"Even as a growing number of authoritarian regimes crack down on the political press, business news is thriving. And the coverage is more vigorous than might be expected. Enterprising journalists are exposing mismanagement and unearthing shady business deals, and — even at times exposing official
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corruption — that otherwise might never see the light of day. While other journalists face censorship, jail, or worse, business journalists are eschewing political stories to provide news and statistics on markets, business deals, and international trade. The expansion of economic and business journalism is not a substitute for truly free and independent media. But it is a sign that — even in the most repressive environments — the demand for trustworthy information is strong and growing. And the demand comes not just from investors and citizens trying to keep track of what's going on in these fast-changing markets, but also from governments, who themselves rely on the press for up-to-date information." (Page 1)
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"This report is based on the findings of a global survey on harassment and violence against female media workers, which was launched in August 2013 and completed by almost 1,000 women from around the world. Nearly two-thirds of survey respondents said they had experienced some form of intimidation,
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threats or abuse in relation to their work, ranging in severity from name-calling to death threats. The survey found that the majority of threats, intimidation and abuse directed toward respondents occurred in the work place and was perpetrated most often by male bosses, supervisors and co-workers. It also found that most incidents of harassment and violence were never reported, even though a majority of women who experienced them said they were psychologically affected." (Executive summary)
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"A obra apresenta um conjunto de ferramentas de investigação de dados na internet. Ao dominar os caminhos para processar digitalmente informações públicas é necessário compreender os contextos em que elas se inserem. Por isso a classificação e o cruzamento de dados têm se tornado cada vez
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mais complexos, exigindo outros tipos de competências dos jornalistas." (Apresentação)
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"This practical guide for media practitioners is aimed at providing basic knowledge, guidelines and tips that are useful for effective and respectful coverage of Indigenous peoples issues in Asia. Greater efforts are needed to improve media reporting on indigenous concerns so that Indigenous peoples
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may be portrayed in a manner that truly and sensitively reflects their situation and cultural diversity. There are no firm rules that can be applied to all Indigenous peoples or situations. However, this guide provides some guidelines and principles to help a journalist find the best way to do research, conduct interviews, write and publish articles dealing with matters of particular concern to Indigenous people." (Page 6)
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"Websites and social media networks have made laudable efforts and contributions toward combating human trafficking, including, most notably, the creation and distribution of tools to detect child pornography. But there is room to do more. Many of the tools, policies, and procedures originally creat
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ed to combat child pornography specifically could, with minor adaptations, be adapted to keep human trafficking from thriving on social media platforms. Outlined here, are some recommendations on how to tackle human trafficking from a similar, yet tailored lens." (Recommendations, page 33)
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"Open justice is a core principle in law, and the fair and accurate reporting of legal proceedings protects and promotes this principle. However, there are circumstances in which the reporting of proceedings or specific information must be restricted in order to protect the integrity of proceedings
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and ensure that trials are fair. This guide provides a summary of the most common restrictions. It is not intended to be an exhaustive guide to the law. Rather, it is intended to alert journalists to key legal provisions that they should always consider when reporting on criminal proceedings." (Introduction, page 2)
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"Esta Guía de estilo para periodistas sobre empleo sigue la línea de los trabajos previos de EAPN España y EAPN Madrid de dotar a los periodistas de herramientas útiles para el desempeño de su labor profesional. A lo largo del presente texto se irán abordando diferentes conceptos como el de tr
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abajo decente, salarios dignos o trabajadores pobres, entre otros. De igual manera se han querido explicar las cifras más relevantes en la medición del empleo, y hacerlas más accesibles a todos los profesionales." (Presentación)
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"The election protests in Moscow in December 2011 signified an important moment for Russian society. Political dissent, historically reserved for the private domain of Soviet kitchens and in recent years to the regulation-free space of the Russian Internet (RuNet), entered the public space of Moscow
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streets. Just like the protests revealed the long-held tension between the political discussion (and action) in Russian public and private spheres, the coverage of the protests by different media brought to light similar struggles in Russian journalism. This project combines the textual analysis of the protests' coverage by two progovernment and two oppositional media with the analysis of their connections to the RuNet-a space that played an important role in the protests' organization and coordination. The project aims to gain a deeper understanding of the role RuNet-a private space that increasingly becomes more public-plays in the development of Russian journalism." (Abstract)
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"This article highlights how one online news organisation in the global south, with no more than three staff and no foreign correspondents, strategically used multiple wire service feeds to successfully cover a significant story more comprehensively than its better-endowed co-owner. It compares the
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timeliness and comprehensiveness of coverage of this century's first genocide in Darfur, Sudan, by the United Kingdom's Guardian (UKG) and its co-owned South African Mail & Guardian Online (MGO). Despite the 3 000 miles distance between Darfur and Johannesburg, its lack of foreign reporters and few staff, the MGO covered the Darfur crisis earlier, with better attention to detail and specifics. The MGO staff expressed surprise at their more comprehensive coverage, and credited the clarity that came from their primary gatekeeping focus on Africa as the reason." (Abstract)
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"Sprache kann abwertend, diskriminierend oder rassistisch sein, wenn nicht sensibel mit ihr umgegangen wird. Sprache trägt dazu bei, Vorurteile zu verfestigen oder aber im Gegenteil, Vorurteile abzubauen und negative Wahrnehmungen zu verändern. Ziel dieses Leitfadens ist es, Anregungen für eine r
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espektvolle Armutsberichterstattung durch einen bewussten Umgang mit Sprache und Bildern zu geben. Er wurde gemeinsam mit Menschen mit Armutserfahrung erarbeitet. Folgende Aspekte der Armutsberichterstattung werden behandelt: 1. Menschen, 2. Bilder, 3. Sprache, 4. Fakten/Kontext." (Seite 4)
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"Este documento contiene las memorias de los talleres de entrenamiento del Primer Ciclo de formación sobre datos, técnicas de investigación y narrativas de conflicto y paz orientado por la organización Consejo de Redacción –CdR– y su iniciativa www.plataformadeperiodismo.com. En primer luga
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r hay un acercamiento al significado de periodismo y paz, un gran reto de los reporteros de Colombia en tiempos donde se avizora un acuerdo de paz entre el Gobierno Nacional y las guerrillas FARC y el ELN. Como insumo valioso se entrega una guía para reportear y escribir una historia, las herramientas del narrador y técnicas de investigación periodística. De igual manera se pueden consultar recomendaciones para la cobertura responsable en zonas de conflicto, y grandes reflexiones de maestros del periodismo que aportan a la construcción de buenas historias. Finalmente se comparten 10 bases de datos públicas como herramientas de consulta para hacerle seguimiento al conflicto y posconflicto en el país." (Presentación)
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