Author: Hamdi Baala
2019 WPI Fellow
Bio: Journalist based in Algiers, Algeria.
Twitter: @hamdibaala
The march that was brutally repressed by the police in Paris on October 17 1961 wasn't even illegal within the framework of the coercive colonial state. And yet, President Macron's statement insists on the illegality of the march. No reconciliation without justice or truth.
La nouvelle version de ce texte place les médias indépendants hors la loi et transforme le reste en cellules de communication.
Voici pourquoi ce projet de loi doit être retiré.
https://twala.info/fr/opinions/pourquoi-le-projet-de-loi-relative-a-linformation-doit-etre-retire/?fbclid=IwAR3A198l9MXkjMfgOApULLZPrS8238s-W3GG50g67NXiRl0UJJY4Q9hkGzY
Posts by Hamdi Baala:
How western media would cover the Minnesota State Fair if it took place in developing countries
As you walk around the place, you might wonder what draws hundreds of thousands of people to the Minnesota State Fair. It might seem strange to the outside observer, but this fascinating ritual has been going on for decades and its traditions are passed on from...
Naturally, we had to talk about the state of journalism in #NewHorizonsWPI host country, Bulgaria. Read up on our last panel of the conference here:
https://aej-bulgaria.org/en/the-dire-state-of-independent-media-in-bulgaria/
Podcasts as a tool (for audience engagement, as a revenue stream) came up a lot at the #NewHorizonsWPI Conference on 9/24 --
https://aej-bulgaria.org/en/dr-ruja-or-how-we-stopped-worrying-about-podcasts-and-embraced-them/
Check out @AEJBulgaria's write up of day 1 at #NewHorizonsWPI:
https://aej-bulgaria.org/en/the-big-questions-faced-by-media-new-horizons-in-journalism-conference-day-1/