Journalism

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, who was detained in Iran for three weeks, returned home to Italy on Wednesday, greeted by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Sala, a writer and podcaster, had been reporting on recent changes in Iranian society with a regular journalist visa when she was arrested on December 19, 2024. She was accused of "violating the laws of the Islamic Republic" and was placed in solitary confinement. Her arrest came shortly after Iranian businessman Mohammad Abedini was detained in Milan on a U.S. warrant, which alleges he supplied drone parts used in an attack in Jordan that killed three U.S. service members. Iran denied using Sala as a bargaining chip. Abedini remains in a Milan prison, with a court hearing next week to decide on his request for house arrest before extradition proceedings to the U.S. Sala was released three days after Prime Minister Meloni's visit to the U.S. played a role in her release.

Can AI match human touch in news? New study shows readers still prefer journalists’ work

The research shed light on the critical role human editors played in making AI content readable, suggesting that human oversight remains invaluable in producing accessible, engaging news.

$250-mn fund to support journalism, AI research? California announces new deal with tech firms

Under the first-in-the-nation agreement, the state and tech companies would collectively pay roughly $250 million over five years to support California-based news organization and create an AI research program.

IIJNM will no longer be offering its programmes in journalism

Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media (IIJNM) has said this in an email sent to the candidates who had applied and were selected for the academic year 2024-25.

Delhi police conducts raid at Kerala residence of Ex-NewsClick staff

The Delhi police conducted a raid at the residence of former NewsClick employee Anusha Paul in Kodumon and seized her laptop and phone as part of an ongoing investigation.

Rupert Murdoch was the last of the press barons

Murdoch is the only contemporary figure who can be spoken of in the same breath as the great press barons of yesteryears. Murdoch’s contemporary press barons were bit players by comparison, either because they failed to match his global scope or because they flamed out. But was he good or bad for journalism?

Rupert Murdoch retires, leaving behind a chequered legacy

Murdoch built up a powerful media empire, but his editorial policies left a lot to be desired

If I weren’t an investor, I’d be a journalist: Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

The outspoken investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala said that he would have been a journalist if not an investor. Here’s some instances where his love media is reflected through his interviews.

Ministry of Home Affairs to prepare SOPs for journalists

The step is being taken after three assailants posing as journalists killed Ahmad and his brother Ashraf in Prayagraj Saturday night while they were speaking to reporters

‘Selective quoting of speeches, judgments of judges a matter of concern’: CJI Chandrachud

Speaking about the ills of fake news, the CJI noted that it can misguide many people at once and contradict the principles of democracy in addition to creating friction between communities

AI News Roundup | AI Advancements: Google and Microsoft, Germany's healthcare robots, and AI in the workplace

Your daily TLDR of important AI stories you must know about.

News website used AI to write articles. Now, it has to make ‘substantial’ corrections

American website CNET experimented with an internally-designed AI tool. It did not go as planned.

Twitter bans several reporters covering Elon Musk, including those from CNN, Washington Post and NYT

Twitter did not say why the reporters' accounts were suspended.

Major news outlets urge US to drop its charges against Julian Assange

In a joint open letter, the Times, The Guardian, Le Monde, Der Spiegel and El País said the prosecution of Assange under the Espionage Act “sets a dangerous precedent” that threatened to undermine the First Amendment and the freedom of the press.

Storyboard18 | Former Storyboard editor Anant Rangaswami passes away

Industry executives remember Anant Rangaswami as a champion and honest critic of advertising, and a deep thinking individual who has contributed immensely to the media and advertising.

She told stories in order to live: The legacy of Joan Didion

Joan Didion’s death closes the chapter on a life lived in proximity to death and pathos. For the literary world, it means the loss of a powerful voice that comes by occasionally.

Financial Express Managing Editor Sunil Jain succumbs to COVID-19, PM Modi condoles demise

Jain was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi after he had contracted the coronavirus infection.

Google strikes deal with News Corp, Agrees to pay for showcasing its news

Google and Facebook had earlier pushed back against the proposed legislation with Google threatening to completely exit the island country. Facebook has also warned that it would ban Australian users to share news on the platform.

Bloomberg News laying off nearly 100 journalists as it restructures newsroom

Bloomberg’s editor-in-chief, John Micklethwait, announced the changes in a memo sent to staff Thursday, saying that the newsroom had “‘lost’ stories because we moved too slowly” and needed to have more accountability

Print & electronic media rarely cross line, digital media is completely uncontrolled: Centre to SC

The affidavit was filed in a pending matter in which the apex court is hearing a petition which has raised grievance over Sudarshan TV’s Bindas Bol’ programme whose promo had claimed that channel would show the 'big expose on conspiracy to infiltrate Muslims in government service’.

Ravish Kumar wins ‘Asia's Nobel’ Ramon Magsaysay Award 2019, joins list of elite Indian winners

Ravish Kumar has won the honour for his news show, Prime Time, which "deals with real-life, under-reported problems of ordinary people"

Think positive journalism, think 'The Better India'

Anuradha Kedia and Dhimant Parekh‘s The Better India which started in 2014, is a digital media startup that focuses on positive journalism reporting unsung heroes, innovators and change makers that founders believe mainstream television has bypassed.

Auto Sector Leads Hiring Into the New Financial Year

While FY 2016-17 began on a low note for most sectors with an overall average 1 percent drop in talent demand, sectors such as IT, telecom, BFSI and automobile witnessed positive momentum between March 2015 and March 2016.

Kejriwal's leaked video: Can media be ever credible?

Unedited clips of an off-the-record discussion between Kejriwal and a TV anchor showed him advising the latter on how his interview should be edited and played. The video seemed to suggest a favourable nexus between him and the journalist concerned.