MOSCOW, March 28, 2024 (AFP) – A Russian court on Thursday sentenced a journalist to two years in prison for denouncing Moscow’s full-scale military offensive on Ukraine, as police in Moscow detained five other reporters over a 24-hour period. Russia has made on-the-ground reporting increasingly dangerous and illegal since it sent troops into Ukraine two years ago, arresting and fining those who defy the Kremlin’s narratives. A court in the western exclave of Kaliningrad said […]
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Myanmar junta arrests two more journalists: outlet
YANGON, Myanmar, Dec 13, 2023 (AFP) – Myanmar junta authorities have arrested two journalists in night raids, their outlet said on Wednesday, as the military cracks down on independent media. Since toppling Aung San Suu Kyi’s government in 2021, the military has waged a sweeping and bloody campaign against dissent, and at least 170 journalists have since been arrested, according to the United Nations. Local outlet Dawei Watch said two of its employees were arrested […]
Journalists have much to lose if Twitter dies
PARIS, France (AFP) – Few will lose as much as journalists if Twitter dies, having grown reliant on its endless sources and instant updates despite the dangers and distortions that come with it. There has been fevered talk of the platform’s imminent demise since billionaire Elon Musk took over last month and began firing vast numbers of staff. But most journalists “can’t leave,” said Nic Newman, of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. “It’s […]
Ailing newspapers abandon newsrooms as pandemic deepens woes
by Thomas URBAIN Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The buzzing newsroom has long been the lifeblood of American newspapers. But in recent months the buzz has become virtual as the pandemic deepens the industry crisis and forces journalists to work remotely. In recent months, established dailies such as the New York Daily News, Miami Herald and Baltimore Sun have joined other news outlets abandoning their headquarters, amid pandemic workplace restrictions […]
Foreign journalists freed from Venezuela detention
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) —Two British journalists and an Argentine were freed on Friday eight hours after being detained by the Venezuelan military, the national press union (SNTP) said. Argentine Laura Saravia along with British nationals Barney Green and Dan Rivers were released after being held incommunicado, the SNTP said on Twitter. They were detained “as they left the country” after having been in “Venezuela for three days reporting on tourism,” the union said earlier. Three people […]
Myanmar court remands Reuters journalists for 2 more weeks
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — The detention of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar was extended for two more weeks, a court said Wednesday, in the pair’s first public appearance since their December 12 arrest under a draconian colonial-era secrecy law. Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 27 — Myanmar nationals who had been reporting on a military-led crackdown on Rohingya Muslims — were arrested after being invited to meet police for dinner on the […]
Weinstein had ‘army of spies’ to thwart complaints: report
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Harvey Weinstein hired journalists and highly trained ex-spies and military personnel who used fake identities to try to stop accusers from going public with sexual misconduct claims against him, The New Yorker reported Monday. The news came as the Television Academy, which hands out Emmy Awards, was said to have expelled Weinstein “for life,” following a similar move by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which gives […]
Activists and journalists in Mexico complain of government spying
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Reuters) – Activists, human-rights lawyers and journalists in Mexico filed a criminal complaint on Monday (June 19) following a report that their smartphones had been infected with spying software sold to the government to fight criminals and terrorists. The complaint to the attorney general’s office by nine people followed a report by the New York Times that some of them had been spied on with software known as Pegasus, which Israeli company […]
Mediamen move camp in Sulu amid Abu Sayyaf threat
(Eagle News)– Journalists covering the military efforts against Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Sulu moved to a bigger military camp due to a rumored threat from the group. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) transported the media-men to Camp Teodulfo Bautista, despite of no signs of threats at the camp of the 35th Infantry Battalion. Media personnel covering the operations against the terrorist group have been staying at military camps since the kidnapping of […]
French killer’s Facebook broadcast underscores live video challenges
(REUTERS) After Larossi Abballa killed a French police commander and the commander’s partner on Tuesday, he took to Facebook Live to encourage viewers in a 12-minute video to follow his example: Kill prison staff, police officials, journalists, lawmakers. The incident underscores the immense challenges companies such as Facebook Inc, Twitter Inc and Google’s YouTube face as they push live video streaming to hundreds of millions of people. Facebook in recent months has made its […]
EU Peace Journalism Grand Awardee starts his media programme this week
BRUSSELS – Jefry Tupas from NewsDesk, who is based in Davao City has started his media programme after having won the grand prize in the European Union Peace Journalism Awards. Tupas’ article was entitled “The Teachers of Raja Muda” which he said was his tribute to the voiceless, to the educators who work to patch up conflict in their localities. Tupas is meeting this week with officers from the European External Action Service, European Commission and […]
Journalists shot dead in Virginia, USA
VIRGINIA, United States of America, August 27 (Eagle News) — During a live interview, two journalists were killed by a former reporter of the same media outfit as revenge for his termination due to bad behavior. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)





