“Doha News”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

In March 2009, Shabina Khatri created the Doha News account on Twitter.^[4] She and her husband, Omar Chatriwala, went on to launch a stand-alone website. It was the first digital news outlet established in the country. They have stated that their aim is to create a media platform in which they could engage the audience in a manner dissimilar to traditional forms of media.^[4]

Doha News quickly increased in popularity due to its coverage of controversial local events not as widely reported in government-run media, with a notable instance being the May 2012 Villagio Mall fire in which 19 people were killed. It succeeded in obtaining and releasing verifiable figures and facts, such as the identities of the victims of the fire, whereas many other forms of online media reported unverified rumors. It experienced a massive increase in visitors during the event, increasing from about 10,000 visitors a day to 100,000 visitors a day.^[4] On the contrary, traditional media was criticized for its late and minimal coverage of the incident.^[5]

Another sensitive story published by the website centered on the rape and prosecution of Qatari resident Marte Dalelv in the United Arab Emirates. It was not mentioned in print media, but appeared in international publications such as the New York Times after Doha News published a news article on the case.^[6] Similarly, after the murder of Lauren Patterson in October 2013, it was the most notable Qatari media outlet to report on the killing and some of its work was quoted in international newspapers.^[7]^[8]

Content

Social issues such as alcohol, dress codes and other cultural issues often generate the most popularity in terms of visitors and comments.^[4] Criticism has been leveled by nationals who allege that the content disproportionately focuses on the negative aspects of Qatar.^[6] A commenting policy and stricter moderation of comments was introduced after the comments section witnessed an increase in offensive remarks.^[4]

Censorship

Doha News has provided coverage on a range of controversial subjects in recent years. Although the couple have not experienced any reprisals by the government, they claim that there are obstacles to obtaining reliable information.^[4] In February 2013, the site was prevented from reporting on the court proceedings of the Villagio Mall fire.^[9] During the hearing, the presiding judge asked the court whether there were any journalists present. After Shabina Khatri and another journalist confirmed that they were media personalities, the judge told them that they had to submit a request for permission to report on the hearings. After Khatri submitted the request, the judge responded by informing her that she was required to prove that Doha News was an official media outlet.^[9]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://dohaheat.libsyn.com/episode-28-doha-news|title=Episode 28 Doha News (podcast)|publisher=dohaheat.libsyn.com|date=21 July 2014|accessdate=16 February 2015}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://freedomforumdiversity.org/ask-the-recruiter/2012/05/29/qatar-fire-crowd-sourced-doha-new/|title=American Journalists’ Site Breaks News of Tragic Fire in Qatar|publisher=freedomforumdiversity.org|date=29 May 2012|accessdate=16 February 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20150216111618/http://freedomforumdiversity.org/ask-the-recruiter/2012/05/29/qatar-fire-crowd-sourced-doha-new/|archivedate=16 February 2015|df=}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/qatar/195895/new-media-trumps-the-traditional|title=New media trumps the traditional|publisher=thepeninsulaqatar|date=29 May 2012|accessdate=16 February 2015}}
4. ^¹²³⁴⁵{{cite web|url=http://www.dc4mf.org/en/content/doha-news-and-growth-online-media-qatar|title=Doha News and the growth of online media in Qatar|publisher=Doha Centre for Media Freedom|date=21 February 2013|accessdate=16 February 2015}}
5. ^{{cite book|title=Arab Media in a Turbulent World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Djm7AwAAQBAJ|publisher=The Peninsula Publishing|year=2013|page=280}}
6. ^¹{{cite book|last=Hickey|first=Dona|title=Identity and Leadership in Virtual Communities: Establishing Credibility and Influence (Advances in Social Networking and Online Communities)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Gv2WBQAAQBAJ|publisher=IGI Global|year=2014|page=243|isbn=978-1466651500}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/17/qatar-police-arrests-murder-british-teacher-patterson|title=Qatari police make arrests in connection with murder of Briton|publisher=theguardian.com|date=16 October 2013|accessdate=16 February 2015}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/lauren-patterson-murder-mother-forced-to-watch-video-reenactment-during-appeal-hearing-for-qatari-killer-9887103.html|title=Lauren Patterson murder: Mother forced to watch video re-enactment during appeal hearing for Qatari killer|publisher=independent.co.uk|date=27 November 2014|accessdate=16 February 2015}}
9. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.dc4mf.org/en/content/news-website-prevented-covering-villaggio-hearings|title=News website prevented from covering Villaggio hearings|publisher=Doha Centre for Media Freedom|date=14 March 2013|accessdate=17 February 2015}}

Development history

Content

Censorship

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