Home News

News

The Wall Street Journal, Economist and Financial Times all now have female editors – what does it mean for business?

2023-02-07. Emma Tucker’s arrival as editor of The Wall Street Journal means that there are women running the three most important outlets for financial...

Zoom cuts 15% of staff in post-pandemic ‘reset’

Zoom, the video conferencing company that became a household name when remote work spiked during the Covid pandemic, is laying off 1,300 staff. The move...

Zoom cuts 15% of staff in post-pandemic ‘reset’

Zoom, the video conferencing company that became a household name when remote work spiked during the Covid pandemic, is laying off 1,300 staff. The move...

Microsoft unveils new Bing with ChatGPT powers

By James Clayton BBC North America technology reporter Microsoft has announced a new version of its search engine Bing, which incorporates the latest in artificial intelligence. The...

Account of arrest of suspected mastermind in Cameroonian journalist’s murder

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has compiled an account of how controversial Cameroonian businessman Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga and two other high-profile persons were arrested early today...

Tech lay-offs: Dell to cut workforce

Dell is to lay off about 6,650 workers because of the decline in demand for personal computers. The job cuts are expected to affect about...

Starting a newsletter? Keep these 5 strategies in mind.

As an Arthur F. Burns Fellow from Germany, I was able to look behind the scenes at the newsletter start-up 6AM City for two months. This...

Google launches ChatGPT rival called Bard

By Zoe Kleinman Technology editor Google is launching an Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered chatbot called Bard to rival ChatGPT. Bard will be used by a group of...

Learnings from a year-long focus on gender issues in Malaysia

2023-02-02. On International Women’s Day last year, Malaysia’s The Star kicked off a year-long collaborative initiative to profile key issues affecting women in Asia....

4 down, 3 to go: Cataloging Maria Ressa’s legal battles in early 2023

Maria Ressa’s recent acquittal of four tax charges, after five years of legal harassment led by the State, represents a rare victory for press...

CPJ Insider: Year-end 2022 edition

Image:Police at a court in Kigali, Rwanda, on September 14, 2020. Three YouTube-based Iwacu TV journalists detained since October 2018, were acquitted in Kigali...

Siddique Kappan: Indian journalist released from jail after two years

Photo: Siddique Kappan was arrested while travelling in Uttar Pradesh state in 2020 Indian journalist Siddique Kappan has been released from prison more than two...