‘They tortured me twice,’ Ali says, ‘In the court and police station they just hit me. The proper beating was in jail. They called it lessons. I had two courses. I remember the first one I watched the clock on the wall; it was two when I went in and when I got out it was five. Almost three hours. The second was about two hours.’ Ali says he was handcuffed, with his hands behind him, and placed on a chair. ‘They put another chair in front of me and put my feet on it. A huge policeman sat on my knees so I couldn’t move. Another beat my feet. Another asked, “Why don’t you like this? Do you still think you don’t like the ... Continue reading →

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Why is social journalism important? It’s a big question, but one worthy of further examination. There are, of course, many different reasons – it is uniquely democratic, it is global and ubiquitous, it allows coverage in regions where resource-light news organisations are now struggling to get traction. There are the reasons it is important to the newsroom and the news consumer; we can consume more news from more regions at a lower cost. There is, however, another reason, and it is perhaps the most important reason of all. The social web has now become the primary conduit through which dissidents in censor-intensive countries get their message out to the wider world. As nations like China close the door on coverage, it is often left to ... Continue reading →

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