How to begin practicing open journalism

by Melanie Sill in Poynter

"Journalism is a discipline of action. That’s why “The Case for Open Journalism,” is best made with real-life examples: for instance, online news sites being transparent by listing their missions and funders, reporters posting original source material along with stories or journalists asking and answering questions in public dialogue with readers or viewers.

 As we enter a new year, these practices offer starting points for newspeople wanting to make journalism more transparent, responsive and interconnected with civic values and customer needs."

http://www.poynter.org/how-tos/newsgathering-storytelling/158440/how-to-begin-practicing-open-journalism/

Spying on Journalists is Easy

Lax computer security creates easy targets

By Alysia Santo

Telephone, Skype, e-mail, texts, and instant messaging are easy to intercept with the right technology. The surveillance industry is big business, and governments are regular customers. The stealth and sophistication of this monitoring merchandise was revealed in December when WikiLeaks released The Spy Files, a leak containing hundreds of documents from surveillance companies, including contracts, pricelists, and marketing literature.

http://www.cjr.org/the_news_frontier/spying_on_journalists_is_easy.php

Top 10 danger zones for journalists

Global media freedom agency, Reporters Without Borders, have for the first time compiled a list of the world’s 10 most dangerous places for the media. Fienie Grobler reports.

The 10 most dangerous places for journalists last year, in alphabetical order, were: Manama (Bahrain), Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire), Cairo’s Tahrir Square (Egypt), Misrata (Libya), Veracruz state (Mexico), Khuzdar (Pakistan), The Manila, Cebu and Cagayan de Oro metropolitan areas on the islands of Luzon and Mindanao (Philippines), Mogadishu (Somalia), Deraa, Homs and Damascus (Syria) and Sanaa’s Change Square (Yemen).

http://themediaonline.co.za/2012/01/top-10-danger-zones-for-journalists/

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