Tag Archives: Media

• New York Times publisher warned Trump his rhetoric against media 31 July 2018 | Meridith McGraw This post has no comments yet

  The publisher of the New York Times says he told President Trump during a meeting at the White House that his language toward the media is “not just divisive but increasingly dangerous.” ...

• Standing for media’s rights in India 2 October 2017 | Nava Thakuria This post has no comments yet

  India, largest democracy of the globe, remains a bad place for working journalists, irrespective of the regimes in power at New Delhi or any province capital. ...

• Chinese media blames Indian press for anti-Beijing sentiments 15 August 2016 This post has one comment

  China's state-run Global Times has blamed the Indian media for deteriorating ties between the two countries. The Global Times wrote that "they grab all the attention they want like always". ...

• Independence Day thoughts: Is India paying too big a price for media freedom? | NS Venkataraman This post has 2 comments

  The challenge for Mr Modi is on how to build a positive mood and climate in the country in spite of unnecessary negativity of Indian media and activists. ...

• Internet giant Alibaba to buy South China Morning Post 12 December 2015 | Laura Mannering This post has no comments yet

  Chinese internet giant Alibaba said Friday it would buy Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, pledging to maintain the newspaper's objectivity. ...

• White House protests China’s treatment of foreign journalists 31 January 2014 | Steve Holland This post has no comments yet

  The White House on Thursday sharply criticised China's treatment of foreign journalists and noted specifically the case of a New York Times reporter whose visa was not extended. ...

• North Korea more accessible to foreign journalists than Tibet 18 December 2013 This post has no comments yet

  There are more foreign journalists in North Korea than there are in Tibet, a new report has found. The conclusion was drawn by Tibet scholar Carole McGranahan, a professor of the University of Colorado. ...

• Top Indian magazine editor embroiled in sex assault scandal 21 November 2013 This post has one comment

  India's leading investigative news magazine Tehelka was embroiled in scandal Thursday after its editor admitted sexually assaulting a colleague. ...

• Facebook, other banned sites to be open in China free trade zone 25 September 2013 | John Ruwitch This post has no comments yet

  Facebook, Twitter and other websites deemed sensitive and blocked by the Chinese government will be accessible in a planned free-trade zone in Shanghai, the South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday. ...

• Chinese mock state media for 2020 Olympics blunder 8 September 2013 This post has no comments yet

  Chinese Internet users on Sunday mocked state media for mistakenly reporting Istanbul would host the 2020 Olympic Games, the latest in a series of gaffes by the government-backed press. ...