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Survival Strategies: Global Initiatives to Safeg...
By Theodora Dame Adjin-Tettey You can’t have democracy without accountability, and you can’t have accountability without a free and fearless media. For a billion (dollars) a year you can solve the entire problem. Branko Brkic, in Saving Journalism 2: Global Strategies and a Look at Investigative... |
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Saving Journalism: New Report Examines Global In...
By Anya Schiffrin Dozens of plans to help save journalism have emerged since the COVID-19 pandemic decimated media outlets around the world, the arrival of the pandemic adding urgency to an already perilous situation. The economic effects have helped to create what some are calling a “media extinc... |
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Independent Media and the Pandemic: Lessons from...
This post is the first of a two-part series recapping CIMA-moderated panels held as part of Carleton University’s “Journalism in the Time of Crisis” conference. As the pandemic continues to upend the daily lives of people around the world, journalists face new constraints in their efforts ... |
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Global media organizations can build resilience ...
By Cristi Hegranes and Laxmi Parthasarathy In late January, the government of Mongolia imposed a nationwide lockdown to halt the spread of coronavirus. Although it was a farsighted move by public officials, its sudden execution took us by surprise. Two reporters from Global Press, the international ... |
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Information Laundering and Globalized Media R...
By Noah Arjomand In May 2018, A Washington Post fact-check of the US government’s reasons for withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran included a discussion of the claim that Iranian military spending had increased because of the agreement. The fact-checkers wrote: Iran’... |
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Information Laundering and Globalized Media R...
By Noah Arjomand Money laundering is a familiar story: “dirty money” generated through illicit means must be “cleaned” through a series of phony transactions that make its sourcing appear legitimate before that money enters into a financial system undetected. The complexity, interconnectedne... |
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Gulf Journalism in Exile: An Independent Press S...
To say that Mohammed Alfazari is an unsung hero would be misleading; a reviled hero might be a more apt description. Through his online magazine Muwatin, he is trying to create a voice for critical journalism in his home country, Oman. For his efforts, Alfazari has been arrested and harassed by the ... |
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Five reasons why direct assistance is more vital...
By Chiranuch Premchaiporn In July 2008, I was forced to post an urgent call on our website – one that all independent media outlets dread: “We’re running out of money, we need your support to save Prachatai.” As the director of Prachatai, an independent media outlet in Thailand that I ha... |
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Publishing for Peanuts: Innovation and the Journ...
By JJ Robinson, journalist/editor and lead author Media innovation and startups are subjects talked about all over the world but little studied outside the US and Europe. For our report ‘Publishing for Peanuts: Innovation and the Journalism Startup’, we sought out new and independent media outl... |
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Turmoil in Turkey: Raids on Media Outlets
The media in Turkey has had a difficult year. Following last December’s corruption scandal human rights and press freedom groups from around the world have condemned the Turkish governments’ actions against the media. In March, Twitter and YouTube were shuttered following a leaked recording ... |