カテゴリー: Media
Bill placing libel under criminal rather than civil law could see journalists jailed for three years for ‘misleading’ contentJournalists and social media moderators in Vanuatu could face up to three years in prison under a new bill that broadly crimina…
Our Delhi correspondents pay tribute to the Indian journalist and Guardian news assistant, who has died of CovidEvery Guardian south Asia correspondent over the past decade can remember the first time they met Kakoli Bhattacharya. A smart, brilliant an…
Case against RTHK producer Bao Choy has become central to Hong Kong authorities’ press clampdownAn award-winning Hong Kong news producer has been found guilty of criminal conduct after she accessed a public database while investigating an attack at a c…
Newspapers warn that the situation shows no sign of improving, and calls on warring politicians to cooperate to beat the virusSee all our coronavirus coverageIndia’s media has reacted with despair as the country set a new world record for daily cases o…
Media mogul writes from prison that ‘freedom of speech is a dangerous job’ but journalists must uphold justice The Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has told his staff to “stand tall” in a letter from prison, days before being …
Colourised images from Tuol Sleng prison during 1970s genocide were manipulated, media group saysCambodia has condemned images published by Vice media group that featured victims of the Khmer Rouge genocide, colourised and with some apparently edited t…
John Sudworth’s relocation to Taiwan comes after ‘months of personal attacks’ over reporting of alleged abuses of minoritiesA senior BBC journalist has left Beijing for Taiwan at short notice after nine years reporting from China, amid concerns for his…
Blogger argued he had ‘merely shared’ an article without changing content or adding commentsThe Singapore high court has ordered a blogger to pay S$133,000 (US$98,825) in damages in a defamation case to the prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong.Lee sued Leon…
Government blamed for not ensuring safety as broadcaster’s female staff told to stay home after attacks by IsisA radio and television broadcaster in eastern Afghanistan that has had four of its female employees murdered since December has said it will …
Police target outlet after hospitals stormed on Sunday night amid call for strike in protest at coupMyanmar security forces have raided the Yangon offices of a local media outlet as the ruling junta widens its efforts to suppress opposition to the coup…
As the deadline for US withdrawal looms, the Taliban are seizing their chance and the death toll rises dailyGhazaal Habibyar’s trembling hand hovered over her mobile phone, unable to type the numbers. “I was afraid to hear bad news,” she recalls of tha…
Australian study finds a ‘coordinated effort by CCP’s propaganda apparatus’ to distract from critical BBC reports and redirect narrativeChina’s Communist party orchestrated an international campaign to undermine the BBC and discredit its reporting duri…