake news stories... Read more
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A few notes on the Doğan Group’s media sale
There is no Doğan Media Group (DMG) anymore. This triggered a great anxiety among the government critics. Well, nearly 90 % of all mainstream media is owned by people who... Read more
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Today is the “International Fact-Checking Day” #FactCheckIt
Internation Fact-Checking Network is celebrating the fact-checking day. The website: https://factcheckingday.com/ You can see our promo video on YouTube, the site itself and on Twitter. IFCN lesson plan for high school students is... Read more
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#Journalism agenda: “The key role slow journalism plays in the 24/7 digital news cycle…
The key role slow journalism plays in the 24/7 digital news cycle Journalism.co.uk Rob Orchard, editor, Delayed Gratification, explains why being ‘last to breaking news’ can often help readers better understand... Read more
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Ahmet Şık and Murat Sabuncu released while 24 Journalists are sentenced to Prison a few day ago…
Turkish court orders release of journalists Ahmet Şık, Murat Sabuncu Hurriyet Daily News An Istanbul court on March 9 has ordered the release of journalist Ahmet Şık and editor-in-chief Murat Sabuncu... Read more
