A Chinese citizen journalist who covered Wuhan’s coronavirus outbreak has been jailed for four years. Zhang Zhan was found guilty of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”, a frequent charge against activists. The 37-year-old former lawyer was detained in May, and has been on hunger strike for several months. Her lawyers say she is in poor […]
His Excellency Narendra Modi Hon’ble Prime Minister of India connect@mygov.nic.in narendramodi1234@gmail.com pmh7lkm@gov.in 18th December 2020 Concern: Call to End Impunity on crime against Indian journalists in India Your Excellency, We are writing as Journalists Federation […]
A Chinese citizen journalist who covered Wuhan’s virus outbreak is facing up to five years in jail, according to newly released documents. Zhang Zhan, a 37-year-old former lawyer, has been held in detention since she was arrested in May. She is accused of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” – a charge often used against activists […]
In his four-decade long tenure, Sulzberger Jr. spearheaded the transformation of the newspaper. Reuters MEDIA Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. will retire as chairman and a member of the New York Times Co’s board by the end of December, the newspaper publisher said on Wednesday. Sulzberger Jr., 69, who joined the newspaper in 1978 as a […]
REPORTAGE POLITICS More than 30 such websites and channels have emerged since 2018, making this another set of elections that could be won by social media. Himadri Ghosh MEDIA POLITICS Kolkata: As political parties in West Bengal gear up for the 2021 assembly election, more than 30 propaganda-spewing websites and video channels have emerged, all camouflaged […]
The state of news now has lulled Indians into believing that their country is fine. This may prove costly in the future. Avay Shukla MEDIA I’ve looked up the figures and they are very impressive. As on March 31, 2018, India had 100,000 publications registered with the Registrar of Newspapers, and these had a circulation […]
