22 Oct 14 | Events, Magazine, Volume 43.03 Autumn 2014
Index on Censorship autumn magazine
This event is SOLD OUT. A live stream is available on this page and you can follow the online discussion via #futurejournalism. You can also email [email protected] to be added to the waiting list.
Don’t miss the launch of the autumn edition of the Index on Censorship magazine, where there will be lively discussion around the question: Eyes Wide Shut? Will The Future of Journalism Mean We Are Any Better Informed? The discussion will tackle questions about whether changes within journalism will leave the public knowing more or less than they have in the past. Will new technologies bring us greater depth of information? Will news survive or will celebrity gossip take over? Will citizen journalism carry more weight than traditional TV channels?
The event will be chaired by columnist, author and Index chairman David Aaronovitch, and introduced by Index on Censorship magazine editor Rachael Jolley.
Speakers include:
- Richard Sambrook: professor of journalism and director of the Centre for Journalism at Cardiff University and former director of global news at the BBC.
- Raymond Joseph: data journalist and former regional editor of the South African Sunday Times.
- Rachel Briggs: director of Hostage UK and deputy director of the Institute of Strategic Dialogue.
- Amie Ferris-Rotman: John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University and former senior correspondent for Reuters in Afghanistan.
WHEN: 630pm, Wednesday 22 October
WHERE: Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, London W2 1QJ (map)
This event is SOLD OUT. A live stream of the event will be available from this page on Oct 22.
See footage from the launch of the summer magazine here.
01 Oct 14 | Magazine, Volume 43.03 Autumn 2014
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This is the question we explore in great depth in the latest issue of Index on Censorship magazine. Contributors include Iona Craig (2014 winner of the Martha Gellhorn Prize for her reporting in Yemen); Index award nominee Dina Meza and the BBC’s Samira Ahmed. We also have an exclusive, new short story by acclaimed novelist, playwright and author Ariel Dorfman.
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And Australia’s race commissioner, Tim Soutphommasane, speaks out on how the right to be a bigot should not override the right to be free from the effects of bigotry.
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Back to the future: Iona Craig on journalists trying to stay safe in war zones
Digital detectives: Ray Joseph on the new technology helping Africa’s journalists investigate
Re-writing the future: Five young journalists talk on their hopes and fears for the profession – from Yemen, India, South Africa, Germany and the Czech Republic
Attack on ambition: Dina Meza on a Honduran generation ground down by fear
Stripsearch cartoon: Martin Rowson envisages an investigative reporter meeting Deep Throat
Generation why: Ian Hargreaves asks on how the powerful may or may not be held to account in the future
Making waves: Helen Womack reports from Russia on the radio station standing up for free media
Switched on and off: US journalist Debora Halpern Wenger on TV’s power shift from news producers to news consumers
TV news will reinvent itself (again): Taylor Walker interviews a veteran TV reporter on the changes ahead
Right to reply: Samira Ahmed on how the BBC tackles viewers’ criticism
Readers as editors: Stephen Pritchard on how news ombundsmen create transparency
Lobby matters: Political reporter Ian Dunt on the push/pull of journalists and politicians inside Britain’s corridors of power
Funding news freedom: Glenda Nevill looks at innovative ways to pay for reporting
Print running: Will Gore on how newspapers innovate for new audiences
Paper chase: Luis Carlos Díaz on overcoming Venezuela’s newsprint shortage
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Free thinking? Australia’s race commissioner Tim Soutphommasane on bigotry
Guarding the guards: Jemimiah Steinfeld on China’s human rights lawyers becoming targets
Taking down the critics: Irene Caselli investigates allegations that Ecuador’s government is silencing social media users
Maid equal in Brazil: Claire Rigby on the Twitter feed giving voice to abuse of domestic workers in Brazil
Home truths in the Gulf: Georgia Lewis on how UAE maids fear speaking out on maltreatment
Text messaging: Indian school books are getting “Hinduised”, reports Siddarth Narrain from India
We have to fight for what we want: our editor, Rachael Jolley, interviews the OSCE’s Dunja Mijatovic on 20 years championing free speech
Decoding defamation: Lesley Phippen’s need-to-know guide for journalists
A hard act to follow: Tamsin Allen gives a lawyer’s take on Britain’s libel reforms
Walls divide: Jemimah Steinfeld speaks to Chinese author Xiaolu Guo about a life of censorship
Taking a pop: Steven Borowiec profiles controversial South Korean artist Lee Ha
Mapping media threats: Melody Patry and Milana Knezevic look at rising attacks on journalists in the Balkans
Holed up in Harare: Index’s contributing editor Natasha Joseph reports from southern Africa on the dangers of reporting in Zimbabwe
Burma’s “new” media face threats and attack: Burma-born author Wendy Law-Yone looks at news in the run up to the impending elections
Head to head: Sascha Feuchert and Charlotte Knobloch debate whether Mein Kampf should be published
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Political framing: Kaya Genç interviews radical Turkish artist, Kutlug Ataman
Action drama: Julia Farrington on Belarus Free Theatre and the upcoming Belarus election
Casting away: Ariel Dorfman, a new short story by the acclaimed human rights writer
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Index around the world: Alice Kirkland gives a news update on Index’s global projects
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From the factory floor: Vicky Baker on listening to the world’s garment workers via new technology
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16 Sep 14 | Magazine, Volume 43.03 Autumn 2014
Index on Censorship autumn magazine
In the autumn issue of Index on Censorship magazine, don’t miss: Burmese-born author Wendy Law-Yone on the challenges the Burma’s media face in the run-up to the next election; TV journalist Samira Ahmed on how television channels should respond to viewers’ complaints; award-winning foreign correspondent Iona Craig reports from Yemen on threats to journalism in conflict zones; plus a brand new short story from playwright and author Ariel Dorfman.
While debates on the future of the media tend to focus solely on new technology and downward financial pressures, we ask: will the public end up knowing more or less? Will citizen journalists bring us in-depth investigations? Will crowd fact-checking take over from journalists doing research? Who will hold power to account? The subject is tackled from all angles, from our writers from across the globe.
Also writing for this issue are Australia’s race commissioner Tim Soutphommasane; human rights lawyer Tamsin Allen on defamation; and novelist Kaya Genc. From South Korea Steven Borowiec talks to controversial artist Lee Ha, and in London political editor Ian Dunt walks the corridors of political power in the UK’s Houses of Parliament and asks if journalists there get too close to government.
Other articles include:
- African digital journalism by Ray Joseph
- Generation why by Ian Hargreaves
- Funding news freedom by Glenda Nevill
You can buy the print version magazine or subscribe for £31 per year here, or download a digital version for your iPad for just £1.79. All subscriptions help fund Index’s work, protecting freedom of expression worldwide.
Read about our magazine launch at the Frontline Club on 22 October.
FULL CONTENTS: ISSUE 43, 3 – The future of journalism
Back to the future: Iona Craig on journalists trying to stay safe in war zones
Digital detectives: Ray Joseph on the new technology helping Africa’s journalists investigate
Re-writing the future: Five young journalists talk on their hopes and fears for the profession – from Yemen, India, South Africa, Germany and the Czech Republic
Attack on ambition: Dina Meza on a Honduran generation ground down by fear
Stripsearch cartoon: Martin Rowson envisages an investigative reporter meeting Deep Throat
Generation why: Ian Hargreaves asks on how the powerful may or may not be held to account in the future
Making waves: Helen Womack reports from Russia on the radio station standing up for free media
Switched on and off: US journalist Debora Halpern Wenger on TV’s power shift from news producers to news consumers
TV news will reinvent itself (again): Taylor Walker interviews a veteran TV reporter on the changes ahead
Right to reply: Samira Ahmed on how the BBC tackles viewers’ criticism
Readers as editors: Stephen Pritchard on how news ombundsmen create transparency
Lobby matters: Political reporter Ian Dunt on the push/pull of journalists and politicians inside Britain’s corridors of power
Funding news freedom: Glenda Nevill looks at innovative ways to pay for reporting
Print running: Will Gore on how newspapers innovate for new audiences
Paper chase: Luis Carlos Díaz on overcoming Venezuela’s newsprint shortage
IN FOCUS
Free thinking? Australia’s race commissioner Tim Soutphommasane on bigotry
Guarding the guards: Jemimiah Steinfeld on China’s human rights lawyers becoming targets
Taking down the critics: Irene Caselli investigates allegations that Ecuador’s government is silencing social media users
Maid equal in Brazil: Claire Rigby on the Twitter feed giving voice to abuse of domestic workers in Brazil
Home truths in the Gulf: Georgia Lewis on how UAE maids fear speaking out on maltreatment
Text messaging: Indian school books are getting “Hinduised”, reports Siddarth Narrain from India
We have to fight for what we want: our editor, Rachael Jolley, interviews the OSCE’s Dunja Mijatovic on 20 years championing free speech
Decoding defamation: Lesley Phippen’s need-to-know guide for journalists
A hard act to follow: Tamsin Allen gives a lawyer’s take on Britain’s libel reforms
Walls divide: Jemimah Steinfeld speaks to Chinese author Xiaolu Guo about a life of censorship
Taking a pop: Steven Borowiec profiles controversial South Korean artist Lee Ha
Mapping media threats: Melody Patry and Milana Knezevic look at rising attacks on journalists in the Balkans
Holed up in Harare: Index’s contributing editor Natasha Joseph reports from southern Africa on the dangers of reporting in Zimbabwe
Burma’s “new” media face threats and attack: Burma-born author Wendy Law-Yone looks at news in the run up to the impending elections
Head to head: Sascha Feuchert and Charlotte Knobloch debate whether Mein Kampf should be published
CULTURE
Political framing: Kaya Genç interviews radical Turkish artist, Kutlug Ataman
Action drama: Julia Farrington on Belarus Free Theatre and the upcoming Belarus election
Casting away: Ariel Dorfman, a new short story by the acclaimed human rights writer
ALSO
Index around the world: Alice Kirkland gives a news update on Index’s global projects
From the factory floor: Vicky Baker on listening to the world’s garment workers via new technology
28 Sep 12 | Uncategorized
Are you a tech-savvy journalist, human rights advocate, activist or blogger from West Africa?
Does your writing aim to bring about social and political change?
Are you interested in learning how data journalism skills and tools could help improve your work?
If you have answered ‘yes!’ to all three questions, then Index on Censorship, Internet Sans Frontieres and Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme, des Métiers de l’Internet et de la Communication (E-Jicom) invite you to apply to take part in their “Data tools for journalism, advocacy and activism” workshop.
This intensive 3-day workshop for 15 participants will be led by Nicolas Kayser-Bril of Journalism++ and will take place at the E-jicom campus in Dakar, Senegal on 12-14 November 2012.
There is no workshop fee for successful applicants. We have limited funds to help with travel and accommodation — please indicate at the bottom of your statement (not included in the 200-word maximum) whether you will need assistance and what kind — accommodation / travel (indicate city of origin) / both.
Please note: applicants must be fluent in French to take part in the workshop.
To apply, please an email with the subject line “DJDAKAR2012-firstname lastname” with the following information to [email protected]:
1. Your CV (as a PDF file: firstname_lastname_CV.pdf)
2. A statement (no more than 200 words as a PDF file: firstname_lastname_statement.pdf) explaining
– the kind of editorial work for social and political change you are currently doing
– how this work could be improved by data journalism skills
3. A sample of your best editorial work — no more than TWO articles/blog posts etc. Please send a document with links if these are online or full text if they are not (as a PDF file: firstname_lastname_sample.pdf)
Applications must be received by 11:59 GMT on Wednesday 10 October 2012. Decisions will be announced on Monday 15 October 2012.
APPEL À CANDIDATURES: ATELIER DE FORMATION SUR “UTILISATION DES DONNÉES POUR LE JOURNALISME, LE PLAIDOYER ET L’ACTIVISME” (12-14 NOVEMBRE 2012 – DAKAR)
Etes-vous journaliste intéressé(e) par les nouvelles technologies, activiste ou blogueur(euse) d’Afrique de l’Ouest?
Vous écrivez pour plus de justice sociale ou en faveur du changement politique dans votre pays ?
Vous êtes curieux(se) de savoir comment le journalisme de données peut vous aider dans votre travail ?
Si vous avez répondu “Oui” à toutes ces questions, alors Index on Censorship, Internet Sans Frontières et l’Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme, des Métiers de l’Internet et de la Communication (E-Jicom) vous invitent à soumettre votre candidature pour participer à un atelier de formation sur “Utilisation des données pour le journalisme, le plaidoyer et l’activisme”.
Cette formation intensive, qui prévoit d’accueillir 15 participants, aura lieu durant 3 jours et sera animée par Nicolas Kayser-Bril de Journalism++, et aura lieu dans l’enceinte d’E-jicom à Dakar, au Sénégal du 12 au 14 novembre 2012.
Les candidats sélectionnés seront pris en charge pendant la durée de la formation. Ils devront préciser dans leur candidature leur ville de départ et signaler d’éventuels besoins d’assistance pour le visa / le logement / le transport vers Dakar.
NB : Les candidats doivent parfaitement maîtriser le français pour pouvoir prendre part à la formation.
Pour postuler, il vous suffit d’envoyer un email à [email protected]. Vous intitulerez votre message “DJ DAKAR-votreprénom-votrenom”, et y joindrez les informations suivantes :
1. Votre CV en fichier PDF (le fichier devra être intitulé ainsi : votreprénom_votrenom_CV.pdf)
2. Une lettre de motivation de 200 mots maximum en fichier PDF (le fichier devra être intitulé ainsi : votreprénom_votrenom_LM.pdf) expliquant:
– Le travail éditorial que vous menez en ce moment pour le changement social et politique dans votre pays
– En quoi ce travail sera amélioré grâce à des compétences en journalisme de données
3. 1 ou 2 exemples de vos meilleurs articles/contributions etc.
Prière de joindre un document contenant les liens vers ces textes, s’ils sont disponibles en ligne ou la copie de ces articles/contributions (le fichier devra être sous PDF et intitulé ainsi : votreprénom_votrenom_exemples.pdf)
Les candidatures doivent être envoyées avant 23h59 GMT le mercredi 10 octobre 2012. L’annonce des candidatures retenues sera faite le lundi 15 octobre 2012.
