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#Journalism agenda: “A Complete Guide: Facebook Journalism Project

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Facebook Journalism Project: A Complete Guide  All Facebook by David Cohen Facebook’s efforts to bolster its relationships with media and news organizations and journalists continued with Wednesday’s introduction of the Facebook Journalism Project. Director of product Fidji Simo introduced Facebook Journalism Project in a Newsroom post, saying that the initiative has three objectives: collaborative development of news products … Read more

Turkish justice at work: “Professor İştar Gözaydın Arrested”

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Professor İştar Gözaydın Arrested Bianet :: English   Professor İştar Gözaydın has been arrested on the 8th day of her being detained as part of the “FETÖ/PDY Investigation” launched into Gediz University from which she was suspended. In other upsetting news: Vice PM Kurtulmuş: Some Fellows in Media Shall Mind Their Steps  Bianet :: English   Vice … Read more

Turkish justice: “Police who shot dead Gezi protester fined $2,800”

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Police who shot dead Gezi protester fined $2,800  Hurriyet Daily News   A court in Istanbul has fined a police officer who shot dead a protester during the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Turkey’s high court receives 60,000 applications since July 15 coup attempt: Top Judge  Hurriyet Daily News   Some 60,000 individual applications have been made to … Read more

Journalism agenda: Report finds “Nearly 25% of Americans admit sharing fake news”…”Digital self-defense for journalists…

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Report: Nearly 25% of Americans admit sharing fake news  The Next Web by Bryan Clark   Nearly a quarter of Americans surveyed admitted to sharing fake news. You can interpret this two ways: that’s not as terrible as I first thought; or, three-quarters of Americans are liars (or completely oblivious). Facebook Finally Gets Real About Fighting Fake News … Read more

“Campaign to Act in Solidarity With Aslı Erdoğan…

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Aslı Erdoğan: I Haven’t been Given My Medication, Wasn’t Let Out To Fresh Air Bianet :: English  Arrested Özgür Gündem daily Publishing Consultant Board member, novelist and columnist Aslı Erdoğan has noted that she had not been given her medication in the prison and was being held in a solitary confinement cell. Her attorneys have objected … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “Poland’s media law alarms EU…

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MAIN FOCUS: Poland’s media law alarms EU | 04/01/2016 euro|topics The EU is examining the options for taking steps against the media reform passed in Poland at the end of the year that gives the government more influence in public broadcasting. The Union is right to put the national-conservative government in its place, some commentators say. … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “Row over Syria policy

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MAIN FOCUS: Row over Syria policy | 30/09/2015 euro|topic The presidents of Russia and the United States met to discuss a policy on Syria at the start of the week. Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad remains the main bone of contention between the two leaders. According to some commentators Putin has pushed through his strategy of including … Read more

Not much hope but still “Advocates for News Media to Meet Turkish Officials

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Advocates for News Media to Meet Turkish Officials  NYT > Turkey by By RICK GLADSTONE Two advocacy groups left for Turkey to meet with the officials, who may include Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. ************* Turkey: Journalists targeted with altered imagery Mapping Media Freedom in Europe – Ankara, Çankaya, Ankara, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey, 174.52 Kms … Read more

Ruling AKP spokesman represents the mindset against Journalism…

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Ruling AKP spokesman says PM Erdoğan?s call to media executive ?natural? Hüseyin Çelik has defended the PM Erdoğan, saying it was ‘natural’ for a prime minister to call media executives when facing ‘insults’ Turkish PM’s private call goes viral Secret recording of Turkish leader’s phone call goes viral Two Photos Describe Turkish Journalism Better Than Weighty … Read more

Not only jailing journalists, Turkey tops Google content removal request list…EFD Rights Watch

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Turkey tops Google content removal request list Government requests to remove content from Google continued to rise in the first half of this year   ******************** Five more released in Feb 28 trial, no arrested suspect left A Turkish court has released five more arrested suspects in the ongoing Feb 28 trial Switzerland Convicted of … Read more

CPJ report: Turkey No. 1 Journalist Jailer.. A journalism roundup…

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211 journalists in world’s jails in 2013 – with three countries holding most There were 211 journalists in the world’s prisons at the beginning of this month, meaning that 2013 had the second highest total since the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) began its annual census 17 years ago. It is close to the record … Read more

“CPJ issues first-ever report on press freedom in the United States- A Journalism roundup…

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CPJ issues first-ever report on press freedom in the United States   Barack Obama leaves a press conference in the East Room of the White House August 9. (AFP/Saul Loeb) Josh Stearns says, New Report Finds Obama?s Policies Threaten an Independent Press The Committee to Protect Journalists has released its first-ever special report on freedom … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: “?Turkish government uses ownership laws to pressure media….

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?Turkish government uses ownership laws to pressure media,? press freedom advocate says Journalists in Turkey are still suffering from imprisonment, Anne Cooper, a former Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) official and free press advocate has said Drug gang members arrested over leftist protester’s killing Fourteen alleged drug gang members have been arrested following last week?s … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: CPJ calls on Erdogan to embrace press freedom…”Dink murder trial restarts amid family?s protest…

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Dink murder trial restarts amid family?s protest, court rules for arrest of key suspect The trial into the murder of Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink restarted in Istanbul today Turkish ban on prisoners’ voting violates human rights, says European court The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Sept. 17 that Turkey had violated the … Read more

Document: Center for American Progress’ report on “Freedom of the Press and Expression in Turkey

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The issues of press freedom and freedom of expression in Turkey have for several years attracted a great deal of attention and provoked extensive debate both in Turkey and in other Western countries. Dozens of journalists critical of the government have been jailed, and hefty fines have been levied against media outlets seen as opposing … Read more