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When journalists can’t keep secrets

Brave journalists have defied court orders and have even been jailed rather than compromise their ethical duty to protect sources. But as governments increasingly record their citizens’ every communication — even wiretapping j [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

New website seeks to hold journalists accountable

A Wikipedia-style website launched on Monday which provides information about the journalists behind the bylines. News Transparency is a creation of Ira Stoll, the founder of another website called FutureOfCapitalism.com and the former ma [...]

Posted On : Nov, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Iranian, Mexican, Thai women win journalism award

A single mother who was harassed and beaten for reporting on the 2009 Iranian uprising, a Mexican journalist whose work means daily defiance of the drug cartels, and a Thai woman facing 20 years in prison for criticizing the monarchy on h [...]

Posted On : Oct, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Guest Post – Charlotte Hawkins: TV journalism

Just like some of the Wannabe Hacks I too graduated this year and am now trying my hand at breaking into journalism. In my case, however, it’s the TV journo industry that I want to crack. When I first researched a career in telev [...]

Posted On : Oct, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Rights award for journalist

The Human Rights First, a non-profit international human rights organisation based in New York, will bestow its Human Rights Award upon Pakistani journalist Shehrbano Taseer during its annual award dinner in New York City on Wednesday (to [...]

Posted On : Oct, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

International journalists honored with courage awards

Journalist Adela Navarro Bello of Mexico clutched nervously at the midsection of her orange dress. Parisa Hafezi, from Iran, admitted feeling short on the courage she required. Chiranuch Premchaiporn, from Thailand, needed a deep breath a [...]

Posted On : Oct, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Journalism's bold future

I teach media relations at the University of Sydney. It's a tough gig. For journalism and media undergraduates I have to try to conceptualise the value in understanding how public relations strategies - and more narrowly media relatio [...]

Posted On : Oct, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Journalists say WA shield laws set standard for other states

Introduced to parliament yesterday, the laws will extend protections for whistleblowers who anonymously give journalists information in the public interest. WA Attorney-General Christian Porter said the laws were the result of consultatio [...]

Posted On : Oct, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Journalism in Pakistan: Visions of a safer country through s...

The conference was held under the banner of “Attacks on journalists and media freedom” and was attended by about 150 editors and journalists. A commission to monitor attacks on journalists and assess if the media is maintainin [...]

Posted On : Oct, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Sex and journalism in Puerto Rico

When Johnny Depp makes a commitment, he follows through. Depp promised his good friend Hunter S. Thompson he'd do a movie version of Thompson's novel, The Rum Diary, and he has. Sadly, the renowned "gonzo" journalist com [...]

Posted On : Oct, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Herald journalism leads Walkley nominations

FROM sport to investigations, artwork to headlines, the journalism of The Sydney Morning Herald featured strongly amid the finalists of the 2011 Walkley Awards, announced last night. The Herald dominated the print news report category, wi [...]

Posted On : Oct, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

How Fox News changed the face of journalism

One night last month, Roger Ailes stood before a crowd of Fox News employees gathered at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan for a celebration marking the channel’s 15th anniversary. “Our prime time is just unbeatable,” he told t [...]

Posted On : Oct, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Journalism is Generalism for NU senate member, authorities

The Nagpur Universityas academic standards are dropping to alarming levels while students are deserting the institution in increasing numbers. This time, senate member Vasantkumar Chute, an advocate, asked a question about a Bachelor of J [...]

Posted On : Oct, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Dangers mount for future of investigative journalis

In the past couple of weeks, I have attended two academic debates, a special meeting hosted by ex-Sunday Times editor Sir Harry Evans, a City legal firm's private conference and the first of Lord Justice Leveson's phone-hacking se [...]