Pulitzer Price opens award to online content
The range of Internet submissions will be allowed in all categories except for the two photography sections that will continue to only accept still photos. This year the award board has also decided to replace the beat reporting category with local reporting too.
"This board believes that its much fuller embrace of online journalism reflects the direction of newspapers in a rapidly changing media world," said Pulitzer Prize administrator Sig Gissler.
Last year was the first year newspapers were allowed to enter online content, however entries were limited to only written work and still images.
Source:journalism.co.uk through the European Journalism Centre
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Some of us thought that when the new Information minister took oath he would realy be on people's side.
Which infact is not the plan, The real plan for appointing a high profile lawyer (who is loyal to the regime) is to find a way to charge these inocent reporters.
Simple!!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Maldivian justice system. “Failing to do justice and regularly doing injustice”
The only reason that maumoon doesnt outright ban these newspapers is international pressure.He is saying look there is freedom of press while putting the staff of these newspapers and magazines throught all sorts of pressure. One of the dissident magazine had their editor jailed for 3 weeks without charge.While different contributers to minivan gets summoned to the police regularly. There will be no true freedom of speech or press until Maumoon resigns and paves the way for a government loyal to the people and ready to serve the people is elected.Right now freedom of speech and press exist sort of, its just that after the words come out thats where your freedom ends, with you inside an 8 ft cell.
Minivan Daily also cannot be called independent. For example the information "daily newspaper called Minivan and a weekly newspaper called Vagutu have been registered. The company already runs a radio station and web sites from abroad." is not accurate.
Minivan Daily is registered under a Company owned by Mohamed Nasheed (Chairman Maladivian Democratic Party). Minivan News website and Minivan Radio are owned by Friends of Maldives.
If freedom of speech and press means publishing of unconfirmed allegations daily, then Minivan Daily fits the picture perfectly. Unfortunately, the some of the "reporters" the paper has employed are people who have served drug related sentences, and are still alleged to be involved in this. The detaining of any of these people in a drug related charge automatically gets publicised as arrest of journalists.
If Minivan Daily is to make use of the oppotunity, the editor and management should use better foresight, employ reporter with clean records, publish material which is fully backed with evidence or at least a relaible source.
Minican Daily has become another version of the pro Government papers, difference being biased in favour of MDP. The same goes for Minivan News and Minivan Radio. For example, I was there at the January 24th demonstrations which Minivan News reported as 8,000 - 10,000 crowd. The actual figure would not have reached even 1,000.
We still have to wait for an independent paper in Maldives. Haveeru would most probably take this slot as there has been a big change in their reporting since the new press regulations. Constructive criticism can be see almost everyday now.
Minivan cannot be called a free newspaper at all. It is run by malicious individuals with criminal backgrounds who have a personal vendetta against the Maldivian Government. It's chief financier, Sikka Ahmed Ismail Manik, has led several armed coup attempts against Maldivian Presidents even before Gayoom.
Sikka is the uncle of current opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed Anni, who also happens to own Minivan.
Jumping into the bandwagon along with anyone claims 'freedom' or 'democracy' is all too easy. People should really research things before believing anything that is claimed about Maldives today. Have a look at www.kalhala.com - they detail, with references, what Minivab really is.