After being accused of censoring free speech, Facebook is apologising for banning a Christian evangelist in the US from posting on the social network for a day last week, a media report said.


Facebook to apologise for banning Christian evangelist in US


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A law for the security of journalists will soon come into force in Madhya Pradesh, state Law and Legislative Affairs Minister P.C. Sharma said on Saturday.


MP to enact law for journalists' security: Minister


In a bid to highlight security flaws in Twitter, Britain-based Insinia Security temporarily hijacked several celebrity and journalist accounts active on the micro-blogging site.


Insinia Security hacks celebrity Twitter accounts to expose flaws


The joint general body meeting of All Manipur Working Journalists Union (AMWJU) and Editors Guild Manipur on Tuesday strongly condemned the arrest and detention of TV journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem.


Manipur journalist's detention condemned


Two Reuters journalists jailed for violating Myanmar's Official Secrets Act appeared in a court here on Monday to appeal against their convictions.


Jailed reporters appear in Myanmar court to appeal convictions


Nicaraguan police shut down operations at a major TV network and arrested the owner, accusing him of instigating hate and violence in the country, officials said.


Nicaraguan police storm TV station, arrest owner for 'hate mongering'


In a setback to the Congress, the Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea of Associated Journals Ltd (AJL) challenging the Centre's October 30 direction asking the National Herald newspaper's publisher to vacate the Herald House within two weeks.


HC orders National Herald to vacate premises in 2 weeks


The Twitter stock nosedived over 12 per cent after a famed Wall Street analyst dubbed the micro-blogging platform the "Harvey Weinstein of social media", days after an Amnesty International study found Twitter a "toxic" place for women.


Twitter dubbed 'Harvey Weinstein of social media', stock falls


The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday arrested Suman Chattopadhyay, editor of a leading Bengali daily, in I-Core Group chit fund scam, an official said.


Senior Kolkata journalist arrested by CBI in chit fund case


Journalist bodies on Thursday condemned the arrest and 12 months detention of Manipuri journalist Kishorechand Wangkhem and demanded that the charges levelled against him under the National Security Act (NSA) be dropped. He was booked for allegedly criticizing Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.


Journalist bodies demand: Drop NSA against Manipuri journalist


Google has said that its algorithms now use mobile-first indexing for over half of the pages shown in search results globally.


Google uses mobile-first indexing for most pages in search results


German news magazine "Der Spiegel" has sacked an award-winning staff writer after accusing him of inventing details and quotes in numerous stories.


Award winning German reporter sacked over 'invented' reports


Kishorechandra Wangkhem, a 45-year-old staff reporter of a local cable network, ISTV, who was detained under the National Security Act (NSA) in last week of November by the BJP-led coalition government in Manipur, has been sentenced to a 12-month jail term.


Manipur journalist detained under NSA gets year-long jail term


The number of journalists killed on duty rose in 2018 and the number murdered in reprisal for their work doubled, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reported on Wednesday.


Killings of journalists in reprisal for work doubled in 2018: Report


An FIR was lodged here on Tuesday against five persons, including the security guards of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, for violently assaulting a TV cameraman a day earlier.


FIR registered against Sharif's security guards for assaulting cameraman


Ten media outlets from India have been selected for receiving YouTube innovation funding as part of the Google News Initiative (GNI) to help newsrooms and publishers strengthen their online video capabilities and experiment with new formats for video journalism.


10 Indian media outlets among 87 selected for YouTube funding


A powerful explosion shattered windows and damaged the premises of a Greek television station early on Monday but left no casualties, police said in a statement.


Explosion at Greek TV station, no casualty


The Editors Guild on Sunday expressed grave concern over the Meghalaya High Court summoning 'The Shillong Times editor and publisher for alleged contempt over reporting on how the judges of the court have granted themselves and their families multiple facilities and benefits.


Editors Guild laments Meghalaya HC summoning editor for alleged contempt


Facebook has dismissed a media report that claimed journalists working as factcheckers for the social media giant are frustrated and are ending partnerships as the company failed to use their expertise to combat misinformation.


Facebook dismisses report of journalists' frustration with fact-checking


Families, friends and colleagues of two Reuters journalists, imprisoned in Myanmar, on Wednesday called for their immediate release one year on from their arrest.


Families urge Myanmar to release journalists


Paris, Dec 12 (IANS/AKI) The UN cultural organisation Unesco has deplored last week's killing of TV reporter Noorul Hassan in Pakistan and called on the country's authorities to bring to justice those responsible for the attack.

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