Archive for July, 2009
Monday, July 27th, 2009
The Renaissance of Investigative Journalism: Summer School at the CIJ in London
Are investigative reporters a humanoid creed of zombies on the loose? Well, after having spent three days at a summer school organized by the London-based Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ), I don’t think so. The first thing I noticed on my way in, was the very nice, but a bit nervous flock of assisting young [...]
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Thursday, July 9th, 2009
Al Jazeera English – Middle East – Iranian police disperse protest
Al Jazeera English – Middle East – Iranian police disperse protest
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Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Donderdag: een mogelijke Rozenrevolutie in Iran?
De Iranese regisseur Mohsen Makhmalbaf heeft op de officiële facebook-pagina van Mir-Hossein Mousavi opgeroepen tot het dragen van een roos als symbool van verzoening en nationale eenheid. “Het zwaarste wapen dat gedragen mag worden, is één roos in de hand,” zo de rondbrief. De bedoeling is deze mooie bloemen aan de politie, revolutionaire wachters (pasdaran) en paramilitairen (basijis) uit te delen. Er werd ook expliciet gevraagd geen groen en opvallende make-up meer te dragen.
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Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
When Chrome OS turned us all in Google evangelists
Today Google introduced its web-based operating system, which surely will pose a big challenge to the much reverred Microsoft Windows. One blog post and bam, headline news everywhere beating Michael Jackson, Iran and China in the buzzing arena. Google’s Sundar Pichai was apparently not only speaking in “our” common interest, but also calling on our [...]
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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
PERSEPOLIS 2.0: a witty, yet realistic satire – een grappige, maar realistische prent
De originele versie van Marjane Satrapi werd (naar verluidt) door de Iraniërs Peyman en Sina aangepast. Perfecter, satirischer en meer up-to-date kan een stripverhaal eigenlijk niet zijn. Meer informatie heb ik niet.
Peyman and Sina (alias) rewrote Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis. Very witty and a good satire. A real tip!
Eine richtige Empfehlung: Persepolis 2.0, eine Aufarbeitung vom [...]
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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
How New Media Changed Reporting: the Iranian Case
Social media played an important – maybe even historic – role in Iran’s post-election debacle. But in the process, did it bite off a chunk of conventional media authority? And have rules of journalism been irreversibly bent to open the way for new media? . (source: al-JazeeraEnglish)
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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Xinjiang Riots: many sticks, but cleverer parrots
“For those wondering how I am twittering. Have been text messaging a Beijing friend who is posting my messages via proxy”, al-jazeera’s Melissa Chan wrote.
I will try to introduce a brief guide to some online media keeping track of the recent riots in Urumqi, the capital city of Xin Jiang. One question comes popping to [...]
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Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
To Putin in bathing trunks
For those of you who master the Russian language. This is an excerpt of the Novaja Gazeta. It’s a special report by a correspondent who only by swimming reached the fortified elite nests at the Coast of the Black Sea. Ironically at the time the government is calling upon Russian patriotism to spend the holidays [...]
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Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
RSF: Press freedom violations in Iran
Everyone whatever his or her political affiliation should keep an eye on this.
Press freedom violations recounted in real time
Published on 29 June 2009
In the same country
1 July 2009 – Thug who imposes the law in Tehran
25 June 2009 – Confessions, arrests and a campaign against the media
23 June 2009 – US and European companies jointly [...]
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Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
News organizations call for journalist’s release
Out of solidarity:
June 25, 2009
Iran: News organizations call for journalist’s release
Kelly Mallahan, Pulitzer Center
UPDATED: Iason was visited by the Greek ambassador in Iran’s Evin Prison on Thursday.
The Nieman Foundation, The Washington Times, World Politics Review and GlobalPost, along with the Pulitzer Center, are calling for the immediate release of Iason [...]
