Iran not a Twitter revolution

 

Journalist and author of Iranian affair Reese Erlich says the uprisings are neither the result of internet access nor CIA involvment as alleged by the government. What started as the protest by the election-defeated candidate exploded into a society and class-wide phenomena because of deep discontent. TheRealNews video.


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CIJ in the Selangor task-force for FOI enactment

For the civil society, the formal announcement of the Selangor state's intention to enact the Freedom of Information(FOI) bill is a sweet foretaste to after 5 years of lobbying. Khalid Ibrahim, being one of the vocal callers for an FOI himself prior to his election as Chief Minister, and to 's credit, he continues after he assumed office the engagement with groups who've had a storied history within the RTI movement. One of the groups including the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ which formed the National Freedom of Information Coalition in 2004.

Promises not reality, cautions media panel World Press Freedom Day 2009

The Annexe Gallery at Central Market, along with the Centre for Independent Journalism, hosted a forum on 10 May 2009 discussing the contemporary Malaysian media climate and its potential for greater openness. Entitled “Media Under Najib: Hope or Disappointment?” the forum chronicled emerging trends across both traditional and new media in the weeks since Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s ascension to power.

Mission to end impunity for violence against journalists in southeast asia

A multinational Southeast Asian journalists’ mission has called to stop the killings and better the protection for journalists. The mission starts with a visit to Philippines where it is the fourth anniversary of the killing of a woman journalist.