Showing posts with label International. Show all posts
Showing posts with label International. Show all posts

Monday, April 4, 2011

March 2011 Convergence Newsletter

While it's no secret converging newsrooms face many challenges, such as staff restructuring, the convergence of two newspapers written in different languages for diverse target audiences creates its own set of issues.

John Turner recently worked for two Cambodian newspapers, The Phnom Penh Post and The Cambodia Daily. In this issue, Turner reflects on positive and negative aspects of multilingual and multicultural convergence.

To read Turner's entire article, click here.

To read the March issue of the Convergence Newsletter, click here.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

June 2009 Issue Now Available

Cyber social networking is helping to fuel the current Iranian protest against recent election results.  But with Iran’s government trying to stem the opposition’s mobilization by actively removing opposition Web sites and attempting to slow down social networking portals such as Facebook and Twitter, the world is being deprived of information concerning this major political movement. Iranian censorship of the Internet is not unique.  The Chinese government tried to shut down dissidents’ online use at the time of Tiananmen. Other nations face such roadblocks to cyber information. This issue of The Convergence Newsletter offers two articles examining problems of Internet access in Ethiopia. We also present a study focusing on India’s use of media, examining how and where convergence in that country takes place.

June 2009: Commentary from the Wrong Side of the Digital Divide

Fulbright Scholar Alice Klement provides a view from what she calls the “wrong side of the digital divide.” Her article offers insight into Ethiopia’s technology shortfalls, which she says interfere in the advancement of media convergence and are compounded by governmental censorship of Web sites.


Click here to read the full article.

June 2009: Meeting Media Needs: What You Learn When You Ask Your Students Questions

Dr. John Cokley of the University of Queensland presents quantitative findings from a 2008 convergence journalism workshop in Delhi, India. Participating journalists from across India provide insight into media consumer needs and just how those needs are being met. 


Monday, November 3, 2008

October 2008 Issue Now Available

In April we took a special look at convergence internationally. As promised, we have revisited the topic, this time with perspectives from India and China, plus a how-to guide for keeping up with developments around the globe.

Read the October issue of The Convergence Newsletter here.

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October 2008: With Newspapers on a Roll, Convergence has yet to Happen in India

Sometimes the story isn't just about convergence that is taking place, but also about convergence that's not. Sunil Saxena explains that the Indian media have yet to experience major convergence, and why.

Read the full article here.

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October 2008: Mobile by the Millions: Pocket-Sized Convergence Goes Big in China

Much of the discussion about convergence in the U.S. has fixated upon computers. But in some parts of the world, the big story is what's happening with mobile technology. China is one of those places. We sat down with USC's Dr. Ran Wei for an update.

Read the full interview here.

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October 2008: Keeping up with International Developments

You don't need to be in the thick of international convergence to know what's going on. TCN Executive Editor Doug Fisher tells us the best spots online for keeping up with global trends.

Read the full article here.

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