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Kalar: At least 10 gunmen stormed the offices of the only independent community Radio Dang (Voice) station in Kalar, southeast of Sulaimaniyah, on Sunday, interrupted its programming, destroyed most of its equipments and took the station off air. The gunmen attacked the offices at 2:30 in the morning, handcuffed the night guard of the...
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A letter to the person who ordered the brazen attack that shut down Nalia Radio and Television, NRT.
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Forces suspected of ties to the authorities completely destroyed and burnt down Iraqi Kurdistan ’s first private Television Station, Nalia Radio and Television, NRT.
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For those who have not been following the back story of Egypt and Tunisia, here it is in a nutshell: Their governments were led by small groups of people who were extremely rich, corrupt, non-transparent, and violent and did not represent the people. The people in turn were poor, deprived of basic rights, lacked...
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Last weekend, I conducted a training course for the staff of an emerging Kurdish TV station that says it wants to uphold the values of strong, professional journalism.News judgment was heavily emphasized in the course. This skill is fundamental for professional journalists and builds a news outlet’s credibility as well as its audience. For...
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A pioneering conference in Erbil last week provided a much-needed look at Iraq’s technological future.It offered unprecedented discussion of how Iraq can use technology, information and e-governance to re-establish its strong economic, intellectual and political standing in the region.The two-day conference, organized by international media development agencies the Institute for War & Peace Reporting...
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