Finance
Red lines and increasing self-censorship reshape Hong Kong’s once freewheeling press scene
[ad_1] HONG KONG — From 18th place to 140th. That’s how much Hong Kong’s ranking plunged in a global press freedom index over some…
Tag: Freedom of the press
Finance
A rough year for journalists in 2025, with a little hope for things to turn around
[ad_1] NEW YORK — By nearly any measure, 2025 has been a rough year for anyone concerned about freedom of the press. It’s likely…
Finance
WSJ’s parent firm on trial in Hong Kong, accused of dismissing reporter over union role
[ad_1] HONG KONG — A former Hong Kong reporter at the Wall Street Journal began testifying Monday against the newspaper she accuses of terminating…
Finance
Radio Free Europe’s Hungarian service shuts down after Trump funding cuts
[ad_1] BUDAPEST, Hungary — The Hungarian service of Radio Free Europe, Szabad Európa, ceased its operations on Friday after the administration of U.S. President…
Breaking News
Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million over law enforcement raid on town newspaper
[ad_1] TOPEKA, Kan. — A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over a law enforcement…
Politics
Video: Trump Escalates Attack on Free Speech
[ad_1] new video loaded: Trump Escalates Attack on Free Speech By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Christina Thornell and David Seekamp•September 20, 2025 Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White…
Boston, Massachusetts Local News
Trump’s moves against media mirror approaches by authoritarian leaders
[ad_1] BUDAPEST, Hungary — Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has waged an aggressive campaign against the media unlike any in modern…
Entertainment
Netherlands is latest to threaten to boycott Eurovision if Israel participates
[ad_1] LONDON — The Netherlands added itself Friday to a number of countries pressuring organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest to drop Israel from…
World News
‘Time for action’: Al Jazeera demands protection for journalists in Gaza
[ad_1] The network decries ‘systematic targeting’ of journalists and calls for them to be protected in Gaza and the wider region. Al Jazeera has…
Business
A Hong Kong court convicts 2 journalists in a landmark sedition case
[ad_1] HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted two former editors of a shuttered news outlet in a sedition case…
World News
British judge on Hong Kong’s top court, facing criticism, quits media freedom group’s advisory panel
[ad_1] HONG KONG (AP) — A British judge who was part of a Hong Kong court panel that unanimously dismissed an appeal from imprisoned…
World News
Landmark national security trial opens in Hong Kong
[ad_1] HONG KONG — A landmark national security trial opened Monday in Hong Kong for prominent activist and publisher Jimmy Lai, who faces a…
World News
Israel vs Hamas: Battle for narrative supremacy
[ad_1] A propaganda battle between Israel and Hamas – different messages, different audiences. Plus, Francesca Albanese on media missteps in this war. Forty-eight days…
World News
Indian authorities release Kashmiri journalist Fahad Shah after 21 months in prison
[ad_1] SRINAGAR, India — Indian authorities have released a prominent Kashmir journalist on bail nearly two years after he was arrested on accusations of…
World News
Putin approves new media restrictions ahead of presidential election
[ad_1] Media barred from reporting on election body’s actions at military bases or areas under martial law without clearance. Russian President Vladimir Putin has…
World News
Israel-Gaza: Genocidal rhetoric and the fog of war
[ad_1] We’ve seen the language of extermination, incessant bombardment and hellish scenes on TV. And as the war intensifies, the chaos of misinformation deepens.…
World News
Rupert Murdoch steps down, Lachlan Murdoch steps up
[ad_1] After Rupert Murdoch’s resignation, what is next for his media empire? Plus, TikTok and the Mafia: elements of the Italian underworld are surfacing…
World News
Syrian reporter and three soldiers killed in roadside bombing: State media
[ad_1] SAMA TV reporter Firas al-Ahmed killed in Deraa, near the Jordanian border. A Syrian reporter and three Syrian government soldiers have been killed…
World News
Guatemalan court convicts prominent journalist José Rubén Zamora
[ad_1] An award-winning journalist in Guatemala has been convicted on criminal charges, in what human rights observers call yet another blow to press freedom…
World News
Journalist Imran Riaz Khan still missing in Pakistan
[ad_1] Nearly two weeks ago, a short video emerged on social media showing Pakistani journalist and political commentator Imran Riaz Khan being escorted out…