San Francisco, March 2 (DPA) More Americans get their news from the internet than from either newspapers or radio. But television is still the most popular news source, according to a study released Monday.
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) In what turned out to be an embarrassing situation for the organisers and International Hockey Federation (FIH) just four days before the start of the World Cup, media Wednesday walked out of a promotional event protesting over the restrictions imposed on them for the coverage for the tournament....
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Who did the creators of the controversial ad have in mind when they in an apparent goof-up pasted a former Pakistan Air Force chief's photo along with those of Indian heroes in a government advertisement? Could it be Olympian Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, a sports icon from the Indian Army?
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Sydney, Jan 14 (IANS) Referring to the news reports of recent attacks on Indians in Australia, music maestro A.R. Rahman, who is in Sydney for a free concert to bridge relations between India and Australia, says the media should act responsibly.
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Brussels, Dec 31 (DPA) A total of 137 journalists were killed in 2009, one of the most lethal years for media workers on record, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said Thursday....
Washington, Dec 31 (IANS) American spy agencies failed to combine intercepts of conversations among leaders of Al Qaeda in Yemen discussing a plot to use a Nigerian man for a coming terrorist attack with other clues, according to the New York Times....
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Toronto, Dec 31 (IANS) An award-winning Canadian journalist and four soldiers were killed Wednesday in a bomb blast in Afghanistan.
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Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) Calling it "The Decade That Was India's", a leading US daily says India's ability to make the success of the last 10 years the norm across regions and industries, "could well pave the way for an Indian century."
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Dubai, Dec 29 (DPA) A reporter working in Iran for the Dubai Media Corporation has failed to make contact with the company since deadly clashes at the weekend, the company announced in a statement Monday....
By Vivek Shukla- New Delhi, Dec. 26: As Pakistan was celebrating the birth anniversary of their founder, M.A. Jinnah, on Christmas day, it is worth discussing Altaf Hussain, the first editor of The Dawn, the mouth piece of Muslim League....
One year ago, Pressenza was relaunched as an international press agency exclusively dedicated to peace and non-violence. The place and the occasion could not have been more inspirational. We were in the Park for Study and Reflection in Punta de Vacas, on the mountain frontier between Argentina and Chile for the symposium “Ethics in Knowledge”.
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London, Dec 22 (IANS) A journalist has sued Tom Cruise over allegations that the actor hired private detective Anthony Pellicano to tap his phone. The journalist is now demanding $5 million in damages. ...
New Delhi, December 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said that media has to project the voice of the silent, instead of only the "loud" sections of society, and also reflect the complexity and diversity of issues....
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The government Friday said it has accepted the resignation of Prasar Bharati chairman Arun Bhatnagar who had resigned in May amid his tussle with the public broadcaster's chief executive officer B.S. Lalli. ...
New York, Dec 19 (DPA) At least 68 journalists were killed in 2009, with the largest death toll in the Philippines, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Thursday....
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Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) The inauguration of America's first black president Barack Obama, the economic slump that led to the collapse of the global financial system, the healthcare debate that Obama made the centrepiece of his presidency and the death of music icon Michael Jackson were among the defining events of 2009 in the US. Here are the top 10 news Stories:...
Bhubaneswar, Dec 14 (IANS) Hundreds of journalists in Orissa Monday protested against increasing police atrocities against media persons in different parts of the state since the past few months.
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New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) With barely a year to go for the Commonwealth Games, the government Tuesday said it had allocated Rs.1,209 crore for digitalisation of Doordarshan and also had plans to establish two studios to facilitate High Definition TV (HDTV) broadcasting....
Ampatuan (Philippines), Dec 14 (DPA) When President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo placed the restive southern Philippine province of Maguindanao under martial law, Freddie Solinap was at a loss on how to report on the impact of the controversial decree.
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Los Angeles, Dec 14 (DPA) Editor & Publisher, a trade journal that has covered the newspaper business for 125 years is to be shut down, a victim of the travails that have ravaged the industry it covered....