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Does Citizen Journalism Need to be Objective?

Amel Guettatfi | Posted 31.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Amel Guettatfi

While citizen journalism has brought on a new wave of completely unadulterated content allowing for unheard voices to be heard, it has also highlighted the need for new ways to scrutinize incoming media.

'Tweets Is Watchin'

Yassin Alsalman | Posted 14.05.2013 | UK Tech
Yassin Alsalman

Facebook and twitter came at a pivotal time in history. The chicken or the egg theory can be applied here in asking: Did twitter and facebook help revolutions grow, or did they help track people involved in uprisings? (In both the case of the Arab uprisings and the Occupy movement.) I would say both.

Kurdistan Region, Iraq Freedom of Speech

Laween Atroshi | Posted 04.05.2013 | UK Politics
Laween Atroshi

It is not a secret, anymore, the torment and suffering the Kurdish population have endured under nationalistic and fascist regimes. It is painful enough to be tortured under inhumane methods, but to be a victim of ethnical cleansing is another level of intense suffering.

Why Do BBC, ITV and Sky News Not Report What is Happening In The World?

John Fleming | Posted 18.02.2013 | Home
John Fleming

America is often criticised for being insular. It was said that, in the build-up to the Gulf War, some people in the southern states - genuinely - we...

Paul McCartney: 'You Can't Blame Yoko For Beatles Split'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 08.01.2013 | UK Entertainment

Sir Paul McCartney has revealed that it was difficult having Yoko Ono sit on the recording sessions of the Beatles, but that he never blamed her for t...

Quantum Leap: A Father's Faith

Yassin Alsalman | Posted 21.12.2012 | UK Entertainment
Yassin Alsalman

Times are different now. We are a distracted generation. The tension is rising in our nations, as it did during our parents generation. We have been witness to media wars, and wars through media.

Man Pleads Guilty To Stabbing Girlfriend 57 Times

PA | Posted 19.06.2012 | UK

A television recruitment consultant died after being stabbed 57 times by her boyfriend. Amina Adan, 32, suffered a year of domestic violence after ...

Mubarak's Last Days: The Other Side of the Story

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 12.06.2012 | UK
Faisal J. Abbas

How could you possibly resist reading a book which has a title like: Tahrir: The Last 18 Days of Mubarak?

The Syrian Regime Will Only Respond to the Big Stick

Nehad Ismail | Posted 10.06.2012 | UK Politics
Nehad Ismail

Kofi Annan's initiative is in trouble. The Syrian regime declared its acceptance of the UN sponsored plan on March 27th 2012. The main requirement of the plan is the pulling back of the Syrian troops from Syrian cities by April 10th and all fighting to stop within 48 hours after that.. There is no chance of that.

'In The Name Of The Republic': Sarkozy's Plea To TV Over Merah Footage

The Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 27.03.2012 | UK

President Sarkozy has called on TV stations not to broadcast footage of the attacks by Mohammed Merah that the killer sent out to the media. Speaki...

Toulouse Killer Sent Murder Videos To Al Jazeera

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 26.05.2012 | UK

The gunman who killed seven people in south-west France in a series of shootings sent a video of the murders to media before being shot dead by police...

Toulouse Killer Sent Murder Videos To Al Jazeera

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 26.05.2012 | UK

The gunman who killed seven people in south-west France in a series of shootings sent a video of the murders to media before being shot dead by police...

Al Jazeera Reporter Reveals How He Got Gaddafi Video

The Huffington Post UK | Stephen Hull | Posted 21.12.2011 | UK

An Al Jazeera journalist has spoken about how he scooped the world with the first video of Colonel Gaddafi’s final moments. Tony Birtley said: ...

Occupy Wall Street = Mainstream Fail

Jason Reed | Posted 03.12.2011 | UK
Jason Reed

Occupy Wall Street is heading for its third week of protests. The movement was hesitant in its first steps, but it's now picking up momentum and spre...

Paul Vale

Donald Rumsfeld Applauds Al Jazeera In Interview With David Frost

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Vale | Posted 29.11.2011 | UK

Former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has given an interview to Al Jazeera, ending his feud with a channel he once described as “vicious”...

Forces Hunt For Gaddafi As Rebels Fight To Assert Dominance

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 25.10.2011 | UK

Rebel forces are reported to be pushing towards Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte as the dictator manages to evade fighters despite rebels seizing the capit...

Libya: A War For Regime Change?

Tom Stevenson | Posted 22.10.2011 | UK
Tom Stevenson

As thousands discharged weapons into the air with gleeful smiles, it was easy to be swept up in the triumphalism of the moment. As Brutus said, "then walk we forth even to the marketplace, and, waving our red weapons o'er our heads, let's all cry out 'peace, freedom, and liberty!'"

Bahrain May Have Used Facebook To Arrest Protesters, Film Alleges

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 04.10.2011 | UK

When Bahrain erupted in anti-government protests in February, many in the West extolled the positive role played by social media sites such as Faceboo...