Category: ENGLISH
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BBC journalists in Turkey ‘won’ after historic strike over pay injustice
Journalists at the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) Istanbul bureau have ended their historic strike over pay injustice after declaring that they “have won.” The Journalists’ Union of Turkey (TGS) announced on Jan. 29 that they agreed on a one-year deal with the BBC management in London that includes a 32% annual pay raise and benefits.
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BBC journalists in Turkey go on strike over pay injustice
Journalists at the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) Istanbul bureau launched a strike on Jan. 14, citing the “injustice” by the London-based international media organization’s management displayed during the failed negotiations for a collective labor agreement with Turkey’s Journalists’ Union (TGS). Talks for a collective labor agreement between TGS and BBC had ended without a deal
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Turkish journalists win landmark case against Demirören Media over union rights
A local court has ruled that Demirören, one of the largest media corporations in Turkey, violated the unionization rights of its employees when it dismissed dozens of journalists from the daily Hürriyet two years ago. Demirören Media Group’s flagship newspaper Hürriyet had fired 45 unionized journalists, including senior reporters and editors, in October 2019 in
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BBC journalists warn of strike at Turkey office as union negotiations stall
Turkey’s Journalists’ Union (TGS) has hanged a decision to strike at the Istanbul office of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Talks for a collective labor agreement between TGS and BBC ended without a deal this week, as the union declared on Dec. 7 that the strike was imminent at the Turkish branch of the British
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Turkish daily Cumhuriyet stirs outcry by firing 8 unionized journalists
Cumhuriyet, one of Turkey’s oldest newspapers, has fired eight of its employees who were members of the Journalists’ Union, stirring public outcry. (Update on Dec. 11: The newspaper management reinstated the employees after reactions.) Journalists and press freedom advocates organized a protest in front of Cumhuriyet’s headquarters in Istanbul on Nov. 30, hours after the
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Turkey’s Journalists’ Union warns of strike at AFP as talks for collective agreement stall
Turkey’s Journalists’ Union (TGS) has hanged a decision to strike at the Istanbul office of Agence France-Press (AFP), a global news agency. The three-month talks for a collective labor agreement between TGS and AFP ended with no deal this week, the union said in a statement on Sept. 10, declaring that “the employer’s representatives turned a
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Censorship, layoffs, and a digital exodus: Observations on journalism in Turkey
While the field of journalism is considered to be one of the most international and globally connected professional areas today, the experiences of journalists can be vastly different from country to country. Factors such as political tension and the influence of the government, particularly in regards to freedom of speech and press, as well as
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Belarus journalists, who once ‘looked to Turkey in fear,’ face the same fate
Journalists in Belarus had once “looked to Turkey in fear” but are now facing the same fate amid the ongoing government crackdown, a leading press freedom advocate of the Eastern European country said. Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) deputy chair Barys Haretski answered Journo’s email after he was forced to leave his country as numerous
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5 Strategic Risks For Netflix: From Competition to Regulation
While the COVID-19 pandemic has drastically boosted demand for video streaming services, Netflix’s market share has decreased sharply last year, as shown by new data. Netflix is still the leading giant of the US streaming market, but its share has dropped from 29% to 20%. Every strategic plan and action of Netflix will be essential
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News Deserts Spread in Turkey’s Inner Aegean, Central Anatolian and Eastern Regions
Over the course of two weeks, we scraped 1,116,916 news articles from more than 6,500 Turkish news websites in which the names of 973 districts appear. Which districts have the highest or lowest coverage? Where do we see original journalism the most and where exactly lacks it? Which districts of Turkey face the risk of