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TRENDSPOTTING: Nokia and Reuters Team up to Transform how Journalists File Stories in the Field CHINA: Authorities seek to prevent dissidents from talking to foreign media DOCUMENT: Press must do more to entrench self-regulation GERMANY: IFJ condemns increasing surveillance of journalists and trade unions SOMALIA: IFJ Welcomes Court Action Over Killing of BBC Journalist EUROPE: IPI and SEEMO concerned about potential for further violence in southeast Europe Access to Information: Civil Society Groups Express Disappointment, Call for Strong Monitoring Body IFRA Executive News Digest 27 January 2009 NEPAL: 'BBC management bulldozes South Asian journalists' D R CONGO: UNESCO Director-General condemns killing of journalist Didace Namujimbo BRAZIL: IAPA takes 13-year-old case of unpunished murder of journalist to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights IMC: The Journey and the Mission Media’s role in Parliamentary Elections 2009 INDIA: Community radio stations to be set up for farmers PAKISTAN: UNESCO D-G condemns killing of journalists Abdul Razzak Johra and Qari Mohammad Shoaib RUSSIA :- Media representatives urge interior minister to end police arbitrariness VENEZUELA: Journalist Adriana Ciccalione and photographer Jairo Nieto threatened for reporting on youth's death DOCUMENT: Indian Media Centre Ludhiana convention Speech by Mr L K Advani on Nov. 09, 2008 JORDAN: Despite advances on access to information and press freedom, government's negative attitude towards the media has not changed, says AAI 63rd World Newspaper Congress, 17th World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo 7-10 June, Beirut UKRAINE : - Weekly's journalists resign in protest over editorial interfere nce MEXICO: New special prosecutor must focus political will in one of world's deadliest places for journalists, says ARTICLE 19 WORLD: 13 Journalists killed in August, highest tally since beginning of the year INDIA: Vayalar Ravi to intervene on Wage Boards issue COMMENT: Media must balance freedom and responsibility ASIA MEDIA November 12–18, 2008 LIBERIA: Journalist's camera confiscated by chief justice, later returned to him GHANA: Two radio journalists assaulted by political party supporters, another by police officer ISRAEL: IFJ Slams Israel over Targeting and "Cynical Violations" of Media Rights IMC meet calls for self-regulation UNESCO Director-General condemns killing of Venezuelan journalist Orel Sambrano Panic over fake news in Georgia IRAN: Critical journalist still detained without charges MEDIA TRENDS: UNESCO's IPDC supports environmental journalism on the web SIERRA LEONE: IFJ Condemns Strip Humiliation of Women Journalists Media: Paid News:The Story’s Not Over by Anuradha Raman SOMALIA :- Media freedom and end to violence against reporters are keys to peace, say journalists AFGHANISTAN :- Japanese journalist reported kidnapped CANADA: CJFE commemorates Vancouver journalist Tara Singh Hayer on 10th anniversary of his death Around Africa October 2008 MEXICO: UNESCO D-G condemns murder of journalist Armando Rodríguez INTERNATIONAL : Ten journalist murder cases to solve INDIA: Editors condemn attack on Zahid Ali Khan TURKEY :- Almost four decades on, IPI calls for justice for slain editor Abdi Ipekci ZIMBABWE: African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights to decide on case challenging certain provisions of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act DOCUMENT: Resolution on Independent Media Regulator STATEMENT: Swaziland Using Counter Terrorism as Pretext for Repression IRAQ: Safety Boost for Media as 45 Journalists Complete Safety Training Course NEPAL: Media group's premises and employees attacked; journalists assaulted during protest rally UNESCO DG condemns killing of Philippines radio journalist Ernesto Rollin EGYPT :- ANHRI issues guide to legal defence for journalists and bloggers ASSAM: Kokrajhar journalist shot dead INTERNATIONAL: WAN report presents growing list of abuses against freedom of expression MADAGASCAR: Government closes TV station owned by political rival INDONESIA: 2008 not a bright year for media, says journalists' group INDIA: IFJ Calls for Immediate Release of Editor Arrested in Karnataka NEPAL: Call for Comprehensive Freedom of Expression Reform Nicaragua: Journalist attacked UK: Sunday Times magazine did not breach PCC suicide rules CI News :- "World Press Freedom Day celebrated in Moscow" BURMA: Free Speech Crackdown Accelerates INTERNATIONAL AWARD: Cuban journalist, North Korean radio station and two Burmese bloggers win 17th annual RSF Prize ECUADOR: TV programme cancelled because of report critical of president BRAZIL: Jury trial for ex-mayor accused of ordering journalist's murder in 2003 UNESCO DG condemns murder of Mexico photographer Jean Paul Ibarra Ramírez AZERBAIJAN: IRFS responds to Canadian newspaper article claiming improved press climate, questioning journalist's complaints about mistreatment VENEZUELA: Government withdraws official advertising contracts from "opposition" newspapers MOZAMBIQUE: Killer of journalist Carlos Cardoso re-arrested after third prison escape BOTSWANA: Parliament presses ahead with Media Practitioners Bill despite criticism UNESCO Director-General condemns murder of two Russian journalists and a human rights lawyer IMC CHAIRMAN: We must face future boldly, with robust confidence in our ability to make history OH REALLY: "Proofreading is a dying art" KAZAKHSTAN :- State-owned internet provider blocks critical news we bsites PHILIPPINES: TV reporter attacked by woman involved in car accident SENEGAL: Jailed editor El Malick Seck again convicted of defaming top Senegalese officials IRAN ;- With 47 journalists in jail, Iran setting notorious records INTERNATIONAL: Freedom House leader awarded WPFC's first annual press freedom advocacy prize NEPAL: Attack on Himalmedia Violates Press Freedom, Says IFJ NEPAL: Two media outlets threatened, newspaper's offices attacked BOLIVIA: Newspaper editors threatened after reporting on possible links between individuals close to the president and alleged smuggling operation Paid-For News - News You Can Abuse by Anuradha Raman UNITED KINGDOM: PCC upholds subterfuge complaint about supermarket video CHINA: Over 50 websites blocked in Beijing and Olympic press centre as Games began MADHAYA PRADESH: MWJU Working Committee Meeting held at Amravati ALGERIA: IFJ Dismayed by Jailing of Journalists KAZAKHSTAN: 22 IFEX members sign letter to Parliamentarians urging them to consider NGO proposals on media reform KAZAKHSTAN: Opposition journalist stabbed in Almaty NEPAL: IFJ Welcomes Agreement between Federation of Nepali Journalists and Government ECUADOR: Editor of weekly newspaper sentenced to 10 months in prison for libel NEPAL: Government, FNJ sign agreement to safeguard press freedom, security of journalists, media houses LIBERIA Press Release (CEMESP releases annual report on freedom of expression TURKEY Broadcasters' premises searched by police BANGLADESH :- AMARC welcomes community radio breakthrough Adjudication - Greater Manchester Police v The Daily Telegraph ECUADOR: Mayor's supporters attempt to assault journalist Cléber Barahona IMC: We have to become a motivating force in the Indian media Address by Sri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Vice President of India, at First National Convention of Indian Media Centre (Part 2) Address by Sri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Vice President of India, at First National Convention of Indian Media Centre (Part 1) MEDIA ON MEDIA: "Clear the air" nation has the right to know INTERNATIONAL/SLOVENIA:Slovenian journalist and writer to receive SEEMO human rights award THAILAND: Issue of "The Economist" magazine withheld over critical article on Thai king Dr Chandan Mitra’s Acceptance speech at Hyderabad (Part 2) Dr Chandan Mitra’s Acceptance speech at Hyderabad Journalism Education Stuck in Same Oldthink Mode as Big Media: Mark Glaser The Working Journalist in the Age of the Internet: Mark Glaser USA: Weekly Standard Reporter Shoved Outside of Democratic Fundraiser SRI LANKA :- Concern over increasing media repression following election Private Treaties harm fair, unbiased news: SEBI SRI LANKA : - Journalists face intimidation, censorship after election Who reads newspapers anymore? By Minhaz Merchant /DNA Mumbai/ Sunday, April 22, 2007 “Print media firms - Paper Chase” by Shuchi Bansal / Business Standard New Delhi April 01, 2007 Human Rights Watch letter to President Pervez Musharraf about Attacks on Journalists in Pakistan A managed media Ramachandra Guha Immunity no longer the journalist’s defence – by Robert Fisk: Source The Tribune / Independent Trial By Media: Source South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre Freedom of the Press 2007 Survey Main page on Freedom House website Offer for Reuters raises fear of duopoly: Source Financial Times Bills propose reporter's shield for bloggers: Source CNET News VIETNAM :- Activist jailed for spreading "propaganda" with online article PAKISTAN:- Five injured, 10 shops damaged by music and video market bomb blast CHINA :- IFJ report lists China's secret bans on media reporting The Media, The People, And Why Nobody Can See The 'Invisible Hand' By Max Kantar: Source Countercurrents.org “Life” and an era, come to end! BRAZIL: RSF urges legislators to oppose cyber-crime bill likely to threaten online free expression BURMA: 20 years after 8888 Uprising, local media continue to defy military regime, says SEAPA report IMC Answers the need for Common Cross media platform: Director PAKISTAN: Threats to daily condemned DELHI DISCUSSION: Media and Climate Change EGYPT :- Community development association member detained for speaking out against forced marria ges SERBIA : -City of Pirot withdraws financial support for Serbian weekly "Pirotske Novine" after critical report ing ZIMBABWE: Mexican journalist arrested in Zimbabwe despite proper accreditat ion Press Council advises Tripura government transparency regarding public money MEDIA WATCH: In India, critics enjoy full freedom of expression; By Dhananjay Mahapatra (July 9, 2007) 63rd World Newspaper Congress, 17th World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo 7-10 June, Beirut INTERNATIONAL :- CPJ worldwide survey - "Attacks on the Press" ZIMBABWE :- Mexican journalist arrested in Zimbabwe despite proper accreditat ion KUWAIT :- Courts fine member of parliament, journalist and two newspapers for articles critical of the prime minis ter YEMEN :- IFJ accuses Yemen of "brutal inhumanity" over abuse of jailed edi tor IFRA Executive News Digest 11 August 2008 MADAGASCAR : - Deux journalistes de Radio Fahazavana remis en liberté provisoire PCC rules on Stephen Gately partner's complaint against Daily Mail ZIMBABWE: - Media remain muzzled as attempts at reform fail, says Human Rights Wa tch Media without a mission, By M.S.N. Menon/ The Organiser Is journalism a dying profession? Source: The Organiser DR CONGO: Journalist detained briefly in Kinshasa by censorship commission TUNISIA: Police repeatedly manhandle Al-Jazeera correspondent Malayalam Scribe dead 'Vividh Samachar' scribe arrested for demanding extortion money SOMALIA: Newspaper's provincial correspondent held by police UKRAINE :- TVi urges president to address pressures exerted on chan nel THAILAND:UNESCO :- "Director-General deplores killing of Japanese cameraman and wounding of Thai photographer in Bangkok violence" NIGERIA: CPJ condemns police harassment of "Desert Herald" editor Another case of self-censorship in Malaysia EFJ “Guidelines” to Fight Restrictions on Photojournalists NIGERIA :- Kidnapped journalists released PAKISTAN :- Media personnel assaulted by doctors in Lahore INDIA : Media urged not to push dissent "into the corner" DUBAI: Indian editor in libel case gets bail INDIA: TV channel reporter ends life in Noida PALESTINE :- MADA condemns military court's decision to imprison journalist for a year and a half MEXICO :- Between violence and indifference - Report on attacks against freedom of expression in Mexico in 2 009 ZIMBABWE : - Privately-owned newspaper "The Zimbabwean" harassed Flowers, prayers mark death of Japanese journalist in Myanmar MUMBAI: "Afternoon" stops printing after CEO is sacked IMC NEWSLINE: Media challenges and IMC activities INDIA: Registration of sedition case against Shimla journalists "highly unfortunate" BJP Jailed HK journalist health worsens: newspaper Give Journalists Rights to Control Their Work: IFJ “Walk the talk” with Benjamin Bradlee, who was editor of The Washington Post for 24 years: Source Indian Express AZERBAIJAN: Journalist goes on hunger strike after transfer back to filthy prison VENEZUELA: National assembly proposes that the executive should declare IAPA’s members as persona non grata Journalists stage protest march to Parliament Asia-Pacific’s monthly Media News e-bulletin: Burma, Nepal, Afghanistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Manipur (India), Cambodia, Thailand and Pakistan China: the Sacrifice of the Olympic Spirit THAILAND: Protesters storm government-run TV station, programming suspended IRAN: Ailing journalist placed in solitary confinement; Kurdish journalist released on bail, still facing trial ETHIOPIA: Newspaper editor arrested over coverage of brewery's labour practices, two other journalists currently being sought over same issue IRAQ/UNITED STATES: Cameraman released after being held for nearly three months by U.S. military PALESTINE :- British journalist released after 25 days in detention IMC calls for setting up media regulatory body NEPAL: Journalists protest inaction by police INDIA:Clampdown on media in Pakistan comes under criticism Media has become revenue-centric: Basu SAFMA condemns arrest of its founding Secy Gen in Pakistan TRENDSPOTTING: Bloggers' Access Raises Questions About the Blurring line Between Journalism and Activism Intelligentsia for regulation, not ban on TV channels Cyber-dissident Yang Jianli release welcomed PAKISTAN: World Editors Forum board writes to General Pervez Musharraf against crackdown on media PAKISTAN: Black Day in as Government bargains on air time SRI LANKA: Photo-journalists denied access to Sri Lanka Parliament SOMALIA: Two more radio stations shut down for "coverage undermining the government" In Guatemala, local reporters attacked while covering mob attack CPJ delegation meets with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon PAKISTAN: Widow of slain journalist murdered in targeted attack Indian Media Centre news SOMALIA: IFJ Condemns Censorship, Detention of Journalists URUGUAY: Community radio station wins in case brought against it by association of private radio stations EGYPT: Blogger arrested, faces charges under state of emergency law Mayday at the Hindustan Times IFJ condemns Cambodia General’s “kidding” death threat to journalist SUDAN: Authorities block YouTube TANZANIA: Police raid on a newspaper office in Dar es Salaam "The Death of Media Freedom in Sri Lanka" NUJ (I) National Executive reviews progress of functioning of the Wage Board CHAD: IFJ Calls for Dropping of Charges against Newspaper Editor Goan Journalists Stage Dharna on May Day for New Wage Board PALESTINE :- MADA expresses concern over journalists' assault in Khan You nis IRAN: Attacks on press freedom mount, Internet becoming only refuge, reports Freedom House Media on trial: Driven by sensationalism SENEGAL: Deterioration of Press Freedom EDITORS PICK: The New York Times - A peek inside high-security fortress of journalism DINAKARAN: Memo to President, PM, NHRC RUSSIA (CHECHNYA): Torture victim "disappeared" after speaking publicly about his illegal detention UNITED KINGDOM: UN Human Rights Committee finds excessive constraints on freedom of expression VENEZUELA: Governor's bodyguards restrict reporters' work in Barinas state COLOMBIA: President Uribe calls for criminal investigation of journalist; CPJ urges attorney general to dismiss his request IRAQ/UNITED STATES: Reuters cameraman released after three weeks in detention NEPAL: Mahara defends attacks on journos during people's war Cairo court sentences Al-Jazeera producer to six months in jail DANGEROUS PROFESSION: Weekly bulletin of events in CIS mass media MEXICO: World Journalists' Report on Press Freedom Warns Of "Shocking Culture of Impunity" and Violence GUINEA: Public affairs radio programme host attacked following death threats DANGEROUS PROFESSION: Weekly bulletin of events in Russian mass media Issue 17 (274), April 23 – 29, 2007 HONDURAS :- Journalist flees the country after threat and attack AZERBAIJAN: Azeri reporters jailed for president's uncle libel CBI probe should be based on editor's complaint: Sezhian INTERNATIONAL/AWARDS :- Iranian journalist Jila Bani Yaghoob wins "Freedom of expression" award sponsored by RSF MÉXICO: Two Newspapers' Headquarters Attacked In Sonora PERU: Mayor assaults cameraman in Amazonas PHILIPPINES: Photojournalist shot dead PUNE: Journalist, NBA activist dead MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA: One Arab journalist killed every month in past six years China newspaper editors sacked over Tiananmen ad MADHYA PRADESH: Registrar suspended for manhandling reporter TURKEY :- Kurdish newspaper's editor sentenced to three years in prison on propaganda char ges SOMALIA :- Kidnapped journalist freed after five days KYRGYZSTAN :- Newspaper suspended, TV station raided ASIA-MEDIA-NEWS Weekly Update PAKISTAN: Media's role in judiciary movement lauded SEAPA World Press Freedom Day forum highlights importance of journalists' safety, gives pointers TAJIKISTAN: Journalist prosecuted over 2007 article on misconduct of district officials The African Press Network for the 21st Century Newsletter EGYPT: Case of missing editor still unresolved after five years Mexico :- Launch of Mexico's Access to Information Index Brazilian journalist who denounced corruption shot to death BANGLADESH: Army releases Daily Star investigative reporter and blogger IRAQ: Badly-wounded radio and TV presenter emerges from coma 7x24-hour TV Channel on real estate to debut in July WORLD: Global newspaper circulation up INDIA: Cheap ads on the move CAMEROON :- CPJ seeks untainted investigation of journalist's death BOLIVIA :- Access to information to get boost from declassification of dictatorship's files ALBANIA :- Alleged political pressure at public broadcaster Radio Televizioni Shqip tar EU seeks comment on loosening copyright rules Russia :- Chechen Human Rights Advocate Remembered SRI LANKA :- Death threats to journalist's family RUSSIA: Police raid two independent media outlets, seize computers, question journalists ahead of opposition march in Samara IRAQ: CPJ condemns murder of media company chief, three others in Kirkuk attack High-stress workplaces: Banks, media top list VIETNAM: Human rights lawyers and Internet writers Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan sentenced to prison SRI LANKA: MINISTER USES A SEXIST LANGUAGE TO INSULT TWO WOMEN JOURNALISTS COMOROS: Journalist says soldiers beat him HAITI: Radio journalist Alix Joseph shot to death AZERBAIJAN :- IRFS appeals to president as imprisoned editor starts hunger strike BULGARIA: Photographer beaten by police despite complying with order to delete photographs PAKISTAN: Journalist's house attacked with hand grenades PERU: Teachers assault radio journalist in Requena during broadcast SIERRA LEONE detains editor over Gaddafi article ASSAM: AIR Guwahati newsroom completes 50 years UKRAINE :- Press freedom situation deteriorating under new president, says ARTICLE 19 SUDAN :- CPJ calls for end to newspaper censorship as two papers fail to appear on newsstands TURKEY :- Journalist acquitted COLOMBIA: Paramilitary chief confesses he ordered radio journalist's murder MAURITANIA: Newspaper editor jailed after accusing businessman of drug trafficking PERU: Journalists assaulted, receive death threats after criticising striking teachers' conduct in Huaraz POINT - COUNTERPOINT South Asia press freedom report COLOMBIA: Radio journalist flees his home after guerrilla threats CHINA (TIBET): Two foreign reporters summoned and warned about Tibet stories PAKISTAN: Nighttime attack on home of cartoonist Muhammad Zahoor Over 80 journalists in Russia murdered since 1993: NGO PAKISTAN: Journalists' union president threatened with death if he attends IFJ World Congress MADHYA PRADESH: Journalist Pavan Jain's killers will not be spared, says CM VENEZUELA: Three community TV station journalists beaten by student group opposing national government's decisions HARYANA: Photojournalist, bank officials file complaints NEPAL: IFJ disturbed by continued unrest RUSSIA : A year later, no prosecution in Estemirova murder TAMILNADU: Attack on 'Dinakaran' reminds me of emergency era: Bidwai INDIA: Boston Globe to be Bangalored UK NUJ’s Jim Boumelha is new IFJ President PAKISTAN: Call for protests against return to censorship UKRAINE :- Press freedom situation deteriorating under new president, says ARTICLE 19 PAKISTAN: Transmission of leading television news channels blocked VENEZUELA :- Photographer detained by presidential security guards MEXICO :- Federal forces increasingly harass journalists TUNISIA :- Website blocked before its official launch INDIA: I will not muzzle news channels, says Dasmunsi CHINA/INTERNATIONAL: Golden Pen of Freedom awarded to jailed Chinese journalist Shi Tao PERU: Regional government's photographer and demonstrators assault, injure radio journalist in Loreto SAUDI ARAB: conservatives blocking online news –editor PAKISTAN: Charges against 200 journalists dropped following national and international reaction PAKISTAN: Benazir slams media curbs; Karachi city council shows rare unity ORISSA: Govt move against media condemned INDUSRTY NEWS SNIPPETS INDIA: Nachiket Pantvaidya quits Disney SOMALIA: Press watchdogs slam Somalia media shutdown PIB release: Wage Boards notification issued ECUADOR: "El Telégrafo" editor alleges government seeking control of newspaper in legal dispute over ownership PERU: Cancellation of television programme an act of self-censorship, says IPYS PAKISTAN: Religious extremists burn five music shops for "promoting obscenity, destroying religious values" NEPAL: Journalists send memorandum to Musharraf ECUADOR: Staff of Telesur news channel receive death threats, one vehicle sabotaged Asian govt's find it hard to rein in freer media IFJ Condemns Shooting of Journalist in DRC; Killing Is Third in Two Years MEXICO: Oaxaca journalist shot and wounded following death threats for investigating Brad Will's murder EGYPT: "ARTICLE 19" calls for acquittal in Al Jazeera journalist appeal CAMBODIA: Newspaper publishing report on illegal logging is banned by Government IFJ Condemns Conviction of Journalists, Publishing Houses in Ethiopia PERÚ: Journalist Harassed by Members of Neighbourhood Committee MADHYA PRADESH: Slain journalist's family demands impartial inquiry IRAQ: UNESCO Director-General condemns murder of Iraqi journalist Khalid Hassan ZIMBABWE: Parliament's lower house approves bill for intercepting communications MALI: High school essay assignment lands journalist in prison SUDAN frees 4 journalists, 5 people still held ANDHRA PRADESH: CMS institutes awards for TV News in Telugu TAMIL NADU: Muslim scribes ask Britain to withdraw knighthood for Rushdie NEPAL: Editor of "Khulamanch Weekly" abducted NEPAL: Maoists force closure of daily; IFJ asks security for scribes MOROCCO journalists face trial over security leak ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: Two CARICOM journalists expelled without justification YEMEN: Outspoken editor of Al-Shoura online newspaper detained on terrorism allegations LIBERIA: Two journalists beaten by police and UN peacekeepers, one seriously injured PHILIPPINES: Journalist jailed in defamation case; libel laws "outdated, unreasonable," says IFJ INTERNATIONAL: Trevor Ncube getss IPA press freedom prize; Hrant Dink, Anna Politkovskaya posthumously awarded INTERNATIONAL: At least three journalists forced into exile every month says CPJ report World Journalists Mark Global Day of Solidarity with Reporters and Media Staff in IRAQ Briefs from CANADA, TURKEY, MALI, UNITED NATIONS, SRI LANKA, EGYPT, IRAN and COLOMBIA PAKISTAN: Murdered journalist had received death threats over his reporting HARYANA: Chief Minister gives Rs two lakh for ailing News Photographers treatment KENYA: President's Rejection of Media Bill Endangering Journalists' Sources Welcomed INDIA: BSP wants apology from daily for story on Maya's brother NIGERIA: Government demolishes broadcaster's offices, "retaliation for critical election coverage" ? RUSSIA: "Moskovskaya Pravda" newspaper ordered to pay damages for article quoting Moscow governor's statement concerning federal corruption CAMBODIA: Two arson attacks on reporter's home linked to coverage of illegal logging IRAN: Two Kurdish-Iranian journalists on death row call off hunger strike INDIA: Narayana Kurup Wage Boards begins wage revision process for Newspapermen BRITAIN: Trio who incited terrorism over web jailed INDIA INDUSTRY SNIPPETS week ended July 6, 2007 ERITREA: TV reporter dies trying to flee country-RSF Punjab Chief Minster Launches IMC Chapter at Ludhiana EGYPT: Editors sentenced for defaming Mubarak UK Commission to look at Murdoch's media control WITHOUT COMMENT: CPI-M publications should work within party ideology: Karat PERU: Five Journalists Come Under Fire While Covering Land Invasion, Eight Local Residents Wounded THE NEWS NEXT BATTLE IS HERE COMMENTLINE: The People's Daily Of Chennai MEXICO: Radio Monitor forced off air after pressures from former president Fox result in its economic strangulation PAKISTAN: Photographer injured by Rawalpindi police; "Nation" photographer arrested; journalists denied access to Peshawar press club The end of journalism? Not at all Wide angle by SAEED NAQVI IRAQ: New York Times reporter, Reuters photographer killed in Baghdad SRI LANKA: Villagers assault TV crew after alleged incitement by police officer; opposition leader admonishes reporter for not publishing statement UNITED KINGDOM: The Press Complaints Commission upholds accuracy complaint against "Scottish Mail on Sunday" PAKISTAN: Police raid press club in Sindh province; journalists and activists unite in protests INDIA: Prime Minister honours 13 language mediapersons PAKISTAN: Killing of Cameraman Highlights Constant Danger Facing Media Covering Violence ETHIOPIA: IFJ asks Prime Minister to release journalists facing Life Sentences PUNE: Veteran journalist Prakash Kardaley passes away NEWS NEXT: What is the Future of News TV in India? By Anurag Batra Critical journalist jailed for laughing in court during editor's trial MOROCCO: IFJ Condemns Raid and Calls for Release of journalists EASR TIMOR: IFJ demands action over killing of journalists in East Timor MIDEAST: When You Shoot the Messenger Ifra’s “Where NEWS?” project identifies dramatic changes in future communication UNESCO: Second meeting of the United Nations Group on the Information Society IFJ SPEAK: Withdraw Award to Ukraine Judge Who Closed Case against Prime Suspect in Gongadze Murder International News Safety Institute ALERTS MEDIA ON MEDIA: Line between news, opinion getting blurry Redefining public space : Ushering in the age of portable new publics BY SHOHINI GHOSH INDIA: Hindu fundamentalists ransack TV station in Gujarat KENYA: IFJ Calls on Government to Investigate Death Threats against Journalists Internet entrepreneur details Dow Jones proposal IRAQ: Journalist Charges Censorship by U.S. Military in Fallujah IRAQ: Journalist Charges Censorship by U.S. Military in Fallujah By Dahr Jamail Inter Press Service GUINEA BISSAU: IFJ Condemns intimidation of journalists covering drug trafficking GUATEMALA; Police doubt robbery was motive for photographer's killing SPAIN: Judge orders seizure of satirical magazine over cartoon of prince and wife NEWS LINKS: From National Association of Television Program Executives July 23, 2007 Kashmir reporter Arif Wani awarded first “Sher-e-Kashmir Award for Environmental Awareness” NATPE DailyLead: "Saving Grace" sets a premiere record; Beckham debut ups ESPN soccer ratings; "Simpsons"; CBS issues social responsibility report; Paula Zahn and Dave Lougee MALAYSIA: Crack down on bloggers CHINA: Government launches crackdown on 'bogus' news reporting OBIT: Dilip Ganguly had an eye for the unusual Exiled editor shot, critically wounded INDIA: New Urdu daily launched in Kashmir UNITED KINGDOM: War scribe Edward Behr, old India hand, passes away MOROCCO: Govt seizes magazines that criticised king Media Watch - M.V. Kamath: Sickening ‘Secular’ Press (Column of Friday, August 04, 2006) NEPAL: 'Reporters Sans Frontiers' seeks end to attacks on media YEMEN: Govt Accused as Journalists Face Death Sentence in Court Case KENYA: IFJ Calls on President to Reject Media Bill that Could Force Journalists to Reveal Sources NEPAL: FNJ organizes an interaction program The weekly media roundup from agencyfaqs!... Aug 17, 2007 CAMBODIA: IFJ Says Arson attack on reporter’s house burns “press freedom” IFRA Executive News links August 21, 2007 NEPAL: International press freedom mission calls for end to attacks on press MOROCCO: Journalist fined over UN chief's "diary" BANGLADESH: Abuses Grow in Crackdown on Protests Students Angry After Eight Months of Emergency Rule NEPAL: National seminar on ''Constituent Assembly and the Role of Media" The nature of the beast: The new technology changed the appearance of journalism, but not the essence says Hajrah Mumtaz in Dawn article published Saturday, August 18, 2007 INDIA: Time for media to put in place internal code of conduct says Sanjaya Baru BURMA: Fear of censors stops local media from covering protests HAITI: Two men get life for journalist Jacques Roche's murder WEEK IN REVIEW: AsiaMedia NEWS Weekly Update August 29 to September 4, 2007 Communication and Information WebWorld Weekly Newsletter - 7 September 2007 CHINA: Attacks on media freedom continue despite government assurances to International Olympic Committee ZIMBABWE: IFJ Urges Government to Stop “Choking” Independent Journalism INDONESIA: Suharto wins suit against Time magazine; granted over 100 million dollars in damages STING OR STINK: We've lost faith in TV channels, says mother of Uma Khurana ** My reporter is a criminal: Live India Editor BELARUS: Police detain protesters and journalists KARNATAKA: Public relations a noble profession today says Kamat INDIA: Law Commission for change in contempt law to check trial by media IFRA Executive News Links Service 11 September 2007 World Media News Digest 12 Sep 2007from IFRA Headlines from agencyfaqs: Volkswagen drives in India through Mudra; Indian music tries to break the digital deadlock; "We are not merely TV, hence Network18" Cable operators in a spin over IPTV proposals ... and more PERU: Municipal security personnel prevent journalist from covering presentation, mayor withdraws advertising from radio station that reports on the incident WORLD Media News Service Links 13 September 2007 from IFRA GAZA: Hamas forces detain, then free a journalist PEOPLE MOVEMENT: Chris Cramer, will be non-executive chairman of pan-African news channel PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Moti report would remain gagged, Somare to appeal release of report Vibrant Journalism always springs from bedrock of professional ethics - Vice President PRESS FREEDOM Vs PRIVACY: The Mosley Judgment INDIA: 9.5 Lakh witness high drama on Lok Sabha TV SAFMA's Colombo declaration adopted INDIA: Justice Kurup resigns as Wage Board Chairman ZIMBABWE: Death of Richard Mills reflects pressures placed upon individual journalists - IFJ MONTHLY REPORT: 3 journalists killed in July: Campaigns for journalists' protection showing results Blog Tracks Worsening Press Freedoms As Beijing Olympics Approach By E&P Staff INDIA: Decision on interim relief for journos in a week: Oscar MEDIA EDUCATION: Poynter's News University Receives New Knight Grant to Extend Training |
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