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In 2015 hate-speech became a mainstream concern for news media. Violent propaganda from media-savvy terrorists, loose language from populist politicians and bigoted journalism from the likes of Daily Mail columnist Katie Hopkins over the migration and refugee crisis have all put journalists and editors on their guard. In today’s digital environment everyone can have their say but very often the discourse is poisoned by hate and intolerance.
Our communications officer, Tom Law, has written about hate speech on the radio as part of the Media Diversity Institute‘s Get The Trolls Out project.
Read the full article here. (EJN)
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Poland has a newly elected populist socially conservative government, but the EU is questioning whether the new administration is conforming to the rule of law. The President of the European parliament has described the situation as “a dangerous Putinisation of European politics”.
Watch the video here. (BBC Newsnight) |
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The lines are blurring when it comes to journalism, social media, activism and everything in between.
Read the full article here. (Huff Post) |
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There is reason to hold much hope for the Roma movement in 2016 and beyond. Roma artists, academics, media producers, and activists are ready to lead the way to Roma intellectual emancipation.
Read the full article here. (Open Society)
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French-Moroccan photographer and video artist Leila Alaoui has died from injuries sustained during the jihadist attacks on the Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on January 15th. She was in Burkina Faso on an assignment for Amnesty International.
Read the full article here. (IOM)
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What open data is available from governments around the world, in what formats are the data available, and how can you easily find or use it?
Read the full article here. (IJNET)
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Recently-elected Tanzanian president John Magufuli has garnered regional praise for his reformist proposals aimed at rooting out government corruption and incompetence. But his administration is facing its first real test of that agenda following a decision to ban a tabloid for producing journalism it says could threaten the country’s stability.
Read the full article here. (Quartz) |
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