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#Journalism agenda: “Fact-Checking Won’t Save Us From Fake News”
Fact-Checking Won’t Save Us From Fake News FiveThirtyEight » Features by Brooke Borel Fake news. We’ve used this phrase so many times in the past two months that it’s almost... Read more
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Europshere agenda: Berlin lorry attack :(
Berlin lorry attack: Man films chaos moments after truck hits BBC News | Europe | World Edition An eyewitness describes filming “horrible scenes” moments after a lorry ploughed into a... Read more
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Turkey in Europe: “German school in Istanbul cancels Christmas”
‘OUTRAGEOUS!’ Germany’s fury as teachers ‘banned from even MENTIONING Christmas in class’ Express.co.uk Usually the Istanbul Lisesi holds a small celebration for Christmas and teaches its pupils, who are both... Read more
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Eurosphere agenda: Northern England under Worst floods for 70 years…
Worst floods for 70 years swamp northern England AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Around 500 soldiers brought in to deal with ‘unprecedented’ flooding in Yorkshire and Lancashire. Arresting scenes from the flooded... Read more
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Anthropology roundup: “Religion has been causing conflict since 2000 years ago,anthropologists say”…
Religion has been causing conflict since 2000 years ago,anthropologists say ChristianToday This social tension caused by religion, however, is not a product of the modern world, according to a new... Read more
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Cyberculture agenda: “Saudi blogger to be publicly flogged for insulting Islam…”Three Reasons the Silk Road Trial Matters…
Is Jetpack Misleading Users to Promote WordPress.com? WPBeginner by Editorial Staff Are you using Jetpack’s publicize feature on your site?Recently while browsing through Facebook, we found several folks sharing links where... Read more
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Ipsos KMG survey offers clues on social support to growing authoritarianism…
https://twitter.com/influxTR/status/552052105234903040 Turkish people’s profile revealed in new survey Hurriyet Daily News The survey, titled the ‘Guide to Understanding Turkey,’ was conducted by the Ipsos KMG Research and Consultancy Company with almost... Read more
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AKP leadership attacking Supreme Court as 4 former ministers’ corruption case to be determined today…
Supreme Court plotted against AKP, health minister claims Hurriyet Daily News Mehmet Müezzinoğlu diagnosed the Supreme Court as ‘the main element which plotted against the ruling party’ Inquiry panel to vote on... Read more
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Cyberculture agenda: Web Freedom a Global Issue in 2015…
Web Freedom Is Seen to Be Growing as a Global Issue in 2015 nytimes.com – Vindu Goel – Jan 1 – SAN FRANCISCO — Government censorship of the Internet is... Read more
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Cyberculture agenda:
Sony About to Get Sued For Pirating Music in The Interview TorrentFreak The way things are panning out, the Sony movie The Interview is on course to become one of the... Read more
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Eurosphere agenda: German President says Germans ‘should welcome’ refugees
Germans ‘should welcome’ refugees BBC News | Europe | World Edition Germany’s President uses his Christmas message to urge Germans to welcome refugees amid growing support for an anti-Islam group. Israel, Palestine... Read more
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Cyberculture agenda: Strange Sony Hack claims… Another Euro fine on a tech company: Tripadvisor fined by Italy regulator
Tripadvisor fined by Italy regulator BBC News | Europe | World Edition Italy’s competition watchdog fines travel website Tripadvisor €500,000 (£392,000) for publishing misleading information in its reviews. How information volunteers solve... Read more
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Cyberculture agenda: New Twitter’s transparency reports…”Data mining tops LinkedIn’s list of the ‘hottest skills of 2014’
Twitter’s transparency reports are now available in 10 languages The Next Web by Natt Garun Since launching its first transparency report in 2012, it has been Twitter’s aim to ensure users... Read more
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Eurosphere agenda: “Buses, planes, Bulgarians, Romanians and The Daily Mail…”Athens says crisis is ending…
Buses, planes, Bulgarians, Romanians and The Daily Mail: An Update The Daily Mail: Buses and Planes – full or not? On 31 December 2013 the UK?s Daily Mail published a story claiming that... Read more
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?Grand coalition? in Germany…Stop the export of digital arms from the EU!…Scotland’s Future…Eurosphere roundup…
?Grand coalition? deal sealed in Germany German Chancellor Angela Merkel‘s conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) reached a deal early on Wednesday on forming a “grand coalition” after wrangling... Read more
