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One thing that big media could do almost immediately is publish a nutritional guide to any article that relies substantially on citizen or unverified sources.
This could be published at the top of the article, and should contain two things: a statement of how confident the media outlet is of the source’s authenticity and the efforts that have been taken so far to establish that level of confidence.
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It’s the daily trade of the television output editor, chopping what doesn’t meet the grade to maintain the daily news agenda in a time sensitive schedule.
But now an Arabic language channel in the Gulf might have to rethink its editorial chain of command after a court in Dubai slapped down a $27,000 fine for not broadcasting an interview it recorded with a Saud royal.
The decision inflicted ‘emotional, moral and social damage on the prince’s status as a royal,’ according to his lawyer.
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The Beirut-based news outfit Menassat has closed after its Dutch backers Free Voice withdrew funding support.
The closure brings to an end two years of quality journalism at Menassat which built a reputation for monitoring and investigating Arab media news.
In a statement posted on its website, Menassat’s staff said they were given less than 24 hours notice of the closure.
