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The worst kind of publicity: Istanbul traffic will be become a mess as Tiger Woods has his show at Bosphorus Bridge

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Golf: Tiger Woods heralds return with spectacular Turkey photoshoot Straits Times ?- 10 hours ago ISTANBUL (REUTERS) – Tiger Woods features in a strokeplay event for the first time in six weeks at the Turkish Airlines Open starting on

Journalism roundup: three new studies from Reuters Inst. and more…

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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

Turkish authorities like a Lie Machine. It is Facebook’s turn to deny Turkish authorities’ claims…

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According to Human Rights Association of Turkey 4 dead, 7,681 wounded, 70 arrested. via Gezi bilançosu: 4 ölü, 7 bin 681 yaralı, 70 tutuklama Facebook denies providing user data to Turkish authorities following government requests over protests Facebook today released a statement saying it has not handed over any user data to Turkish authorities despite government … Read more

EU envoys reject Bağış’ claims, emphasize excessive violence… A roundup…

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EU envoys react to Bağış?s comparison of Turkish and EU police European Union ambassadors asked for transparency and accountability in investigating the Turkish police?s unlawful moves against civilians during the Gezi Park protests Turkish minister says Twitter turned down cooperation offer over Turkey protests Turkey?s offer to cooperate with social media micro-blogging website Twitter over the Gezi … Read more

Here’s how Europe’s new tyrant’s police forces attacked an handicapped citizen this evening. #OccupyTurkey

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Turkey’s investment grade cheers turn to tears By Carolyn Cohn LONDON, June 11 (Reuters) – The transformation of Turkey in less than a month from newly-minted investment grade darling to market struggler has again put the role of ratings agencies under scrutiny. Turkey won a coveted second investment grade rating from Moody’s in mid-May, a … Read more

Boing Boing, Mashable all support #OccupyTurkey, Wikipedia Entry, White House petition #DirenGeziParki

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Turkish Spring: Taksim Gezi Park protests in Istanbul (Estimated 40,000 people cross the Bosphorous Bridge to join the protests/OccupyGeziPics) WhiteHouse petition here. Occupy Turkey pics here in bulk. Wikipedia entry here. Turkey protests rage for second day Police use water cannon and teargas to disperse demonstrators as protest erupt for second day in Istanbul and Ankara Violent protests … Read more

Journalism roundup: Impact of Manning case on media and more..

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A Salute to Bradley Manning, Whistleblower, As We Hear His Words For The First Time from Boing Boing by Daniel Ellsberg L: A young Daniel Ellsberg, whistleblower and former U.S. military analyst. R: PFC Bradley Manning, 24; former Army intelligence analyst. Today, the Freedom of the Press Foundation, an organization that I co-founded and for … Read more

Deniz Ergürel: Reuters ve BBC haber başlıklarında neden terörist kelimesini kullanmıyor?

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Reuters ve BBC haber başlıklarında neden terörist kelimesini kullanmıyor? Toplumların hayatında bazı günleri vardır, bu günlerde analitik düşünce yerini şiddetli duygulara bırakır. İşte 19 Ekim Türkiye için böyle bir gündü. O gün PKK, Hakkari Çukurcuma?da 8 ayrı hedefe yaptığı saldırıyla 24 askeri öldürdü ve 18 askeri yaraladı. Bu feci olay toplum içerisinde derin bir infial uyandırdı. Tüm gazeteler, … Read more

?Augmented Reality Invades Newsrooms?

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Augmented Reality Invades Newsrooms, Kids’ Shows, Ads from MediaShift You point your wireless device — cell phone, iPad, whatever — at a graphic on a box of unassembled furniture and then the instructions, complete with 3-D diagrams, instantly appear on-screen. Point at a piece of paper and it’s suddenly a game board shared by friends … Read more

bianet is 10 years old!

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As far as I know, bianet, a local news network that is generously funded by the EU could not challenge major news agencies in Turkey but it certainly made a difference in its 10 years of existence….
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bianet (Independent Communication Network) comprises more than internet news website bianet.org. It is a continuously unfolding network since 1997 and embraces “Training Drives” for journalists and communication students and NGOs; handbook series, “Radio Programs” for the local media, conferences, forums, international exchange programs.

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Support the World Day against Cyber-Censorship

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Support the World Day against Cyber-Censorship, 12 March? Global: World Day Against Cyber Censorship from Global Voices Online by Diego Casaes Internet censorship is still a major issue in many countries worldwide. With that in mind, the Paris-based international organization Reporters without Borders (RSF) is promoting its yearly World Day Against Cyber Censorship on March … Read more