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DSJ may soon start courses for working journalists
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Delhi School of Journalism (DSJ) may start short-term courses for working journalists from the upcoming academic session, as was originally provisioned in the ordinance under which the school was established,…
Myanmar court rejects jailed Reuters reporters’ appeal
Yangon, Jan 11 (IANS) A court here on Friday rejected an appeal by two jailed Reuters journalists who were sentenced to seven years on charges of violating a colonial-era Act. A High Court of Yangon…
Australian Broadcasting Corp admits to underpaying staff
Canberra, Jan 11 (IANS) The Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) on Friday admitted to underpaying 2,500 casual staff over the past six years. ABC’s head of public affairs Emma McDonald released a statement, acknowledging the issue…
17 Journalists killed in Afghanistan in 2018
Kabul, Jan 10 (IANS) At least 17 journalists were killed and over 100 cases of violence against media workers reported in Afghanistan in 2018, one of the bloodiest years for the press in the war-torn…
40 mn watched Trump’s prime-time address on TV
New York, Jan 10 (IANS) US President Donald Trumps prime-time address, a nine-minute speech from the Oval Office on border security and the government shutdown, on Tuesday night drew roughly 40 million TV viewers, according…
Iraqi journalist’s body found in Baghdad
Baghdad, Jan 10 (IANS) Iraqi security forces on Thursday found the body of a journalist in the capital Baghdad, the Interior Ministry said. The body of Samir Ali Shgara, a cameraman assistant who worked for…
No plans to make Hindi compulsory: Javadekar
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday countered media reports on government’s intention of making Hindi compulsory, saying that no language is being given a compulsory status in the…
Rohingya Hindu refugees in Bangladesh want to return to Myanmar: US daily
Los Angeles, Jan 10 (IANS) Rohingya Hindus who sought refuge in Bangladesh want to return to Myanmar but were not being allowed by Bangladesh officials, according to the Los Angeles Times. In a report from…
Curb social media to check radicalization: Army chief
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said that there should be curbs on social media to check the phenomenon of radicalization. “A lot of people are getting radicalized and…
No Indian content on Pakistan TV, it damages our culture: SC
Islamabad, Jan 9 (IANS) Pakistan’s Chief Justice Saqib Nisar on Wednesday said that the country’s Supreme Court will not allow Indian content to be shown on Pakistani TV channels as it “damages our culture”. Nisar’s…
Delhi HC defers AJL plea hearing
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday deferred the hearing of a plea by the Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), publisher of the National Herald newspaper, challenging a single-judge bench order to…
HC grants bail to journalist Rai in false information case
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has granted bail to senior journalist Upendra Rai in a case related to using false information to obtain a pass to access sensitive areas in airports…
AJL moves Delhi HC in appeal against order to vacate Herald House
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Associated Journals Limited (AJL), the publisher of the National Herald newspaper, has moved the Delhi High Court challenging the dismissal by a single-judge bench of its plea against the Centre’s…
Border museum provides a rare insight into pre-Partition media
By Jaideep Sarin Attari (Punjab), Jan 6 (IANS) The important role played by the vernacular media in the country’s freedom struggle, which contributed to the end of the British rule in August 1947, has found…
Sensational news reporting insult to journalism: Rajnath
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday that sensational news reporting was an insult to journalism, which should be based on principles of “morality, transparency and nationalism”. “We see…
UN culture chief condemns Mogadishu car bombing
Paris, Jan 4 (IANS/AKI) UN culture organisation Unesco’s Director-General has deplored the car bomb attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu that killed a prominent TV reporter and at least 13 other people last month, urging…
Labelling of journalists favourite tactic of establishment: Editors Guild
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s comment on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s New Year interview by a “pliable journalist” evoked strong condemnation from the Editors Guild of India and journalist bodies, who…
3 convicted in Afghanistan for BBC journalist’s murder
Kabul, Jan 3 (IANS) A court here has convicted three men for the murder of a BBC journalist who was shot dead in Afghanistan’s Khost province in April last year, officials said on Thursday. One…
Saudi prosecutors seek death penalty as Khashoggi murder trial opens
Riyadh, Jan 3 (IANS) Saudi prosecutors sought the death penalty for five of the 11 suspects accused of murdering journalist Jamal Khashoggi as their trial began here on Thursday, the state media reported. The trial…