My new publication: A report on Metaverse and Journalism (in Turkish)
I have been thinking and reading about Metaverse recently, and this is a piece on its encounters with journalism. Here is the link to download the report.
Journalism
A report: ‘A Look At the 20 Years of Media Freedom [in Turkey]
‘A Look At the 20 Years of Media Freedom’ report published Bianet :: English Assoc. Prof. Ulaş Karan has written an evaluation report titled “A Look At the 20 Years of Media Freedom” regarding the Media Monitoring Reports published by bianet/IPS Communication Foundation. The English version of the report has been published. Click to read … Read more
Turkey criminalizes disinformation and the political authorities will decide what disinformation is
I think this is a classic pattern of censorship. Türkiye’s new ‘disinformation law’ explained Bianet :: English Internet news portals and journalists working for them are now subject to the Press Law. “Spreading disinformation” is Turkey Allows Jail Terms for What It Deems ‘Fake News’ NYT > Turkey by Ben Hubbard and Safak Timur Rights … Read more
Erkan at a @Newslaundry Panel
I was honored to be a panelist among with two successful journalists from Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Reporting on the State Why it’s important for the media to report on issues the state tries to suppress. Press freedom is a pressing concern across the world today. There is hardly a country where state or non-state … Read more
A special Reuters report angers some: “Insiders reveal how Erdogan tamed Turkey’s newsrooms”
Special Report: Insiders reveal how Erdogan tamed Turkey’s newsrooms | Reuters Reuters ISTANBUL, Aug 31 (Reuters) – When President Tayyip Erdogan’s son-in-law suddenly quit as finance minister in late 2020, four staff in Turkey’s leading newsrooms said they received a clear direction from their managers: don’t report this until the government says so. The resignation … Read more
Twitter restricts Turkey’s one of the rare successful citizen journalists, Metin Cihan shots back with several new SM accounts
Metin Cihan’s latest quest was to question a minister’s business relations (Mr. Canikli) This ended up with the restriction of his Twitter account. A journalist announced that Metin Cihan has several new accounts in other social media platforms: Nurettin Canikli dosyasını paylaşan Metin Cihan’ın Twitter hesabına kısıtlama getirilmiş. Bize, size ulaştırmamız için bir mesaj yolladı. … Read more
21 Kurdish journalists still detained in Diyarbakır…
📢 Diyarbakır’da gözaltına alınan 21 Kürt gazeteci meslektaşımız için İstanbul şubemizde yarın basın açıklaması düzenliyoruz. Herkesi dayanışma için orada bulunmaya çağırıyoruz. 🕛 12:00📍DİSK Basın-İş (Orhan Adli Apaydın Sokak No:5 / Taksim)#GazetecileriSerbestBırakın pic.twitter.com/GIC0GKBtyU — DİSK Basın-İş (@Disk_Basin_is) June 10, 2022 https://twitter.com/babat_dilan/status/1534943691596603398?t=2qDP2Ny_ND8vIgZCOfh-WA&s=03 Trace Turkey’s path to normalizing the practice of blocking news websites • Global Voices … Read more
Another sad day for journalism: “Israel Admits It Might Have Killed Journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, Attacks Her Funeral
Israel Admits It Might Have Killed Journalist, Attacks Her Funeral The Intercept Israeli police attacked the funeral of Shireen Abu Akleh in occupied East Jerusalem on Friday, nearly causing Prominent Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh shot dead by Israeli bullet to the head Dubbed ‘Voice of Palestine’, the journalist’s murder is mourned by many Originally published … Read more
Two reports (RSF and IPI); Turkey’s media freedom grade continues to be terrible…
Turkey ranks 149th for media freedom as authoritarianism rises – RSF | Ahval Turkey ranked 149th of 180 countries for freedom of the press, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said… Click here for the RSF World Press Freedom Index Only 31 countries rank worse than Turkey in press freedom Of the 180 countries in the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) … Read more
Deep web addresses for the whistleblowers
All accessible via Tor Browser http://p53lf57qovyuvwsc6xnrppyply3vtqm7l6pcobkmyqsiofyeznfu5uqd.onion/ – ProPublica http://occrpweb4n2vlmih.onion/ – Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project http://nytimes3xbfgragh.onion/ – The New York Times http://jokerbuzzhyhl5cl.onion/ – Joker.buzz http://privacyintyqcroe.onion/ – Privacy International http://xp44cagis447k3lpb4wwhcqukix6cgqokbuys24vmxmbzmaq2gjvc2yd.onion/ – The Guardian | SecureDrop http://3qf4wewa5bojmcgr.onion/ – BalkanLeaks http://bfnews3u2ox4m4ty.onion/ – BuzzFeed News http://f3mryj3e2uw2zrv3zv6up6maqosgzn27frz7xodvpl7pkestoyigtkad.onion/ – AfriLEAKS http://dwnewsvdyyiamwnp.onion/ – DW http://27m3p2uv7igmj6kvd4ql3cct5h3sdwrsajovkkndeufumzyfhlfev4qd.onion/ – The Intercept
“The Race to Archive the Ukrainian Internet” and a huge roundup
The Race to Archive the Ukrainian Internet In times of war, preservation is more critical than ever—cultural artifacts, historical collections, and important records are often targeted and erased. Since Russia invaded Ukraine last month, the Internet Archive has been a crucial member of the effort to preserve Ukrainian websites, datasets, and digital resources before they’re lost forever. We sometimes think … Read more
ECREA’s Open letter to media professionals who cover Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Dear ECREAns, I’ve been asked by Lyubov Naydonova, President of the Ukrainian Association of Media Psychologists and Media Educators, to share an open letter with you aimed at influencing Western media coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The letter is signed by the leaders of a number of Ukrainian media research organizations and by … Read more
The project I am also in: “Poynter’s MediaWise joins Istanbul Bilgi University in Turkey to launch a free digital media literacy program
Poynter’s MediaWise joins Istanbul Bilgi University in Turkey to launch a free digital media literacy program The latest course from MediaWise teaches Turkish adults how to discern fact from fiction online, one text message at a time. By: Sara Bealor March 25, 2022 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 25, 2022) – MediaWise, the digital media literacy initiative … Read more
Today Digital Media Literacy WhatsApp course launches #AcabaDoğruMu with @ifbilgi and @mediawise
I am excited to be part of Mediawise‘s efforts to internationalize the Digital Media Literacy WhatsApp course. The launch and the panels afterward can be watched here: This is a collaboration between the Faculty of Communication at Istanbul Bilgi University and Poynter‘s Mediawise which in turn is supported by Meta Turkey. The launch program … Read more
IPI’s survival guide for local media
IPI’s survival guide for local media An IPI global network guide for sustainable news media serving local communities in Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. See the full report and download a copy here Across the IPI global network of journalists, editors, and publishers, we’ve been speaking to more local media … Read more