Eurosphere agenda: “‘Final deadline’ for Greece debt plan

‘Final deadline’ for Greece debt plan  BBC News | Europe | World Edition The eurozone gives Greece until Thursday to present final proposals to secure a deal with creditors, and calls a full EU summit for Sunday. UN to vote on Srebrenica ‘genocide’ BBC News | Europe | World Edition The UN Security Council is set to … Read more

Journalism roundup: “The Cost of Being Late on Social Media…”News industry turning mobile…

Facebook Media Venture to Include NBC, BuzzFeed and New York Times nytimes.com – Vindu Goel – May 13 – MENLO PARK, Calif. — Facebook ‘s long-rumored plan to directly host articles from news organizations will start onWednesday, concluding months of delicate negotiations between the Internet giant and publishers that covet its huge audience The Cost of … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “Spain’s hologram protests

France outcry over school skirt ban  BBC News | Europe | World Edition France faces a fresh backlash against its ban on religious signs in schools after a 15-year-old Muslim girl is sent home for wearing a long black skirt. Charlie artist ends Muhammad cartoons BBC News | Europe | World Edition Charlie Hebdo artist “Luz”, who … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “How the Pirates in Germany have lost their way… “Milk quotas come to an end…

How the Pirates in Germany have lost their way  open Democracy News Analysis – by Alessio Colonnelli Is there any connection between the decline of the Pirate Party and the rise of the right-wing Alternative for Germany?   MAIN FOCUS: Milk quotas come to an end | 01/04/2015 euro|topics The EU will abolish the milk quota system … Read more

“Three Istanbul streets make world’s top 10 for rent hikes in 2014” Istanbul news roundup…

Three Istanbul streets make world’s top 10 for rent hikes in 2014 According to data in the annual real estate report of international real estate consultancy firm Cushman & Wakefield, Istanbul’s İstiklal Avenue, Bağdat Avenue and Abdi İpekçi Avenue ranked in the top 10 streets for rent increases in the world. Istanbul’s new creative hub retains … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: Pirate Party victory in Iceland… Greek-German summit…

Pirate Party Becomes Iceland’s Most Popular Political Party  TorrentFreak On January 1, 2006, Rick Falkvinge founded the Swedish and first Pirate Party. The party has survived more than nine turbulent years while provoking heated discussion on copyright reform, privacy and freedom of speech.   Icelandic Pirates soar: citizenship for Snowden?  Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow The Icelandic Pirate … Read more

Journalism agenda: Scandal at Telegraph. The lead political writer resigns…

New rules governing drone journalism are on the way — and there’s reason to be optimistic  Nieman Journalism Lab by Matt Waite Today we got our first real look into what the FAA intends to do about regulating drones in U.S. airspace — and frankly, it’s surprisingly flexible and permissive given what the agency has required … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “EU anti-establishment parties rise…”Eurozone officials not optimistic on Greek deal…

EU anti-establishment parties rise BBC News | Europe | World Edition What is fuelling rise of anti-establishment parties in EU? VIDEO: The Grexit explained – in 60 seconds  BBC News | Europe | World Edition Could Greece’s debt problems force it out of the eurozone? BBC News takes a snapshot view of the debt crisis. MAIN FOCUS: Fatal … Read more

İstanbul traffic second-worst in world… İstanbul news roundup…

Company denies plans to build shopping complex in area neighboring Istanbul’s Emirgan Grove Allegations that a shopping complex and skyscrapers will be built on a plot of land neighboring Istanbul’s famous Emirgan Grove have sparked fresh debate over spoiling the city’s historic silhouette Index confirms İstanbulites’ biggest gripe: İstanbul traffic second-worst in world Today‘s Zaman İstanbul … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: Greek and German ministers meet and clash… “Youth radicalization in Hungary, Bulgaria, and Greece…

Greek and German ministers meet, to no avail EurActiv.com The first meeting between Greece’s iconoclastic new finance minister from the Marxist left and his 72-year-old conservative German nemesis was never going to be easy. It turned out even worse than expected. Greek, German finance ministers clash in first talks  EurActiv.com The Greek and German finance ministers could … Read more

Cyberculture agenda: people behind ‘anonymous’ data can be identified 90% of the time… “7 Things To Love About reddit’s First Transparency Report…

  Researchers can identify people behind ‘anonymous’ data 90% of the time  Mashable! by Rex Santus Big data — huge data sets that are often made publicly available to anyone who wants to analyze it — are supposed to be anonymous. The idea is to leave out key pieces of information about the people involved, such … Read more

10 favorite Kebap places in İstanbul… Grand Bazaar haggling for survival… İstanbul news roundup…

  İstanbul Ocakbaşı Rehberi ve Şişin Kebabın Akıl Uçuran 14 Adresi ListeList by Engin Özer Kurtuluş Adana Ocakbaşı   Japanese art comes to Istanbul Japanese art of painting Sumi-e, which has a significant place in Far Eastern culture, has been brought to Turkey by SushiCo. Istanbul to host global energy regulation forum The sixth World Forum on Energy … Read more

INFOGRAPHIC: “How Are Journalists Using Social Media?” and a Journalism roundup:

Here is the link: How Are Journalists Using Social Media? [INFOGRAPHIC] What does Facebook’s new tool for fighting fake news mean for real publishers? Nieman Journalism Lab by Caroline O’Donovan Facebook announced yet another tweak to the algorithm that governs its users’ News Feeds yesterday. The social network has introduced a new tool that allows users to … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: Cover of new Charlie Hebdo issued… “More Surveillance Won’t Protect Free Speech

France puts 10,000 troops onto the streets warning ‘threat is still present’  Mashable! France on Monday ordered 10,000 troops into the streets to protect sensitive sites after three days of bloodshed and terror, amid the hunt for accomplices to the attacks that left 17 people and the three gunmen dead. This map shows every attack on … Read more

Some Turkish journalist and citizens in solidarity with #CharlieHebdo tonight in İstanbul…

    1 Minute of Silence Outside French Consulate in Istanbul Bianet :: English After the attack at Charlie Hebdo magazine headquarters in Paris that left 12 people dead, a group assembled outside French Consulate in downtown Istanbul, protesting the incident with one minute of silence and pencils. Journalists From Turkey: Je Suis Charlie Bianet :: English … Read more