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Colombia warns of plot to kill high-profile journalists
By Helen Murphy BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government warned on Tuesday of a plot by a criminal group to kill several high-profile journalists just weeks after the attempted assassination of an investigative reporter boosted concerns over threats to a free press in the violence-plagued Andean nation. President Juan Manuel Santos also announced that 90 journalists are being given protection by the government. Continue reading
Phone Hacking Probe: Journalists Freed On Bail
Police investigating new claims of phone hacking at the News Of The World release five of the six journalists arrested on bail. Continue reading
Hyundai Elantra GT Named "2013 Car of the Americas"
DETROIT, Jan. Continue reading
Insight: Aleppo misery eats at Syrian rebel support
ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) – At a crowded market stall in Syria, a middle-aged couple, well dressed, shuffle over to press a folded note, furtively, into the hand of a foreign reporter. It is the kind of silent cry for help against a reign of fear that has been familiar to journalists visiting Syria over the past two years Continue reading
Subway death photos — what do they say about us?
Social media add incentives for “citizen journalists” to record an event. Continue reading
Southwest Airlines Partners With AAJA to Advance Diversity in Media
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — (Marketwire) — 11/29/12 — The Asian American Journalists Association is gratified to have Southwest Airlines as the AAJA Official 2012 Airline Sponsor. Southwest Airlines’ sp… Continue reading
Gaza: Israel Denies Strikes Targeted Media
An Israeli spokeswoman claims foreign journalists were used as human shields by Hamas, after attacks on two media centres in Gaza. Continue reading
Gaza: Israel Denies Strikes Targeted Media
An Israeli spokeswoman claims foreign journalists were used as human shields by Hamas, after attacks on two media centres in Gaza. Continue reading
BBC Report: ‘Unacceptable’ Failings At Newsnight
A report into a botched Newsnight programme about child abuse says the journalists involved made “unacceptable” mistakes. Continue reading
In Israel, media stars are turning to politics
Four prominent Israeli journalists are running for parliament in Israel’s elections Continue reading
