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Britain’s regulator turns off Iran’s Press TV Britain’s independent media regulator has pulled the plug on Iran’s state-funded Press TV, claiming its editorial policies are controlled by Tehran. The… 20/01/2012
News Corp admits liability in hacking scandal After months of denials and attempting to put its finger in the bursting dyke of revelations about its corrupt journalistic methods, Rupert Murdoch’s News… 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
Turkish newspapers furious with FranceThe decision by the French Parliament to pass a law punishing those who deny that the bloody events of 1915 in the last days of the Ottoman era were a… 23/12/2011
Arab Spring and euro crisis spark debate at Forum Libération There has been plenty on the agenda at the Forum Libération at Lyon in France – everything from the Arab Spring, the euro crisis, social upheavals and… 30/11/2011
Landlady 1, Sky Sports 0 The way in which lucrative broadcast rights for the English Premier league are sold could soon be changed thanks to the landlady of this pub in the south east… 04/10/2011
LG cuts spending as tablet boom hits LCD TVs Booming sales of mobile devices, such as tablet computers and smartphones, are hitting makers of liquid crystal display flat-screens for TVs and… 29/08/2011
James Murdoch remains BSkyB chairman The directors of BSkyB have unanimously backed James Murdoch to remain as chairman of the satellite broadcaster. Some BSkyB shareholders had called for him… 28/07/2011
Rupert Murdoch attacked with shaving foam pie – nocomment Rupert Murdoch would have been anticipating a barrage of questions, but not a shaving foam pie in the face. 19/07/2011
Murdochs count the cost of hacking scandal As the Murdochs faced questioning before the parliamentary committee, their business empire was counting the cost of the hacking scandal. Rupert Murdoch’s… 19/07/2011
Phone hacking fallout: ‘sales have gone down’ The decision by News Corporation to abandon its bid for BSkyB is a dramatic reversal of fortune for Rupert Murdoch. For years in Britain the success of his… 14/07/2011
Rupert Murdoch’s global empire Lived and died by scandal – a phrase that sums up the history of the News of the World. Overwhelmed by the furore caused by the hacking of mobile phone… 13/07/2011
E-book boom draws thousands to Tokyo fair Tokyo has been playing host to one of the world’s largest e-book exhibitions. More than 150 companies turned up to show off their new products, including… 13/07/2011
Last edition for News of the WorldA man reads a copy of the final edition of the News of the World in a newsagent in London. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor 10/07/2011
Anti-Murdoch demonstration in London – nocomment Demonstrators opposed to Rupert Murdoch’s News International bid for BSkyB staged a protest outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Friday (July 8)… 09/07/2011
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
Lady Gaga turns newspaper editor for a day As publicity stunts go, this one definitely wins points for originality: Lady Gaga has ditched her microphone and turned into guest editor of the newspaper… 17/05/2011
Bin Laden’s death dominates world news The news that the world’s most wanted fugitive, Osama bin Laden, had been killed in a US-led operation went global straight after President Obama’s… 02/05/2011
US press hails bin Laden’s deathAlmost all major newspapers in the United States were celebrating the death of Osama bin Laden on their websites ahead of going to press. In New York, the… 02/05/2011
Worldwide attention for royal wedding International coverage of the British royal wedding spanned the globe. Journalists from around the world sought out their countrymen and women among the… 29/04/2011
Meet the man behind high-speed internet In 1987, French inventor Emmanuel Desurvire along with colleagues Randy Giles and David Payne came up with the optical amplifier. This revolutionised global… 19/04/2011
Does popular video-sharing site encourage creativity? YouTube, the video-sharing website, is experiencing phenomenal growth according to one of its bosses, Patrick Walker. 35 hours of video are uploaded every… 18/04/2011
Back in the Day: the day nothing happenedApril 18, 1930. A BBC Radio newsreader announces “Good evening. Today is Good Friday. There is no news.” It’s difficult to imagine what a day without news… 18/04/2011
How do the media decide which stories to cover? Frank, Lyon, France: “Events in Libya and the rest of the Arab world have dominated news coverage over recent weeks. This has completely overshadowed… 14/04/2011
Facebook: “network of 500 million passions” As social networking sites grow by the minute, it is estimated that some half a billion people around the world are members of Facebook. The average user has… 14/04/2011
Blurring the sci-fi boundaries at MIPTV The boundaries between reality and science fiction were more blurred than ever at this year’s MIPTV in Cannes, Europe’s biggest television programme trade… 13/04/2011
No end in sight for UK phone hacking scandalRupert Murdoch-owned News of the World’s apology and offer of compensation doesn’t seem to have calmed the victims of the daily’s phone hacking scandal. The… 11/04/2011
Italy’s picture perfect TV women “Be beautiful and shut up” is a phrase which will probably be heard and denied during Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s trial over his relations with an… 31/03/2011
RIM puts PlayBook into tablet fray Canada’s Research In Motion has announced that its PlayBook tablet computer will go on sale in the US on 19 April. That will heat up the tablet battle against… 23/03/2011
Pick of the Clicks: Apocalypse…now?Pick of the Clicks looks at the most clicked story of the week on our website and how its being treated elsewhere on the net. This week: The Apocalypse… 12/03/2011
Pick of the Clicks: Libya looks to the skies for helpPick of the Clicks looks at the most clicked news story of the week on our website and how it’s being reported elsewhere on the net. This week… 04/03/2011
Pick of the Clicks: Tunisia- talk about a revolution!In the chaotic death throes of President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali’s regime, he blamed “hostile elements in the pay of foreigners” for the unrest sweeping… 21/01/2011
Hungary’s right turn Hungary’s populist right-wing government is causing democratic discomfort all over Europe: a new media law squeezes press freedom; pension funds are being… 20/01/2011
European of the Year Since 2001, the newspaper ‘European Voice’ has honoured key individuals in the political and news landscape with a prize for ‘European of the Year’. Who won… 21/12/2010
Mediterranean TV channel soon to be reality The 17th gathering of COPEAM The Permanent Conference of the Mediterranean Audiovisual Operators convened in Paris to discuss broadcast opportunities in… 13/04/2010
German president rebuffs calls to quitPublic support for German president Christian Wulff has slipped from 63 percent to 47 percent percent, according to a poll by one German broadcaster. It… 05/01/2012
China curbs racy entertainmentChina’s president has warned that Western culture is out to attack China and urged a campaign to curb racy entertainment. Dating and talent shows have now… 05/01/2012
German opposition keeps up pressure on presidentGerman opposition parties say they are not satisfied with attempts by the country’s president to answer questions in a media scandal. In a TV interview… 05/01/2012
German president sparks anger over paper threatGermany’s president is under fire for allegedly threatening journalists not to publish a damaging story about his private home loan deal. According to the… 02/01/2012
Time magazine names ‘The Protester’ as ‘Person of the Year’Anonymous and defiant, a masked woman has been chosen as the figurehead of a turbulent 12 months. The US current affairs publication Time has announced ‘The… 15/12/2011
Protester of the YearThe Protester is Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for 2011. The choice recognises the impact of people power across the globe. It includes the popular… 15/12/2011
Social media unites Moscow’s youthAn unidentified man has set the internet ablaze after posting a video which appears to uncover vote rigging in Moscow. The video shows the film maker… 09/12/2011
« The Arab spring woke us up ! »Over the course of three days in Lyon, the Liberation Forum tried to open “new borders”. The euro crisis, unrest in the Arab world, technological changes… 29/11/2011
Sandrine Chopin, “There is no humanitarian (NGO) interference – there is only political intereference”Sandrine Chopin has been working for Handicap International since 2008. Her job has taken her to Asia, Africa and the former Yugoslavia. Invited to the… 28/11/2011
What kind of Europe should we be building?The mayors of Lyon and Leipzig led an interesting debate entitled ‘Should France imitate Germany?’ Gerard Collomb cited Leipzig’s economic turnaround after a… 28/11/2011
Was DSK set up in New York sex case?Could Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s downfall be the result of a plot to derail his French presidential ambitions? An investigative report by a US journalist… 26/11/2011
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
McCanns attend media ethics inquiryThe parents of missing youngster Madeleine McCann have been the latest to appear before an inquiry into media ethics in London. The couple told how newspaper… 24/11/2011
The trials and tribulations of SilvioItaly’s former prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi leaves a Milan court after the first of several hearings scheduled for the next few days and throughout… 23/11/2011
Actor Hugh Grant accuses British newspaper of phone hackingActor Hugh Grant has told an inquiry into UK media ethics that his phone may have been hacked by a tabloid newspaper, not owned by Rupert Murdoch. Giving… 21/11/2011
UK: phone-hacking ‘gave berieved parents false hope’The parents of a murdered British teenager have been giving evidence to an inquiry in London into the working practices of the UK press. The Leveson… 21/11/2011
UK phone hacking inquiry gets underwayAn investigation into the working practices of the British newspaper industry has opened in London. The Leveson Inquiry was set up by Prime Minister David… 14/11/2011
Facebook photo row in GermanyIn Germany social website, Facebook has responded to a potential legal threat over software the site uses which identifies people. Users are automatically… 08/11/2011
Fact or fiction: US media keep tabs on would-be presidentsIt is not unknown for politicians to bend the truth. Sometimes they are ‘taken out of context’ or ‘misinterpreted’, while on occasion their words just come… 04/11/2011
DSK gives first interview since New York arrestIt was the event that France had been waiting for. Dominique Strauss-Kahn has appeared in a live interview on prime time television, the first he has… 18/09/2011
Strauss-Kahn to give TV interview on SundayThe French TV channel TF1 has confirmed that Dominique Strauss-Kahn will be interviewed in its primetime news show on Sunday night. The ex IMF chief has… 16/09/2011
James Murdoch may face another hearingSome say further developments in the phone-hacking scandal may be the endgame for the career of James Murdoch, the man widely seen as the heir to Rupert… 07/09/2011
Paris backs its spooks in Le Monde rowThe French government is standing by the country’s security services after they were accused of breaking the law by spying on journalists to protect President… 03/09/2011
Letter suggests hacking was widely known at UK tabloidPhone hacking was widely known about at Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World paper, according to a reporter blamed as the sole culprit. He says it was openly… 16/08/2011
UK police arrest former tabloid managing editorBritish police arrested the former managing editor of the now-defunct News of the World tabloid on Tuesday over the ongoing phone-hacking scandal. Reuters… 02/08/2011
UK phone-hacking claims rock another murdered girl’s familyA mother who worked closely with the News of the World newspaper to introduce a law following her daughter’s murder may be the latest victim of the… 29/07/2011
POTC: Breivik and Bin Laden, extreme at both endsPick of the Clicks looks at the most clicked story of the week on our website and how it is being treated elsewhere on the net. This week: Norway… 28/07/2011
Solving Singapore’s water problemWater is at the heart of who we are, and everything we do. We live through water. On one level it is very simple – around two thirds of your body is water… 26/07/2011
James Murdoch under fire over hacking evidenceJames Murdoch, the chairman of News International, will be referred to the police for an investigation of the evidence he gave to parliament this week, a… 22/07/2011
Cameron emerges battered from stormy debateA stormy emergency session of parliament saw Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron defending his integrity and admitting he regretted hiring a journalist at… 21/07/2011
Murdoch’s News Corp. faces worries in USRupert Murdoch has returned to the US where his company faces a host of financial and legal challenges. As the phone-hacking scandal continues in the … 21/07/2011
Circus crusade: Murdoch’s pie-thrower speaks outTo throw is a verb in the political jargon that comes with shoes and pies. Throwing shoes at politicians is a form of protest seen most commonly in the Muslim… 20/07/2011
Coulson continues to haunt CameronBritish Prime Minister David Cameron defended his integrity and that of his staff as he made an emergency statement to a rowdy a House of Commons concerning… 20/07/2011
Questions remain after Murdoch grillingThe drama that was acted out in a parliamentary committee room in Westminster attracted journalists from all over the world. But did media mogul Rupert… 20/07/2011
Humble pie and shaving foam on Murdoch’s day of dramaRupert Murdoch would have been anticipating a barrage of questions, but not a shaving foam pie in the face. The hearing into phone hacking before a British… 19/07/2011
Rupert Murdoch: the kingmaker in British politicsRead all about it! Global press baron Rupert Murdoch is the focus of media interest himself and the target of public anger. Saying sorry over the scandal… 19/07/2011
Murdoch physically attacked during MPs’ hearingThe sitting of MPs questioning Rupert Murdoch and his son James over phone hacking was briefly suspended after an attempted physical attack on the media… 19/07/2011
Rupert Murdoch committee hearing interrupted by an intruderRupert Murdoch was assaulted by a man with what appeared to be a custard pie during the parliamentary hearing into Britain’s phone-hacking scandal. The… 19/07/2011
Murdoch to MPs: ‘the most humble day of my life’Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and his son James have been giving evidence to British MPs over the phone hacking scandal at the now defunct tabloid, the News of… 19/07/2011
Hackers target Murdoch’s ‘Sun’ and post false front page‘Media mogul’s body discovered.’ It was a shocking headline but a false one. Rupert Murdoch’s flagship ‘Sun’ newspaper has been attacked by computer… 19/07/2011
Phone-hacking bugs LondonersAs the phone-hacking scandal involving News Corporation, the police and politicians continues to unravel people on the streets of London have been voicing… 19/07/2011
Murdochs to be grilled by MPs over phone-hackingNews Corporation boss Rupert Murdoch, his son James Murdoch, and former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks are due to be grilled by MPs over… 19/07/2011
Phone hacking scandal claims second police casualtyA second top British policeman has resigned over the phone hacking scandal. Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner John Yates, the UK’s top… 18/07/2011
UK PM wants Commons debate on phone-hackingBritish Prime Minister David Cameron will end a trip to Africa early and plans an emergency parliamentary session on the phone-hacking scandal. Cameron… 18/07/2011
Phone hacking: London’s police chief resignsThe head of London’s Metropolitan Police Paul Stephenson resigned on Sunday evening. Britain’s senior police chief stood down over allegations about the… 17/07/2011
Police arrest ex-Murdoch aide Rebekah BrooksBritish police arrested Rebekah Brooks the former chief executive of Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper business on Sunday. The 43 year old was being questioned… 17/07/2011
Murdoch says sorry as top executives quitFriday was a day of apologies and resignations for media mogul Rupert Murdoch. At his request he met with the parents of Milly Dowler who was murdered in… 16/07/2011
Murdoch editor steps down over hacking scandalRebekah Brooks resigned on Friday as the UK chief of Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper business. The question on many people’s lips was “why did it take so… 15/07/2011
Murdoch chief resigns over phone hackingRebekah Brooks, Rupert Murdoch’s most senior newspaper executive in the UK resigned on Friday. The 43-year-old had been under intense pressure to step down… 15/07/2011
FBI probes 9/11 phone hacking claimsAnother day, another allegation this time on home turf of Rupert Murdoch, who though Australian born is a US citizen and has his biggest business interests in… 15/07/2011
Press scandal inquiries to trawl Murdoch practicesFor decades his papers did the hounding. Now Rupert Murdoch’s on the receiving end – and the phone hacking scandal is not expected to end with his company… 14/07/2011
News Corp’s decision to drop BSkyB bid welcomedRupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has withdrawn its bid to buy full control of BSkyB, Britain’s largest satellite broadcaster. The move came as MPs looked… 13/07/2011
Murdoch backs out of bid for BSkyBRupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has withdrawn its bid to buy full control of Britain’s largest pay-TV broadcaster BSkyB. The deal, worth more than eight… 13/07/2011
Murdoch: media reacts to media stormThe scale of the storm ravaging the UK media should not be underestimated. One newspaper – the country’s best-selling Sunday tabloid no less – has already… 13/07/2011
UK parliament to unite against Murdoch empireIt happens very rarely, but today the British parliament will unite to urge Rupert Murdoch to drop his bid for the UK broadcaster, BskyB. The Conservatives… 13/07/2011
UK parliament bids to scupper Murdoch media dealRupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has endured a torrid day at the hands of members of the UK parliament as the fall-out from the tabloid phone hacking scandal… 12/07/2011
The British government’s Murdoch dilemmaThe British government has a dilemma over News International. There is no way that it can justify to the people why the BSkyB takeover deal should go… 12/07/2011
Murdoch’s BSkyB bid is referred to regulatorsBritain has referred Rupert Murdoch’s bid for BSkyB to the Competition Commission, taking it out of the political arena as fallout grows from the phone… 11/07/2011
Murdered Milly’s family say phone hacking sparked false hopeRelatives of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler have met Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg amid claims her mobile phone was hacked after she went… 11/07/2011
Murdoch’s BSkyB bid sent to Competition CommissionRupert Murdoch’s bid for full ownership of BSkyB has been referred to the Competition Commission by Britain’s government. Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt… 11/07/2011
Murdoch under pressure to give up BSkyB bidRupert Murdoch is under growing pressure to drop his bid for full ownership of BSkyB amid the News of the World hacking scandal. UK Culture Secretary Jeremy… 11/07/2011
Murdoch in London to save BSkyB dealMedia baron Rupert Murdoch is at the London headquarters of his newspaper empire to take control of the phone hacking crisis amid fears his 100 percent… 10/07/2011
Scandal-hit British tabloid prints final editionOn a normal Sunday, the News of the World front page would expose scandals of the rich and famous. But today’s headline simply read: “Thank you and… 10/07/2011
