Could A Union Do Anything To Protect Russian Journalists?
July 28th, 2016 | by EJC
Physical attacks and management interference have put Russian journalists' safety — and their ability to work freely — back on the table.
Browsing the "Protest" Tag
“During The Riots, The Authorities Shut Down The Internet”
June 5th, 2015 | by EJC
Poly Muzalia is a journalist from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He recounts what it was like to report under surveillance during the January 2015 Kinshasa demonstrations
The Story Of Abu Hakam
November 12th, 2014 | by EJC
“Before the revolution, the Syrian people suffered from Al-Assad regime." Now, conflict between numerous groups plagues the country. This is a recount of the revolution through the eyes of Abu Hakam, a fighter in Syria
Can China’s Social Media Censorship Keep The Lid On Hong Kong Protests?
October 20th, 2014 | by EJC
China is ramping up its internet censorship program, as pro-democracy protests sweep Hong Kong. It’s blocked Instagram for the first time, and is censoring results on the country’s largest search engine, Baidu, more than ever before
The US-AID Cuban Twitter Affair: Social Media As The Fifth Estate
June 13th, 2014 | by EJC
Earlier this year, The Associated Press revealed that USAID had built a social media network based on text messaging that allowed Cubans to access information that would be otherwise filtered by the regime and freely communicate on an independent platform. Daniela Guzman looks at how social media applications have exploded as new effective tools aginst anti-corruption
The Journalists’ Uprising: EuroMaidan In Ukraine
December 30th, 2013 | by EJC
On November 21, Mustafa Nayyem, one of Ukraine’s top journalists, called on his Facebook friends and followers to gather at the Monument of Independence at 10.30 p.m. to protest against the government’s decision to back away from European Union integration talks. The gathering has now grown into a massive, well co-ordinated, socially networked protest movement in which the Ukrainian media has come of age
Automatically Identifying Eyewitness Reporters On Twitter During Disasters
November 21st, 2013 | by EJC
In crisis situations, social networks are overloaded with information and situational updates. Patrick Meier looks at an automated way to identify eyewitness tweets and facilitate appropriate responses
Featured Tool: Ushahidi
April 5th, 2013 | by EJC
In this 'Tool' series, we are going to give you a quick overview of freely available tools for emergency journalism, and how a journalist could make use of them. We focus on 'Ushahidi' in this article