2005-2014

Once more, newspapers and the media are reporting the attacks perpetrated by armed militiamen in and around Darfur, Sudan, in which many were killed, as well as the deteriorating tragic conditions of more than 2.5 million refugees displaced by the conflict. The Sudanese government’s latest denials about the worsening situation and its accusations that Chad is supporting the rebels and creating...

(IFJ/IFEX) - The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has expressed its deep concern for the safety of journalists in Pakistan after news of another journalist's disappearance, possibly at the hands of authorities. Sindhi Daily Kawish correspondent, Mehruddin Mari, was last seen in Thatta on June 27, and according to the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), an IFJ affiliate...

AMMAN, Jordan, July 11 (UPI) -- The family of a Jordanian journalist killed in U.S. shelling of Baghdad a day before it fell in April 2003 will sue the White House and the Pentagon. The widow and daughter of the Qatari al-Jazeera television correspondent Tarek Ayyoub will file a lawsuit through the American judiciary on charges that the shelling of the news agency's offices in Baghdad was pre...

Although 75% of households in Morocco own a satellite dish, 93% still tune into terrestrial TV, indicating that local terrestrial channels still have a strong foothold in the country. A new Arab Advisors Group comprehensive survey of GSM users across Morocco provides deep insights into the media usage patterns and habits of this major North African market. The survey reveals that while satellite...

COPENHAGEN: Flemming Rose, the Danish editor who published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad that ignited what some called a war of civilizations, walked into a conference hall full of European and American Muslims here Monday, braced for more of the same. Instead, some - Americans in particular - lined up to be photographed with him. And, though some Danish Muslims took him to task, he said, "we...

WASHINGTON - The red camera light blinked on, and news anchor Jennifer Gray began speaking: "In Iraq ..." Her face and words flashed via satellite from an Alexandria studio around the world. But, Gray isn't a TV reporter on NBC, CNN or FOX. She's a Navy petty officer who anchors a news show on the Pentagon Channel. Gray and her colleagues report to audiences as close as the barracks at Quantico...

Shanghai. July 11. INTERFAX-CHINA - A prominent Chinese newspaper has hit back against claims from Beijing that 'unbalanced reporting' on health issues is undermining the public's confidence in medical services. In a test of China's commitment to more openness and press freedom, The Southern Metropolitan Daily published a commentary in response to remarks made by the spokesman for the Ministry of...

The Reliance group has put its proposed entry into the television news business on the fast track. Barely a month after giving Ernst & Young the mandate to study the financial feasibility of the proposed venture, the Mukesh Ambani-controlled group has appointed Prateek Basu, a former Disney hand, to spearhead its initiative to launch three media channels. The Observer Research Foundation will be...

The struggles of the French press are well documented. Not only have many papers been losing circulation and money, but many of their investors come from private businesses often connected to the government that raise suspicions of not-so-independent editorial boards. In fact, the Economist says that by some counts "70% of the French press is in the hands of defence firms." For instance, the...

(IFJ/IFEX) - The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is concerned by the proposed Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill, 2006, which seeks to give the government greater power over the media, places restrictions on cross media ownership and hints at strict content regulation for news channels. There are concerns that the Information and Broadcasting Ministry will have greater control...