Showing posts with label January 17. Show all posts
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Sunday, January 17, 2016

Eurosphere agenda: “Pope greets migrants in Vatican…”Iran rejoins world economy as sanctions are lifted…

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Pope greets migrants in Vatican
Pope Francis greets several thousand migrants in St Peter’s Square and as the Catholic Church marks a day dedicated to refugees.
Economic isolation ends after UN certifies Iran’s compliance with 2015 accord, even as US unveils separate sanctions.
Charlie Hebdo cartoon depicting drowned child Alan Kurdi sparks racism debate

Satirical magazine includes cartoon suggesting Kurdi might have grown up to be a sexual abuser

A cartoon in the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has caused online shock by suggesting drowned toddler Alan Kurdi would have grown up to be a sexual abuser like those immigrants allegedly involved in the assaults in Cologne.

As Mein Kampf returns to Germany, the world is again awash with hatred | Paul Mason

If its first week is anything to go by, 2016 could be an even more turbulent year than the last. Is there an antidote to barbarity and economic decline?
Image from the No Elettrodotto 380 kV Villanova-Gissi Facebook page.

“Down with useless and harmful mega-projects,” reads the banner carried by No Elettrodotto protesters. Image from the No Elettrodotto 380 kV Villanova-Gissi Facebook page.

Terror will not prevail, says Angela Merkel – video

German chancellor Angela Merkel confirms at least eight German victims and nine seriously injured in a suicide bombing attack in Istanbul, saying the ‘fight against terror’ will prevail. A total of ten victims were killed in the Sultanahmet district. Germany has since issued an urgent travel warning to its citizens telling them to avoid gatherings or landmarks in Istanbul and Turkey as a whole

 

MAIN FOCUS: Will Cologne change Germany’s refugee policy? | 11/01/2016

In the wake of the mass sexual assaults on women on New Year’s Eve, the coalition government in Berlin is discussing consequences such as tighter deportation regulations for criminal foreigners this Monday. Some commentators advise the German government to stick to its level-headed migration policy. Others accuse Merkel of sparking an invasion and jeopardising European cohesion.”

Spanish fragmentation continues after the elections

Spain is facing several weeks of political paralysis before somebody gets to form a government – with or without new elections. But fragmentation and dysfunction will continue in the coming years. Español.

Mariano Rajoy, Spanish Head of Government. Matthias Oesterle/Demotix. All rights reserved

Spain celebrated general

MAIN FOCUS: How should Germany react to Cologne? | 12/01/2016

Twelve days into the new year the debate over the right response to the attacks in Cologne continues. Some warn that the left in particular should no longer ignore the people’s fears. Others call for German Chancellor Angela Merkel to resign and believe Germany will have to abandon its values so as not to endanger Europe.

 

After the ban: a short history of Ukraine’s Communist Party

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You can ban Ukraine’s communists, but you can’t beat them.

Euroradio: from Warsaw for Belarus

What do you do when your national media is state controlled? For Belarusian ‘non-State’ media the answer has been to broadcast from neighbouring Poland. Here’s Euroradio’s story.

VIDEO: Why Mein Kampf is being reprinted

Mein Kampf is being reprinted and sold in Germany for the first time since World War Two.

The Polish President Andrzej Duda signed the controversial media law put forward by the national-conservative PiS government on Thursday. Next week the European Commission will examine what steps it can take to counter what it views as a threat to the rule of law in Poland. The criticism from Brussels is a conspiracy against the PiS government by EU elites, some commentators believe. Others hope a broad alliance can bring Warsaw to its senses.

Estonia: Between East, West and the World

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It seems fitting that as I start piecing together the fragments of interviews and notes gathered over the past months that it has been just over a year since Estonia’s innovative e-Residency program began, which is where my fascination with Estonia began and this story starts. As someone who has lived in three countries and has projects and personal connections all over the World, the concept of being a ‘virtual’ citizen, if only for business purposes, was instantly appealing. I won’t go into detail on the program itself, but I want to start digging beneath the surface of Estonia by…

Poland’s right turn: inexplicable madness or rational response?

Western commentators see the ‘sudden’ right-wing turn of Poland as a so-passé mixture of nationalism, populism and deficits of democracy. But the truth is very different.

Committee for the Defence of Democracy (KOD) protest in Gdasnk against Law and Justice’s (PiS) attempt to change constitutional law. Demotix/Michal Fludra. All rights reserved.Apparently, a mysterious infectious disease has spread across Central and Eastern Europe. Countries, which for years after the fall of communism were examples of an accomplished transition to the ‘Western world’, have been sliding, one after another, into inexplicable madness.

The refugee question in Europe: ‘south’ vs ‘east’

The refugee crisis has triggered a diplomatic row between Greece and certain ‘new’ member-states from Central and Eastern Europe. What doess this tell us?

Humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees at Idomeni, Greece, August, 2015.

Your pictures: Germany

Scenes from Germany sent in by readers

Polish government to control state media

Poland’s president signs controversial laws giving the new conservative government direct control over the public broadcasters.

Sweden: Climate model for the world?

Will refugee crisis hurt Sweden’s green energy plans?

EU to host Schengen talks with Sweden and Denmark

The EU said it will host emergency talks Wednesday (6 January) with Denmark, Sweden and Germany about new migrant border checks that have sparked fresh concerns about Europe’s Schengen passport-free zone.

 

The English make up 85% of the UK’s population, with London home to a population equal to that of Scotland and Wales combined and an economy closely linked to Europe. But the capital and its country are at odds when it comes to Europe. Analysing patterns and differences of opinion in England, and especially the outlook of Londoners, is therefore vital to understanding how the UK will vote in the forthcoming referendum – and how the UK’s countries, regions and peoples will deal with the outcome.

The police in Cologne have received more than 100 complaints from women who claim to have been robbed and sexually assaulted by men of “Arab or North African appearance” on New Year’s Eve. Some commentators blame German Chancellor Merkel’s liberal immigration policy for the attacks. For others the sudden rush of concern about women’s safety is just a cover for racism.

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Cyberculture agenda: Remembering Aaron Swartz…

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January 12, 2016 Update: It is important to note that some of the language that was added to the Twitter Rules on December 30, 2015 is not entirely new and was recycled from other Twitter Help pages, such as the Abusive behavior policy page. We consider the direct and explicit inclusion of this language in the Twitter Rules significant for the reasons discussed in the post below.

The Boy Who Could Change the World

Celebrating the Life and Words of Aaron Swartz

“One of the minor puzzles of American life is what question to ask people at parties and suchly to get to know them,” a nineteen-year-old Aaron Swartz wrote in 2006.

 

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Today is the third anniversary of Aaron Swartz’s death. Lisa Rein writes, “In memory of Aaron, I transcribed Brewster Kahle’s amazing talk from the San Francisco Memorial in 2013.

 

No Place to Hack  

Excerpted from The Idealist: Aaron Swartz and the Rise of Free Culture on the Internet by Justin Peters. Out now from Scribner.

Tinder
You might have thought Tinder was a sort of utopic free-for-all where you were just happily swiping left or right like flicking through a dating pack of cards. But of course it’s not. Tinder’s controversial CEO Sean Rad has finally revealed in an interview with Fast Company the existence of an algorithm that works out your “desirability” score and makes date suggestions accordingly.

Marketing is at the interface of the firm and its present and prospective markets. How will the activities, responsibilities and design of the marketing organization evolve in the future? The answers will emerge from the interplay of three driving forces with the unique features of each firm’s strategy, legacy, and the dynamics of their market. These driving forces are the impact of digital technologies, the changing role of the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) as a member of the C-suite, and emerging organizational designs.

Here’s How to Integrate Instagram on Your Blog

As you probably know Instagram is the most popular image-based social network these days. They have close to 500 million monthly active users. That is around 20% of the whole Internet population!

Mobile devices have become vital tools for parents, according to a new study byFacebook IQ.

The social network’s research arm interviewed parents aged 25 through 65 of infants, toddlers, adolescents and teens in eight markets–Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Mexico, Spain, U.K. and U.S.—analyzing Facebook and Instagram data with help from Ipsos MediaCT and Sound Research, and the study’s findings included:

RIP David Bowie, Internet Pioneer

Long before MySpace, the late rock star was focused on connecting with his fans online.

 

hacking
A 26-year-old hacker has been given a 135 year sentence from a Turkish court, which on top of 199 years of prison time previously handed to him in 2013, sees him facing 334 years behind bars. Although he was accused of “mass bank fraud” by the Daily Sabah newspaper, Onur Kopçak was convicted yesterday of obtaining and selling just 11 sets of credit card details. Kopçak, who is already in prison, was convicted with 11 other young hackers in 2013 for stealing 43 sets of credit card details, which they obtained by recreating bank websites and capturing customer log-in details. One of

Russian hacker group believed to be behind world’s first cyberattack on power stations

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Security firm iSIGHT Partners said in a blog post that it believes that the world’s first power outage caused by hackers in Ukraine two weeks ago may be the work of Russian group Sandworm Team.
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Top executives from several major Silicon Valley tech firms are scheduled to meet with senior White House officials as well as US intelligence and security agencies to discuss measures to counter militant groups’ use of social media for recruitment and spreading propaganda.

Drones Aren’t Just Toys Anymore

Drones Aren’t Just Toys Anymore

Welcome to the Drone Zone.

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A 19-year-old orphan girl was rescued from traffickers in India, after a co-passenger tweeted to the Ministry of Railways. The rescue operations played out real-time on Twitter, with help reaching the girl within a few hours.

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EFD Haftanın Web Projesi: Türkiye’de Televizyon ve Popüler Beğeni Blogu

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Ana Sayfa Televizyon ve Popüler Begeni

Sayın meslektaşlarım, araştırmacılar ve ilgililer,


Bir süredir üzerinde çalışmakta olduğumuz “Muhafazakarlarda Televizyon İzleme Eğilimler: Kimlik, Popüler Beğeni ve Sınırlar” başlıklı TÜBİTAK projemizin web sayfası yayında:
Bu platformu, kamu kaynakları ile yürütülen projemizin temel bulgu ve çıktılarını yine kamuyla paylaşmak amacıyla oluşturduk. Bununla birlikte uzun vadede bu platformun Türkiye’de televizyon ve beğeni çalışmaları alanında çalışmalar yapan araştırmacıların bir buluşma noktası olmasını hedefledik.
Mevcut haliyle sayfamızın kat edeceği çok mesafe var. Ama şimdiden TV BİBLİYOGRAFYASI sekmesine dikkatinizi çekmek isteriz.
Sayfanın kalıcı olması ve sürekli gelişmesi için ilginizi, katkılarınızı, eleştirilerinizi bekliyoruz.
Proje Yürütücüsü:
Doç. Dr. Burak Özçetin
Akdeniz Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi

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