New York – The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the detention of Lu Yuyu and Li Tingyu, who systematically document protests on social media websites. Police in Dali, Yunnan province, detained Lu and Li, who are romantic partners,…
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Study shows what goes viral on Twitter
Dhaka – A recent study showed that the news that is shared by your friend or acquaintance on micro-blogging site Twitter goes viral the most. Out of 10 million random clicks on news stories, it was found that 61 per…
Global events call for Assange’s freedom
Ten cities across the world are hosting a week of events dubbed “First they came for Assange,” featuring Noam Chomsky, Slavoj Zizek, Yanis Varoufakis and Patti Smith, among others. It marks four years of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s detention. Julian…
Chhatra Union JU unit condemns threat against journalists
Bangladesh Student Union (BSU) of JU unit condemned threat against journalist of Jahangirnagar University (JU) and yellow journalism of 71’ TV correspondent on Monday in a statement signed by the unit president Dipanjan Shiddhanta Kajol and Secratery Abid Sarkar Shohag.
Journo injured in BCL attack following JU women assault
A journalist of Jahangirnagar University (JU) was critically injured and hospitalised after being attacked by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) cadre of JU Unit for protesting harassment of a woman at Wednesday night.
Masked men attack muckraking Sri Lankan editor
New York – Sri Lankan authorities should ensure a thorough investigation into an attack on the editor of the Sinhala-language Meepura newspaper Thursday and hold the perpetrators responsible, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Freddy Gamage was walking to…
CPJ urges Myanmar to reform laws restricting press freedom
President Htin Kyaw Office of the President Republic of the Union of Myanmar Naypyidaw, Myanmar Via Facsimile: +95-1-652-624 Your Excellency, We at the Committee to Protect Journalists, an international, independent press-freedom organization, write to congratulate you on your recent appointment…
President-elect sends wrong signal on impunity in the Philippines
Bangkok – The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s comments during a press conference justifying the killing of journalists. Duterte made the remarks in response to a reporter’s question on Tuesday about how his government would…
Journalists urged to acquire knowledge on outsourcing to earn remittance
Gaibandha Correspondent Speakers at a training programme urged the journalists to come forward with the mentality to acquire knowledge on outsourcing to earn remittance through performing contractual jobs to change their lots economically. Speakers said online outsourcing has become a…
5 day training for journalists begins in Sylhet
Sylhet Correspondent A 5day training programme on Rural journalists on Democracy and Human Rights issues for local journalists who want to build their career in journalism began in the city on Saturday. News Network , a media think tank, arranged…
Journalist arrested in Nepal while covering protest
New York – Police in Nepal arrested the journalist Shesh Narayan Jha on Monday while he was photographing a protester splashing paint on the walls of a government complex in Kathmandu, according to the Federation of Nepali Journalists.
Community radio stations address Bangladesh cyclone risk
AHM. Bazlur Rahman As part of addressing the risk of Cyclone ROANU, eight community radio (CR) stations in the coastal region of Bangladesh broadcast 348 hours program for 3 days continuously from May 19 to May 21, 2016 The Community…
BBC censored during Obama’s visit to Vietnam: CPJ
Bangkok – Authorities in Vietnam ordered a British Broadcasting Corporation team to stop reporting on U.S. President Barack Obama’s three-day visit to the country, the BBC reported today. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the censorship and called on Vietnam…
Journalists, media employees demand 9th Wage Board
Dhaka-Sangbadik-Sramik-Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SSKOP), a platform of journalists, workers and employees, on Monday threatened to go on a greater movement if their demand for the announcement of the 9th Wage Board for media people is not met by a month.…
South Asia’s first women journo Nurjahan Begum passes away
Nurjahan Begum, the first woman journalist in the subcontinent and the editor of the first women’s magazine the ‘Begum’ and the promotor of women renaissance, died in the capital on Monday. She was 91. She breathed her last at the…
Plagariam detection software launched at BD University
Dhaka – First of its kind-a Plagiarism Detection Software (PDS) developed under a Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) Sub-project CP 3655 of the University Grants Commission (UGC) was formally launched at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), Dhaka on Saturday.
SOPA 2016 Awards finalists announced
Accolades for Best Journalism in Asia Pacific for the 18th year Hong Kong, China – The finalists for the Society of Publishers in Asia 2016 Awards for Editorial Excellence were announced on Monday. The SOPA Awards attracted a record number…
Mustafiz now in Indian commercial!
‘Cutter Master’ and the pride of Satkhira, Mustafizur Rahman is on a roll. Apart from his on-pitch successes, he is now featured in television commercials, as part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad entourage, he was shown in an online delivery brand’s…
Sagor-Runi murder case probe report submission deferred
A Dhaka court on Thursday, once again, re-fixed the date for submission of probe report in the Sagor-Runi murder case, as the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) failed to submit the report on May 19 also.
2016 Knight International Award winners expose rampant graft
Investigative reporters from Bosnia and Mexico who have exposed financial crimes and misconduct at the highest levels are the winners of the 2016 Knight International Journalism Award, the International Center for Journalists (http://www.icfj.org/) (ICFJ) announced. The award recognizes excellent reporting…
Journo Sadeque Khan passes away at 84
Veteran journalist Sadeque Khan passed away here on Monday. He was 84. Family sources said Sadeque Khan, an Ekushey Padak winning Language Movement hero, entered a bathroom of his Baridhara residence in the morning to have a shower. As he was…
Six journos, seeking info on drugs, hacked in Teknaf
Staff Reporter Five journalists, including Independent TV correspondent Toufiqul Islam Lipu, were injured in a criminal attack in Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar yesterday.
Khokon coming good on free Wifi promise for DSCC
Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon has formally inaugurated the first of 50 promised ‘hotspots’ – limited zones offering free WiFi internet paid for by the city corporation – in the areas covered by DSCC. Dhaka, UNB News Agency…
BBC team expelled from North Korea for ‘disrespectful’ reporting
By Reuters and VICE News North Korea detained and expelled a team of BBC journalists on Monday over its reporting, the broadcaster and a North Korean official said, as a large group of foreign reporters visited the isolated country to…
How we can keep press freedom from withering away?
By Farhana Haque Rahman, Director General, Inter Press Service Reprint Rome (IPS) – Media freedoms appear increasingly under siege around the world, with concerning signs that achieving middle-income status is no guarantee for an independent political watchdog in the form…
EU determined to support, freedoms of opinion, expression
Dhaka – Mogherini, the High Representative of the European Council in a statement on behalf of the EU on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day on Tuesday recalled the principle that “the establishment, maintenance and fostering of an…
Democracy thrives on free press: Bernicat
Dhaka – US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat has said democracy can only flourish where the press can work freely. “As journalists defend our democracy, we must defend them. We must protect press freedom as a fundamental human right to…
BBC’s weekly global audience rises to record 348m
The BBC reaches a record weekly audience of 348 million people worldwide, a 13% increase on last year, according to new figures released today, says a message received from the BBC international service. The figures – the BBC Global Audience…
CPJ condemns murder of Bangladeshi LGBT journalist
New York – The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the murder today of Bangladeshi journalist Xulhaz Mannan. The senior editor at gay rights magazine Roopbaan, who also worked at the U.S. Agency for International Development, was stabbed to death at…
Nepal’s critical journalist Kanak Mani Dixit detained in graft case
New York – The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in Nepal to immediately release Kanak Mani Dixit, the founding editor of the independent regional news magazine Himal Southasian. The journalist, who has reported critically on the country’s civil…