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Journalists share Sweden’s Olof Palme Prize Two journalists will share Sweden’s Olof Palme Prize for what the jury called their “tireless and lonely struggle for the benefit of others”. Roberto… 27/01/2012
50,000 remember Hrant Dink in Istanbul “We are all Armenians”. Many of the tens of thousands who flooded Istanbul’s streets on Thursday were carrying this slogan. Five years to the day… 19/01/2012
Austrian journalists claim victory in ORF job dispute Some say getting ahead in the media is more about who know than what you know. But a protest by journalists at Austrian public television ORF has prevented… 19/01/2012
Austrian TV journalists slam ‘political interference’ Journalists at Austria’s public broadcaster are angry about alleged political interference. They have signed an online YouTube petition against the… 18/01/2012
Tunisia’s media – a year of change Tunisa’s press and media savour the anniversary of the country’s revolution more than most; for a year they have reported with an unprecedented freedom and… 13/01/2012
French reporter killed in Syria A French reporter has become the first Western journalist to have died in the ongoing unrest in Syria. Gilles Jacquier, who worked for France 2 Television… 11/01/2012
Depp dips back into gonzo world Johnny Depp’s new movie is ‘The Rum Diary’ which is based on the novel by Hunter S Thompson, who Depp previously played in the film ‘Fear and Loathing in Las… 14/10/2011
The end of the News of the World James Murdoch has closed down a newspaper that for some was a British Institution. Sunday paper the News of the World has been published for 168 years with… 08/07/2011
Murdoch empire under threat? Rupert Murdoch is one of the world’s wealthiest individuals who has built a hugely powerful and profitable corporate machine – a media business that… 08/07/2011
BSkyB shares slump on doubts over deal BSkyB shares slumped further on Friday because of the phone hacking scandal involving Rupert Murdoch’s News Of The World tabloid newspaper. The … 08/07/2011
France 3 television journalists Ghesquiere and Taponier back in ParisFrance 3 television journalists Herve Ghesquiere and Stephane Taponier speak to the media after their arrival at Villacoublay military airport near Paris… 30/06/2011
euronews Brussels: the blogWhat a day! French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in Brussels intent on curbing those who speculate on food and other basic commodities. With the cost of many… 15/06/2011
Images of Ghesquiere and Taponier projected on the Arc de TriompheProjected images on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris of Herve Ghesquiere and Stephane Taponier, two journalists from France 3 television who have been held… 29/12/2010
Founder of the reowned SIPA picture agency Göksin Sipahioglu Göksin Sipahioglu is known as one of the greatest photo-journalists of his day. 81 years old, and originally from Turkey, he’s an adopted Parisian. The… 02/05/2008
Photographer Eva Arnold diesThe pioneering American photojournalist Eve Arnold has died at the age of 99. She was best known for her photos of Hollywood celebrities including Marilyn… 06/01/2012
Imprisonment of Swedish journalists in Ethiopia sparks outrage in EuropeThe detention of two Swedish journalists in Ethiopia has provoked anger by their own government and at by European Union, and both the EU and the Swedish… 27/12/2011
Ethiopia jails Swedish reporters for aiding rebelsTwo Swedish journalists have been jailed for 11 years in Ethiopia for entering the country illegally and helping an outlawed rebel group. Martin Schibbye… 27/12/2011
Journalist gunned down in RussiaA prominent journalist has been gunned down in Russia’s North Caucasus region. Gadzhirmurat Kamalov was shot in the Dagestan capital, Makhachkala, outside… 16/12/2011
Ukrainian court drops charge linking Kuchma to murderA Ukrainian court has dismissed a charge against former President Leonid Kuchma of involvement in the murder of an opposition journalist twelve years ago on… 14/12/2011
Reporters’ claims of sexual assault in CairoTwo female journalists have been describing how they were sexually abused while attempting to cover the protests in Cairo’s Tahrir… 25/11/2011
Slovakia sacks minister over phone tappingA scandal involving the phone tapping of journalists working for the anti government newspaper Pravda has led to the sacking of the country’s defence… 23/11/2011
French satirical magazine office torchedThe office of Charlie Hebdo, one of France’s leading satirical magazines, has been attacked over its decision to use a caricature of the Prophet Mohammed as… 02/11/2011
Swedish minister criticised as journalists face Ethiopian trialSweden’s foreign minister has been criticised for supposedly neglecting the plight of two Swedish journalists facing terrorism charges in Ethiopia. Carl… 17/10/2011
Bulgarian journalist’s car blown upA car belonging to a popular Bulgarian journalist has been blown up outside his home. Sasho Dikov was not in the vehicle at the time, no casualties have… 14/10/2011
Russia under spotlight over media freedomsBeing a reporter is no longer just an ‘interesting job’. Journalists sometimes pay a very high price for telling people the truth. Over the last year… 07/10/2011
World famous photojournalist diesGöksin Sipahioglu, a giant of photojournalism has died aged 84. He working life was made up of many international scoops. In 1961,he was the only Western… 05/10/2011
Ukraine’s ex-President ordered killing – suspectThe man suspected of the murder of one of Ukraine’s most high profile journalists has alleged that former President Leonid Kuchma ordered the killing. The… 31/08/2011
‘I thought Libyan guards were coming to kill me’An American freelance journalist freed after being detained for five months in Tripoli’s Abu Salim prison has described how at the moment of his release he… 28/08/2011
Libya: kidnapped Italian journalists are freedFour Italian journalists have been describing their kidnap ordeal at the hands of armed men thought to be loyal to Colonel Gaddafi. Their car was stopped in… 26/08/2011
Kidnapped reporters freed in LibyaFour Italian journalists abducted in Libya by suspected loyalists of fugitive Muammar Gaddafi have been freed unharmed. The four, seized in the chaos of… 24/08/2011
Ex-Moscow top cop arrested for journalist’s murderA former Moscow police colonel has been arrested over the killing of journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Politkovskaya, a fierce critic of the then-president… 24/08/2011
Writer exposes horror of Syrian prisonsSyrian writer Samar Yazbek has been arrested and interrogated five times since protest began in Syria on March 15th. Enough was enough she said, and has… 12/08/2011
Killer of Turkish-Armenian journalist is jailedThe chief suspect in the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink has been jailed for nearly 23 years by a court in Istanbul. Dink, the editor of a… 25/07/2011
Arrested Georgian photographers ‘confess’Two of the four Georgian photojournalists arrested in Tbilisi on spying charges have been shown apparently confessing on national TV. The personal… 09/07/2011
UK phone hacking scandal fallout spreadsThe phone hacking scandal in the UK is spreading. Police have arrested Andy Coulson, the former editor of the News of the World, the paper at the heart of… 08/07/2011
British PM calls for press overhaulBritain’s prime minister has called for a complete overhaul of the UK’s press regulations system in the wake of the media hacking scandal that has forced the… 08/07/2011
World’s end comes as a shockIt is a newspaper known for its scoops, scandals and celebrity gossip. Nicknamed News of the Screws (as in ‘who’s been screwing who?’), it has been something… 08/07/2011
Critics believe tabloid closure is business decisionThe News of the World may be closing down, but few in Britain believe it spells the end for the Murdoch tabloid style. Some think it is a commercial… 08/07/2011
Britain’s ‘News of the World’ axed over phone hackingEngulfed in a phone hacking scandal, the UK’s best-selling newspaper, the News of the World, has been sensationally axed. Media mogul Rupert Murduch shut… 08/07/2011
Phone-hacking bombshell: News of the World to closeIt is a bombshell in Britain’s media landscape – the tabloid newspaper “News of the World” is being shut down as a result of a growing phone-hacking… 07/07/2011
Four photographers accused of spying in GeorgiaPress freedom campaigners have staged a protest outside the Georgian Interior Ministry against the arrest of four press photographers. Those detained are… 07/07/2011
Murdoch closes UK tabloid hit by phone-hacking scandalRupert Murdoch’s News Corporation will close its tabloid “News of the World” after this Sunday’s edition, as a result of an escalating phone-hacking scandal… 07/07/2011
UK tabloid accused of hacking phones of dead soldiers’ familiesA UK newspaper has alleged that the families of dead British soldiers had their phones hacked by reporters from the News of the World. The tabloid is facing… 07/07/2011
UK inquiry into tabloid phone hacking claimsThere is growing outrage in the UK over claims that tabloid journalists hacked into the voicemail messages of the innocent victims of serious crime. The… 06/07/2011
Suspended sentence for ‘defaming’ LukashenkoA journalist for a leading Polish newspaper has been given a suspended sentence for defaming President Alexander Lukashenko. Andrej Pochubut is a… 06/07/2011
Why can’t politicians just answer the question?Ever wondered why we even bother listening to our politicians? Or why journalists even bother asking them questions? Every now and then we are treated to one… 04/07/2011
Families rejoice at French hostages releaseFamilies of the two French journalists taken hostage by the Taliban delight at the news that they are on their way home. After 18 months held prisoner their… 29/06/2011
French journalists freed in AfghanistanTwo French journalists working for state television channel France 3 and held hostage in Afghanistan for 18 months have been freed. They are expected to… 29/06/2011
French journalists freed after Afghan hostage ordealTwo French journalists kidnapped 18 months ago in Afghanistan have been freed along with their guides. Confirmation of their release came from the office of… 29/06/2011
Politkovskaya murder suspect detained – reportsRustam Makhmudov, the main suspect in the 2006 killing of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been arrested, according to reports from… 31/05/2011
Freed journalist tells of beatings in a Syrian jailA journalist for Al Jazeera has spoken of her harrowing ordeal while being held for nearly three weeks in a Syrian jail. Despite foreign journalists being… 19/05/2011
Iran fails to confirm whereabouts of missing reporterIran has failed to confirm or deny the presence of a missing TV journalist in the country. Syria detained Al Jazeera’s Dorothy Parvaz after she arrived there… 17/05/2011
Ceremonies held in France for kidnapped journalistsFriday was the 500th day of captivity for two French journalists and their three Afghan assistants being held hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan… 13/05/2011
Libya leadership accused of targeting journalistsLibyan authorities want to eliminate independent reporting, a leading media rights group has claimed. The accusation by Reporters Without Borders follows… 22/04/2011
Praise for photojournalists killed in LibyaTwo award-winning war photographers are among Misrata’s latest victims. They were killed after being caught in a rocket-propelled grenade attack. Two other… 21/04/2011
Turkish journalists protest over arrested colleaguesThousands of Turkish journalists have taken to the streets in Istanbul demanding the release of colleagues jailed on charges of antigovernment activity… 13/03/2011
Turkey criticised for journalist arrestTurkish police have arrested 10 journalists and writers as part of an on-going investigation into an alleged plot to overthrow the government in… 04/03/2011
‘Government mobs’ threaten journalists in CairoA number of international journalists were the victims of harassment, arrest or physical attack in Cairo on Thursday. Swedish television’s Bert Sundstrom… 04/02/2011
Tunisia’s press welcomes “new dawn”As well as the people of Tunisia, the country’s media is also at the dawn of a new era. Heavy censorship and other forms of repression were commonplace… 19/01/2011
Tunis eyewitness fears worse on the wayAs violent clashes spread to the centre of the Tunisian capital, one local Tunis-based journalist has suggested events in his country could spiral further out… 13/01/2011
Hungary defends Media Act amid ‘loss of freedom’ criticismHungary has defended its new media law, and welcomed an EU review of it, which will seek to sort out if the legislation is compatible with European Union… 03/01/2011
Iran stoning woman to sue German reportersAn Iranian woman sentenced to death for adultery has said that she plans to sue two jailed German journalists who interviewed her son. Sakineh Mohammadi… 03/01/2011
Hungary wavers over media control lawJust days before Hungary takes up the six-month EU presidency, the Budapest government has shown signs of wavering over a controversial new media law. Janos… 23/12/2010
Hungary’s new media law branded “heavy-handed”Journalists in Hungary have criticised a new law which they say tightens government control over the country’s media. The legislation creates the new… 20/12/2010
Russian protest over media attacksHundreds of protesters gathered in Moscow’s Pushkin Square to denounce a spate of attacks on journalists. They brandished banners saying “Stop the Terror”… 12/11/2010
Russian journalists under attackLast week, two journalists were seriously assaulted in Russia. One of them was Oleg Kashin, a business reporter at the Kommersant daily. Now a group of… 10/11/2010
Russian MPs want stiffer penalties for attacks on journalistsA group of Russian MPs want tougher sentences for attacks on journalists following the attempted murder of Kommersant reporter Oleg Kashin. Kashin suffered… 10/11/2010
Second Moscow journalist attacked in two daysA second journalist has been attacked in Moscow just two days after the attempted murder of a well-known reporter. Anatoly Adamchuk, who works for a… 09/11/2010
Journalists flee Mexico’s drugs warThere are growing warnings that Mexico’s drug war is stifling the freedom of expression and the right to information. An online newspaper editor was this… 23/09/2010
Photojournalist Nachtwey zooms in on conflictWar, famine, natural disasters – American photographer James Nachtwey has caught on camera some of the most violent and heartrending conflicts and events of… 21/09/2010
Belarus: journalist’s ‘suicide’ questionedThe Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe has called for an independent investigation into the death of a prominent opposition journalist in… 07/09/2010
Ukraine media increasingly censored, says watchdogJournalists in Ukraine are facing increased censorship says a leading media watchdog. Reporters without Borders claims it has seen a significant rise in the… 22/07/2010
‘The man who threw his shoes at the American President’The footage has been broadcast all around the world. On December 14, 2008, Iraqi journalist Muntazer al Zaidi threw his shoes at former American President… 10/05/2010
Analyst Gordon Thomas: Dubai was a Mossad operationGordon Thomas is a journalist who specialises in the world of espionage. The Welsh writer has sold 45 million books, all written at a desk that once belonged… 08/03/2010
Danish paper ‘sorry’ over Islamic cartoonsA Danish newspaper has apologised to Muslims for any offence caused when it published controversial cartoons of the prophet Mohammed. Politiken is the first… 26/02/2010
Italian snapper wins World Press Photo prizeItalian Pietro Masturzo took this image of women shouting from the rooftops in protest at Iran’s presidential election last June to win the top World Press… 12/02/2010
First British journalist dies in AfghanistanA British journalist has been killed by a roadside bomb while on patrol in Afghanistan. Rupert Hamer was defence correspondent for the Sunday Mirror… 11/01/2010
Tunisian journalist jailed for assaultA wave of international criticism has greeted the news that a Tunisian journalist has been jailed for six months for assaulting a woman. Press freedom groups… 26/11/2009
Kissinger’s call question answeredThe European Union has the answer to the long running question attributed to former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger: Who do I call if I want to call… 20/11/2009
Anna Lindh journalism prize in MonacoThe Anna Lindh Foundation for intercultural dialogue has held the awards ceremony for the fourth Euromediterranean prize for journalism in Monaco. 12/11/2009
Italians march to defend press freedomsOrganisers say 300,000 people marched in Rome on Saturday to protest against the domination of Italian media by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Critics… 04/10/2009
Fareed Zakaria, editor of the international edition of NewsweekFareed Zakaria is among the most influential intellectuals in US media. The Mumbai-born 45- year-old is editor of the international edition of Newsweek and… 02/10/2009
British journalist freed in AfghanistanA British journalist kidnapped in Afghanistan has been freed by NATO, but his Afghan interpreter and a British soldier were killed in the rescue. Stephen… 09/09/2009
US TV legend Walter Cronkite diesKnown to millions as ‘‘the most trusted man in America’‘, the former US TV news anchor Walter Cronkite has died aged 92. For nearly 20 years, Americans… 18/07/2009
Freed US journalist in no hurry to leave IranThe American journalist freed from prison in Iran says she is in no hurry to leave Tehran. Roxana Saberi had her eight-year jail term for spying reduced and… 12/05/2009
U-turn in Politkovskaya case condemnedSupporters of murdered Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya have condemned a decision to throw a blanket of secrecy over a trial linked to the killing. … 19/11/2008
