The State of the News Media 2016: Mobile continues its takeover Nieman Journalism Lab by Joseph Lichterman Facebook, Snapchat, and other social platforms have dominated conversations around journalism over the past year. While publishers have flocked to tools like Facebook Live, Instant Articles, and Snapchat Discover to reach new audiences, they’ve also worried about changing revenue … Read more
How Russia Practices Digital Diplomacy- Interview with Press Attaché at Russian Embassy to London Exploring Digital Diplomacy by Ilan Manor / 12d Over the past year, much has been written about Russian digital diplomacy. While some have argued that Russia uses social media for propaganda, analysis has shown that the Russian MFA is one of the … Read more
Identity and Migration: A European Problem Firstly, let me apologise for the length of this post. I simply couldn?t have written this more concisely. I wanted to start this week?s instalment to say that I thought that various official reactions to the crisis in Lampedusa was funny. However, the more I thought about the situation the … Read more
MAIN FOCUS: Austerity and hope in Ireland | 16/10/2013 The Irish government presented the budget for 2014 on Tuesday – the seventh austerity budget in a row. Prime Minister Enda Kenny stressed that the top priority was to create jobs and exit the bailout programme. Ireland’s success is proof that the stringent austerity policy is the right … Read more
Republican paranoia, fear and discouragement, word-cloud edition A Democratic-led study of the GOP (PDF link) placed evangelical, Tea Party and moderate Republicans in focus groups to share their “passions, nuances and divisions.” It’s a fascinating, if obviously biased report: according to its conclusions, conservatives believe they have essentially lost a war with Obama and that … Read more
Europe quizzes operators over Apple sales practices, hinting at plans for antitrust probe European regulators are looking into the possibility that Apple is employing anti-competitive tactics to give it an unfair advantage in mobile markets across the continent. How Apple’s Alleged Tax Avoidance Changed Its Image The U.S. Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations claims … Read more
MAIN FOCUS: France’s bold offensive in Mali | 15/01/2013 from euro|topics UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on Monday welcomed France’s military intervention in Mali. The French armed forces joined the fight against the Islamist rebels on Friday at the behest of the Malian government. Commentators admire the courage of the French President but note … Read more
Massivity: over a million protest labor reforms in Spain from Social Network Unionism by OrsanSenalp From: ROARMAG.org They said the movement was dead. That the indignation had subsided. That rage and frustration alone was never a sustainable motivation for continued resistance against the scourges of financial capitalism and the farce of our so-called representative democracy. … Read more
Greek parliament approves new austerity bill from Hurriyet Daily News The Greek parliament approved on Monday a deeply unpopular austerity bill to secure.. MAIN FOCUS: Greece economises, Athens burns | 13/02/2012 from euro|topics The Greek parliament on Sunday night approved by a large majority the austerity package that the troikademands as a precondition for the … Read more
Calling Europe’s bluff in north Africa, Fabrizio Tassinari from open Democracy News Analysis – by Fabrizio Tassinari Europe has taken too little interest in the political path of its southern neighbours, argues Fabrizio Tassinari. An old Moroccan legend has it that the people of Andalusia, in Southern Spain, once complained to king Alexander of Macedonia … Read more
2011-01-21 Ben Ali has used Europe’s prejudices Today, The German news outlet Frankfurter Rundschau reported on some comments made by Jebali Hamadi. Hamadi was the leader of the Islamic party Al-Nahdha just prior to the fall of the Ben Ali government of Tunisia. In the brief interview, Jebali Hamadi is reported to have said: Tunisia … Read more
Ms Le Pen looks set to be a genuine contender in the 2012 presidential elections Far right anoints Marine Le Pen from BBC News | Europe | World Edition France’s far-right National Front confirms Marine Le Pen to succeed her father Jean-Marie as leader following a party vote. End of an ETA from FP Passport … Read more
The EU in 2011 from Open Europe blog by Open Europe blog team For those of you who can’t wait to see what 2011 has in store for European politics, Open Europe has published a briefing looking at the issues facing the EU – and most importantly the eurozone – next year. Read it here. Nationalism: the European bogey-man? … Read more
Georgieva named European of the Year from European Voice – RSS – News & analysis European commissioner for international co-operation, humanitarian aid and crisis response wins European Voice award. Weapons makers, multinationals among top beneficiaries of EU regional funds from EUobserver.com – Headline News EU citizenship: What is progress? by Grahnlaw Yesterday I thought about … Read more
The European Social Fund The key findings of this survey are that Europeans: ? Want the European Union to address unemployment as a priority for the EU (63%); ? Consider poverty as the second EU priority (42%); ? See job creation as the priority area for the EU to invest its resources in (56%); ? … Read more