As far as I could observe, not much irregularity was reported… Turkey’s Erdogan pitches for power Will Turkey’s controversial PM become its next president? Understanding Turkey’s election Turks are heading to the polls this weekend to vote for their first directly elected president. LIVE: Millions in Turkey head to polls Millions of Turkish citizens elect the next president … Read more
The future of the newspaper Digitalization is already part of the newspaper, both in terms of the production process and distribution. And the dual structure of print and digital media is likely to persist, write Thomas Steinfeld and Lothar Müller. The ultimate triumph of digital over print media is by no means imminent. … Read more
PEN International and Turkish publishers call on Turkey to extend freedom of expression Turkey holds almost one tenth of all intellectuals imprisoned for freedom of expression in the world, according to PEN International Villagers killed in aerial attack officially alive, lawyer says Twenty-five of 38 villagers killed in an attack in southeastern Turkey almost … Read more
The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford, has issued three new studies that may be of interest: Is there still a place for public service television? Effects of the changing economics of broadcasting, edited by Robert G. Picard and Paolo Siciliani https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/fileadmin/documents/Publications/Working_Papers/Is_There_Still_a_Place_for_Public_Service_Television.pdf Women and journalism, Suzanne Franks https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/publications/risj-challenges/women-and-journalism.html Climate change and … Read more
Greece deprived of its public broadcasting service: More than a bad soap opera Flawed it may have been, but ERT, Greece’s public broadcaster, was one of the few things holding the country together during these difficult times. Employees and members of the public demonstrate outside the offices of ERT3. Demotix/Giorgos Kasapidis. All rights reserved. … Read more