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Middle East and North Africa: Blogging flourishes; governments block and monitor content
Sources News Release
http://www.sources.com/Releases/NR643.htm
Date Written: 06/11/2009
Year Published: 2009
Resource Type: Article
Thousands of writers, journalists, activists, lawyers and others are expressing their dissent and reporting on social issues by blogging throughout the Middle East and North Africa, says a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
Abstract: Thousands of writers, journalists, activists, lawyers and others are expressing their dissent and reporting on social issues by blogging throughout the Middle East and North Africa, says a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Bloggers are free to write about issues that are not covered by traditional media due to intimidation and interference by the state.
The number of Internet users grew 13-fold, from 2000 to 2008, in this region, says the report, "Middle East Bloggers:...
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