Wespeaknews : ICC defers Kenyan president’s... ICC defers Kenyan president's trial to February. Platform for report news, views and opinions powered by citizen journalism and social media.
You share. We air. diggdigg The International Criminal Court (ICC) Thursday postponed the trial of Kenyan President Kenyatta to Feb 5, 2014. A statement from the world court obtained here said the ICC Trial Chamber V (b) noted that both the defense and the prosecutor are in agreement on postponing the trial date, Xinhua reported. “The Chamber urged both parties to accelerate their preparation in order to ensure that no further postponements are required,” it said. Kenyatta, his deputy William Ruto and radio journalist Joshua Sang face the ICC trial for their alleged roles in murders, deportation or forcible transfer of population, and persecution during Kenya’s 2007-2008 post-election violence.
Ex-president Mwai Kibaki and his close rival, Raila Odinga, fiercely contested the 2007 presidential elections which resulted in a two-month violence that uprooted more than half a million people. Wespeaknews : Saudi Arabia urged to free... Saudi Arabia urged to free journalist. Kidnapped Honduran journalist found dead. Mexican writer Jose Maria Perez Gay dies. Platform for report news, views and opinions powered by citizen journalism and social media. You share. We air. digg digg. Arab journalism awards for 2013 presented. Digg digg The 12th edition of the Arab Journalism Award (AJA) was held on the closing day of the two-day Arab Media Forum here.
The UAE’s Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum honoured the winners. A special award was given to Khalfan Mohamed Al Roumi, chairman of the AJA board for his efforts and contributions to propel the award to prominence. Probe opens after Italian reporter goes missing in Syria. Diggdigg Prosecutors in Rome have opened a kidnapping and anti-terrorism investigation after Italian journalist Domenico Quirico disappeared in war-torn Syria.
Quirico, a correspondent for Turin’s la Stampa newspaper and an experienced war reporter, entered Syria April 6 to cover the civil war and the paper has not heard from him since April 9. In a statement Friday on World Press Freedom Day, an European Union official expressed “disquiet” over the fate of the 62-year-old Quirico. “This year, we signal our disquiet over Domenico Quirico, who vanished in Syria more than 20 days ago,” said European Commission spokesman Olivier Bailly. “We express our solidarity to him, his family and to the newsdesk of La Stampa.” La Stampa ran an eight-page special on Quirico in its Friday edition.
Free jailed journalists: Watchdog urges China, Iran, Turkey. Diggdigg A leading press freedom watchdog has urged China, Iran, Turkey and Eritrea — the four countries with the highest number of imprisoned journalists in the world — to release them and end their repression.
In a letter to the countries’ embassies in Brussels, International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) president Jim Boumelha voiced concern at the treatment meted out to journalists. “The only thing they (the journalists) are guilty of is fulfilling their professional duty as journalists to inform the public,” the letters said. Photojournalist's mutilated body found in Mexico.
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You share. We air. diggdigg The mutilated body of Daniel Alejandro Martinez, a photographer for Mexico’s La Vanguardia newspaper, was found along with that of another young man in the northern city of Saltillo, the daily reported Thursday. Journalist murdered in Mexico. Kidnapped Nigerian woman journalist freed. Journalist gunned down in Guatemala. Platform for report news, views and opinions powered by citizen journalism and social media.
You share. We air. diggdigg A journalist with Nuestro Diario newspaper was fatally shot in the eastern Guatemalan province of Jutiapa, the publication said Thursday. Jaime Napoleon Jarquin Duarte, 63, was a former schoolteacher who joined the paper three years ago, Nuestro Diario said. Three friends who happened to be with the reporter at the time of the assault were wounded. The incident took place Wednesday night in Ciudad Pedro de Alvarado, a town on the border with El Salvador.
Nuestro Diario is known for its intensive coverage of crime and violence in Guatemala, a nation of some 14 million people that experiences an average of 16 homicides a day. Argentine activist rues election of Pope Francis. Platform for report news, views and opinions powered by citizen journalism and social media.
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You share. We air. diggdigg Six former News Of The World (NoTW) journalists were arrested Wednesday over phone hacking scandal, police said. Scotland Yard detectives from the Operation Weeting inquiry said they were looking into a suspected conspiracy that took place between 2005-06. Record number of journalists jailed worldwide: report. Diggdigg The number of journalists jailed worldwide hit a record high in 2012, with 232 reporters, photographers and editors imprisoned in 27 countries at the start of this month. This has been revealed in a report released Tuesday by the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The committee found widespread use of anti-state charges such as terrorism, treason and subversion were the most common allegations brought against journalists worldwide. Russian journalist killed over job. Platform for report news, views and opinions powered by citizen journalism and social media.
You share. We air. diggdigg A journalist in Nalchik, capital of Russia’s Kabardino-Balkaria region, has been shot dead because of his “professional activities”, investigators said. “This audacious crime can be seen as a threat to other journalists who cover operations against insurgents acting on the republic’s territory,” the Investigative Committee said. Kazbek Gekkiyev, TV host of a local daily news programme for state-owned VGTRK broadcasting company, was leaving work late Wednesday when he was approached by two unknown men. A witness said one of the men asked him whether he was Kazbek Gekkiyev, and when he replied “yes”, one of them opened fire.
Journalists reporting on the battle between federal authorities and Islamist militants in the volatile North Caucasus have previously been targeted as a result of their coverage. The online revolution and me. Mexican journalist killed in family quarrel. Platform for report news, views and opinions powered by citizen journalism and social media.
You share. We air. diggdigg The journalist found dead earlier this week in the northern border city of Tijuana was fatally shot by his son-in-law, Mexican authorities said. Ramon Abel Lopez Aguilar, 53, was a photographer and editor of the news web site Tijuana Informativo. His son-in-law, 22-year-old Raul Vazquez Hernandez, confessed to shooting Lopez Aguilar, Baja California state prosecutor Abel Galvan told a press conference in Tijuana.
Vazquez Hernandez said he shot his father-in-law twice in the head during a heated argument as they were sitting inside a vehicle, according to Galvan. Both men had been drinking. The shooter took Lopez Aguilar, who remained conscious, to a hospital, but left after doctors said they would have to inform police about the shooting. Mexican journalist kidnapped, slain. Platform for report news, views and opinions powered by citizen journalism and social media.
You share. We air. WeSpeakNews - Global News, Views, Opinions via Citizen Journalism. Australian Indian media group bags three awards. Citizen journalism is more than journalism. Diggdigg Much more than amplify the extent of opinions for any common citizen, citizen journalism has also been featuring for contribute to virtual public space. Since a long time ago, internet is not only a mere pastime, from the moment that many people consume, create, share and recreate contents online; it is also a public space. As in a real public space, citizens have used the internet to discuss, to comment about products and services or about global facts, whatever! New networking site lets users travel, advertise virtually.
Time and CNN suspend Fareed Zakaria. Diggdigg. Citizen journalism manifesto. What’s your journalism degree worth? WHERE are the jobs? Journalism 2.0 – has its time come? Governments urged to ensure journalists’ security. Citizen journalism vs professional journalism. Diggdigg With the ascension of citizen journalism, one of the main questions that have been discussed is the existence of a conflict between citizen journalism and professional journalism. In opposition to traditional media, where the audience are mere passive receptors of the news and opinions behind business interests of media houses, the citizen journalism makes possible common persons express their own opinions about facts and events relevant to their reality and according to their perspectives. Consequently, these changes also put in evidence the necessity of the traditional media houses or professional journalism – to change the way they interact with their audience: to be more interactive, to focus on local news, to dialogue with readers, among other demands brought by the web 2.0.
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