After Assange’s Espionage Act Indictment, Police Move Against More Journalists for Publishing Classified Material June 10, 2019 Less than two months after the arrest of journalist Julian Assange, and two weeks after his indictment under the Espionage Act, emboldened governments have sent the police after journalists who’ve challenged the state. Joe Lauria reports. By Joe Lauria…
Automated platforms are now “writing” news Can technology be autonomous? Does it lead a life of its own and operate independently of human guidance? From the French theologian Jacques Ellul to the Unabomber, this used to be widely accepted. Today, however, most historians and sociologists of technology dismiss it as naive and inaccurate….
ARABICA – A Daily Shot Of What the Arab World is Saying/Hearing/Sharing A R A B I C A ??????? By Kristen Gillespie BLOOD *As the Syrian uprising gets more serious, the logo for the facebook group “Syrian Revolution against Bashar al-Assad 2011” is becoming proportionately bloody. The…
First Turkish Woman Poses For German Playboy The nude pictures of Turkish-German actress Sila Sahin spark debate over integration of Muslims in Germany, and elsewhere in Europe. It may also be a curveball for feminists. Sahin’s Cover Page
Al Jazeera’s coverage of the current events in Egypt has been greatly received by global audiences This has been an unprecedented month in Al Jazeera history. Transformational events in the Middle East have brought enormous demand for news about the region. As director general of the region’s largest TV network, I am proud to say…
“While we do not claim to get it right all of the time (we are only human), we have got it right most of the time.”
The Demon Blogger of Fleet Street Nick Denton cast himself as a media outsider. That’s how he made it inside. By Michael Idov Published Sep 26, 2010 Painting by Nick Lepard Nick Denton has built a panopticon. From his living-room window, he can all but see his favorite table at Balthazar, and his favorite table…
The future of social media in journalism will see the death of “social media.” That is, all media as we know it today will become social, and feature a social component to one extent or another. After all, much of the web experience, particularly in the way we consume content, is becoming social and personalized….