2005-2014

In case you wondered: The Judy Miller Saga is front page news in Italy, too. On my second day there last week, I managed to spot coverage not only in the International Herald Tribune but also in the Italian papers. Maybe, like many in the American press, the Italians resent her for helping to push their country into a war. But now, the scandal has gotten even more interesting, and disturbing, with...

The editor of a women's rights magazine in Afghanistan has been sentenced to two years in jail for blasphemy. Ali Mohaqiq Nasab, editor of Huquq-e Zan (Women's Rights), was convicted today after a court in Kabul concluded that several articles in his magazine were anti-Islamic. WOMEN'S VOICE: The judges in charge of the case accused Ali Mohaqiq Nasab, editor of Huquq-e Zan, of intentionally...

It didn't feel like a rebellion, more a minor uprising, but as a succession of small shareholders berated Rupert Murdoch from the floor of New York's Hudson Theatre, the News Corp chairman's patience began to wear thin. The company's first AGM since moving from Australia to America had begun amicably enough at 10am on Friday, as a small gathering of around 100 investors, analysts and journalists...

APPARENTLY, the American Society of Magazine Editors has a considerably lower opinion of magazine readers (and, for that matter, magazine editors) than one might expect. The organization's latest guidelines, issued last week, are intended, in part, to dissuade magazines from printing advertising that could be confused with editorial content. It seems that too many Americans are dazzled by glossy...

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Times' ombudsman said the newspaper should review reporter Judith Miller's journalism practices to address "clear issues of trust and credibility" in her role in the CIA leak investigation. Miller's attorney called the newspaper's recent criticism of her "shameless." Times Public Editor Byron Calame also said the paper should consider updating its ethics guidelines on...

In the 1970s, when my involvement with journalism was largely restricted to seeing the press from the perspective of a reader, there was no doubt in my mind that Ramnath Goenka, the Indian Express’s feisty proprietor, was one of the good guys. In those days, people like myself tended to judge journalists and their proprietors on a single criterion: where did they stand on the Indira Gandhi issue...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A reporter for The New York Times came under sharp criticism in the pages of her own newspaper on Saturday, over her conduct related to a probe into the outing of a CIA operative. The Times' executive editor was quoted in the paper as saying reporter Judith Miller appeared to have misled it about her role in the controversy, and a top columnist suggested the Times' reputation...

Interview young journalists for a job these days, and their inevitable response to the question as to why they want a career in the written word comes back to basic principles: expose injustice, fight for the public's right to know, and - in one memorable case - change the world. In reality, journalism is more often a mixture of mundane police calls, follow-ups, caption-writing and fruitless phone...

DUBAI – "Media establishments should forge a common platform in order to be able to eliminate the ‘influence’ and ‘blackmail’ tactics adopted by advertising, marketing and public relations agencies. "This call was made during the Ramadan Majlis held by the Dubai Press Club on Thursday night, titled ‘Media Issues’. Abdullatif Al Sayegh, CEO of the Arab Media Group; Ali Al Hadithy, Managing Director...

Police on Friday raided a major private radio broadcaster, seizing key studio and transmitting components after the station defied a government order to halt newscasts, an official said. Kantipur Radio channel -- which belongs to the country's largest private media group -- was raided by dozens of police on Friday, said Amit Dhakal, news editor of the Kathmandu Post, the English daily published by...