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This Nicaraguan journalist is still reporting in exile

January 11, 2019

After being arrested in his home country of Nicaragua, well-known political commentator Jaime Arellano refuses to give up, even after being exiled to Miami, Florida.

Arts, Culture & Media

What's the deal with Vladimir Putin calendars?

PRI's The World

January 01, 2019

"Strong man" calendars are making a comeback in 2019.

Arts, Culture & Media

What Netflix’s involvement in Nigeria’s massive film industry really means

The Conversation

January 01, 2019

"Lionheart" marked Netflix's first original film from Nigeria and the beginning of a new era in the relationship between Netflix and Nollywood.

Technology

Clean up your cyber-hygiene — 6 changes to make in the new year

December 31, 2018

Data breaches, widespread malware attacks and microtargeted personalized advertising: Ugh. From setting boundaries to bursting bubbles, here are six things you can do to stay safer online in 2019.

Justice

Lawyers of jailed reporters in Myanmar appeal case, citing police setup

Reuters

December 26, 2018

Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, were found guilty and sentenced to seven years in jail on charges of violating Myanmar's Official Secrets Act. Their lawyers say courts lack proof of 'intent to harm.'

Yalitza Aparicio challenges stereotypes in debut role in 'Roma'

PRI's The World

December 21, 2018

The first-time actress was a preschool teacher before she was cast in Alfonso Cuaron's newest film. Now she's the cover of Vogue Mexico.

An American newspaper asked Brits for petty crime stories. They got classic snark back.

PRI's The World

December 14, 2018

When The New York Times took to Twitter to ask Londoners about petty crime, they responded with a uniquely British level of gusto and sarcasm.

British Parliament wants to shut down extremist content online — at what cost?

PRI's The World

December 14, 2018

British intelligence officials have asked a Washington, DC-based researcher to shut down his site, an archive of extremist material, yet it's still operational. The news has, once again, brought up the debate about online regulation versus freedom of access to information.

Media

Crackdown in Beijing: ‘Using Twitter is more dangerous than street demonstrations’

Global Voices Online

December 12, 2018

The Dec. 5 release of 42 testimonies collected by China Change, a Chinese human rights advocacy site, details the ordeals of hundreds of Twitter users who have been detained and interrogated by national security police officers since September 2018.

Media

Maria Ressa says journalism is democracy's 'first line of defense' and Rappler won't back down

PRI's The World

December 11, 2018

Time Magazine honored journalists with its Person of the Year award. The list of journalists include Maria Ressa, founder of the investigative Rappler Media in the Philippines. Ressa and Rappler have been covering extrajudicial killings in the country, part of President Rodrigo Duterte's so-called war on drugs.

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