Reuters expose of hack-for-hire world is back online after Indian court ruling
Reuters News has restored to its website an investigation into mercenary hacking after a New Delhi court lifted a takedown order it issued last year.
Journalism asian news
As Assange walks free, multifaceted threats to journalism and the truth are bigger than ever
The now famous Collateral Murder video released by WikiLeaks showing the US army shooting civilians, including children, in Baghdad and laughing about it was very difficult viewing.
Nikkei Asia wins top honors at region's leading journalism awards
HONG KONG -- Nikkei Asia won the explanatory reporting award on Thursday at the Society of Publishers in Asia Awards for Editorial Excellence.
Indonesia pushing bill to restrict investigative journalism and increase censorship ‘by any means necessary’: critics
Fatkul Khoir, a lawyer and coordinator at human rights NGO Kontras Surabaya, argued the government was aiming to ensure passage of the Broadcasting Bill before Widodo’s term ends “by any means necessary”.
Indonesia mulls ban on investigative journalism, LGBT content
JAKARTA — Indonesia's parliament is proposing changes to its broadcast law that would ban investigative journalism and LGBT content, sparking criticism from civil society groups and filmmakers over restrictions to press freedom and creative expression.
Indonesia mulls ‘dangerous’ ban on investigative journalism, LGBT content
Changes to the 2002 broadcast law were first discussed in 2020 but the details in the latest revisions have spurred concern, with Indonesia’s press council saying it would undermine media independence.
Chinese media withdraw from regional journalism competition
HONG KONG -- Chinese-owned media are distancing themselves from Asia's highest-profile journalism prize amid rising domestic pressure on those seen to be "colluding with foreign forces."
Does independent journalism have a future?
Imagine waking up tomorrow and every journalist had been arrested or quit their jobs. What would the world look like without good-quality journalism? This seems like an unlikely scenario but globally independent journalism is under real threat and its future is uncertain.
- 1
- 2