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  Diaspora and future social networks: decentralized, open-sourced? from Editors Weblog – all postings by Jean Yves Chainon It has been about a year now since Diaspora and its four founders made ripples through the blogosphere and mainstream media, including in this New York Times article, following the $200,000 plus donations that the budding alternative … Read more

Editors Weblog looks at new Radikal…

New radical design for Radikal Daily from Editors Weblog – all postings by Heather Holm The Radikal Daily, a newspaper in Turkey, has adopted a tabloid format and new columnists under editor Eyüp Can, states Today’s Zaman.  “The Doğan Media Group recently decided to merge Referans, a daily economic review, and Radikal and replaced former … Read more

Barbie, the journalist

Mattel introduces new Journalism Barbie from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin Barbie® I Can Be…? News Anchor Doll Event: 17th World Editors Forum in Hamburg 6-8 October from Editors Weblog – all postings by Emma Heald The 17th World Editors Forum will take place this year in Hamburg, Germany from 6-8 October, focusing on mobile … Read more

"Scandal at WAN-IFRA / WEF Congress

Doğan Media Group (DMG), who is involved in WAN-IFRA leadership, shaped the meeting report concerning Turkey. Basically, by accomplicing this notarious, tax evading Media Conglomeration, WAN-IFRA loses its credibility… DMG brought the war to a new front, like some pro-Establishment people bringing the war against the civilian government in credible Western media organizations…

Scandal at WAN-IFRA / WEF Congress in Hyderabad

by YAVUZ BAYDAR

Hyderabad — I spent the last three days in Hyderabad, India, trying to talk some sense into the entire leadership of the World Association of Newspapers (WAN-IFRA) and World Editors Forum (WEF).

Dogan Media Group Has No Right to Speak About Media Freedom in Turkey

By Fatih ALTAYLI

Dogan Group newspapers reported the WAN?s and IFRA?s harsh critics about media freedom in Turkey. I have no objection about the statement of the WAN and the IFRA.”

What is (not) freedom of the press?

by BÜLENT KENEŞ

Hyderabad ? The Hürriyet newspaper?s chief columnist, Oktay Ekşi, who is adept in creating appellations for people whose ideas he does not like, described a group of journalists, including me, as ?virtue fighters? in his column yesterday.

Three Turkish Media Groups Attack WAN-IFRA Report Slamming Government Pressure, Particularly The Massive Dogan Fine

Where do WAN-IFRA and Doğan group stand vis-à-vis freedom of the press?

by BÜLENT KENEŞ

Hyderabad — Consider a media group that controls about 60 percent of the media sector in a country and that categorically sides with militaristic and antidemocratic practices with its publications and broadcasts

Doğan group?s India attack

by ABDULHAMİT BİLİCİ
HYDERABAD — It is very interesting to talk about postmodern topics such as the future of newspapers and Internet media in a secluded part of a city that has witnessed the most colorful and mysterious events in history.

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