CNN Türk has been heavily criticized since Gezi Park Protests. However, after being sold to a different media conglomerate, it passed a new threshold in pro-government bias. You will see an exemplary case, cutting opposition mayor interview, below. CNN Türk accuses critics of being activists- as if this is actually a bad thing- and its … Read more
Presidential palace should be vacated over election results, Turkish architects say President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s 1,150-room mega-palace and its residents should immediately be evicted, an architects’ NGO has said in a statement CNN’s Amanpour interviews ‘the man who took on Erdoğan’ CNN’s Christian Amanpour conducted a live interview with HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş on June 8, following … Read more
The Economist’s Tom Standage on digital strategy and the limits of a model based on advertising Nieman Journalism Lab by Joseph Lichterman LONDON — The past few months have been full of change at The Economist. In January, Zanny Minton Beddoes was appointed the magazine’s new editor after her predecessor, John Micklethwait, left for Bloomberg. In … Read more
The Guardian, CNN, Reuters, and more enter into a global ad alliance Nieman Journalism Lab by Justin Ellis Five of the biggest online news publishers in the world are joining up to form asupercontinent. For advertising. With The Pangaea Alliance, The Guardian, CNN International, Reuters, The Financial Times, and The Economist are creating an advertising network … Read more
Court upholds controversial verdict in killing of Nigerian refugee despite appeal ruling An Istanbul court upheld a previous verdict sentencing a police officer to four years in prison for ‘involuntary manslaughter’ in the fatal shooting of Nigerian refugee Festus Okey PM Erdoğan?s agent accusation against CNN reporter ?ridiculous,? Washington says PM Erdoğan had questioned CNN?s impartiality, labeling … Read more
PM Erdoğan outs CNN reporter kicked and detained during Gezi anniversary as ?agent? PM Erdoğan blasted CNN International?s correspondent Ivan Watson, who was detained on air during Gezi anniversary protests May 31, for being an ‘agent’ Swan killer in UK turns out to be of Turkish origin The man who killed a swan in the English town … Read more
Turkish Court Says YouTube Ban Is Unconstitutional NYT > Turkey by By CEYLAN YEGINSU DISPATCHES FROM TURKEY: Popular Twitter User Receives 15 Months of Prison Bianet :: English E. P., the owner of popular twitter user “Allah CC?, has been convicted to 15 months of prison for ?overtly humiliating religious values accepted by a faction of the society?. … Read more
What?s New in Digital and Social Media Research: How Facebook rumors spread, and the rise of the collaborative news clip Nieman Journalism Lab by John Wihbey Editor?s note: There?s a lot of interesting academic research going on in digital media ? but who has time to sift through all those journals and papers? Our friends … Read more
CNN denies apology over Turkey coverage CNN International took it to Twitter to respond to debates around a caption error regarding a ruling party rally in Turkey. Suspect in Gezi protester?s death released An Eskişehir court has released S.K., who was allegedly involved in the beating death of 19-year-old Gezi protester Ali İsmail Korkmaz, while … Read more
I am interviewed here in Voice of Russia (English), Rusyanın Sesi (Turkish) by @omerurun 4 June Taksim Square. Occupiers caught in crime: Doing Yoga This is how barricades are made: A u-turn in Turkish politics? Gezi Park in perspective The simmering dissent and dissatisfaction unleashed at Gezi Park may not be enough to topple AKP‘s … Read more