BBG Media Highlights – February 25-26, 2014

— AIB concerned about the treatment of Khadija Ismayilova and other journalists in Azerbaijan.

— New York Daily News notes that the BBG is meeting today to discuss perceptions of the United States throughout the Middle East. (Note: Want to watch the meeting? Find it here starting 9:30am EST)

— Loyola Marymount University blog quotes RFA President Libby Liu on the 2014 Press Freedom Index.

Citations of BBG Networks

— Huffington Post cites RFE/RL on Lenin statues falling throughout Ukraine.

— Science Recorder and Design & Trend cite VOA report on Hungarian study about dogs having similar emotional patterns to humans.

— Russian protesters get up to 4 years in prison. Moscow Times quotes Radio Liberty interview with lawyer of one defendant.

In the foreign-language press:

— Maeil Business Newspaper (South Korean news agency) cited RFA report that FAO received a report about foot-and-mouth disease in North Korea, and committed to support vaccinations to help prevent future outbreaks.

— Akhbar Al Youm (Egyptian news site) cites Radio Sawa report that rebel leader linked to al-Qaeda has been killed in a suicide bomb attack in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.

— Mobasher News (Kuwaiti news site) cites Radio Sawa report that official source at Fujairah International Airport denied media rumors that a plane carrying the Ukrainian president landed in the UAE. He said a Ukrainian plane had made an emergency landing at the airport following a technical snag. The source added that the plane carried a Ukrainian businessman who routinely travels to the UAE on business. It was heading to Dubai airport, but changed direction due to fog.

Of Interest

— Independent Azerbaijani TV station‘s office in Berlin vandalized.

— Russian Foreign Ministry appalled by Euronews Facebook cover photo.

— The internet could make censorship impossible?

— Google Glass for journalism.

— FCC’s scrapped newsroom study still getting bad press. But perhaps similar study has already been done by academics.

— Why isn’t live video working for news sites?

— Walkie-talkie app for protesters and the need for private messaging tools.

— LinkedIn launches Chinese language version.

— RFE/RL President Kevin Klose to leave RFE/RL on March 1.

— In Azerbaijan investigative journalism is “espionage.” Hetq reports on Khadija Ismayilova case.

Citations of BBG Networks

— Natalie Sedletska, from RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, cited in New York Times for work on website created for Yanukovych’s documents.

— The Telegraph quotes VOA interview with Ilham Tohti on human rights violations in China, and statement that Tohti left with RFA journalist. RFA reporting also quoted in Reuters, China Digital Times.

— DailyNK cites RFA report on North Korea seeking assistance to counter outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.

— Further consultations needed on election of new government. UPI cites VOA report on Ukraine.

— Tibetan Review cites RFA reporting on Tibetan youth who stabbed himself and died.

— Truthdig exerpts VOA article on Ugandan tabloid naming of “top 200 homosexuals.”

In the foreign-language press:

— YTN (South Korean news agency) cites RFA report that ‘Humanitarian Action for Children 2014’ submitted by UNICEF highlights the serious situation of children in North Korea.

— Yonhap News (South Korean news agency) cites RFA report that FATF maintains that North Korea is one of the world’s most dangerous countries for criminal money laundering.

Of Interest

— Journalist stabbed in Hong Kong.

— Yanukovych had good taste?

— Reddit to beta-test liveblog feature.

— Syrian web censorship techniques revealed.

— A new security-focused smartphone.