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Archive for the “Media & Arts” Category
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Posted in: Health, Media & Arts
Topics: Beth Kanter, Brett Davidson, Chris Rose, communications strategy, digital activism, health media, Katya Andersen, Mobile Active, public health, social media
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Net neutrality is far more than an arcane technical discussion: the internet's potential to spur democracy, innovation, and freedom of expression may be at stake.
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After a deadly explosion killed more than 1,300 people in infamously repressive Turkmenistan, citizen journalism not only broke, but also challenged, the official version of the news.
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Media freedom in Georgia is under attack, and it is vital that the public stand behind the country's journalists.
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A new film looks at the cost of labor migration for women in Kyrgyzstan and aims to bring renewed attention to the country's once-heralded film industry.
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Public outrage over phone hacking by tabloid journalists should not lead to restraints on the ability of the media and the general public to hold politicians and other public figures accountable for their actions.
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Photographer Hayk Bianjyan received an Open Society grant to document the radical transformation of Yerevan, Armenia, one of the world’s oldest inhabited cities.
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Armenian journalists no longer face jail time for libel or slander, but new financial punishments are posing a real threat to the existence of print media in the country.
Posted in: Europe, Media & Arts, Rights & Justice
Topics: Armenia, Ashot Melikyan, Asparez Journalists’ Club, Association of Investigative Journalists NGO, Committee to Protect Freedom Expression in Armenia, Hetq, Ijevan, journalists, Levon Barseghyan, libel, media freedom, Open Society Foundations-Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, slander, Tatevik Melikyan, Zhamanak
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What is Creative Commons licensing, and why are the Open Society Foundations encouraging its use? An interview with Vera Franz of the Information Program.
Posted in: Europe, Media & Arts, Rights & Justice, United States
Topics: copyright, Creative Commons, intellectual property reform, Vera Franz
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The first-ever Social Innovation Camp brought together people, ideas, and digital tools to try to solve some of the most pressing problems facing the region—from human rights violations to environmental protection.
Posted in: Asia, Europe, Media & Arts, Rights & Justice
Topics: Central Asia, digital activism, digital media, Internet, Kyrgyzstan, Lira Samykbaeva, Rachel Hart, Social Innovation Camp