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Three journalists booked for running false, misleading report in MP's Bhind

The Madhya Pradesh police have registered an FIR against three journalists claiming that they ran false and misleading news of an incident in Bhind district

Pakistan frees TV news director held over an anti-army broadcast

A Pakistani court in the southern port city of Karachi on Thursday ordered the release of a TV news director who was arrested the previous day over an anti-army broadcast

Litany of falsehood unleashed: Ansari on charge of inviting Pak journalist

In a statement, he also rejected the allegation, made by the BJP citing comments of a former RAW functionary, that he had compromised national interest as India's ambassador to Iran

Journalists should not be jailed for 'what they write, tweet and say': UN

Journalists should not be jailed for what they write, what they tweet and what they say, a spokesperson for UN's Guterres has said referring to the arrest of Alt News co-founder Zubair in India

Pak journalist warned of legal action over baseless allegations: Military

The military dismissed allegations hurled against its top leadership by senior journalist Shaheen Sehbai, terming them as 'baseless propaganda'

Taliban restricts Afghan journalists from covering security incidents

According to the Reporters Without Borders, at least 50 media workers were arrested since the Taliban took over the country in August last year until February 2022

Qatar faces new terror funding accusations, embassy seeks more information

The Qatari Embassy said it needed more information before it could comment about the reported investigation, and did not immediately comment on the lawsuit

Pak investigation agency probes senior journalist Sami Abraham under PECA

The journalist has been accused of levelling false allegations against senior government functionaries, reported ARY News.

Media dissent at home and abroad

There could be further leaks on Pegasus in the American media, following the one in the New York Times in January

China opens espionage trial of Chinese Australian journalist

The trial of Chinese Australian journalist Cheng Lei on espionage charges began Thursday in Beijing

Ukrainian journalist abducted by Russian forces: Media watchdog

Dmytro Khilyuk, a journalist working for the Ukrainian Independent News Agency (UNIAN), was abducted by Russian forces on March 4 from a village in the Kiev region, a media watchdog announced.

Have shared all necessary details with BCCI-formed committee: Saha

It remains to be seen whether Saha has revealed the name of the journalist to the committee as the cricketer earlier had said that he wouldn't reveal the name as it could harm the journalist's career

New media accreditation guidelines stoke concerns around free speech

Accreditation allows journalists access to government offices in the capital. It's also often required to cover events like high-level bilateral meetings

How 'Writing With Fire', now in the running for an Oscar, came about

The film captures the spunky print-to-digital journey of Dalit women-run newspaper Khabar Lahariya

Kerala HC upholds Centre bar on telecast of MediaOne news channel

The court said that the decision of the Ministry of Home Affairs to deny security clearance was based on the intelligence inputs received from various agencies.

Journalists union, MediaOne employees move HC against order banning channel

The Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ), Pramod Raman -- editor of MediaOne -- and some employees of the channel moved two separate pleas

95% Afghan journalists unable to cover stories independently: Media survey

A media survey showed that 95 per cent of Afghan journalists have the problem of access to information and they cannot cover stories independently.

Salvadoran journalists' phones hacked with Pegasus spyware, report finds

Salvadoran journalists' phones hacked with Pegasus spyware, report finds

Almost 80% of Afghan journalists changed profession post-Taliban takeover

Nearly 80 per cent of Afghan journalists changed their profession after the Taliban took control of the country.

'Dancing on razor's edge': CJI on journalists' work in present time

Speaking truth to power and holding up a mirror to society is an immense responsibility that is extremely difficult to fulfil and there is enormous pressure, stress upon journalists, CJI Ramana said