Israeli air strike kills nine in Gaza, medics say, during ceasefire disputes
Cairo, Egypt Reuters At least nine Palestinians including three local journalists were killed and others wounded on Saturday in an Israeli air strike on Gaza’s northern Beit Lahiya town, the local health ministry said, as Hamas leaders held ceasefire talks with mediators in Cairo. Several were critically injured as the strike hit a car, with […]
Record number of journalists killed in 2024, Israel mostly responsible, CPJ says
Washington DC, US Reuters A record number of journalists was killed around the world last year, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday, adding that Israel was responsible for nearly 70 per cent of the deaths. At least 124 journalists in 18 countries died in 2024, the deadliest year for reporters and media workers […]
Palestinian Authority suspends broadcast of Qatar’s Al Jazeera TV temporarily
Cairo, Egypt Reuters The Palestinian Authority temporarily halted operations of Qatar’s Al Jazeera television in the territory including its broadcasts, citing the network’s dissemination of “inciting material,” the Palestinian news agency WAFA said on Wednesday. The culture, interior and communications ministers made the decision jointly because the channel broadcast material that was “deceiving and stirring […]
Case of Italian journalist detained in Iran “complicated”, Rome says
Milan, Italy Reuters The case of an Italian journalist being held in Iran is “complicated”, but Rome hopes to bring 29-year-old Cecilia Sala home quickly, Italy’s foreign minister said on Saturday. Sala, 29, who works for the newspaper Il Foglio and the podcast company Chora Media, was detained in Tehran on 19th December but her […]
Armed men fire on Haiti hospital reopening, killing at least three
Port-au-Prince Reuters At least three people were killed and others injured on Tuesday when armed men opened fire on a group of journalists gathered for a government press conference set to announce the reopening of Haiti’s largest public hospital, a witness to the attack told Reuters. Two reporters and a police officer were killed, said […]
Essay: ‘News influencers’ are racking up billions of views – and not checking their facts
KELLY FINCHAM, a lecturer in journalism at the University of Galway in Ireland, says the work of many news influencers does not reflect the kind of work any traditional reporter would recognise…
US races to find captive journalist Austin Tice after Syria regime collapse
Washington DC, US Reuters US officials were pressing on Monday for information about Austin Tice and to secure the release of the American journalist captured in Syria 12 years ago. Washington’s hostage-affairs envoy Roger Carstens was in Beirut as part of intensive efforts to locate Tice, according to the State Department, while White House national […]
UN says Taliban detained journalists over 250 times in Afghanistan since takeover
Reuters The United Nations’ mission to Afghanistan said on Tuesday the ruling Taliban had arbitrarily detained journalists 256 times since their takeover three years ago, and urged authorities there to protect the media. In a reply accompanying the report, the Taliban-led foreign ministry denied having arrested that number of journalists and added that those arrested […]
Two Mexican journalists shot dead in 24 hours
Mexico Reuters Two Mexican journalists were shot dead in less than 24 hours in western states, according to authorities, as the country faces a flare-up of violence in the region. A Mexican journalist was shot dead in the western state of Colima on Wednesday afternoon, the state persecutor’s office told Reuters. Members of Mexico’s investigative […]
Journalists killed as Israel and Hezbollah trade fire across Lebanon border, Blinken calls for urgent resolution
Beirut, Lebanon/Jerusalem/London, UK Reuters An Israeli strike killed three journalists in southern Lebanon on Friday, Lebanese officials said, while Hezbollah killed two people in northern Israel and violence raged in Gaza as Washington pressed for a way out of the conflict. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said there was an urgent need to get […]