Grenada, Barbados: The Fallout over Journalist's Firing
Region: BarbadosWritten by Matthew Hunte As another regional journalist pays the price for standing by his story [1], bloggers are wondering about the state of press freedom in the Caribbean. Rawle Titus -veteran journali... more
Views: 1199China Social Media Crackdown: 6 Arrested, 16 Websites Closed
Region: ChinaWritten by Violeta Camarasa News spread through the Chinese Internet as the country woke up to the following on Saturday, March 31, 2012: six people had been arrested and 16 websites closed for “fabric... more
Views: 1401Russia: US Envoy's Use of Twitter to Further Transparency
Region: Russian FederationWritten byDonna Welles Michael McFaul [1], the United States (US) Ambassador to Russia, used his Twitter account earlier this week to voice his concerns that diplomatic protocols had been violated when it appea... more
Views: 1887Cuba: Bloggers Continue to Speak Out about Papal Visit
Region: CubaWritten by Janine Mendes-Franco Pope Benedict XVI [1]'s upcoming trip to Cuba will be the first from the head of the Catholic church in more than a decade. As the pontiff's arrival draws ever closer, bloggers continu... more
Views: 1104Syria: Shock and Disbelief Over Murder of Journalists
Region: Syrian Arab RepublicWritten by Amira Al Hussaini Netizens covering the daily carnage in Syria on social media had to take a step back today to soak in news of more atrocities committed against humanity in the Baba Amr neighbourhood, in bes... more
Views: 972Poland and ACTA: Gossip Portal Accuses Mainstream Media of Ignorance
Region: Poland
Written by Katarzyna Odrozek “In what kind of country are we living and how pathetic are the media here, if an article like this had to be written by an internet portal with a poodle in their logo?&nbs... more
Views: 1253Russia: Day of Protests Divides Citizens
Region: Russian FederationWritten by Alexey Sidorenko Despite temperatures of -20 degrees, thousands of Russians went out to the streets to participate in election manifestations. Many, organised online, were protesting against the current elect... more
Views: 829Côte d'Ivoire: Hackers Threaten Intelligence Agency Upon Arrest of Journalist
Region: Cote D'ivoireWritten by Julie Owono Managing editor of Ivorian newspaper Le Patriote, Charles Sanga, was arrested on January 31, 2012 after his newspaper revealed that the Constitutional Court of Côte d'Ivoire decid... more
Views: 884India: New Challenges to Fight Tuberculosis Worldwide
Region: India
Written by Christine Mehta This page is part of our special coverage Global Development [1]. The Indian media and blogosphere have been locked in fierce battle over two words: “extensively,&... more
Views: 938United Kingdom: #TwitterKurds Organize First Social Media Gathering in London
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
Written by Nigar Hacizade A group of Kurdish Internet activists that have been organizing around the #TwitterKurds hashtag on Twitter have come together for the first Kurdish Social Media Gathering earlier this month in... more
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