‘Breaking Bad’-themed café in Istanbul and more news from İstanbul…

‘Breaking Bad’-themed café in Istanbul cooks something special Its owners say they opened the world’s first café to be inspired by the hit TV show ‘Breaking Bad’ in Istanbul’s Asian side. Istanbul-born MIT professor named world’s most influential economist Economist Daron Acemoğlu, who is a Turkish economist of Armenian descent living in the U.S., has topped the … Read more

A journalism roundup: Crisis at BBC and more…

BBC needs ?radical overhaul?: chairman from Hurriyet Daily News The head of the BBC?s governing body said yesterday the broadcaster needs a radical overhaul following the resignation.. BBC needs to relearn its journalistic ABC Endless layers of checking by executives and lawyers cannot replace experienced professional judgment, writes Philip Stephens   MAIN FOCUS: BBC mired … Read more

A video: the Guardian’s open journalism ad- and a journalism roundup

via @aslitunc The Guardian moves towards open journalism and digital engagement from Editors Weblog – all postings by Federica Cherubini News can reach you as an article, a picture, or a video, or it could be from a tweet or a Facebook update. Taking this into account is what inspired open journalism: the new editorial … Read more

Elif Sudagezer: Twitter: ?Bir avuç çapulcu?dan sistematik bilgi üretimine

Twitter:  ?Bir avuç  çapulcu?dan sistematik bilgi üretimine Sosyal medyanın şeytanileştirilmesinin yanı sıra karşılaştığı ikinci en önemli problem hiç şüphesizdir ki önemsizleştirilmedir. Bu sebeple, Twitter deyince akla ilk gelen ?bir avuç çapulcu?nun reflekslerinden öteye gitmeyen sistematik ve güvenilir olmayan bir veri yığını. Peki gerçekte Twitter bir grup anonimin kendi kendine konuşmasından ibaret mi? Pek çok örneğin … Read more

A journalism roundup: Al Jazeera’s campaigns “To Bring Broadcast To U.S. etc…

Al Jazeera Launches Twitter & Meetup Campaigns To Bring Broadcast To U.S. from Mashable! by Sarah Kessler Julian Assange on Wikileaks’ relationship with the international media from Editors Weblog – all postings by Federica Cherubini A story of a relationship fraught with suspicion and tension emerged from an interview with Julian Assange about his organisation’s … Read more