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West African journalists commend Ghana‘s exemplary role

Journalists participating in a two week extensive course on conflict situations and resolution on the sub region have praised Ghana for striving to thrive in its quest for good governance rule of law enviable economic management style, e [...]

Posted On : Apr, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Black journalism organization splits from UNITY

The National Association of Black Journalists said Sunday that it is withdrawing from UNITY, a group of minority journalism organizations, because of concerns about its business model. NABJ officials have pushed in recent years to change [...]

Posted On : Apr, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Journalism professor: former Palin flack trying to kill birt...

Sarah Palin’s former press secretary Bill McAllister wrote this to me last Tuesday night. “If we ever meet, I'll slap you. In a different era, I'd challenge you to a duel.” And Mr. McAllister, not satisfied with [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Journalist: Press must bear witness to Mexico's drug war

Spanish journalist Judith Torrea said the press must report on the reality in violence-wracked Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, "where only the dead are safe and life only exists in the cemeteries." "If we as journalists don [...]

Posted On : Apr, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Last rites of veteran journalist performed

The last rites of veteran journalist Ajit Bhattacharjea was performed here today after a large number of his friends and admirers paid rich tributes to one of the towering figures of Indian media.Bhattacharjea, a leading figure of the ri [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Journalism major almost finalized‎

Professor Lyn Millner says she hears angel music in her head when she thinks about the Audio and Video Journalism class she'll be teaching next fall with world renowned Al Tompkins from the Poynter Institute. The long awaited Journ [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Freed New York Times journalists reflect on captivity, riski...

The four New York Times staffers recently held captive for about a week by pro-Moammar Gadhafi troops made it out of Libya alive. But they're unsure if their driver, Mohammed, did. And the experience is forcing the seasoned war journ [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Journalism student, 21, crowned as General's Miss Mint

Keli Snyder, a University of Southern California journalism student and a television host for Lucas Oil, has been crowned as General Tire's Miss Mint in Las Vegas. “Keli is the perfect candidate for this title,” says [...]

Posted On : Apr, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Chronicle, La Voz win top Texas APME honors

The Houston Chronicle and its Spanish language newspaper La Voz won seven top honors and dozens of other awards at the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors' 2011 competition. Texas APME joins the Headliners Foundation of Texas in [...]

Posted On : Mar, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

R.R. Donnelley acquires Brill's Journalism Online pay system

Chicago's R.R. Donnelley & Sons has acquired Journalism Online, a two-year-old company founded by media industry veterans Steven Brill, L. Gordon Crovitz and Leo Hindery Jr.in hopes of helping publishers derive revenue from Inter [...]

Posted On : Mar, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Journalism courses lose NCTJ seal of approval

Journalism courses at a South Coast university have lost their accreditation with the National Council for the Training of Journalists after failing to meet its standards. Directors at the NCTJ have decided not to renew accreditation for [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Sri Lanka journalism students get US scholarships

The scholarships are for the 2011 diploma program. The scholarships provide tuition and a monthly stipend. During the 12-month program, scholarship recipients choose from Tamil, Sinhala and English course streams focusing on print, telev [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Journalists challenged to engage in enterprise journalism

Ms Abena Yeboah, Assistant Lecturer, School of Communication Studies, University of Ghana, has appealed to media practitioners to engage in "enterprise journalism" to allow for more coverage of women sensitization issues. [...]

Posted On : Mar, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Pak journalist mugged in London

The UK correspondent of Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) was robbed of his mobile phone and wallet when mugged on Tuesday night on central London street on way home after performing his professional duty. Fawad Hashmey was return [...]