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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

“illegal birdsong cafes of Istanbul” İstanbul news roundup…

Locked out of heaven: inside the illegal birdsong cafes of Istanbul

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Karin Andreasson

In Istanbul, men keep birds locked away in cages to encourage ever more mournful songs – and then gather to listen to their sorrow. Two photographers teamed up to chronicle this secretive subculture

Number of Istanbul domain names rivals other world cities

Hurriyet Daily News

Since becoming available in January, new website domain name extensions forIstanbul have been selling swiftly among domain names for other …

Istanbul domain names competing with other world cities – Daily Sabah

Number of Istanbul domain names rival other world cities’ – Fulton News

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An American in Istanbul: Molly Crabapple on Art and Activism

Pacific Standard

She spends a month in Istanbul, where she walks down Istiklal Caddesi, the city’s main commercial artery, which strikes her as “the grandest .

Istanbul Photo Awards shines spotlight on region

Hurriyet Daily News

The Istanbul Photo Awards have succeeded in drawing global attention to recent developments in the Middle East, said Georges De Keerle,

Istanbul hacker writes message on public bus monitors

A hacker broke into Istanbul public trasnportation monitors’ systems, replacing the usual route information with the message “Ekbar was here,” early March 21

German book exhibition in Istanbul

Hurriyet Daily News

As part of the 52nd Week of Libraries celebration, Goethe-Institut Istanbul will organize an exhibit displaying the “Finest German Books 2015”

Istanbul rolls out ‘panic buttons’ on public buses

The Istanbul Electric Tram and Tunnel Company (İETT), the city’s public bus authority, introduced buses with new “panic buttons” on Feb. 26

Istanbul exhibition shows digital technology in arts since 1970s

Celebrating the transformation of the arts through digital technology since the 1970s, ‘Digital Revolution’ has opened at Istanbul’s Zorlu Center PSM

Fünf Tote bei Selbstmordanschlag in türkischer MetropoleIstanbul

DIE WELT

Istanbul – Bei dem zweiten Selbstmordanschlag innerhalb einer Woche in der Türkei sind in Istanbul fünf Menschen getötet worden. 36 Menschen …

Fünf Tote bei Anschlag in türkischer Metropole Istanbul – DIE WELT

Istanbul explosion: ‘Shaken’ Skunk Anansie singer Skin says blast was outside her hotel

The Independent

“Beautiful Istanbul taken before the horrendous bomb blast that just went off outside our hotel,” she wrote in post on Facebook. “Many people injured

stanbul reels after suicide bombing – video

The Guardian

Governor of Istanbul Vasip Sahin speaks to the media after a suicide attacker detonated a bomb on Istanbul’s main pedestrian shopping street on .

A ghost town after bombing

Press TV

Turkey’s most populous city, Istanbul, looks deserted after a deadly terrorist attack in one of its most famous avenues, a report says. The Saturday ..

Five of the best: places to eat in Istanbul

Financial Times

If you tire of the tourism of Istanbul’s European shores, take the ferry from Karakoy to Kadikoy on the Asian side, then walk to the “fish market”. Ciya has

Germany shuts consulate in Istanbul on terror fear

Deutsche Welle

Germany shuts consulate in Istanbul on terror fear. The consulate said it received a warning that was “not conclusively verifiable,” but was closing the …

German embassy, consulate close in Turkey over terror threat – RT

Germany closes consulate, school in Istanbul over security threat – Xinhua

German consulate in Istanbul shut after terrorism warning – Europe Online Magazine

Dutch consulate in Istanbul closed over ‘terror threats’

The Netherlands Consulate General in Istanbul was closed on March 23 due to “terror threats,” the Dutch Foreign Ministry has announced

Terror threat leaves ‘everyone scared’ in Istanbul

Deutsche Welle

After closing its embassy, Berlin has now closed its consulate and a German school in Istanbul due to a terror warning. The continued terror threat has …

Germany Closes Missions in Ankara and Istanbul Amid Attack Threat – Newsweek

Officials criticize German Consulate shutdown in Istanbul – Daily Sabah

Turkish police detain 20 in Istanbul raids targeting PKK: media – SBS

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Mr. Erdoğan Goes To Washington, faces a cool reception, claims Zarrab case doesn’t concern Turkey….

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Once upon a time 4 Turkey ministers were rushing to award Reza Zarrab…

Turkish President Faces a Cool Reception in U.S. Visit

wsj.com – Dion Nissenbaum in Istanbul – Mar 27, 2:27 PM

When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last traveled to Washington, for a state visit in 2013, President Barack Obama praised him for launching peace talks with Kurdish separatists and leading his country into a new era of economic prosperity.

Zarrab case doesn’t concern Turkey, says Erdoğan

The U.S. probe into Reza Zarrab, an Iranian-born Turkish businessman who was arrested in Miami on March 19 over Iran-related sanction charges, doesn’t concern Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, while calling on U.S. officials to act against institutions linked to Fethullah Gülen

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Journalism agenda: EU, US Respond to Erdoğan’s Criticism Against Diplomats who attended Journalists’ trial…

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US vows to keep following journalists’ trial despite outrage from Ankara

U.S. representatives will continue to monitor judicial proceedings like the controversial trial of daily Cumhuriyet editor-in-chief Can Dündar and Ankara bureau chief Erdem Gül despite harsh criticisms from Ankara, U.S. State Department spokesperson John Kirby has said

EU, US Respond to Erdoğan’s Criticism Against Diplomats

Bianet :: English

The US and EU have responded to President Erdoğan’s criticism against consuls that follow hearing of Dündar and Gül: “This is usual duty of EU diplımats”, “It is in accordance with diplomatic procedures”.

Diplomatic Note Sent to Embassies Monitoring Dündar-Gül Trial

Bianet :: English

Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent a diplomatic note to embassies as to ambassadors monitoring the case hearing Can Dündar and Erdem Gül.

PEACE JOURNALISM HANDBOOK PUBLISHED: ‘Peace Journalism Needed All the Time, not Just in Wartime’

Bianet :: English

Writer of the Peace Journalism Handbook published by İPS Communication Foundation Publications, Sevda Alankuş saying “Loving peace doesn’t mean to practice peace journalism” has emphasized that a serious critical look is needed against mainstream journalism.

10 rumours you shouldn’t believe about the recent attacks in Turkey

firstdraftnews.com by First Draft

The suicide bombing in a busy shopping district in downtown Istanbul on Saturday, March 19, was the second such attack in Turkey in the space of a week, and the fourth major terror attack in 2016. Rumours are a natural part of the grieving process, a way for people to make sense of the world around them, especially in times of risk or danger. But they can also be dangerously misleading, and are often used in unstable areas for political reasons, sowing fear and distrust among a population trying to come to terms with trauma.

Journalists and news organisations have a duty to investigate rumours, but also to report the truth. Here we hope to set the record straight on 10 rumours and falsehoods which spread in the wake of the recent attacks in Turkey.

From Nieman Reports: The four kinds of people you meet in newsrooms going digital

Nieman Journalism Lab by Gabriel Dance

Editor’s note: There are a lot of great stories to read in the newest issue of our sister publication Nieman Reports. In this piece, a transcript of a talk given here at Lippmann House, Marshall Project managing editor Gabriel Dance talks about the evolving relationship between media and technology, Facebook, and the importance of collaborators in the newsroom.

Is there a way to save the best of the decentralized early Internet in an age of Facebook and Google?

Nieman Journalism Lab by Joshua Benton

Harvard’s Yochai Benkler has been called “the leading intellectual of the information age.” His 2006 book The Wealth of Networks was a key document of Internet optimism, outlining how commons-based peer production could create new and better kinds of cultural production:

Oculus Rift for news? Not quite yet

Nieman Journalism Lab by Joseph Lichterman

After years of anticipation and waiting, the Oculus Rift VR headset is finally here. Facebook-owned Oculus began shipping pre-ordered headsets today. The Rift retails for $599 — plus you need a special high-powered PC to run the VR headset. (Sorry Mac owners.) If you want to order a Rift today, it won’t ship until July.

10 years of Twitter: Newsgathering and verification tips for journalists

firstdraftnews.com by First Draft

On March 21 2006, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey sent the first tweet – “just setting up my twttr“. Originally intended as a social network based on SMS, the 140 characters available have been used to foster debate on issues of global importance; build businesses and social movements; revolutionise the way information travels; and – perhaps most importantly – report breaking news in real time.

Jeff Israely: What are the news products today’s young adults will want to consume in 10 or 20 years?

Nieman Journalism Lab by Jeff Israely

The Times’ attempts to wrestle with its digital identity was summed up last year by the company’s then head of branding as the “grandpa in a nightclub” problem. Avoiding such potential awkwardness, it would seem to follow, means either not going to the nightclub or being less of a grandpa.

It’s a vivid metaphor, but ultimately both the nightclub and grandpa are bound to change. For now, this tension comes as the journalism industry (legacy and upstarts alike) asks itself how much control it must concede to a digital distribution ecosystem built and run by 20- and 30-something engineers and designers. Even while new ways of producing and sharing content are certainly welcome, there’s a potentially fatal risk in abiding, almost desperately, by the conceit that youth is always both the medium and the message.

How the virtual reality ’empathy machine’ could affect storytelling

journalism.co.uk

The documentary is being reinvented for virtual reality, but what challenges does this pose to content creators?

3 free GIF making apps for mobile journalists

Journalism.co.uk

It’s easy to get started making your own GIFs with these easy-to-use tools for creative journalists

5 ways journalists can use Twitter more effectively

Journalism.co.uk

As Twitter turns 10, improve your use of the social network and reap the benefits

A look at The Sun’s new video strategy as it gets ready to join Snapchat Discover

Journalism.co.uk

After dropping the paywall, The Sun goes looking for audiences where they are – and that includes Snapchat

The Washington Post built a tool to measure the speed of its breaking news email alerts

Nieman Journalism Lab by Joseph Lichterman

The Washington Post has developed a tool that tracks the speed of its breaking news email alerts in comparison to nine other competitors. The tool, called BreakFast, has allowed the Post to streamline its own breaking news protocols and is part of its CMS.

Medium spins off Matter as “sort of an incubator” for digital storytellers

Nieman Journalism Lab by Laura Hazard Owen

Matter, the longform publication that started out as a Kickstarter-funded journalism project before being acquired by Medium in 2013, is now moving out on its own: Matter editor-in-chief Mark Lotto announced Monday that what was once an online magazine is now “an independent media company called Matter Studios.”

Testing its pay-per-article model in English, Blendle launches in the United States with 20 publishers

Nieman Journalism Lab by Joseph Lichterman

Blendle, the Dutch platform that lets users pay by the article, launched in a limited beta in the United States on Wednesday by partnering with 20 outlets — including premium publishers like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Economist, and Time. It’ll be a significant test of its ability to bring its micropayment model to a market swimming in free content.

Breaking! Eilmeldung! Сенсація! The language you use isn’t always the language they use

firstdraftnews.com by Reportedly

With the global growth of social media comes a challenge for anyone who uses it to report: How do you report on a language you don’t speak?

Spanish-speaking and Arabic-speaking countries have delved head-first into social media. When covering global events, you’ll find far more tweets in-language than not. Say a major dam breaks in Brazil. Few there are going to tweet about it in English, but in Portuguese. How does a newsroom cover that?