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The International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ) has honoured four journalists from Brazil, Indonesia, Russia and Sudan for their achievements in the face of political and economic threats at the annual Excellence in International Journalism Awards Dinner on November 9. This year's Knight International Press Fellowship Awards were given to Marcelo Beraba of Brazil, Bambang Harymurti of Indonesia...

KATHMANDU, Nov. 11: The Gorkhapatra Style Book will be amended to bring uniformity to its Nepali publications, said Executive Chairperson of the Gorkhapatra Corporation at the conclusion of the two-day refresher course organised by the corporation to its Nepali proofreaders on Friday. During the training, different speakers said that there were different dictionaries and grammar books and, thus...

The Supreme Court today declined to issue a stay order on the implementation of the controversial media ordinance. It also refused to continue the interlocutory stay order issued on October 27 ordering the government not to take further action against Kantipur FM. The court ruled there was no ground to issue a stay order in the case filed by Kantipur FM and others. A special bench of Chief Justice...

As more details about the Amman bombings emerge, the corporate media has gone into heavy-duty spin mode to shape events to the liking of the Bushcons and the Israelis. For instance, on the day of the bombing (November 9), Reuters reported that the bombs at the Radisson were "placed in a false ceiling," a rather difficult operation in a busy hotel and demonstrating the fact the bombers, who we are...

Amrita TV Chief Executive Editor Neelan was attacked by some miscreants, purportedly for airing a programme on increasing ''goonda'' attacks in the capital. Neelan was attacked last night in front of the state secretariat on his way home. He was admitted to a private hospital here with head injuries, Amrita TV said. He had received several threats after ''Ullarakal'', a programme based on '...

When it comes to Americans' reliance upon news, what's "new and hot" is not the choice for many consumers, business executives and Washington insiders, according to the findings of a survey developed jointly by Harris Interactive and the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Foundation. The survey, titled "Executive, Congressional and Consumer Attitudes Toward Media, Marketing and the Public...

Al-Jazeera is struggling to gain carriage agreements for its new English-language channel in the US and Australia, two of the world's biggest markets. Nigel Parsons, the head of al-Jazeera International, said it was proving difficult to persuade US cable companies to give the channel space on their platforms. "Without doubt there are one or two countries where it's more difficult. The US is not...

America Online Inc. and Microsoft Corp. yesterday announced separate deals with news organizations to add new video features to their Web services, developments that underscore how more mainstream media channels are going online. America Online's news channel, AOL.com, will feature CBSnews.com content and video on its home page. Separately, Microsoft's MSN and the Associated Press announced a...

Nearly half the people in the United States believe the press is unfair to the Bush Administration, according to a Pew Research Centre survey. In fact, an increasing number of Americans believe the press is "too critical of the administration". Republican perceptions of press coverage of Bush have changed dramatically. Just a quarter of Republicans think news organisations are treating the Bush...

The number of sexual scenes on American television has nearly doubled since 1998, according to Sex on TV 4, a biennial study released on Wednesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation. While the inclusion of references to "safer sex" issues � such as waiting to have sex, using protection, or possible consequences of unprotected sex � has also increased since 1998, that rate has levelled off in recent...