Archive for the ‘Journalism’ Category
Journalist was expecting arrest
August 8, 2010
Sunday Times journalist freed By Sapa (Times LIVE) Handing down judgment in the High Court in Pretoria shortly before 10pm on Thursday night, Judge Johan Kruger said it was not in the best interest of the rule of law, and it would be unlawful to detain Wa Afrika for one minute longer. “The freedom of [...]
Mexican journalists claim for security
August 8, 2010
Mexican Journalists March in Protest of Cartel Attacks Posted by Susana Seijas (CBS News) Hundreds of journalists marched in downtown Mexico City and thousands joined in other marches across the country Saturday in protest of the escalating intimidation, kidnapping and murder of fellow journalists by organized crime. “Los queremos vivos,” or “we want them alive,” [...]
The Guardian asks: Will future journalists need coding skills?
April 10, 2010
By http://sj.creativecommons.org/ On the open web, there is an abundance of data and information in both structured and unstructured formats. Given that journalism is often about collecting and analyzing information, will learning how to manipulate that digital information with computer code become an important skill for journalists to have? Go…
Citizen Media at International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy
April 10, 2010
By Davide Galati / http://globalvoicesonline.org The 4th edition of the International Journalism Festival will take place in Perugia, Italy on 21-25 April 2010. Rooted in the Etruscan origins of its home-town, the Festival is broadly focused on the future of journalism and communication. It will be a place where columnists, leading journalists and other representatives of [...]