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The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) has alleged that the office of the Headlines Today news channel, which was attacked by suspected Sangh workers in New Delhi, had violated "norms of decent journalism" and regretted the damage to "some small property" during the protest against the media house. "It was a peaceful demonstration. We are sorry that flower pots and some small property were damaged...

The Press Council of India (PCI) is readying guidelines to check the "paid news" trend in the country. PCI Chairperson Justice G N Ray told The Indian Express that on the anvil could be proposals that suggest that if the Council adjudicates over a complaint and censures a newspaper, the same would have to be carried on the front page of the newspaper. That apart, if a newspaper is censured twice...

Media giants Network 18 Media & Investments and Sun Network Ltd have announced a strategic alliance to launch one of the country's biggest distribution entities by name Sun18. The alliance also marks the entry of Network 18 Group into the Indian television distribution space. Sun18 was the first pan-India distribution company and aims to become one of the dominant players in the around Rs 16,000...

The Indian media industry has seen a few sporadic deals recently and industry players expect further consolidation across all segments. Here are some recent acquisitions and mergers in the Indian media space over the last one year: Network18 to consider selling its stake in London-listed Indian Film Company Ltd(JS6.L) to Viacom 18, a joint venture between its unit IBN18 Broadcast(IBN.BO) and U.S...

Burundi police arrested a journalist for alleged "treason" Saturday over an article questioning whether the security forces could deal with an attack like one that hit Uganda a week ago, an official said, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). The July 11 bombings in Kampala claimed by Al Qaeda-inspired rebels killed at least 73 people watching the World Cup final in what the insurgents said was...

The Gannett Company, the largest newspaper publisher in the US, said on Friday that its second-quarter profit more than doubled from a year ago, helped by a rebound in broadcast revenue, a one-time tax gain and a less severe drop in print advertising, the Associated Press (AP) has reported. But revenue at the company, which publishes USA Today, and owns more than 80 other daily newspapers and 23...

The Malaysian Islamic opposition party newspaper has escaped closure and won a new publishing permit from the government which had accused it of violating laws, an official said Thursday, according to an Agence France-Presse (AFP) report. The government has in recent weeks also refused to immediately renew the licences for two other opposition newspapers in what critics have said is a crackdown...

The Brazilian daily Jornal do Brasil will discontinue its print edition and publish exclusively on the Internet starting September 1, the owner of the 119-year-old newspaper said Wednesday. Based in Rio de Janeiro, the once-influential paper has lost thousands of subscribers in recent years amid turmoil in the editorial offices and serious financial woes. Though it was founded by monarchists...

A Khartoum criminal court on Thursday sentenced three senior members of the opposition daily Rai Al Shaab (People’s Opinion) to jail terms ranging two to five years on charges of “publishing incorrect information” and “attacking the state with a view to undermining the constitutional system.” Deputy editor Abuzur Al Amin was given a five-year sentence while editor Ashraf Abdelaziz, and political...

Azerbaijan’s representative to the European Court of Human Rights has announced that his government appealed Friday against a ruling issued by the court in April ordering Azerbaijan to free Eynulla Fatullayev, an opposition newspaper editor who has been held since April 20, 2007. Paris-based Reporters sans Frontières (RSF) over what will happen to Fatullayev and regards this announcement as...