Journalists

'People have spoken...': Elon Musk announces to unsuspend accounts of journalists on Twitter after poll

Elon Musk started a poll in which he asked Twitteratis when he should revoke the suspension of accounts who have doxxed his exact location in real-time.

Dec 17, 2022, 12:17 PM IST

Koo's Twitter handle suspended; Co-founder Mayank says, 'This won't stop here...'

In a series of tweets, Koo's co-founder Mayank questioned the rationale behind suspending the @kooeminence account, which has been set up only a few days ago for queries posed by celebrities and VIPs wanting to use the Indian social media platform

Dec 17, 2022, 11:25 AM IST

Death of Pakistani journalist in Kenya: One scribe being killed every fourth day, shows UN data

Pakistani investigative journalist Arshad Sharif was shot dead by Kenyan police, which they claim was a case of mistaken identity.

Nov 02, 2022, 09:26 AM IST

Himachal govt withdraws order seeking 'character certificate' of journalists ahead of PM Narendra Modi's Bilaspur rally

The Bilaspur SP asked district public relations officer Kuldeep Guleria to provide a list of all press correspondents, photographers and videographers, team of Doordarshan Kendra and AIR along with a certificate of their character verification.

Oct 04, 2022, 19:48 PM IST

DNA: Why are journalists a soft target in India?

Union Minister of State for Home, Ajay Mishra Teni on Wednesday lost his cool and misbehaved with media persons at a function. In response to a question asked on the Lakhimpur case, the minister lost his temper and asked the journalist "Dimag kharab hai?". He tried to shut down the mobile phone of another journalist who was recording the incident.

Dec 16, 2021, 23:48 PM IST

China is world's 'biggest captor' of journalists: Reporters Without Borders

"At least 127 journalists (professional and non-professional) are currently detained by the regime," Reporters Without Borders informed in a report, revealing the extent of the regime`s campaign of repression against the right to information.

Dec 09, 2021, 12:57 PM IST

Two female journalists reporting on Tripura violence booked, detained in Assam

The journalists had been held by the Assam police at Nilam Bazar, lower Assam while attempting to leave Tripura in order to avoid police questioning. A police team from Dharmanagar reached Nilam Bazar to bring them back, Tripura Inspector General (Law and Order), Arindam Nath said. 

Nov 14, 2021, 23:05 PM IST

Haryana Police arrests journalist, books another for publishing ‘incorrect place' of suspected terrorist’s arrest

The case against reporter Sunil Brar and news editor Sandeep Sharma of Dainik Bhaskar was registered on Thursday under different sections of the IPC, police said, adding that Brar was taken into custody on Friday.

Sep 18, 2021, 22:32 PM IST

Violence against journalists increased under Taliban rule in Afghanistan: Report

RSF’s Afghanistan desk head said that the Taliban detained 24 journalists in the past 48 hours. 

Sep 10, 2021, 20:37 PM IST

7-8 people would beat us up with sticks till we passed out: Journalists recall Taliban horror

"Five colleagues were kept in a detention centre for more than 4 hours, and during these four hours two of our colleagues were beaten and tortured brutally,"  Zaki Daryabi, editor-in-chief of an Afghanistan newspaper, shared

Sep 09, 2021, 20:36 PM IST

Manipur declares journalists as frontline workers, all to be vaccinated on priority

Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Manipur government has declared journalists as frontline workers and will now vaccinate all the journalists on priority.

May 06, 2021, 12:41 PM IST

Goa to vaccinate journalists on priority, declares them 'COVID-19 frontline workers'

The government of Goa has considered journalists of its state in frontline workers and now they will be vaccinated against COVID-19 on priority.

May 06, 2021, 11:58 AM IST

Now, Goa government to vaccinate journalists against COVID-19

Journalists working in Goa will be designated as frontline workers and will be vaccinated against COVID-19 soon, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday.

May 05, 2021, 10:44 AM IST

Good news for journalists! Facebook to pay $5 million to local journalists in newsletter push

The growth of paid newsletters has shaken up the media world, as high-profile journalists from outlets including the New York Times and Vox Media have left to strike out on their own on platforms such as Substack and Patreon, lured by cash advances and un-capped earning potential from subscriptions.

Apr 30, 2021, 13:58 PM IST

France calls on Belarus to reverse measures against journalists

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian condemned on Sunday what he called "arbitrary measures" taken by the Belarusian authorities against journalists, saying they violate press freedom.

Aug 31, 2020, 07:50 AM IST

53 mediapersons test positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai

According to BMC, most of the positive journalists were asymptomatic. Meanwhile, efforts are underway to trace the high and low-risk contacts of these mediapersons.

Apr 20, 2020, 18:37 PM IST

Media demands apology from Kangana Ranaut

A heated exchange followed, setting off a debate on social media, leaving netizens divided over whether the actress's behaviour was right.

Jul 09, 2019, 19:22 PM IST

Morning Breaking: A month after IAF strike, Pakistan takes journalists to Balakot site

More than a month after India conducted an air strike on a JeM terrorist camps in Balakot, The Pakistan Army on Thursday had taken a group a eight journalists to the site. Watch full video to know more.

Mar 30, 2019, 09:46 AM IST

Bangalore or Srinagar, journalists' murders stand for power and brutality, not democracy or civilisation

Bangalore or Srinagar, what has happened is a bloody quest for naked power.

Jun 18, 2018, 16:39 PM IST