Dec 18 In Hong Kong, national security trial opens for prominent publisher Jimmy Lai By Kanis Leung, Associated Press The 76-year-old Lai was arrested in August 2020 during a crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement under the sweeping national security law enacted following huge protests four years ago. Continue reading
Dec 04 Global journalist group says Israel-Hamas war is beyond compare for media deaths By Raf Cassert, Associated Press About 60 have been killed since the Oct. 7 start of the war, already close to the same number of journalists killed during the entire Vietnam War half a century ago. Continue reading
Nov 14 A veteran journalist who is refusing to divulge her sources could be held in contempt of court By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press A federal judge in Washington is weighing whether to hold in contempt a veteran journalist who has refused to identify her sources for stories about a Chinese scientist who was investigated by the FBI but never charged. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch 3:12 A Brief But Spectacular take on how to rebuild local news By Moe Sattar, Katie Hodgman Steven Waldman is the founder and president of Rebuild Local News, a nonpartisan nonprofit working to counter the collapse of local news and strengthen local democracy. He is also the co-founder of Report for America, a national service program that… Continue watching
Oct 20 WATCH: Amna Nawaz discusses importance of global free press By Amna Nawaz Amna Nawaz joins a panel of journalists and academics to discuss the importance of protecting free speech around the world. Continue reading
Oct 19 Journalists in Gaza struggle with safety, survival while reporting on the ground By David Bauder, Associated Press A limited number of journalists in Gaza are trying to report on the war with Israel while facing the same problems as the besieged Palestinian population there — wondering where to live, where to get food and water, and how… Continue reading
Sep 30 Mayor suspends police chief who led raid of rural Kansas newspaper's office By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press The police chief who led a highly criticized raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended, the mayor confirmed to The Associated Press on Saturday. Continue reading
Sep 21 Rupert Murdoch is stepping down at Fox and News Corp By David Bauder, Associated Press Magnate Rupert Murdoch's surprise announcement Thursday that he's stepping down as leader of his two companies leaves his son Lachlan firmly in line of succession at Fox and the rest of the media empire. Continue reading
Aug 21 The online search spurring a raid on a local Kansas paper was legal, a state agency says By John Hanna, Associated Press Spokesperson Zack Denney said Monday that it's legal to access the agency's driver’s license database using information obtained independently. Continue reading
Aug 16 Kansas prosecutor says material seized in police raid of Marion County newspaper should be returned By John Hanna, Associated Press Even without computers, cellphones and other equipment taken in the raid, the new edition of the Marion County Record made it to newsstands Wednesday after a frenzied scramble. Continue reading