Newsroom

 Published 14 years ago:  Veteran journalist Arif Nizami is likely to join Dunya TVs upcoming Urdu newspaper as group editor, with a final decision expected next week.

 Published 14 years ago:  Express News reporter Abdul Razaq Gul, 35, was shot dead in Quetta on May 19, police said, as journalists in Balochistan face rising violence.

 Published 14 years ago:  An opinion piece warns sub-editors are disappearing from Pakistans newsrooms, hurting editing standards, while urging better pay, rest and training.

 Published 14 years ago:  A Karachi commentary questions the credibility of journalism awards in Pakistan, alleging conflicts of interest, favoritism and ethics lapses in organizers.

 Published 14 years ago:  UNESCO chief Irina Bokova condemned the killings of Pakistani journalists Tariq Kamal and Murtaza Razvi and urged urgent action to protect reporters.

 Published 14 years ago:  Deutsche Welle and SAMS held a 10-day Lahore workshop training TV journalists from Swat, South Waziristan and Quetta on crisis reporting and safety.

 Published 14 years ago:  Ex-Times editor Harry Evans told the Leveson inquiry Rupert Murdoch fostered a culture of scandal and pressured papers to back Margaret Thatcher.

 Published 14 years ago:  Egyptian vice police arrested ElTet TV station owner Baligh Hamdy in Cairo over alleged unlicensed broadcasting and claims of inciting licentiousness.

 Published 14 years ago:  Canadian High Commissioner Ross Hynes praised Pakistani journalists and announced annual journalism awards, honoring print and TV reporters in Islamabad.

 Published 14 years ago:  Honduran radio journalist Ángel Alfredo Villatoro was found dead in Tegucigalpa on May 15 after being kidnapped from his car on May 9.

 Published 14 years ago:  Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks was charged in London with conspiring to obstruct police in the Murdoch phone hacking probe.

 Published 14 years ago:  Pakistan Today reportedly asked Karachi staff to resign amid ongoing financial strain, layoffs and delayed salaries despite reports of an investment deal.

 Published 14 years ago:  Newseum in Washington added 72 journalists killed in 2011 to its memorial wall, honoring seven Pakistanis including Syed Saleem Shahzad, Afridi and Babar.

 Published 14 years ago:  Express Tribune reporter Zahid Gishkori is named runner-up for the Canadian High Commissioners Award for his public-interest report on the Airblue crash.

 Published 14 years ago:  Most journalists who joined PM Gilanis week-long England trip have returned amid criticism over ethics, public funding, and lack of media policies.

 Published 14 years ago:  Jordan freed online publisher Jamal Muhtaseb on bail after three weeks in detention over an article alleging royal officials' misconduct, prosecutors said.

 Published 14 years ago:  Five journalists died after a demo flight jetliner crashed into Mount Salak near Jakarta, Indonesia, and authorities feared all passengers were dead.

 Published 14 years ago:  A journalist reflects on night shifts and newsroom life, highlighting the unseen sacrifices and steadfast support provided by journalists wives.

 Published 14 years ago:  Reporter Waheedur Rehman Khalil recounts surviving a second blast at Ajmal Khattaks tomb in Nowshera while covering violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

 Published 14 years ago:  Dawns Mubarak Zeb Khan and The Express Tribunes Zahid Gishkori won Canadian High Commission journalism awards to be presented in Islamabad on May 17.

 Published 14 years ago:  Police baton-charged journalists covering a Charsadda protest over power load-shedding, injuring two media workers who were treated in Peshawar.

 Published 14 years ago:  A seminar in Islamabad launched pakmediaethics.org and opened Pakistans ethical journalism programme, focusing on standards, accountability and.

 Published 14 years ago:  KTN reporter Aurangzeb Tunio was shot dead in Lalurounk near Larkana as police planned arrests, marking the fourth journalist killing this year.

 Published 14 years ago:  David Cameron faces scrutiny over ties to Rupert Murdoch as ex-News International chief Rebekah Brooks appears at the Leveson inquiry in London.

 Published 14 years ago:  Karachi commentary criticises Pakistani media for downplaying reports that eight Pakistanis in the UK were jailed for running a gang rape ring.

 Published 14 years ago:  Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid attended the 11th Arab Journalism Awards gala in Dubai and presented top honours to leading Arab media professionals.

 Published 14 years ago:  Slain Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad will be added to the Newseum Journalists Memorial in Washington on May 14 alongside 71 others.

 Published 14 years ago:  A journalist reflects on contrasting newsroom cultures, from Dubai TVs high-tech professionalism to Pakistans chaotic but vibrant and politicized workplaces.