Four more journalists get felony charges after covering inauguration unrest

Petikan- theguardian.com - 25/1/2017
Four more journalists have been charged with felonies after being arrested while covering the unrest around Donald Trump’s inauguration, meaning that at least six media workers are facing up to 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine if convicted. A documentary producer, a photojournalist, a live-streamer and a freelance reporter were each charged with the most serious level of offense under Washington DC’s law against rioting, after being caught up in the police action against demonstrators...LAGI...
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Analysis: Trump promises big change, picks small fights

Petikan apnews.com - 22 Januari 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump won the White House promising big changes to the nation's economy, health care system and foreign policy...LAGI...

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Photojournalists Lay Down Their DSLRs as a Protest in South Korea

Petikan petapixel.com 1/12/2016

Japan and South Korea signed a pact on military intelligence sharing last week, authorities decided to do the signing in private, closing off the ceremony to the press. Unhappy about this decision, photojournalists decided to protest the media blackout by laying down their cameras...LAGI.....

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MB enggan mohon maaf ‘sampai kiamat’, Umno akur desakan media

Petikan themalaymailonline - 22.11.2016

KUALA LUMPUR, 22 Nov ― Sifat keras hati menteri besar Pahang yang enggan memohon maaf kepada wartawan, selepas dihalau dari konvensyen Umno negeri, tidak selari dengan parti itu.

Ketua penerangan Umno berkata wartawan tidak melakukan kesilapan ketika menghadiri konvensyen itu Sabtu lalu, namun wujud salah faham apabila mereka diminta meninggalkan majlis...LAGI...

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Media and the manufacturing of the American president

Petikan www.middleeastmonitor.com - 8/11/2016

In spite of the turmoil that has been engulfing Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Libya, the American presidential elections seem to be attracting lots of media attention.  In global media the race for the White House is turning, as ever, into a media event. Passionate reporters in the west as well as many other parts of the world closely follow the day-to-day developments of the campaign namely the significance of the opinion polls and candidates’ televised debates....LAGI...

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Social media causes some users to rethink their views on an issue

Petikan http://www.pewresearch.org/-7/11/2016

 on social media – as in real life – isn’t always pretty. In an election season marked by partisan animosity, a recent Pew Research Center report found that many social media users describe their political encounters online as stressful and frustrating, and nearly four-in-ten have taken steps to block or minimize the political content they see from other users...LAGI....

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Media Diversity And The 2016 Election: How A Mostly White Press Corps Influences Campaign Coverage

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African-American female journalist shadowing Republican presidential candidates during the 2012 election cycle, Juana Summers was, at times, the only person of color in the room. But nothing crystallized her minority status more than when one of her white male press corps colleagues asked for an interview, assuming the 27-year-old Missouri native was simply a black voter captivated by a candidate’s stump speech...LAGI...

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