Image: Michelle Sobrino-Stearns, CEO of Variety, has found ways to achieve nine consecutive years of revenue gains and innovation, marking the strongest period of growth in the company’s history. KATIE JONES/VARIETY What is it like to be a female CEO of a large media company? As the digital publishing landscape continues to evolve, media outlets are
Researchers are concerned not only with our exposure to mis- and disinformation but with the depth of confidence people have in their inaccurate beliefs. It’s difficult to separate the vitality of democracy from the vibrancy of the information that fuels it. In their landmark work on political knowledge in America, the scholars Michael X. Delli Carpini and Scott
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he Ministry of Intelligence and the Intelligence Organisation of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have accused two female Iranian journalists who reported on the killing of Mahsa Amini of being CIA trained. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemns the deliberate targeting which is part of efforts aimed at clamping down on the ongoing nationwide
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Image:La manifestation du dimanche 30 octobre 2022 devant le commissariat de Delmas 33 à Port-au-Prince durant laquelle le journaliste Romelson Vilcin a été tué après avoir été atteint à la tête par une bombe lacrymogène lancée par la police. Richard Pierrin – AFP Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for urgent measures to ensure that media
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In response to the rapid deterioration of press freedom since the start of the nationwide protests in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini on 16 September, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has launched a new Iran Media Help Desk, in collaboration with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Dr Shirin Ebadi. Immediate emphasis will be placed on
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The fax machine is about to be pushed closer to the dustbin of history. The device – formally known as a facsimile machine – was once a regular feature of British offices. But now the UK’s communications regulator Ofcom is consulting on changes to telecoms rules that could formalise its obsolescence. It would mean telecoms
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By Jennifer Dunham/CPJ Deputy Editorial Director No one has been held to account in nearly 80% of journalist murders during the last 10 years, CPJ’s 2022 Global Impunity Index found, and governments show little interest in tackling the issue. Published November 1, 2022 Statistical table | Methodology | Database: All journalists murdered for their work | Press release | Download the PDF The
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Elon Musk has said Twitter will charge $8 (£7) monthly to Twitter users who want a blue tick by their name indicating a verified account. As part of changes after a $44bn (£38bn) takeover of the social media site, Mr Musk said it was “essential to defeat spam/scam”. A blue tick symbol next to a
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At the request of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) for International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, celebrated on 2 November, prosecutors from eight countries have given ten specific undertakings designed to ensure that violence against media personnel does not go unpunished. And they urge fellow prosecutors to follow suit. Read the Appeal of
British-Egyptian blogger and political activist, Alaa Abdel Fattah, has announced after over 200 days of partial hunger strike, that he has escalated his protest to zero-calories a day. From Sunday 6 November onward, he will no longer drink water. Alaa’s decision to escalate his hunger strike to this level of extremity calls for action at
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