Media & Communication: Research Guide

Turkish translation below/Türkçe tercümesi aşağıda The International Press Institute (IPI) joinsMedia Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners in condemning the arrest of Swedish journalist Joakim Medin on terrorism charges in Turkey and call for his immediate release. This is the latest incident amidst the ongoing crackdown on press freedom in which dozens of journalists have been […] The post Turkey: Detained Swedish journalist Joakim Medin must be released immediately appeared first on ipi.media.

After finally achieving profitability, the streaming platform wants to be a healthy alternative to “doom scrolling.”

He wrote from Europe and Asia, served as a book critic and produced a raft of books, on subjects ranging from the French condition to multiculturalism.

Newsmax lost $55 million in the first half of last year. But its stock has surged this week as shares in the company traded on the public market for the first time.

When her little brother Tim begins behaving strangely, doctor-in-training Jamie Shandro calls on her medical school experience and her sisterly love to navigate his frightening diagnosis.

The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomes the recent vote by the lower house of parliament to raise the licence fee for Czech Television (ČT) and Czech Radio (ČRo) as a vital move to safeguard the long-term sustainability of the public broadcasters. The government of Prime Minister Peter Fiala has taken a crucial step towards […] The post Czech Republic: IPI welcomes progress on securing public media funding appeared first on ipi.media.

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Actor accuses newspaper of libel in articles about his alleged sexual misconductThere was “no agenda” in the Guardian’s investigation of sexual misconduct allegations against Noel Clarke, the high court has heard.In her second day in the witness box, Lucy Osborne, an investigative correspondent at the Guardian, defended the publication’s reporting in the face of questioning from the former Doctor Who star’s barrister, Philip Williams. Continue reading...

Owner ByteDance required to find non-Chinese buyer for video app’s American operations by SaturdayDonald Trump will consider a “final proposal” over the sale of TikTok’s US operations on Wednesday, according to reports, as a Saturday deadline looms for the Chinese-controlled app to find a buyer.The White House is finalising plans for a deal involving US investors, possibly including the tech firm Oracle and the private equity firm Blackstone, CBS News reported. Even Amazon has thrown in a last-minute bid to buy the popular social media app, according to multiple reports. Continue reading...

Economic impact assessment is one concession aiming to head off opposition from MPs, peers and creatives such as Paul McCartney and Tom StoppardThe UK government is trying to placate peer and Labour backbencher concerns about copyright proposals by pledging to assess the economic impact of its plans.Creative professionals including Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Tom Stoppard and Kate Bush have strongly criticised ministers’ proposals to let artificial intelligence companies train their models on copyright-protected work without permission, unless the rights holder opts out. Continue reading...

The influential US commentator has written a book about how politics can change people’s lives for the better. But first, there are more pressing challenges to address ...Ezra Klein, the New York Times podcast host and progressive media’s undisputed nerd king, starts his new book with something of a palate cleanser for our troubled times. For a few paragraphs, he and his co-author, the Atlantic journalist Derek Thompson, whisk us out of the grim reality of contemporary politics to a world of Abundance (the word they picked as their title).“You open your eyes at dawn and turn in the cool bedsheets,” they purr, before conjuring a near-future utopia where the cost of living crisis is a ..

Dr Brian Morley claims Last Week Tonight host and show took his words out of context in a 2024 episode on MedicaidA US healthcare executive has sued John Oliver for defamation following a Last Week Tonight episode on Medicaid, in which the British-American comedian quoted the doctor as saying it was okay for a patient with bowel issues to be “a little dirty for a couple of days”.Dr Brian Morley, the ex-medical director of AmeriHealth Caritas, argues that Oliver – an outspoken comic whose show has not only addressed muzzling lawsuits but been subject to them – took the quote out of context in an April 2024 episode on Medicaid. Continue reading...

Parents can block children from talking to certain people and get detailed screen-time insights on site popular with under-13sParents can now block their children from communicating with specific friends or playing certain games on Roblox, an online gaming platform popular with children.The changes form part of a suite of safety updates intended to give parents more control over their child’s experience on the platform. Continue reading...

British Muslims are too often acceptable only when they bake cakes or win medals. Now the nation has had a true insight into our faithIf anything is going to get me to turn on BBC One early on Eid morning, it’s Eid prayer being televised on a UK terrestrial channel for the first time in British broadcasting history. Held at Bradford Central Mosque, the groundbreaking coverage on Monday followed the entirety of the Eid prayer – starting with Qur’anic recitation, then a sermon in both English and Arabic and the congregational prayer itself, culminating in the customary eid mubarak embraces.For Muslims like me, these scenes are part and parcel of every Eid. The keffiyeh-draped uncles spor..