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#Journalism agenda: Not too surprising- “Conservatives more likely to believe fake news… The launch of CrossCheck in France…
Study: Conservatives more likely to believe fake news The Next Web by Bryan Clark A UCLA-led study found that political views have a lot to do with how likely each of... Read more
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From Turkey with Love: “‘Salt Bae’ Nusret Gökçe vows to be world’s greatest butcher…
Social media phenomenon ‘Salt Bae’ Nusret Gökçe vows to be world’s greatest butcher The co-partner of the global Nusr-et chain of grill houses, Nusret Gökçe, who recently became a... Read more
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EFD Rights Watch: Tahir Elçi remembered…
Killing of Diyarbakır bar head Tahir Elçi becoming unsolved murder, widow says The killing of Tahir Elçi, the Diyarbakır Bar Association head who was killed in an armed clash in November 2015 in... Read more
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“Turkish lira hits lowest level since at least 1981”
Turkish lira hits lowest level since at least 1981 ft.com Subscribe to read: Turkish lira hits lowest level since at least 1981 Already a subscriber? Sign in here Free... Read more
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I thought it was a fake news but true: Licence Plates with the letters “FG” are banned…
FG are the first letters of outlawed Fethullah Gülen, the founder of Gülenist movement… News in Turkish here Ankara moves to prevent Gülen’s ‘Turkish Olympics’ language competition Four Turkish ministries have moved... Read more
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For the record, Erdoğan could not silence a publisher…a German one…
Turkey’s President Erdogan Fails to Silence German Publisher NYT > Turkey by By MELISSA EDDY A German court rejected a request by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for an injunction against the... Read more
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Journalism agenda: “Award-Winning Citizen Journalist Ahmad Almossa Killed in Idlib, Syria…
Award-Winning Citizen Journalist Ahmad Almossa Killed in Idlib, Syria Global Voices Online by Amira Al Hussaini Ahmad Mohamed Almossa, a member of Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS), was assassinated in... Read more
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Cyberculture agenda: Bitcoin’s creator… Ada Lovelace… Twitter’s warning about state-sponsored attacks…
Bitcoin’s Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Is Probably This Unknown Australian Genius Wired Top Stories by Andy Greenberg and Gwern Branwen WIRED has determined that Bitcoin’s creator is probably Dr. Craig Steven Wright.... Read more
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14-day-long curfew in Nusaybin lifted WHILE IHD: 617 children died in Turkey in 11 months…
IHD: 617 children died in Turkey in 11 months KARAKOK OTONOMU TR/CH 3,861 children suffered a violation of their rights and 617 others died during the 11 months of 2015.... Read more
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Journalism agenda: Pew Report on Countries, press freedom and national security…
Countries differ in support for press freedom, especially for reporting on national security 11 A new Pew report finds that beliefs in the freedom of the press vary substantially by country,... Read more
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Opportunist authorities are quick to blame Encryption after Paris… Cyberculture Agenda…
Exploiting Emotions About Paris to Blame Snowden, Distract from Actual Culprits Who Empowered ISIS The Intercept by Glenn Greenwald Whistleblowers are always accused of helping America’s enemies (top Nixon aides accused... Read more
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Tech response to #Paris Attacks… As French jets pound #Raqqa
How Tech Learned From Past Crises And Reacted To The Paris Attacks What Facebook, Airbnb, and Uber did when terrorists attacked Paris. Brendan Klinkenberg BuzzFeed News Reporter 1. There are a... Read more
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“#Paris attacks were ‘act of war by IS’… #ParisAttacks #Prayforparis Another roundup…
Paris attacks were ‘act of war by IS’ BBC News | Europe | World Edition Near-simultaneous attacks in Paris that killed at least 127 people were an “act of war” organised... Read more
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Anthropology roundup: “New book – Digital Ethnography: Principles and Practice
Gorgeous book of paper airplanes collected by anthropologist Harry Smith Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Myths and Facts About the Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in... Read more
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Before the Nov 1 election, Ruling AKP plays its last cards: Confiscates opposition media entities #MedyaDokunma, Extrajudicial killings and possibly committing many other crimes we are not aware of…
Trustee Appointed to Koza Holding Bianet :: English Koza İpek Holding including Channel Kanaltürk, Bugün daily and other 22 corporations, has been appointed a trustee. 5 Websites Blocked in a Day Bianet... Read more
