2005-2014

(AMARC/IFEX) - AMARC strongly condemns the Colombian government's decision to violate freedom of expression and information by imposing prior censorship, through restricting in an arbitrary and unconstitutional manner community media's right to cover various electoral proposals, conduct interviews and promote debates between the different political parties. In a 9 August 2007 government press...

The American public continues to fault news organisations for a number of perceived failures, with solid majorities criticising them for political bias, inaccuracy and failing to acknowledge mistakes. Some of the harshest indictments of the press now come from the growing segment that relies on the Internet as its main source for national and international news. The Internet news audience –...

New Zealand newspaper publisher APN News & Media has begun outsourcing editorial production work, a plan that will be extended to five daily and three weekly newspapers by year end, the Associated Press (AP) reported. The changes, effective from yesterday, mean that news editing and layout operations at the New Zealand Herald, the country's biggest daily, and a string of regional dailies will be...

Kannur, Aug. 13 (PTI): Scribes of Manorama News TV channel and Malayala Manorama daily's Kannur unit were manhandled by suspected CPI(M) workers while they were travelling in their vehicle here today. The incident occurred as the vehicle got stranded in a rally organised by the pro-CPI(M) "kerala state Karashaka Thozhilali Union' to the head post office here, as the scribes were returning after...

If the words "print" and "media" conjure up images of plummeting profits, shrinking readership and editors tearing their hair out as they attempt to staunch the exodus to the online universe, you clearly aren't thinking of India. As the country celebrates the 60th anniversary of its independence from Britain, newspapers are flourishing, with growth projections that would impress even the savviest...

Afghan officials banned journalists Sunday from shooting photos and video or conducting interviews near the site where talks on the fate of 21 South Korean hostages are being held — new restrictions a day after two Taliban leaders held a news conference there, the Associated Press (AP) has reported. Taliban representative Mullah Bashir (left) addresses media representatives as Mullah Nasrullah...

The British Ministry of Defence is cracking down on its troops' ability to communicate with the public, with new guidelines barring them from a host of activities, including blogging. Soldiers, sailors and airforce personnel will not be able to blog, take part in surveys, speak in public, post on bulletin boards, play in multi-player computer games or send text messages or photographs without the...

Senior Zee television reporter Shobana Singh died after being washed away by the strong currents of water in the Shatru nallah, about 19 km from Koksar on NH-21, in Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh Saturday evening. Police reports from Keylong said the body of the TV reporter was recovered about 10 metres below the highway in the nallah. The body was buried under a heap of mud and...

NEW YORK Since Facebook opened its site to developers in May, it has been flooded with mini-programs that let users throw virtual food at one another, post movie reviews and share YouTube videos. The influx of applications, now up to over 2,800, is leading to the creation of ad networks designed to let developers profit from their work and help advertisers reach Facebook's growing user base...

A Chinese reporter who fabricated a TV news saying that Beijing dumpling makers used cardboard as a filling, was Sunday sentenced to one year behind bars with a fine of 1,000 yuan for the crime of "infringing commodity reputation". The official Xinhua news agency said the journalist, Zi Beijia, was convicted after an open court hearing of "infringing the reputation of commodities". He was also...