2005-2014

This year's series of controversies about high-profile reporters and their government sources led me to think about the condition of journalism instruction that I have observed while teaching potential future journalists at a half-dozen colleges and universities. I began teaching as a part-time adjunct because my perception during occasional guest lectures had been that my areas of expertise --...

LOS ANGELES (AP) – They lurk in bushes, camp out in cars and hover in helicopters. Some are brazen enough to openly brandish their cameras, like old Western gunslingers. They may be hated, but their work – candid pictures of celebs in unguarded moments – is coveted. They are the paparazzi, purveyors of pix that are the lifeblood of the weekly star-tracking mags and tabs. Their photos demand huge...

MOSCOW, December 30 (RIA Novosti)-The selection of a jury to hear one of the most high-profile court cases of 2006, the trial of three ethnic Chechen accused of murdering Forbes magazine editor Paul Klebnikov, has received a mixed reaction, a leading Russian business daily said Friday. According to Kommersant, the selection of eight women in the 12-member panel, who were picked behind closed doors...

At least 100 Beijing News reporters have walked out, after Chinese authorities removed three editors of the unusually outspoken newspaper on Thursday. The two-year-old Beijing News tabloid newspaper has enjoyed rising circulation, and become known for stories that are more critical of authorities than those typical of China's tightly-controlled, state-owned media. Stories the paper published...

NEW DELHI, DEC 29: The year 2005 will be remembered as one in which India’s Rs 20,000 crore media and entertainment sector saw vibrant activity in regulation and policy implementation. Expansion of private FM radio in 91 cities led the list of major steps taken by the ministry of information and broadcasting. Cabinet’s approval of the downlinking and uplinking guidelines came amidst voices of...

Journalists across the country staged demonstrations on Friday, demanding press freedom and early end to the fresh curb on independent media. Hundreds of journalists, human rights activists and representatives of professional organisations joined a rally organised by the Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) in the capital in the afternoon. Addressing a gathering at Indra Chowk after a rally...

THE Huangpu People's Prosecutors' Office yesterday ratified the arrest of Jiang Sheng, who allegedly defrauded more than 40,000 yuan (US$4,938) in cash and valuables after posing as a journalist. Prosecutors said such cases are rare. Jiang, 23, saw an ad in a newspaper. A man surnamed Liang, who owned a minibus, was seeking work as a driver. Jiang called Liang and claimed he was a journalist at...

The Associated Press has terminated its relationship with a freelance reporter in Haiti after learning she was working for a U.S. government-sponsored organization. The National Endowment for Democracy confirmed Regine Alexandre began working for the organization in October as a "part-time facilitator" between the NED and Haitian groups. The NED describes itself as a private, nonprofit...

Oh what a year for plagiarists. Herewith, a quick collection of the year’s instances of plagiarism in the media. We’ve tried to catch them all, but can’t promise that this is a definitive list. Please email us if you know of one we’ve missed. (Then we’ll take your information and use it as our own without attribution.) In January Siddharth Srivastava, an India-based freelancer for the...

The Press Law in Yemen has just returned to the circle of discussion after it was neglected for a long time now. This law has been pushed to the light just after the President has returned from the U.S. where he was demanded to protect rights of opinion expression and freedom of the press. A freedom, which is confined by oppressive laws and operates under bias judicial authorities. The Shura...