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Published in: openDemocracyUKOpinion: George Osborne’s real ‘Future London’ is a crass exercise that readers won’t swallow
Someone needs to tell Osborne that Londoners are not mugs. The rebrand of his controversial deal with Uber, Google...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKGeorge Osborne’s Evening Standard launches delayed ‘money-can’t-buy’ campaign – with more controversial partners
Private healthcare firm and a French conglomerate with a record of lawsuits against media join Uber, Google and...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKGeorge Osborne’s Evening Standard delays controversial Uber, Google deal
In the wake of ‘cash for column inches’ scandal and calls for Osborne to resign, newspaper denies that £3 million...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKOsborne’s Evening Standard ‘cash for column inches’ denials ‘do not stack up’ – says Caroline Lucas
Green Party leader calls on London paper to ‘come clean’ about its hidden commercial agendas – citing another...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKGeorge Osborne’s London Evening Standard sells its editorial independence to Uber, Google and others – for £3 million
Exclusive: Newspaper promised six commercial giants “money-can’t-buy” news coverage in a lucrative deal, leaving...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA Syrian game of thrones: infotainment and New York Times’ spectacular coverage
The ‘catchiest’ New York Times’ articles about Syria since 2011, reveal an obsession with the spectacle, a failure...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaReporting Syria: this is a story about people – an interview with Rania Abouzeid
A conversation with reporter Rania Abouzeid about practising journalism, the role of media in the conflict, and the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaTurkish mainstream media’s bad habit keeps getting worse
The Turkish public has been puzzled by fabricated news stories appearing every day in the mass media.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHow will a Syrian child delete the image of his poverty from search engines?
Media professionals should contribute to respecting the privacy of individuals or groups who are subjects of their...
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Published in: HomeThe secrets of 'Black Ops' advertising. Who is paying for our news?
"I think the public would resent knowing they are being tricked. So best not to always tell them."
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Published in: HomeHow a GM giant ‘bought control’ of what millions of Londoners read
The Evening Standard’s lucrative deal with Swiss chemical giant Syngenta shows how commercial giants pay for news –...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaNot a Saudi ‘Arab spring’: Mohammad Bin Salman, a threat not a reformer [Part 1]
Putting “Mohammad bin Salman” next to “Arab Spring” is either an oxymoron or an antithesis.
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Published in: HomePerché stiamo lanciando openMedia
Dimenticatevi ‘notizie false’. I grossi capitali stanno distorcendo la libertà di stampa in modo molto più sinistro...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaTo become a bit more human: Review of Belén Fernández, “Letter from Iran”
In “Letter from Iran” Belén Fernández reminds us that we—people everywhere—are not Washington cyphers but...
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Published in: HomeThe Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: the new commercial masters of the ‘branded’ newsroom
openMedia pan-European survey throws up an early warning for the next generation of journalists.
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Published in: HomeWhy we're launching openMedia
Forget fake news. Money can distort media far more disturbingly – through advertorials, and through buying silence....
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe struggle for survival – what’s next for Syrian journalism?
Media outlets, whether state-sponsored or opposition, often seek to send a specific message to a party through their...
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Published in: HomeBought and paid for – how Romania’s media is pressured by corporate and political masters
Journalists in Romania failing to conform to pressure from private companies and advertisers face intimidation and...
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Published in: digitaLibertiesWhy progressives should support wikileaks
It is a fundamental political error to casually associate Wikileaks with neoconservatism or reactionary populism. No...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe murder of Manuel Buendía, journalist
What sort of a country is it that does not defend its journalists, leaves them alone on the front lines, and cannot,...