Reporters

The vulnerable watchdog: On World Press Freedom Day, here's a look at media independence

On World Press Freedom Day, here is a look at the independence of the media around the world, and the varied threats it faces.

More journalist hostages but fewer imprisoned in 2015: Reporters Without Borders

The number of journalists put in prison fell 14 percent in 2015 from last year, to 153, RSF said, describing China as "the world's biggest prison for journalists", followed by Egypt.

News turns cool: Ugandan rap-orters reading news in hip-hop style

"Newzbeat" makes a catchy change from a standard news bulletin; Ugandans call the broadcasters "rap-orters", a youth team of hip-hop artists-turned-journalists rapping the headlines.

Shashi Tharoor calls reporters 'scum', later says it was directed only at one channel

On Wednesday, Shashi Tharoor lost his cool and called reporters 'self appointed liars and scum', when questions were asked regarding the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.

Reporters Review: Please send makers of Rajeev Khandelwal's new show DVDs of Newsroom

The first episode of Sony’s new fiction show on journalists, Reporters, was followed by the first episode of the new season of Mad Men on Star World Premiere.

Growing threat to press freedom: 66 journalists murdered in Syria in 2014

The deadliest country for journalists in 2014 was Syria, where 15 were killed, followed by the Palestinian territories, especially Gaza, then eastern Ukraine, Iraq and Libya.

American media watchdog condemns KCR's threat to reporters

An American media watchdog condemned the detention of journalists in Telangana and asked K Chandrasekhar Rao to stop using incendiary language.