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Um projeto jornalístico para aproximar e humanizar inimigos

The Enemy, do fotojornalista Karim Ben Khelifa, usa óculos de realidade virtual e realidade aumentada para colocar frente a frente inimigos de guerras na América Central, na África e no Oriente Médio - e o público entre eles.

Author

Florencia González Guerra García

Date

2019-11-12 21:28

Overcoming mistrust in a populist age

In this time of populism and identity politics, there is an ongoing erosion of the confidence placed in essential democratic institutions. Formerly cemented conceptions about democracy and the role of journalism as its watchdog are today being contested. Can democracy and ethical journalism survive in a post-truth era?

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Date

2017-04-03 16:18

Paris Attacks: Lessons learned from Charlie Hebdo

As the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday night shook the world, global media rushed to report on the unfolding story. It seems lessons learned from the coverage of the Charlie Hebdo massacre and Jewish supermarket hostage siege in January, ensured most reporters and news organisations were better prepared and able to tell an accurate story.

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Date

2015-11-17 01:00

Governments Cannot Ignore Soft Censorship

The release today of three new reports outlining the effects of soft censorship on the media in Hungary, Serbia and Mexico makes for alarming, but altogether unsurprising reading.

Author

Andrew Heslop

Date

2015-10-29 15:30

Independent Media Company Welad El Balad Under Attack in Egypt

WAN-IFRA has received disturbing reports of an unprecedented public assault against hyper-local Egyptian news company Welad El Balad. Amongst a number of outlandish statements directed towards the organisation and broadcast over a private satellite channel in recent days, the company is accused of being “the agent of foreign powers” and of “working to undermine the Egyptian state.”

Author

Andrew Heslop

Date

2015-05-28 16:52

Ukraine’s ‘Information Warriors’ face Russia's frontline propaganda soldiers

Physical violence between Russia and Ukraine is scripted to subside as the ceasefire signed by both sides takes effect. But the conflict is finding new expression through the media. Alexandra Sazonova-Prokouran reports on new developments in the region's information war.

Author

Alexandra Sazonova-Prokouran

Date

2015-02-26 16:04

Self-destructing news; why Snapchat is more than sexting

“People think Snapchat is just a silly tool for sending sexy pictures - but it has a lot of potential for news,” says Anders Kongstad, the Founder of SnapKanalen (Snapchannel). “I started a news media and video journalism channel on Snapchat and in one month got 1200 users.”

Author

Steve Shipside

Date

2014-10-14 12:55

How editors and journalists can produce better and fairer reporting on people with disability

Partnerships between advocacy groups and the mainstream media are a hallmark of the rise of Advocacy Journalism as a conduit for meaningful social change. And some of the most prominent collaborations seeking to facilitate self-representation for minorities have involved people with disability (PWD). However, as Shawn Burns reports, there's still much work for editors and journalists to do in this area.

Author

WAN-IFRA

Date

2014-09-08 12:52

Belling the cat; Brown Moses' Eliot Higgins on kickstarting open source journalism

To bell the cat is to attempt to do something impossible. With his new open sourcing site, Bellingcat, that is what Eliot Higgins says he is going to do, and what’s more, he’s going to try to teach other people to do it, too.

Author

Lucy Dean

Date

2014-08-11 16:14

Croydon Citizen website launches print magazine

Just one year after the launch of their online title, The Croydon Citizen in the U.K. has launched a print version. The concept is somewhat unique in that it is a news magazine written by citizens for citizens … and (partly) funded by citizens!

Author

Charlotte Janischewski

Date

2013-12-20 14:13

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