@andreavegaaa
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Read my blog post for @CIMA_Media!👇 I chatted with @antelava, founder of @CodaStory, about how the online thematic news outlet has been following Russia’s digital authoritarian tactics from its inception in 2016 to the current war in Ukraine. #mediadev cima.ned.org/blog/covering-t…

Covering the Authoritarian Playbook: How Coda Story Gets to the Root of Global Crises

For years, Russia has been refining its digital authoritarian playbook, taking advantage of technological advancements to silence the regime’s opponents at home and abroad. The information war that…

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Passionate about #digitalrights? Looking to collaborate with policymakers? Apply to the Open Internet for Democracy Leaders Program by June 25: openinternet.global/leadersp… 🌐📍 @NDItech @CIPEglobal @OpenNetGlobal #internetfreedom #mediadev
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CIMA's @andreavegaaa & @domaley were at @rightscon this week in Costa Rica. Great conversations on the future of journalism in the digital age. @accessnow #digitalrights
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Join us today at #RightsCon!
Mekebib Tadesse Assefa@MekebibT8 Jun 2023
The session on Defending Digital Rights Across Complex Environments is Thursday, June 8 at 12:45 PM CST. Join the session here: at rightscon.summit.tc/t/rights…… @MekebibT @SapniGK @DesewaPrincess @nompilo_simanje @mpaloski @OpenNetGlobal @rightscon @andreavegaaa
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📰Are you at #RightsCon2023 this week? Do you care about making sure high-quality, independent #journalism rises to the top? Are you concerned about digital platforms' increasing mediation in news distribution? Join CIMA to discuss digital trust initiatives.
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Join CIMA at @rightscon this year!
CIMA@CIMA_Media23 May 2023
As news distribution is increasingly mediated by digital platforms, what can be done to make sure that independent journalism rises to the top? Join @johnallannamu, @paulamiraglia, @daoudkuttab, & @domaley on June 7 in-person at @rightscon to learn more: rightscon.org/participate/
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As news distribution is increasingly mediated by digital platforms, what can be done to make sure that independent journalism rises to the top? Join @johnallannamu, @paulamiraglia, @daoudkuttab, & @domaley on June 7 in-person at @rightscon to learn more: rightscon.org/participate/
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📬 CIMA's new newsletter, "Week in Review," highlights global #MediaDev, #PressFreedom, and #DigitalMedia news & events around the world. Subscribe here: ned.us20.list-manage.com/sub… Explore this week's stories below ⤵️
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ANNOUNCEMENT: OCCRP, @VanceCenter, and partners launch #ReportersShield, a new membership program that will defend media outlets and investigative reporting around the world from legal harassment, including SLAPPs. #WorldPressFreedomDay occrp.org/en/40-press-releas…
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NPR is stepping away from Twitter, and this includes this NPR Politics feed. Please read the thread to find other ways to find our work, including: NPR Politics Instagram: bit.ly/40Ys9L1 NPR Politics newsletter: n.pr/3KO418t
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Musk has forced news companies to choose between their commercial interests and their values. Until now, business needs have won out, but the industry is beginning to reach a breaking point. axios.com/2023/04/10/musk-tw…

Musk's feud with the media takes a toll on Twitter

Twitter's "free speech"-touting owner is using the service to fight his own battles with the press.

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🟡 SCOOP: In a private email thread, major advertising executives expressed concern that Elon Musk's comments about race and the platform's openness to racist speech have made Twitter toxic, @maxwelltani reports. semafor.com/article/04/06/20…

Before meeting with Elon Musk, top advertisers privately debate his “racist rhetoric”

Elon Musk is scrambling to bring back ad dollars. But the biggest marketers in America are skeptical.

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Labeling @NPR state-affiliated media is wholly inaccurate and untruthful. NPR gets LESS THAN 2% of its funding from grants through the federal government. NPR’s newsroom is an absolutely free and independent newsroom; always has been. This label is a LIE and an insult.
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⚡ The #Twitter press office now sends back an emoji 💩 to anyone who wants to contact the company by email. RSF denounces this attempt to humiliate journalists, a new translation of #ElonMusk's contempt for the media rsf.org/en/twitter-s-scatolo…

Twitter’s scatological response to journalists is unacceptable

Journalists who email Twitter’s press department for information about the company or to contact one of its representatives are now sent an automated response containing nothing but a poop emoji –...

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Independent journalism around the world is in crisis. A new report from @CIMA_Media & @CIPEglobal by @mariusdrag found that greater engagement with the private sector is crucial to saving it: cima.ned.org/publication/inv… #MediaDev

Investing in Facts: How the Business Community Can Support a Healthy Infosphere

In this joint report by the Center for International Media Assistance and the Center for International Private Enterprise, Marius Dragomir identifies entry points for the private sector to support a…

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CIMA@CIMA_Media8 Mar 2023
Did you know that women represented 38% of all the media founders among the 100 digital natives @sembramedia interviewed in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, & Mexico? On #InternationalWomensDay, read more about digital media entrepreneurs: data2021.sembramedia.org/rep… #IWD2023 #MediaDev

Executive Summary

A study of the impact, innovation,  threats, and sustainability of digital media entrepreneurs in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa. As pandemic lockdowns spread around the […]

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With my colleagues @IUMediaSchool @OSoMe_IU @IULuddy we are proud to research and teach about harms of social media manipulation. My colleague explains why Twitter changes impede that work. cnn.com/2023/02/09/tech/musk…
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In a rising challenge for independent media, #SLAPPs continue to stifle, suppress, and attack #pressfreedom. New @CIMA_Media report by @PeterNoorlander discusses tactics that newsrooms, lawyers, and funders can take to fight these frivolous lawsuits cima.ned.org/publication/fig…

Fighting SLAPPs: What Can Media, Lawyers, and Funders Do?

Strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPPs, are lawsuits taken against media organizations or activists with the sole purpose of silencing them. Cases are reported in increasing…

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“Support for independent media is completely vital for the survival of democracy.” For CIMA's latest blog post, @andreavegaaa interviewed @antelava about @CodaStory, authoritarian pressure and sustainability #MediaDev cima.ned.org/blog/covering-t…

Covering the Authoritarian Playbook: How Coda Story Gets to the Root of Global Crises

For years, Russia has been refining its digital authoritarian playbook, taking advantage of technological advancements to silence the regime’s opponents at home and abroad. The information war that…

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In between watching #WorldCup games, check out CIMA's blog post - @andreavegaaa interviews @CodaStory's @antelava on how reporting can challenge the #AuthoritarianPlaybook #MediaDevFrom @CIMA_Media cima.ned.org/blog/covering-t…

Covering the Authoritarian Playbook: How Coda Story Gets to the Root of Global Crises

For years, Russia has been refining its digital authoritarian playbook, taking advantage of technological advancements to silence the regime’s opponents at home and abroad. The information war that…

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