SYDNEY (AFP) – Dozens of Australian journalists and news organisations will go on trial in November for allegedly violating a gag order barring coverage of…
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Trump fumes on Twitter as media slams coronavirus pandemic golf outing
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Donald Trump on Monday (May 25) fumed at negative media coverage of him playing golf over Memorial Day weekend, as…
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Australia media group wants tech giants to pay US$400 million a year
SYDNEY (AFP) – A leading publisher called Thursday (May 14) for Google and other tech giants to pay Australian news outlets some US$400 million (S$568…
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Journalists on front line of Pakistan's coronavirus outbreak
At least 54 journalists test positive for COVID-19, as media organisations push for news amid lax safety protocols. Islamabad, Pakistan – At least 30 journalists…
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German reporter files sex assault charge against 94-year-old former French president
BERLIN (AFP) – A German journalist told AFP on Thursday (May 7) that she has filed a case against former French president Valery Giscard d’Estaing,…
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Philippine govt shuts down top media firm
Philippine regulators yesterday shut down the country’s largest media company and a frequent target of President Rodrigo Duterte’s tirades, a day after its 25-year congressional…
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Australian court says raid at centre of press freedom row 'unlawful'
SYDNEY (AFP) – A search warrant used to raid a prominent Australian journalist’s home in an operation that sparked wide-ranging debate over press freedom was…
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Singapore's media sector gets boost amid Covid-19, including $8 million fund to protect jobs
SINGAPORE – An $8 million fund launched by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) will create more production opportunities in the coming months and, in…
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A White House website lodges unusual barrage against Voice of America
WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – The White House lobbed a bizarre broadside against Voice of America (VOA) this week, using one of its popular communications channels to…
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Long-struggling local newspapers are being pushed to brink by coronavirus
LONDON (BLOOMBERG) – The late Elmo Smith and his wife borrowed US$25 in 1933 to start a mimeographed weekly newspaper along Oregon’s Snake River, near…
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Press freedom group stores censored articles in Minecraft library
HONG KONG (AFP) – A virtual library housing censored articles from around the world has been created within the hugely popular video game Minecraft by…
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Coronavirus: Not sure if something is fake news? Ask ST
Not sure if that WhatsApp message or e-mail on the Wuhan virus is fake news? Ask The Straits Times, and we will help you pin…
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Hong Kong broadcaster TVB axes satire show that drew police chief's ire
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – Hong Kong’s dominant broadcaster cut a current affairs programme that had satirised the police amid a citywide shortage of protective gear…
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China revokes press credentials of three at Wall Street Journal over opinion piece
BEIJING (REUTERS, AFP, BLOOMBERG) – China has revoked the press credentials of three journalists of the Wall Street Journal after the newspaper declined to apologise…
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