JOURNALISM

Canada, Britain give first media freedom award to Belarus journalists

The lauded pollster was defending his call for a Biden victory as recently as Wednesday morning.

Nate Silver, the editor-in-chief of FiveThirtyEight, has been active on Twitter and speculates that the election winner cannot be determined until mail-in ballots are counted.

Greenwald resigns from The Intercept over Biden article

Singapore PM's defamation suit against blogger begins

AFP launches fact-checking programme with TikTok

Donald Trump dominated in both speaking time and fact-checking lists following Tuesday's debate

On Tuesday, Barrett was caught on camera crying while having dinner with friends at Saddle Ranch in Los Angeles.

The edited clip has been circulating on the social media platform since last week.

Vietnam, where independent media is outlawed, opens press museum

Job cuts in newsrooms so far in 2020 have been the worst ever

Trump reportedly pleaded with Chinese President Xi Jinping to ensure he would win reelection, a new book from former National Security Adviser John Bolton reveals.

India media fear pandemic finally brings end of the newspaper era

Online news wins subscribers around world but trust low: survey

Molly Hennessy-Fiske of the Los Angeles Times wrote “I’ve covered protests involving police in Ferguson, Mo., Baton Rouge, La., Dallas and Los Angeles. I’ve also covered the U.S. military in war zones, including Iraq and Afghanistan. I have never been fired at by police until tonight.”

Matt Lauer denied the rape allegations that Ronan Farrow made against him in “Catch and Kill.”

Buzzfeed shuts news ops in Britain, Australia

NY Times sees record gain in digital subscriptions

The Philippines' government telecommunications agency issued the shutdown order of ABS-CBN, the country's largest media network amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The station had been facing threats of license to operate suspension since early 2020 due to various issues such as foreign ownership, tax evasion and malicious reports against the Duterte administration which had all been clarified. The station's 11,000 employees of the station face unemployment amid the outbreak and the local journalist groups condemn the order for violating press freedom.

Coronavirus pandemic 'amplifies press freedom threats'

Google boosts support for checking coronavirus facts