What a year, eh? In podcasts, as everywhere else lately, volatility abounds—yet beauty and wonder abound, too. Ongoing budget cuts (and debatable decision-making) meant that we lost more terrific shows in the past year—how I’ve missed you, “Heavyweight”!—but some have been given new life elsewhere, including “Death, Sex & Money,” now at Slate, and “In … Read more
Mumbai: The Mumbai Press Club has raised concerns about Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi’s remarks in one of the rallies in Maharashtra in which he had said that journalists are the “slaves” of their owners. “At an election rally in Amaravati, Maharashtra, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, made sweeping … Read more
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Wednesday, October 23, announced that six Al Jazeera Arabic journalists in Gaza Strip are members of the Palestinian groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). The six named journalists are Anas al-Sharif, Talal Aruki, Alaa Salama, Hossam Shabat, Ismail Farid and Ashraf Saraj. “The IDF has disclosed intelligence information and numerous … Read more
The media community in Akwa Ibom State, South-south Nigeria, was thrown into mourning on Monday as two journalists in the state died the same day. The two deceased journalists are Patience John and Esther Ukpe. Ms John reportedly died on the way while being rushed to the hospital for an undisclosed ailment. Until her passing, … Read more
If you want to understand the struggling local news landscape, look no further than Atlantic Canada, where a takeover has kept the region’s largest newspaper publisher in operation, but still leaves local journalism in a tenuous state. Toronto-based Postmedia, whose titles include the National Post and the Montreal Gazette, has taken over the financially insolvent SaltWire … Read more
UNESCO recalls that all authorities concerned have the duty and responsibility to ensure the safety of journalists covering protests around the world, in accordance with international norms and human rights obligations. In times of crisis, as in times of peace, journalists are crucial lifelines to verified information for citizens. They facilitate public debate and dialogue … Read more
All about eyeglasses: When former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren reached his assembly constituency Saraikela, he was again asked by journalists about his New Delhi visit. This time he gave a new answer. He said his eyeglasses were broken and on the advice of his grandson living in New Delhi he went to the national … Read more
Condition for return gift: BJP MP and diamond tycoon Govind Dholakia found himself cornered by the party’s women MPs. After Rajya Sabha was adjourned on Friday, some women MPs led by BJP MP from Madhya Pradesh, Kavita Patidar, spoke to Dholakia and reminded him about the upcoming Raksha Bandhan. Also, each of them demanded one … Read more
The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) condemns, in very strong terms, the serial attacks on journalists covering the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest, describing the act as undemocratic and repressive. GOCOP notes that journalists are partners in national development as well as critical stakeholders in the advancement of democracy and civil liberties and therefore deserve to … Read more
The FCT Commissioner of Police, Ben Igweh, has requested journalists who intend to cover the ongoing nationwide protest to dress in their organisations’ jackets He also asked the journalists to come along with valid means of identification. FCT Police spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. “The Commissioner of Police FCT Command … Read more
