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Session 7 continued: Have priorities changed for Arab media businesses?

2012-01-26 14:20

"It is impossible to have editorial freedom without financial independence," said Aboubakr Jamai, founder and editor of Moroccan weekly magazine Le Journal Hebdomadaire, opening the business-focused session of the 5th Arab Free Press Forum, which also included Jacek Utko of Bonnier Business Press and Mohammed Alayyan, a publisher from Jordan.
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Session 7: What newspapers have to learn from magazines

2012-01-26 14:15

The future of the newspaper is in magazines, believes Jacek Utko, design director for Bonnier Business Press, which publishes newspapers in eight Central European countries. This is a trend that news organisations should embrace rather than fight, he added, speaking at the 5th Arab Free Press Forum in Tunis.
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Session 6: Social media: saviour of traditional media?

2012-01-25 17:39

As citizen journalism thrives in the Arab world, led by the explosion of Facebook and Twitter users across the region, panellists in the Forum’s 6th session considered the implications for those who participate in the new phenomenon. Are there risks involved when everyone wants to be a reporter? No, was the answer of panellists at the 5th Arab Free Press Forum.
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Session 5: Despite ‘Arab Spring,’ Media Still Under Threat in Middle East

2012-01-24 12:21

Press freedom and freedom of expression remain under serious threat in the Middle East, despite the democracy revolutions and reforms that are sweeping the region, a panel of experts said Tuesday at the Arab Free Press Forum in Tunisia.
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Session 3: How can the media regain public trust as a credible source of news?

2012-01-23 18:31

How can the media regain public trust as a credible source of news, participants contemplated at the 5th Arab Free Press Forum in Tunis. After years of propaganda, it is difficult for newly-free publications in the Arab World to establish themselves as trustworthy sources of news, particularly when facing competition from blogs and social media.
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Session 2: How best to support the development of Arab media in transition

2012-01-23 16:58

With repression of Arab media lifted in some countries following the ‘Arab Spring’ revolutions and reforms, what needs to be done to develop a professional independent press in the region?
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Session 1: The media: help or hindrance to revolution?

2012-01-23 12:55

Has the media played a significant role in inciting the public to protest in the Arab World? Participants in the first session of the 2012 Arab Free Press Forum in Tunis discussed whether the media is a mirror that reflects peoples ideas, as Al Jazeera English senior political analyst Marwan Bishara suggested, or whether it works more actively.
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Opening Ceremony: Arab Free Press Forum Opens With Call for More Gains

2012-01-23 11:05

The Arab Free Press Forum opened Monday in Tunisia with a celebration of the gains that have been made in Middle East press freedom, but with a reminder that much more needs to be done.
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A year of change for Tunisia

2011-10-29 17:09

Tunisia was the natural choice to host WAN-IFRA's 5th Arab Free Press Forum.
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