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World

‘Blatant irrational behavior’: Beijing accuses Australia of ‘harassing’ Chinese journalists

Posted on September 11, 2020September 11, 2020By Editor

In the latest verbal spat between Beijing and Canberra, China has accused Australia of oppressing its reporters as well as slamming its “blatant irrational behavior.” … Read More >‘Blatant irrational behavior’: Beijing accuses Australia of ‘harassing’ Chinese journalists

Questioning of Australian journalists is part of ‘normal law enforcement,’ Beijing says

Posted on September 9, 2020September 9, 2020By Editor

China’s Foreign Ministry has said that the questioning of two Australian journalists was a normal enforcement of the rules and warned that foreign media must “obey Chinese laws.” … Read More >Questioning of Australian journalists is part of ‘normal law enforcement,’ Beijing says

Beijing ‘to continue excellent cooperation with US journalists’ if Chinese reporters are treated fairly

Posted on September 8, 2020September 8, 2020By Editor

The expiring Chinese press credentials of journalists at US media outlets have been held off, as a tussle between Beijing and Washington over journalist visas plays on. … Read More >Beijing ‘to continue excellent cooperation with US journalists’ if Chinese reporters are treated fairly

USA

US intel boss Grenell roasts reporters as ‘too young’ to grasp Serbia-Kosovo deal, then explains it as a… ‘whole bunch of stuff’

Posted on September 7, 2020September 7, 2020By Editor

Richard Grenell unloaded on reporters for failing to get to the bottom of a US-brokered Serbia-Kosovo deal, but his own description of it seemed spectacularly unspecific. The Internet couldn’t let him get away with that. … Read More >US intel boss Grenell roasts reporters as ‘too young’ to grasp Serbia-Kosovo deal, then explains it as a… ‘whole bunch of stuff’

USA

‘Threat to ALL journalists’? Facebook temporarily DISABLES account of reporter who livestreamed armed groups in Louisville

Posted on September 7, 2020September 7, 2020By Editor

Facebook suddenly disabled the account of video journalist Ford Fischer as he was covering armed protests on Saturday in Louisville, raising fears that Big Tech censors are classifying newsgathering as incitement to violence. … Read More >‘Threat to ALL journalists’? Facebook temporarily DISABLES account of reporter who livestreamed armed groups in Louisville

World

After Ukrainian journalist beaten & sexually assaulted in front of her young son on train, Kiev will place guards on services

Posted on August 29, 2020August 29, 2020By Editor

Ukrainian Railways has put guards on long-distance trains, initially temporarily, after a female journalist was attacked and molested on a locomotive traveling from the capital Kiev to the coastal city of Mariupol. … Read More >After Ukrainian journalist beaten & sexually assaulted in front of her young son on train, Kiev will place guards on services

‘You only know how to do evil’: Brazil’s Bolsonaro calls journalists ‘wimps,’ says they are less likely to endure Covid-19

Posted on August 27, 2020August 27, 2020By Editor

Crediting his athleticism for his recovery from coronavirus, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has argued that reporters that have been grilling him on the pandemic response have fewer chances to beat the disease. … Read More >‘You only know how to do evil’: Brazil’s Bolsonaro calls journalists ‘wimps,’ says they are less likely to endure Covid-19

World

BBC grilled for interviewing ‘Polish neo-Nazi’ about Belarus protests

Posted on August 20, 2020August 20, 2020By Editor

In its coverage of the Belarus protests, the BBC spoke to a Polish photojournalist who was detained and allegedly tortured by police. However, it didn’t mention that he is a notable extreme right figure, with links to neo-Nazis. … Read More >BBC grilled for interviewing ‘Polish neo-Nazi’ about Belarus protests

Russia

‘It’s not brotherly’: Russian Foreign Ministry condemns neighboring Belarus for violent police attacks on journalists

Posted on August 11, 2020August 11, 2020By Editor

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has criticized Belarusian law enforcement agencies for their “disproportionate actions” against Russian journalists working in Minsk, covering Sunday’s controversial election. … Read More >‘It’s not brotherly’: Russian Foreign Ministry condemns neighboring Belarus for violent police attacks on journalists

Op-ed

Bias and commercialism is killing MSM news and causing an exodus of respected journalists who’ve had enough

Posted on August 7, 2020August 7, 2020By Editor

An MSNBC producer has quit the network, lamenting an editorial process that chases approval and ratings rather than presenting facts. When even employees label the MSM as a “cancer with no cure”, we should all be concerned. … Read More >Bias and commercialism is killing MSM news and causing an exodus of respected journalists who’ve had enough