” Nous vivons actuellement une époque charnière. Si nous ne prenons pas les bonnes mesures, la démocratie telle que nous la connaissons est morte. ” Dans le discours qu’elle a prononcé lors de GIJC19, Maria Ressa, directrice et fondatrice du site philippin Rappler a alerté le public sur les dangers que font courir les réseaux sociaux sur la démocratie.
El periodista de investigación ruso, Ivan Golunov, dice que nunca se ha fumado un porro, pero el 6 de junio de 2019 fue arrestado y acusado de tráfico de drogas. Su popularidad en las redes sociales se disparó durante los cinco días que estuvo detenido, superando, incluso, al presidente Vladimir Putin. Solo después de haber sido liberado, Golunov se enteró de que sus colegas habían activado una campaña masiva de solidaridad periodística, sin precedentes, tanto a nivel nacional como internacional, que no solo lo hizo famoso sino que dio resultados: los fiscales retiraron todos los cargos contra él.
Con Facebook, Twitter o YouTube, los autócratas creen que pueden ignorar a los intermediarios tradicionales de la información:los periodistas.El caso de Golunov es solo uno entre muchos, alrededor del mundo. Los reporteros, especialmente los más independientes, críticos e investigativos, son blanco frecuente de la intolerancia hacia la disidencia de los gobiernos autocráticos. Este tipo de regímenes son más viejos que el periodismo y la democracia, y sus métodos son bien conocidos.
Before she could even start to speak, Maria Ressa received a standing ovation, which brought tears to her eyes. She was out on bail, and was forced to pay a travel bond in order to leave the Philippines and come to Hamburg, where she gave a keynote address to an auditorium full of fellow investigative journalists from around the world.
What’s the global data journalism community tweeting about this week? Our NodeXL #ddj mapping from July 22 to 28 finds The New York Times analyzing the catalyst behind Hong Kong’s recent protests, National Geographic visualizing human migration in the past 50 years, Ellery Studio’s fun and informative renewable energy coloring book, and The Economist’s findings that Hillary Clinton could have won the 2016 US election if all Americans had turned up to vote.
Breaking the Cambridge Analytica scandal has reinvigorated features journalist Carole Cadwalladr’s belief in journalism and how important it is. She talks with Jacob Phillips about Facebook, social media and the future of investigative journalism.
Traditionally, documentary films can be a hard sell and haven’t always enraptured audiences. However, these films are now rising to the top of the heap given the possibilities of reaching an ever growing audience in a new battleground — the streaming arena, with the likes of established giants Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and Apple.
You may have heard the buzz that Facebook is changing its newsfeed algorithm yet again. This may mean you might see less of our stories in your newsfeed and more content from your friends and family. Fortunately, there is one simple fix to ensure you do not miss any of our posts on investigative stories, tips and tools. Just follow the steps below. Desktop
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Trying to make social media monitoring more manageable? First Draft News has some tactics and tools to help journalists sort through the mire on Twitter and Facebook as well as the more edgy 4chan and wildly popular Reddit.
Here are top data journalism tweets for May 1-7, per our NodeXL mapping: delayed cherry blossoms (@TheEconomist); dataviz how-to (@albertocairo); 20 million starving (@washingtonpost); Munich route planner code (@Munichrocker); FB German filter bubble (@SZ); Open Data Index (@pinardag); and more.
Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election has given rise to questions about credibility of traditional media outlets, the role of the media in shaping public opinion, and a changing media landscape. Even the future existence of free media as it is known today is a cause of concern for many in the media community if Trump’s attacks against the press during his election campaign are taken into account. GFMD has complied a selection of articles encompassing these wide-ranging issues.
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