A Q&A with The Guardian U.S. about its new mobile innovation lab Nieman Journalism Lab by Laura Hazard Owen The Guardian U.S. has nabbed $2.6 million from the Knight Foundation to launch an “innovation lab” within its New York City newsroom. The lab will focus on news consumption via mobile devices. Per the release: Smartphones and … Read more
LOOK AT THE EVIL MEN FORCING REFUGEES, WHO MIGHT BE USED AS HUMAN SHIELD AGAINST YPG ASSAULT… Kurds battle ISIL on Syria border as Turkey blocks refugees Kurdish fighters advanced June 13 to the outskirts of a key Syrian border town held by ISIL, as Turkish forces sought to prevent thousands fleeing the fighting from crossing … Read more
Azerbaijan Pulls Out The Stops For The European Games — Without European … BuzzFeed News But, after all the years preparing and all the billions spent, Aliyev found himself sharing a VIP podium with the strongmen likes of Russia’s Vladimir Putin; Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan; and the presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan, who . … Read more
Anti-austerity parties soar in Spanish elections as Greece threatens default Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Two new, anti-establishment parties (including one that grew out of the indignados movement — a kind of Spanish precedent to Occupy) took key seats in regional and municipal elections in yesterday’s Spanish election, which is a kind of dress rehearsal for the … Read more
Workers’ protest, mayors’ boycott marrs Erdoğan’s speech Turkish President Erdoğan’s speech in a southeastern Turkish province was marred by a protest of workers and local mayors decision to boycott the presidential visit on May 2. Erkan Saka @sakaerka: This brave woman shows V sign to Erdoğan’s bus, bodyguards did beat and detain her. via @arahmangok Turkish PM, … Read more
Turkish Airlines Urges Pilots to Marry to Prevent Accidents Bianet :: English Turkish Airlines (THY) General Manager Kotil, recalling allegations that the Germanwings co-pilot crashed the plane on purpose killing 150 people, said they would encourage their pilots to marry. Pilots ‘should marry to avoid Germanwings-like crashes’ Turkish Airlines CEO Temel Kotil has come up with an … Read more
Turkish PM avoids highlighting peace process, Kurdish issue in manifesto meeting Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu remarkably shunned referring to the peace process led by his own government in the 100-article “2023 New Turkey Contract,” which he read out along with his Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) at party meeting on April 15 Elections are too important for … Read more
Five things you should know about foreign policy this election open Democracy News Analysis – by Bernard Goyder Half a century ago, the US Secretary of State Dean Acheson said that Britain “has lost its empire, but has yet to find a role”. The same is true today. Are we still stuck in the imperial mindset? … 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
Kanal Istanbul Project details revealed Daily Sabah Details about the Kanal Istanbul Project, an artificial sea-level waterway and a new town to be located across 95 acres of land, have been released, … Erdoğan’s giant Istanbul canal back on agenda with a new look – Hurriyet Daily News İstanbul Canal project back on agenda with a … Read more
Citizenfour takes Oscar for Best Documentary Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Edward Snowden documentary Citizenfour wins Oscar theguardian.com – Andrew Pulver – Feb 22, 7:51 PM – Citizenfour has won the Oscar for best documentary, for its director Laura Poitras, editor Mathilde Bonnefoy and producer Dirk Wilutzky. Citizenfour chronicles the revelations by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden … Read more
No agreement in Greek eurozone talks BBC News | Europe | World Edition Greek and eurozone officials have left a seven-hour meeting without even basic agreement on how to proceed in talks over the country’s debt crisis. Greek debt talks fail, next meeting on Monday EurActiv.com Greece’s new leftist government and its international creditors failed to … Read more
Hero? Thief? Who is Herve Falciani? BBC News | Europe | World Edition Who is HSBC whistleblower Herve Falciani? COP 21 negotiations kick off in Geneva EurActiv.com The representatives of over 190 countries met in Geneva on Sunday (8 February) to continue talks on a UN-level agreement to tackle climate change. This marathon of international negotiations … Read more
via Amnesty launches campaign to stop S Korea exporting tear gas to Turkey The change.org campaign aims to stop S Korea exporting some 1.9 mln tear gas canisters to Turkey Repent over your tattoos, Turkey’s top religious body says Turkey’s top religious body has issued a fatwa that urges Muslims who have tattoos to repent if they … Read more