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Posts Tagged ‘Blogging’

Military Report: “Secretly Recruit or Hire Bloggers”

By Mary Rizzo • May 25th, 2008 • Category: Analysis, Counter-terrorism, No thanks!, Internet and Communication, Newswire, Opinions and Letters, War

from Wired Blog
by Noah Shachtman
A study, written for U.S. Special Operations Command, suggested “clandestinely recruiting or hiring prominent bloggers.” 
Since the start of the Iraq war, there’s been a raucous debate in military circles over how to handle blogs — and the servicemembers who want to keep them. One faction sees blogs as security risks, and a [...]


What has the dress got to do with the press?!

By Iqbal Tamimi • May 17th, 2008 • Category: Analysis, Education, Internet and Communication, Newswire

On the second of May 2008 the Frontline Club in London supported the Press Freedom Network in UK under the patronage of the National Commission for the UNESCO and invited an array of journalists and media professionals from all over the country to vote on the motion ‘New Media is Killing Journalism’.
This initiative was held [...]


Iqbal Tamimi - “Get-the-BLOG outta here.” Obstacles facing women journalists

By Iqbal Tamimi • May 13th, 2008 • Category: Internet and Communication, Opinions and Letters, Somoud: Arab Voices of Resistance

I have been asked many times why I switched to blogging after slaving for many years in journalism in the Middle East.
Many obstacles face women journalists in the Middle East, but on top of the list comes dedicated male efforts to exclude females from acquiring serious decision-making positions like that of Editor-in-Chief. Some still can’t [...]


Some Humans are More Human Than Others

By Mary Rizzo • Jan 15th, 2008 • Category: Analysis, Israel, Mary's Choice, War, Zionism

Why ethnic campaigning can be unethical
by Mary Rizzo
This blog recently has had some attention from Tony Greenstein. Taking a detour from his general direction of activism (sic) which boils down to exclusively attacking a growing list of other Pro-Palestinian activists - posting the same article that has been proven to be a misrepresentation consisting of [...]