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The National Herald founded 70 years ago by India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on Tuesday published its last editorial as it "temporarily suspended" operations, acording to Indo-Asian News Service (IANS). The Congress party, which finances the paper, is reportedly considering the feasibility of relaunching the newspaper with modern technology. The editorial department of the English...

The new management at France's establishment influential daily Le Monde wants to sack 130 staff, including a quarter of its journalists, to stem heavy losses, Reuters has reported. Eric Fottorino, who was recently appointed as chief executive of the Le Monde group, told staff on Friday the tough restructuring plan was needed to keep the paper afloat. "To reject it would surely deny us any chance...

A person interested in climate change could consistently read a newspaper for information about the phenomenon, but would not be fully informed, says a new study by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin. Advertising assistant professor LeeAnn Kahlor and advertising graduate student Sonny Rosenthal found that one would need to rely on a variety of media sources—television, newspapers...

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey has introduced a bill to soften a controversial article in the country's penal code outlawing criticism of Turkish identity. The proposal, the Southeast European Times website reported, contains amendments to the controversial Article 301, which decrees jail sentences of three years or less for insulting "Turkishness". Prosecutors have used...

The Arabic Charter on Satellite has claimed another victim. Nilesat, an Egyptian government-owned satellite transmission company, stopped carrying the London-based Al-Hewar Television channel on April 1 without warning or explanation. The station remains accessible to viewers on the Atlantic Bird satellite system, according to the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). In a letter...

The Northeast Media Forum (NEMF) has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to ensure the safety of journalists in the region. NEMF appealed to the prime minister to ensure that journalists can carry out their professional duties in the region without fear of physical harm. NEMF, an organisation of over 100 journalists hailing from the Northeast region and working in the national capital, in a letter...

The Tajik Prosecutor-General's Office has charged two men with the murder of the Russian TV reporter, Ilyas Shurpayev, RIA Novosti has reported quoting a law enforcement source. "Masrurdzhon Yatimov and Nadzhmiddin Mukhiddinov have been charged under the provisions of Article 104/2 of the Penal Code of Tajikistan [premeditated murder with aggravating circumstances]," he said. The accused, both...

The revenue picture for Canada’s daily newspapers remained stable through 2007, with robust growth in online ad sales offsetting a mild decline in print advertising. This is in sharp contrast to the US, where a contracting economy helped drive print ad revenues to the biggest year over year fall in more than half a century. According to new data released by the Canadian Newspaper Association (CNA)...

The Seattle Times Co will eliminate about 190 positions by next month because of continuing revenue declines. In a memo to employees, which was posted on the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild website, Times Publisher Frank Blethen and Times Co President Carolyn Kelly said the changes will be part of about $15 million in budget reductions during the next two months. "We had hoped the expense...

A labour court has awarded a compensation of about Rs 5 million ($125,000) to an American journalist sacked by the Associated Press (AP) in New Delhi. Assistant Labour Commissioner AV Premnath, designated the Competent Authority, ruled that Laurinda Keys Long was very much covered by Indian laws because AP had a base in this country. Laurinda Keys’ lawyer Suman Doval told Indo-Asian News Service...