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| | Arab science journalists conference to be held in Fez | | 2008-05-23 03:59:00 | | The First Arab Conference for Science Journalists will be held in Fez, Morocco on October 25. Journalists interested in submitting paper abstracts to be considered for use in the conference should do so by June 15.The conference is aimed at enhancing the skills of Arab journalists in covering science issues and providing them with an opportunity to network and exchange experiences with their peers from around the world.Five Arab journalists will also receive the 2008 Arab Science Journalism Award during the event.For registration, visit www.astf.net/sro/sro5. For more information, contact sro@astf.net. Abstracts should be sent to elawadi.sro@astf.net.Tags: Moroccan Morocco Fes, Maghreb news | | By: THE VIEW FROM FEZ | | |
| | For Eyeballs Giving News Credibility a Knock, Say TV Journalists at FICCI-FRAMES 2008 | | 2008-03-25 11:23:00 | | Is news entertainment? The answer is a big No. But when the battle is for eyeballs, when 'fun' seems to be the only currency for stickiness on TV, when news degenerates into entertainment, honest journalism and credibility of a TV network is the first casualty. The panelists -- Mr. G Krishnan, CEO, TV Today Network; Mr. Sanjay Ahirwal, Executive Editor, NDTV India; Mr. Satinder Bindra, Correspondent, CNN; Mr. Rajiv K. Bajaj, Vice-President, Sahara Samay; and Ms. Jill Grinda, Director, Wo | | By: Brand Mantra | | |
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| News: RSF's 2007 Press Freedom Overview: 86 journalists killed | | 2008-01-06 14:32:00 | | Reporters without Borders (RSF) published their 2007 Press Freedom Roundup.It seems journalists had even a rougher time than aidworkers, in 2007:86 journalists were killed around the world last year, a sad figure steadily rising since 2002 - from 25 to 86 (+ 244%). This is the highest casualty rate since 1994, when 103 journalists were killed, nearly half of them in the Rwanda genocide, about 20 in Algeria’s civil war and a dozen in the former Yugoslavia. More than half those killed in 2007 died in Iraq.Some sad statistics:86 journalists and 20 media assistants were killed887 arrested1,511 physically attacked or threatened67 journalists kidnapped And more on press freedom itself: 528 media outlets censored37 bloggers were arrested21 bloggers physically attacked2,676 websites shut down or suspendedCheck out also their 'Press Freedom Predators'Link found via Jackfruity. Picture courtesy World Press Freedom Day
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| | Litvinenko murder suspects to speak to British journalists | | 2007-08-28 15:08:00 | | Andrei Lugovoi and Dmitry Kovtun, Scotland Yard's key suspects in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko will speak to British journalists through a radio program to be aired live Wednesday, August 29, 2007.
The radio news conference is jointly organized by Moscow Radio and RIA Novosti and will be broadcast live on Ekho Moskvy Radio at 3 p.m. Moscow time (11 a.m. GMT, 7 a.m. EDT) according to RIA | | By: The Accidental Russophile | | |
| | Journalists hit the Web | | 2007-07-30 12:24:28 | | According to a Middleberg/Ross survey titled, “The Seventh Annual Middleberg / Ross Survey of Media in the Wired World: Journalists Use of Internet at All-Time High.”, (breathe) 98% of journalists turn to the Net for news and article ideas. The other 2% must still be doing it the hard way.
Here are some snippets from the study:
92% use the web for article research
81% are using search engines
76% use the web to find news sources and experts for stories
73% of journalists use the web to find press releases
81% of print journalists find ideas on the web
If journalists are turning to the web to research their stories companies are going to need to start taking offline and online reputation monitoring that much more seriously.
If journos are hitting the search engines to find leads for stories companies need to start putting a lot more thought into pushing the negative mentions in the SERP's off of the first few pages. Rob wrote a great articl | | By: Top-notch South African eMarketing blog | | |
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| Journalists arrested in Morocco over security leak. | | 2007-07-20 23:46:00 | | Al Watan Alaan (The Homeland Now)Editor-in-Chief Abdul Rehim Ariri and Editor Mustafa Hormatallah, were arrested on July 17 after publishing information in the Arabic-language weekly that quoted a military intelligence document. An unnamed Royal Armed Forces officer was put under arrest on Thursday.The published article claimed Al Qaeda had plans to send twelve Arab and four Pakistani fighters to carry out attacks in Morocco and other Maghreb states."The officer and several other officers have been heard over the case," said a government official. The unnamed officer will go on trial when the probe into the leak of the information was completed, he said.Officials declined to comment on charges the two journalists could face or when they would be released or put on trial, citing the secrecy of the ongoing investigation.Early this month, Morocco raised its security alert level to the highest rating of "maximum", suggesting an attack was imminent. The Interior Ministry has said it had obt | | By: THE VIEW FROM FEZ | | |
| | CIS Most Dangerous for Journalists (If you leave out war zones) | | 2007-07-03 22:09:00 | | Reports about how the CIS is dangerous for journalists are so common that their worthy efforts are starting to sound like a bad pop song. Freedom House is the newest NGO/think tank to give its evaluation of media freedom. To no one’s surprise its report, Muzzling the Media: The Return of Censorship in the CIS, “makes the assertion that most former Soviet states, including those in Central Asia and the Caucasus, are the most hazardous on earth, outside of active war zones, for journalists to work in. Entrenched authority in these states are increasingly unwilling to tolerate the "watchdog" role that media strives to play in open societies.” The report also points out that the CIS countries with the least media freedom are also those experiencing high rates of economic growth. Such a finding seems to surprise Christopher Walker, the report’s author, who thinks that economically robust Russia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan “should likewise be enjoying increased press freedom. Y | | By: Sean's Russia Blog | | |
| | New Site for Long Island Citizen Journalists | | 2007-06-26 20:44:00 | | The Long Island Press has entered the world of "Citizen Journalism" with the launch of its new website. I suggested a few modifications, like the addition of RSS/XML feeds, but overall I think it will be a very useful addition to the "Long Island conversation."I encourage everyone with something positive or productive to say to sign up and start blogging. Citizen participation is an essential ingredient in the promotion of the Long Island Congress and Long Island 3.0 projects. | | By: Long Island Idea Factory | | |
| | Mock Drafts: Hockey Journalists Just Make Stuff Up | | 2007-06-20 18:52:00 | | For hockey journalists, there is no bigger cop-out than running a "mock draft" just prior to the actual NHL Entry Draft. It's about as complicated as pulling names out of a hat and writing a quick blurb to the effect of "this great player would be good on this team because..." A mock draft article is not exactly Pulitzer material, obviously.Any top quality hockey player is good for any hockey team, even if they don't need that player to actually play, just stand still, look pretty and be traded somewhere for somebody they do need. Sure, the teams try to find prospects that will potentially fill projected future needs, but sometimes they just pick the best guy available at the moment and hope they figure out what to do with him later on. It's not an exact science.So a mock draft is just barely more ridiculous than the actual draft itself, which is exactly why sports media outlets like ESPN and TSN can't resist them. And that's why bloggers---we non-journalists---love them too. | | By: Dear Lord Stanley | | |
| | Russian Journalists Building Solidarity | | 2007-05-26 20:14:00 | | The bleakness of Russian media is often citied as one of the clearest examples of Putin’s creeping authoritarianism. State control of television, its concentration under fewer and fewer corporations, the harassment and murder of journalists, police raids of media NGOs, newspaper and journal offices, evicting the Union of Russian Journalists from their offices, instituting “positive coverage” rules, and self-censorship are just a few of the things Russian journalists have to deal with to practice their craft. But as Katrina Vanden Heuvel of the Nation reminds us, the bleak times also produce solidarity. What is heartening are signs of solidarity among Russian journalists. A few weeks ago, for example, Tv2, located in the Siberian city of Tomsk, posted an open letter to President Putin in defense of independent media (and specifically in support of the Educated Media Foundation.) Within a few days more than 2000 journalists from almost all Russian regions had signed the pet | | By: Sean's Russia Blog | | |
| | Small sign of hope as court aquits 3 Burundi journalists | | 2007-01-03 17:17:00 | | Bujumbura - A Burundi court on Wednesday acquitted three journalists jailed last year for reporting on allegations of a coup plot in the tiny Central African nation.Serge Nibizi and Domitile Kiramvu, both of African Public radio (RPA), were arrested in November, accused of violating legislation on secret information by reporting on a coup plot case while investigations were pending.Mathias Manirakiza, director of Radio Isanganiro was detained a week later, facing charges of allowing the station to broadcast information that would breach state security.All three, whose arrests were Burundi's latest legal tussle between media and authorities, had pleaded innocent."The court has received complaints by the public prosecution but declare them unfounded," judge Francois Naraguma said."Charges of breaking media law were not established, consequently the court decides to acquit Serge Nibizi, Domitile Kiramvu and Mathias Manirakiza."In December, prosecutors had demanded a three-year jail term for the journalists.President Pierre Nkurunziza's government, which came to power in 2005 under a peace plan to end more than a decade of civil war that killed 300 000 people, has come under increased pressure over its record on democracy and freedom of expression.The suspected coup plotters, who include former President Domitien Ndayizeye, were arrested in August, accused of planning to kill Nkurunziza and seize power.Burundian law states the journalists must be freed immediately, but legal procedures are likely to delay this until Thursday. Defence lawyer, Raphael Gahungu, welcomed the ruling."The three journalists were unjustly arrested," he said. "I hope things will improve in the future so that people won't be jailed without reason. Burundi, human rights, Current Affairs, Politics, Africa | | By: Agathon Rwasa | | |
| | International Federation of Journalists condemns arrest of Nibizi and Kuramvu | | 2006-11-28 12:28:00 | | From IFEXThe International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned the jailing and harassment of journalists by the Burundi government in an apparent reaction to broadcasts that suggested a failed coup attempt was actually staged by the government.Two journalists were imprisoned on Wednesday, apparently in relation to a discussion about a coup attempt that was broadcast live in August on the privately-owned radio station Radio Publique Africaine (RPA). Two other journalists were summoned to appear in court on Friday over their involvement in the case.On Wednesday, RPA editor-in-chief Serge Nibizi and journalists Domitille Kiramvu and André-Palice Ndimurukundo were summoned to the office of the public prosecutor of Bujumbura. Ndimurukundo was released but Nibizi and Kiramvu were arrested for allegedly threatening state security and broadcasting information on a case under judicial investigation. Journalists Bob Rugurika and Christella Ruvaru of RPA received summonses to appear before the prosecutor on Friday."We firmly condemn this harassment of the journalists of RPA and call for their immediate and unconditional release," said Gabriel Baglo, Director of the IFJ Africa Office. "It's a clear attempt [of] the government to muzzle the independent press on issues related to the alleged foiled coup and that would mean that [President] Nkurunziza's regime has something to hide in this case."According to some of their colleagues, in August 2006, RPA journalists read and commented on articles published in the pro-governmental Intumwa newspaper, which reported an alleged conversation between an army officer and an opposition leader regarding a coup attempt. Between 31 July and 20 August, several opposition leaders were accused of plotting a coup and were arrested.Since then, the director of RPA, Alexis Sinduhije, has been in hiding for fear of his security after broadcasting the story.RPA's coverage attempted to prove that it was a fake coup organised by the gove | | By: Agathon Rwasa | | |
| | CNDD-FDD government murders 16, jails journalists who exposed ruling party's lies | | 2006-11-22 13:35:00 | | The day after Amnesty International revealed more details about the 16 alleged "FNL suspects" murdered by Burundian security forces in August, the Burundian government has jailed two journalists from the country's leading independent radio station, Radio Publique Africaine, who helped expose fraudulent claims by the ruling CNDD-FDD party of an alleged coup plot. In August, senior members of every major opposition party in Burundi - together with leaders of several more minor parties - were arrested and charged with conspiring to overthrow the government. The authorities have failed to present any evidence to support these charges, which are widely believed to be nothing more than a pretext for suppressing the political opposition. At the same time as journalists and democratically elected politicans have been imprisoned without trial, and "FNL suspects" extrajudicially murdered, the Burundian government has offered immunity from prosecution to the leadership of Palipehutu-FNL, the gro | | By: Agathon Rwasa | | |
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