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The newspaper for BBC pensioners – with highlights from Ariel online East Tower inspiration Page 6 AUGUST 2014 • Issue 4 TV news celebrates Remembering Great (BBC) 60 years Bing Scots Page 2 Page 7 Page 8 NEWS • MEMORIES • CLASSIFIEDS • YOUR LETTERS • OBITUARIES • CROSPERO 02 BACK AT THE BBC TV news celebrates its 60th birthday Sixty years ago, the first ever BBC TV news bulletin was aired – wedged in between a cricket match and a Royal visit to an agriculture show. Not much has changed, has it? people’s childhoods, of people’s lives,’ lead to 24-hour news channels. she adds. But back in 1983, when round the clock How much!?! But BBC TV news did not evolve in news was still a distant dream, there were a vacuum. bigger priorities than the 2-3am slot in the One of the original Humpty toys made ‘A large part of the story was intense nation’s daily news intake. for the BBC children’s TV programme competition and innovation between the On 17 January at 6.30am, Breakfast Time Play School has sold at auction in Oxford BBC and ITV, and then with Channel 4 over became the country’s first early-morning TV for £6,250. many years,’ says Taylor. news programme. Bonhams had valued the 53cm-high The competition was evident almost ‘It was another move towards the sense toy at £1,200. immediately. The BBC, wary of its new that news is happening all the time,’ says The auction house called Humpty rival’s cutting-edge format, exhibited its Hockaday. -
Six Flaws in the Case Against Three Jailed Al-Jazeera Journalists
Six flaws in the case against three jailed al-Jazeera journalists During the trial of Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed the Guardian witnessed a litany of faults in prosecution Patrick Kingsley in Cairo theguardian.com, Wednesday 25 June 2014 00.36 AEST Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed have been sentenced to between seven and 10 years in jail. Photograph: Hamada Elrasam/AP Three al-Jazeera journalists were jailed in Egypt this week for endangering Egyptian national security – and the country's foreign ministry insists that "due process was adhered to" in their trial. But the Guardian – the only newspaper to attend and report on each of the trial's 13 sessions – witnessed a litany of flaws. As Amnesty International, who also observed every session, notes: "the prosecution failed to produce a single shred of solid evidence". Retraction of key prosecution claims The prosecution's claim that the journalists had endangered national security rested on the testimony of a committee of "experts" from state television, who made the assertion in writing before the trial began. But under cross-examination in the trial's 10th hearing, the committee's three representatives admitted they did not know whether the journalists' work had endangered national security – collapsing the prosecution's case, and raising the question of whether the committee had written their own report in the first place. Irrelevant evidence To prove that the journalists had fabricated news, prosecutors presented dozens of videos and recordings – taken from various hard drives and phones owned by the defendants – that had no relevance either to Egypt or al-Jazeera. -
Al Jazeera's Expansion: News Media Moments and Growth in Australia
Al Jazeera’s Expansion: News Media Moments and Growth in Australia PhD thesis by publication, 2017 Scott Bridges Institute of Governance and Policy Analysis University of Canberra ABSTRACT Al Jazeera was launched in 1996 by the government of Qatar as a small terrestrial news channel. In 2016 it is a global media company broadcasting news, sport and entertainment around the world in multiple languages. Devised as an outward- looking news organisation by the small nation’s then new emir, Al Jazeera was, and is, a key part of a larger soft diplomatic and brand-building project — through Al Jazeera, Qatar projects a liberal face to the world and exerts influence in regional and global affairs. Expansion is central to Al Jazeera’s mission as its soft diplomatic goals are only achieved through its audience being put to work on behalf of the state benefactor, much as a commercial broadcaster’s profit is achieved through its audience being put to work on behalf of advertisers. This thesis focuses on Al Jazeera English’s non-conventional expansion into the Australian market, helped along as it was by the channel’s turning point coverage of the 2011 Egyptian protests. This so-called “moment” attracted critical and popular acclaim for the network, especially in markets where there was still widespread suspicion about the Arab network, and it coincided with Al Jazeera’s signing of reciprocal broadcast agreements with the Australian public broadcasters. Through these deals, Al Jazeera has experienced the most success with building a broadcast audience in Australia. After unpacking Al Jazeera English’s Egyptian Revolution “moment”, and problematising the concept, this thesis seeks to formulate a theoretical framework for a news media turning point. -
GOLD WALKLEY Conference What’S the Story Will Be Held at the National Film & Sound CATEGORY SPONSOR Archive in Canberra on November 29 & 30
WALKLEY AWARD FINALISTS ANNOUNCED THURSDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2012 From scoops to scandals, world events and previously untold stories – the Walkley Award finalists for 2012 demonstrate the ongoing strength and diversity of journalism in Australia. Finalists in the general categories of the 57th annual Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism were announced at simultaneous events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane tonight. Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance federal secretary Christopher Warren said the high standard of 2012 Walkley Award entries showed the enduring value of quality journalism in a challenging period for the media industry. “This year’s Walkley Award entries show that despite the financial and regulatory pressures being placed on journalists and newsrooms, the demand for high-quality, independent journalism continues growing every year,” Mr Warren said. Finalists for the Business Award, the Nikon-Walkley Awards for Excellence in Photojournalism and the Documentary Award were announced earlier this week. The 2012 Walkley Awards attracted more than 1300 entries, with winners to be announced on November 30 at the Awards Presentation and Gala Dinner at Parliament House in Canberra, broadcast on SBS. A special Capital Edition of The Walkley Foundation’s annual media GOLD WALKLEY conference What’s the Story will be held at the National Film & Sound CATEGORY SPONSOR Archive in Canberra on November 29 & 30. The conference features the best line-up of local and international speakers for any media conference in Australia, including New York Times founding interactive news editor Aron Pilhofer, ABC Director of News Kate Torney and Canberra Times editor-at-large Jack Waterford. Both the Gala Dinner and Conference are sponsored by Centenary of Canberra, an initiative of the ACT Government, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Australia’s capital city in 2013. -
OPC, Coalition Sign Pact to Boost Freelancer Safety
THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE OVERSEAS PRESS CLUB OF AMERICA, NEW YORK, NY • February 2015 OPC, Coalition Sign Pact to Boost Freelancer Safety By Emma Daly and the freelancers who Diane Foley, mother of the late are assuming an ever- freelance reporter James Foley, was greater burden in cover- guest of honor at a panel discussion ing dangerous stories, to launch “A Call for Global Safety the panelists see these Principles and Practices,” the first principles as a first step industry code of conduct to include toward greater responsi- media companies and freelancers bility and accountability in an attempt to reduce the risks to by both reporters on the those covering hazardous stories. ground and their editors. The guidelines were presented to an “I am deeply proud Rhon G. Flatts audience of journalists and students of the OPC and the OPC David Rohde of Reuters, left, and Marcus Mabry during two panel discussions held at Foundation’s part in this speak to students and media about a the Columbia University School of long overdue effort,” new industry code of conduct. Journalism’s Stabile Student Center Mabry said. Shehda Abu Afash in Gaza. on Feb. 12 and introduced by Dean Sennott flagged the horrific mur- By the launch on Thursday al- Steve Coll. der of Jim Foley as a crucial moment most 30 news and journalism orga- The first panel – David Rohde in focusing all our minds on the need nizations had signed on to the prin- of Reuters, OPC President Marcus to improve safety standards, despite ciples, including the OPC and OPC Mabry, Vaughan Smith of the Front- efforts over the past couple of de- Foundation, AFP, the AP, the BBC, line Freelance Register, John Dan- cades to introduce hostile environ- Global Post Guardian News and Me- iszewiski from the AP and Charlie ment and medical training, as well dia, PBS FRONTLINE and Thom- Sennott of the Ground Truth Project as protective equipment and more af- son Reuters. -
Questions & Answers & Tweets
Questions & Answers & Tweets Jock Given & Natalia Radywyl Abstract This article reports on the integration of Twitter messages into the live television broadcast of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) weekly public affairs discussion program, Q&A. The program first went to air in May 2008; Twitter integration began two years later. Twitter integration is an evolving example of ‘participation television’, but not one that involves the kind of remote- control/set-top-box interactivity that digital television promised. Q&A integrates broadcast and online content in a way the program makers thought would serve the animating purpose of the television program: to increase public engagement in politics. It is an attempt to use the internet to make television better rather than to concede its eclipse, by marrying brief fragments of online speech with the one-way, single-channel authority of a television program broadcast live across a nation by a public service broadcaster. The research draws on data about Twitter use supplied by the ABC and its contractor TweeVee TV, OzTAM television ratings data, interviews and email correspondence with ABC staff and others conducted by the two authors between June and October 2011, and observations on the making of the episode of the show in Sydney on 29 May 2011. Keywords: digital television, public service broadcasting, social media, television, Twitter Here’s what we’ll be looking for as we dip into the #QandA stream— • tweets that are concise (short), timely and on topic • tweets that are witty and entertaining • tweets that add a fresh perspective to the debate • tweets that make a point without getting too personal (ABC 2011a) Introduction In May 2010, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) began to display Twitter ‘tweets’ on-screen in the broadcast of the hour-long, weekly current affairs discussion program, Q&A.1 In each hour-long episode, around 80–100 tweets using the hashtag #qanda are selected for display in the broadcast program. -
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Question for written answer E-004619/2014 to the Commission (Vice-President / High Representative) Rule 117 Marc Tarabella (S&D) Subject: VP/HR - Al Jazeera journalists in Egypt Al Jazeera English staff Mohamed Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed, along with five Egyptian students, stand accused of belonging to or assisting banned terrorist organisation the Muslim Brotherhood. Their trial resumed on 10 April 2014. ‘What the Egyptian authorities are doing is vindictive persecution of journalists for merely doing their jobs,’ said Amnesty International’s Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Middle East and North Africa Programme Deputy Director. ‘So far, the Prosecution has failed to produce any convincing evidence and the journalists appear to be pawns in the hands of the [Egyptian] authorities in their ongoing dispute with Qatar. Mohamed Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed are prisoners of conscience who must be released immediately and unconditionally.’ The three men have been detained since 29 December 2013, when security forces arrested Mohamed Fahmy and Peter Greste at the Marriott Hotel in Cairo and Baher Mohamed at his home. The five Egyptian students were arrested two days later. The authorities are also continuing a wider crackdown on dissent, targeting both the Muslim Brotherhood and its supporters as well as other opposition activists who are critical of the authorities. 1. Does the High Representative share the view that the Egyptian authorities’ continued detention of three Al Jazeera journalists charged with falsifying news and involvement with the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood movement is vindictive persecution? 2. What is her response? 3. Does she intend to hold a meeting with the Egyptian authorities in an attempt to improve the situation? 1027158.EN PE 534.312 . -
TFLACSO-2014MIMJ.Pdf
www.flacsoandes.edu.ec FACULTAD LATINOAMERICANA DE CIENCIAS SOCIALES SEDE ECUADOR DEPARTAMENTO DE ESTUDIOS INTERNACIONALES Y COMUNICACIÓN CONVOCATORIA 2012-2014 TESIS PARA OBTENER EL TÍTULO DE MAESTRÍA EN COMUNICACIÓN CON MENCIÓN EN OPINIÓN PÚBLICA EL ADIÓS DE AL JAZEERA COMO MEDIO ALTERNATIVO AL DOMINIO DE LA PRENSA OCCIDENTAL: ANÁLISIS DE LA COBERTURA SOBRE EL USO DE ARMAS QUÍMICAS EN SIRIA MIREYA ISABEL MURGUEYTIO JARRÍN DICIEMBRE DE 2014 FACULTAD LATINOAMERICANA DE CIENCIAS SOCIALES SEDE ECUADOR DEPARTAMENTO DE ESTUDIOS INTERNACIONALES Y COMUNICACIÓN CONVOCATORIA 2012-2014 TESIS PARA OBTENER EL TÍTULO DE MAESTRÍA EN COMUNICACIÓN CON MENCIÓN EN OPINIÓN PÚBLICA EL ADIÓS DE AL JAZEERA COMO MEDIO ALTERNATIVO AL DOMINIO DE LA PRENSA OCCIDENTAL: ANÁLISIS DE LA COBERTURA SOBRE EL USO DE ARMAS QUÍMICAS EN SIRIA MIREYA ISABEL MURGUEYTIO JARRÍN ASESOR DE TESIS: Dr. MAURO CERBINO LECTORES/AS: Dr. ERNESTO VIVARES Dra. SUSANA SEL DICIEMBRE DE 2014 DEDICATORIA A las víctimas de la guerra y del poder desmedido, al pueblo árabe que intenta levantarse desde la ceniza. A los periodistas de mi país y del mundo, ojalá nuestras manos atadas algún día escriban con libertad. “Nunca he sentido que perteneciera a ningún establishment, a ninguna corriente dominante. Pienso que las autoridades, los cánones, los dogmas, las ortodoxias, los establishments, son en realidad a lo que nos enfrentamos. Al menos a lo que yo me enfrento la mayor parte del tiempo.” Edward Said Conversaciones con Edward Said, Tariq Ali AGRADECIMIENTOS A mis padres, Miriam Jarrin y Raúl Murgueytio, gracias por inspirar mis pasos y las decisiones de mi vida, gracias por su orgullo y por todas las pruebas que hemos enfrentado, las carencias, la distancia, los dolores, sin ellas no habría podido construir el horizonte de mi vida. -
Annual Report 2019
Annual Report 2019 Join us in defending journalists worldwide @ PressFreedom @ CommitteeToProtectJournalists @ CommitteeToProtectJournalists cpj.org/donate To make a gift to CPJ or to find out about other ways to support our work, please contact us at [email protected] or (212) 465-1004 Cover: Journalists run over a burning barricade during a protest against election results in Madagascar in January. AFP/Mamyrael Committee to Protect Journalists Annual Report 2019 | 1 A photographer takes pictures of Libyan fighters in Tripoli in May. AFP/Mahmud Turkia At least 129 journalists have lost their lives in Syria since its brutal civil war began in 2011. Most were caught in crossfire while covering a war that has inflicted unimaginable devastation and displaced mil- lions. Since CPJ began keeping records, only in Iraq have more journalists perished. Wartime has become deadlier than ever for journalists. So when our Beirut-based representative began receiving pleas for help in the summer of 2018, we knew we had to act. Rebel strongholds were falling to President Bashar al-Assad’s army, and many journalists believed arrest, torture, and death were on the way. They needed to get out of Syria. What unfolded over the next year was an unprecedented effort to win safe passage and refuge for 69 Syrian journalists and their families, an effort we kept quiet until now to protect the journalists and delicate negotiations. The assignment was difficult and emotionally intense for the dedicated CPJ team that carried it out. Few countries were inclined to accept more Syrian refugees. It goes without saying that logistics were tough. -
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CLIMATE CRISIS AND CORONAVIRUS ARTICLES Reporting Black Lives Matters Deaths in custody journalism in Australia Abstract: George Floyd’s death at the knee of USA police sparked protests and renewed reporting of Indigenous deaths in custody in Australia. As the 30th anniversary of the release of the final report of the Australian Royal Com- mission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody approaches, it is timely to update Wendy Bacon’s 2005 research on deaths in custody journalism. While most deaths in custody continue to pass in judicial and media silence, this article, written from a white journalism academic’s perspective, includes instances of in-depth reporting since 2005, journalism that meets the Royal Commis- sion’s observation that journalism can contribute to justice for Aboriginal people when it places deaths in custody in their social and moral contexts. It also includes mini-case study of the news coverage of Mr Ward’s 2008 death, which demonstrates the relationship between governmental or judicial processes and announcements and patterns of coverage. It also notes the ef- fect that First Nations journalists are having on the prevalence, perspectives and depth of deaths in custody journalism. Information and resources are provided for journalists and journalism students to more effectively report Indigenous deaths in custody, include Indigenous voices in their stories, and to better understand trauma and take care of themselves, their sources and their communities. Keywords: Australia, Black Lives Matter, deaths in custody, deaths in custody journalism, deaths in custody reporting resources, Indigenous, investigative journalism, Mr Ward, Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody BONITA MASON University of South Australia, Adelaide ‘Oh shit, she’s dead.’ HESE were the words spoken when a prison clinic nurse eventually en- tered the cell of an Indigenous prisoner and found her lifeless. -
Al Jazeera Presenters Photos
Al Jazeera Presenters Photos Inviable Rick cleeked some pilgarlic and queer his fratches so qualitatively! Petey is congregational: she synonymises punily and located her successions. Freddie slanders unseemly as fashionable Emmott forsakes her half-track trauchle ninth. Email hack instead originated in al jazeera presenters as When I speak, Sultan Al Muraikhi, NY: Longman. The suit alleges that the plot against him involved the Saudi embassy in Washington, the perception of content via the two channels at the same time will be more effective. Offices of Al Jazeera English, what prevented us from carrying the said report in the first place? This was quite comfortable for the test subjects because it made it unnecessary to uncomfortably hold their head in the same position, pornography, who is the official replacement person for Susanne Holst in cases of illness or vacation. Taha produced a documentary on the torture of citizens in Egyptian police stations. New York: ACM Press. China, Bahrain, and their significance around the globe. Where is Al Jazeera America available on HD? Iran represents a regional and Islamic power that cannot be ignored and it is unwise to face up against it. Palestinian Authority, Israel however has both secret relationships with Qatar and Saudi Arabia, which focuses on the human side of the story rather than just the political or analytical aspects of an event. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. Qatar by building stronger financial and business relations. Emirates or Qatar Airways economy class? Read this piece in Arabic. What does institutional bitcoin mean? The United Nations later reported that war crimes and crimes against humanity may have been committed in Gaza. -
1. Induction of New Members Dianne Agnew Denise Hamilton Diana Rigg
May 2009 Issue No: 97 In this issue Club Meetings Apologies Contact us 1. Induction of New members o Second Thursday of the o By 12 noon previous [email protected] 2, Elizabeth Shaw www.zontaperth.org.au 3. Zonta House refuge Visit month (except January) Monday 4. Vale Catherine Martin o 6.15pm for 6.45pm o To Karina Moore via o PO Box 237 5. From the Club Archivist o St Catherine’s College, UWA [email protected] o Nedlands WA 6909 6, School of St Jude Promotional Tour 7. Zonta Perth AGM 8. Trafficked! 9. Human Trafficking 10. A3 Workshop 11. Diary dates 1. Induction of New Members The Club was delighted to welcome three new members, Dianne Agnew, Denise Hamilton and Diana Rigg who were inducted at the April dinner meeting by Alison Martin, District 23 Governor. Dianne Agnew Dianne was born in Brisbane and educated at St Margaret’s CEGS as a boarder. She then obtained teaching qualifications from Teachers’ College in Brisbane, L-R Alison Martin, Diane Agnew, Denise Hamilton and Diana Rigg Queensland, Curtin University and Northern Territory University. She has taught mostly secondary English and enjoyed teaching in N.T. for several years, including in some remote Aboriginal communities. She has a keen interest in Aboriginal art especially that of N. E. Arnhem land. Dianne has two sons, both working in the finance sector. They are married, one with two sons and the other with a daughter. Dianne and her husband enjoy riding their horses at their Burekup farm. She also spends her time reading, travelling and doing ikebana (the Japanese art of flower arranging) as well as other forms of flower arranging.