World News

'Social media is like stereoids for disinformation'

What can businesses and governments do to stop the spread of disinformation? We hear from top EU and UK policy makers at Web Summit.

07/11/2018

China

British journalist to be expelled from Hong Kong

Victor Mallet, the Asia news editor for the Financial Times, has had his visa renewal denied by Hong Kong authorities without reason, a move that has many journalists and free speech activists worried about the state of Hong Kong's position under "one country, two systems."

05/10/2018

Bosnia and Herzegovina

'Atmosphere of lynching': Journalists under attack in Bosnia

A recent attack on a journalist in the city of Banja Luka, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, has sparked protests across the country and put journalists’ safety in the spotlight.

04/09/2018

Europe News

Media piles pressure in EU copyright row

Video and open letter released urging EU politicians to back plans to licence sharing of news content

28/08/2018

World News

Vogue announces it will no longer hire models under 18

Fashion bible Vogue and its publisher Conde Nast announced that they will no longer hire underage models for editorial shoots and called on the wider industry to to the same.

17/08/2018

United Kingdom

Financial Times boss to hand back pay rise after staff backlash

Staff complained John Ridding's pay was 100 times the salary of a trainee journalist.

16/08/2018

USA

Sky is the limit for Comcast as it walks away from 21st Centry Fox bid

Comcast has abandoned its pursuit of 21st Century Fox's film and television assets, leaving Disney in pole position as the sole bidder. It said it would focus its attention on buying Sky instead.

19/07/2018

United Kingdom

‘Worst day’ tweet leads to ‘best week’ for local bookshop

A bookshop in the UK who tweeted about its worst trading day on Monday, has since been been flooded with support to record its “best week.”

29/06/2018

Europe News

Brussels photo exhibition presses for free media

Event is being held under banner of 'Building trust in media in South East Europe and Turkey'

13/06/2018

Hungary

Hungary: The criticisms, the responses and some facts

An insight into nine of the battlefields on which Viktor Orbán and the European Union are facing off.

24/05/2018

United Kingdom

Comcast cleared in the battle for Sky

Britain says it’s unlikely to refer Comcast’s bid for Sky to the country’s media regulator, removing a major hurdle in the US cable group’s move to acquire the broadcaster.

22/05/2018

World News

Public broadcasting: Licence fees in Europe compared

In Britain, those over 75 do not have to pay for it. In Germany, its existence is being debated in the Federal Constitutional Court. In Switzerland, most of the population voted against its abolition in a referendum. But what about other countries?

17/05/2018

World News

UK among worst countries in Western Europe for press freedom: report

“A continued heavy-handed approach towards the press (often in the name of national security) has resulted in the UK keeping its status as one of the worst-ranked Western European countries."

25/04/2018

Cuba

Dawn of a new era in Cuba as Miguel Diaz-Canel takes charge

Raúl Castro stepped down as president but remains at the head of the communist party

21/04/2018

United Kingdom

European Commission raids 21st Century Fox offices

“The Commission has concerns that the companies involved may have violated EU antitrust rules that prohibit cartels and restrictive business practices."

10/04/2018

United Kingdom

78% of UK firms pay men more than women

Some 8% of respondents had no median gender pay gap, and 14% had a pay gap favouring women.

05/04/2018

World News

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22/03/2018

Russia

Europe vs Russia: how is Sergei Skripal’s poisoning being reported?

How does media coverage of Sergei Skripal’s poisoning differ between Russia and Europe?

15/03/2018

United Kingdom

Comcast takes on Rupert Murdoch with $31 billion bid for Sky

US cable giant takes on rival as it targets UK market.

27/02/2018

Kenya

Kenya's High Court suspends government's shutdown of three TV channels

The suspension will continue until a High Court hearing on the shutdowns has concluded.

01/02/2018