Venezuelan sportswriter killed in robbery
byCaracas, May 4 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan sportswriter Jhonny Gonzalez was shot and killed Friday while leaving the building where the sports daily Lider has its…
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Press freedom ‘non-existent’ in N.Korea, Iran, Syria
byWashington, May 4 (IANS/AKI) North Korea, Iran and Syria are among the top 10 countries deemed worst for press freedom, according to an annual…
Press freedom outlook ‘gloomy’, says IPI watchdog
byVienna, May 4 (IANS/AKI) Last year was the deadliest for journalists, and the number of reporters operating freely in the world is shrinking, Vienna-based…
Free jailed journalists: Watchdog urges China, Iran, Turkey
byBrussels, May 4 (IANS/AKI) A leading press freedom watchdog has urged China, Iran, Turkey and Eritrea — the four countries with the highest number…
UN calls for safety of journalists
byNew Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Expressing concern over the killing of over 600 journalists in the last decade, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon called…
Chandy orders probe into report accusing media
byThiruvananthapuram, May 3 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Friday ordered a probe into an intelligence report that accused the media of favouring Tamil…
Popular Bengali channels battle to stay on air
byKolkata, May 3 (IANS) While irate depositors of the Saradha Group, which has gone bust, have hit the streets, over 160 employees of its…
Why paid news is the only way out for newspapers
byMedia is considered to be the most imperative medium that shapes up opinion of the general public. A far-reaching medium of social welfare, media…
US concerned over assault on free press in Sri Lanka
byWashington, May 1 (IANS) Highlighting the attacks on a Tamil-language newspaper in Sri Lanka, the United States has said it would continue to “very…
Himachal firms get small pie in tourism publicity budgets
byShimla: Given the mandate of promoting tourism in Himachal, the tourism department here, with a big budget for publicity, has failed to provide much…