ISRAEL, GAZA, AND THE MEDIA

Israel hit the Media House twice in Gaza. The first strike hit the Media Center in Gaza. Hamas has shot about 900 missiles into Israel most of them intercepted.

One member of the Islamic Jihad was killed in the media attack and Israel said they were targetting Hamas Communication equipments and that was…

Jonathan Lied To Nigerians – Presidency Officials

Two officials of the Nigerian presidency have accused President Goodluck Jonathan of having “peddled falsehood” at Sunday’s presidential media chat.

The officials, who requested that their names be withheld so they are not victimized, rose in stout defence of presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati, who made policy announcements President Jonathan denied on Sunday.

“It has just…

Media Chat: Jonathan to Answer Questions from Public

President Goodluck Jonathan

By Muhammad Bello

Members of the public who wish to make input, by way of questions, to the Presidential Media Chat slated for sunday evening, have the opportunity of doing so.

A statement by the spokes person of President Goodluck Jonathan said he (the president)”will in the course of the Presidential Media Chat today, Sunday, November 18, 2012 respond to questions from members of…

Bauchi Government Spends N300 Million To Digitalise Media Organisations

The Bauchi Commissioner for Information, Mr Mohammed Damina, has said that the government plans to spend N300 million to digitalise two state-own media organisations.

Damina made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Monday. He said that a team from the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) had earlier visited the stations and gave professional recommendations…

Media cannot assess my govt objectively – Jonathan

By BEN AGANDEPresident Goodluck Jonathan (r) counter-signing the Performance Agreement and Contracting System document for the Ministry of Labour and Productivity as the Minister, Chief Emeka Wogu watched during the signing ceremony of the document with…

Refugee from Facebook questions the social media life

MARFA, Tex. — Not long after Katherine Losse left her Silicon Valley career and moved to this West Texas town for its artsy vibe and crisp desert air, she decided to make friends the old-fashioned way, in person. So she went to her Facebook page and, with a series of keystrokes, shut it off.

The move carried extra import because Losse had been the social network’s 51st employee and rose…

Presidential Media Chat Tomorrow At 7:00pm

Presidential Media Chat holds tomorrow by 7pm

SOURCE: Reuben Abati on Twitter.

Presidential media chat holds tomorrow, Sunday, @ 7 pm. Live broadcast on all networks.

https://twitter.com/abati1990/status/216588436579168256

‘Big data’ from social media, elsewhere online redefines trend-watching

From a trading desk in London, Paul Hawtin monitors the fire hose of more than 340 million Twitter posts flying around the world each day to try to assess the collective mood of the populace.

The computer program he uses generates a global sentiment score from 1 to 50 based on how pessimistic or optimistic people seem to be from their online conversations. Hawtin, chief executive of Derwent Capital…

Gary Neville says he can combine media work with England coaching role

Gary Neville says he can combine his new role as a part of Roy Hodgson‘s coaching staff with his existing job as a television pundit.

The 37-year-old has impressed many and enhanced his reputation with his television analysis on Premier League coverage following his retirement from playing.

However, questions have been asked whether he has the time to combine…

Demi Moore Angry That Media Creates ‘Fictitious Stories’ From Her Tweets