The Turkish prosecutor in Diyarbakir, the symbolic capital of the Kurds, charged Dutch journalist Fréderike Geerdink with “terrorist propaganda.” She faces one to five years in prison if found guilty.
Traditional journalism outlets apparently work, since they are how Indiana Governor Mike Pence says he learned about his administration’s plan to launch a “news” site of its own. The site, to be called “Just IN,” has been shelved.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R), a potential 2016 presidential candidate, is walking back Monday’s report in the Indianapolis Star that he is launching a taxpayer-funded, state-run “news” site.
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R) claimed that a “herd mentality” by the media exacerbated criticism of her speech in Iowa over the weekend on Tuesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. Regarding a possible 2016 run, Palin said “I
The Indianapolis Star is reporting that potential 2016 presidential hopeful Gov. Mike Pence (R) plans to launch a state-run news site that will “offer pre-written articles to Indiana news outlets, as well as sometimes break news stories about his administration.”
USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page said that President Obama “has an obligation to talk to more traditional media,” something that he does not do enough, while defending the president’s post-State of the Union interviews with YouTube stars on Saturday’s
In a breathless, Drudge Report-linked headline, the Washington Post reported last week that the “Majority of U.S. public school students are in poverty.” A Huffington Post piece by Rebecca Klein, published 12 minutes earlier, sported a similar headline, “More Than Half Of American Schoolchildren Now Live In Poverty.” The only problem with these headlines, and the stories beneath them, is that they aren’t true—not even close.
AUSTIN, Texas — On Thursday, the Texas House of Representatives passed House Resolution 4, which contained several amendments to the rules governing the administration of the House, including new restrictions on media access to the Capitol that may make it easier for elected officials to retaliate against journalists who criticize them, as well as creating new challenges for citizen journalists, bloggers, and other new media to obtain media credentials.
Turkey banned all media, including social networks, from reporting claims that the nation’s intelligence agency sent weapons to the rebels in Syria in 2014. Documents alleging this contradict Turkish government claims they do not aid the rebels, but only sent humanitarian aid.
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House is considering new restrictions on media credentials at the Capitol that could present new challenges for citizen journalists, bloggers, and other new media who wish to cover the Legislature.
Wednesday, the day gunmen attacked the French magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, killing at least 12 people, including two police officers and ten journalists, President Barack Obama took a shot at the media for not promoting his successes, when he
Shanghai authorities came under heavy criticism after a stampede killed thirty-six people on New Year’s Eve. Family members of the deceased slammed the government for skimping on security at an event that attracts thousands of people. But now these family members claim the Chinese government is censoring and monitoring their moves.
Mayor Bill de Blasio lost his cool during a press conference in New York City this afternoon, blasting the media for dividing the people of New York. “What are you guys going to do? Are you going to keep dividing
