New York Post Accused of anti-Obama bias, former editor sues

The New York Post is accused of anti-Obama bias by former editor Sandra Guzman. Guzman claims the New York Post is on a mission to destroy President Barack Obama. Ms. Guzman, who was fired after speaking out...

20 year Jail term for Sri Lankan editor

That's the way autocracy works, you raise the voice and you are behind bars.That is what happening in Sri Lanka. After the killing of Prabhakaran, several so called pro Tamil journalist are facing direct or...

Wikipedia Launches Page Controls To Check Facts

Wikipedia is changing how members contribute to online articles. The current system allows anyone to write and edit articles without revision, but will in the future require articles about people and certain organizations to be checked by an editor before they get published. ...

Zambia reporter in 'porn' trial

Beware this article has what could be consider as pornographic material, two media file attachments from Youtube.com well at least in Zambia...   " The news editor of Zambia's largest independent...

AP writer denied permission remain in Sri Lanka

Ravi Nessman, the Associated Press burea chief in Sri Lanka was denied permission to remain in Sri Lanka. Associated Press had reported extensively on the heavy civilian casualities this year. Nessman also...

Ministry defame lawyers defending a defamation case

On July 10th, the Ministry of Defence website posted an article defaming lawyers defending Leader Publication (Pvt.) Ltd, the publisher of The Sunday Leader newspaper.The Ministry of Defence website branded the...

Vogue goes Green - Diaz goes Vegan... shoes that is

Vogue will be going GREEN for its special June 2009 edition. Vogue's fashion editor has mixed high-end labels with an eco, enviornmentaly friendly touch. She has also bought together ethical sensetive brands such...

Editor of Sri Lankan Tamil newspaper arrested for questioning

Government troops have arrested an editor of a tamil language newspaper for aiding a rebel air attack on the capital last week. He became latest victim in a string of attacks on the war-wracked island's journalists. The family member of N. Vidyatharan, chief editor of the...

Fashion's Onion: Worldwide Womenswear Digest (WWWWD) Spoofs WWD

What the Onion is to news, Worldwide Womenswear Digest is to fashion news.  Women's Wear Daily is one of the premiere sources for industry news, gossip, runway photos and the inside scoop on everything to do...

Indian Editor arrested for 'outraging Muslims'

The editor and publisher of a major Indian newspaper have been arrested for "hurting the religious feelings" of Muslims after they reprinted an article from British daily The Independent. Ravindra Kumar and Anand Sinha, the editor and publisher of the Kolkata-based English...

Veteran Saudi journalist Talaat Fareed Wafa, Dies at 53

In recognition of his services to media, Crown Prince Sultan, deputy premier and minister of defense and aviation, met the full costs of Wafa's treatment both in the United States and in the Kingdom... "...

Row over Sri Lanka editor's murder grows as diplomat censured

The Sri Lankan government is being held responsible for the death of Lasantha Manilal Wickramatunga, editor of the Sunday Leader newspaper, who was killed on 8 January by two unknown gunmen on his way to work. The...

Mass protest at funeral of slain Sri Lanka editor

Amidst the tight security thousands of  people attended the last rites of  killed Sri Lankan editor Lasantha Wickramatunga in capital Colombo. The dead editor was a fierce critic of Sri Lankan government...

Pro-Tamil Tiger editor shot dead in Colombo

The editor of a pro Tamil english weekly the Sunday Leader  Lasantha Wikramtunga has been shot dead in Sri Lankan capital Colombo. In past, he was arrested by Rajapakse's government for writing a story...

The Huffington Post Slammed for Content Theft

" The Huffington Post, a venture-capital-backed new media site that mixes links to other sites content with hundreds of celebrity and volunteer blogger posts, is being accused of slimy business practices by a...

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