The Top 10 Podcasts of 2018
Source: Time By ELIANA DOCKTERMAN Unlike film, television or music, there’s a low barrier to entry in the podcasting world: All you need is a microphone and someone to speak into […]
Fake news in Turkey: Hunting for truth in land of conspiracy
By Mark Lowen BBC Turkey correspondent, Istanbul 15 November 2018 Image caption The BBC’s Mark Lowen has himself been the subject of absurd allegations in Turkish media A headscarved woman whose baby was kicked while she was urinated on by anti-government demonstrators. Veteran political activist Noam Chomsky championing President […]
Lack of perspective: Why journalists should be haunted by a history of blinkered reporting
When news of the Holocaust first hit papers, it didn’t make the front page – now, writers report impending wars that never materialise. Both approaches are dangerous, says Robert Fisk […]
A Saudi’s view: Issue of freedom of speech at the heart of Khashoggi debates
Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg November 06, 2018 The heated discussions about Jamal Khashoggi’s life and death have exposed several deep differences between our region and the US. An important issue underlying […]
Best way to respond to the disappearance of Khashoggi
Oct 17,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – DAOUD KUTTAB There are two indisputable facts in the Jamal Khashoggi disappearance trauma. He was seen entering and never leaving the Saudi consulate in Istanbul […]
Explainer: The Tariq Ramadan Affair
Homepage : In-depth : Explainer: The Tariq Ramadan affair Florence Dixon Explainer: The Tariq Ramadan affair Martyr or monster? Tariq Ramadan’s case has become the centre-point of debate [Getty] Date […]
How cancer cells communicate — and how we can slow them down
Source: TED Talk When cancer cells are closely packed together in a tumor, they’re able to communicate with each other and coordinate their movement throughout the body. What if we […]
How the media helps increase terrorist groups membership
Stelter: How to report on racists without fanning the flames Source: CNN By Brian Stelter As journalists fan out to cover a hate group gathering on the one-year anniversary of the […]
The role of fake news in spreading Islamophobia
American Islamophobia’s Fake Facts Source :Huffington Post This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. By Arnold R. Isaacs […]
Watchdogs Warn of Worldwide Threats to Press Freedom
Source: Voice of America WASHINGTON — Incessant attacks on the media by populist politicians are posing a threat to major democracies, two international watchdogs said on Wednesday. In their annual reports on the state of press freedom around the world, Reporters Without Borders and Freedom House harshly criticized Western populist […]
Americans Favor Protecting Information Freedoms Over Government Steps to Restrict False News Online
Source: Pew Research Center But 56% support steps from technology companies, even if it means some limits on publishing and accessing information BY AMY MITCHELL, ELIZABETH GRIECO AND NAMI SUMIDA The widespread concerns over misinformation online […]
The Seattle Times is making it everyone’s job to grow digital subscribers
Source: The Seattle Times BY KRISTEN HARE · APRIL 11, 2018 One Monday last June, a few teams at The Seattle Times got together to sift through about 30 ideas they’d collected from the newsroom for a hack week. america an off-white conference room with exposed ductwork and windows looking out on […]
Free Speech of the Ahmadi Community in the UK Curtailed by Bigotry
Faith Matters Working with Faith Communities Countering Extremism, Supporting Integration & Challenging Hatred. Founded by Fiyaz Mughal Free Speech of the Ahmadi Community in the UK Curtailed by Bigotry Posted […]
Journalistic predictions of Middle Eastern politics are – mostly – an exercise in futility
There will always be a margin of error, but after years of reporting on the region, certain things can be fairly accurately anticipated, such as the outcome of Arab elections […]
How the American media provides cover for Israeli violence
Source: Arab News By Ray Hanania, who is a Palestinian American columnist and author of several books. Twitter: @rayhanania The US news media is stoking the violence in the Middle East […]
Saudi law criminalizes spying on spouse’s mobile phone
ARAB NEWS | Published — Saturday 31 March 2018 Saudi law has criminalized the act of spying on your spouse’s mobile phone illegally and has listed this act under […]
Scientology Network will make TV debut Monday, the church says
Source: USA Today BY Erin Jensen, USAToday After years of being skewered by programs like Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, the controversial church with a celebrity following is taking to […]
Church of Scientology to launch TV network
Source: The Guardian The organisation claims the Scientology network will offer ‘a new voice’, when it launches in the US on Monday on platforms including Apple TV and Amazon Fire […]
Egypt’s chief prosecutor wants close monitoring of the media
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s chief prosecutor told his staff Wednesday to closely monitor the media and move against any they consider to be “hurting […]
Three publications are suing the EU over fake news allegations
Source: Poynter The European Union’s efforts to fight against online misinformation have come up against legal action. Last week, three media sites in The Netherlands filed a lawsuit against an […]