Newsroom

 Published last week:  Deepfake videos impersonating doctors are spreading health misinformation online, raising urgent concerns for public health, social media platforms, and newsroom verification efforts.

 Published last week:  The European Commission fines X 120 million euros under the Digital Services Act for deceptive blue check practices, ad transparency failures, and limiting researcher access to public data.

 Published 2 weeks ago:  Gedi’s talks to sell key Italian editorial assets to Greece’s Antenna Group spark newsroom strikes and government scrutiny over media pluralism, foreign ownership, and editorial independence.

 Published 2 weeks ago:  Myanmar photojournalist Sai Zaw Thaike remains imprisoned with a 20-year sentence for cyclone reporting, prompting Amnesty International and advocates to demand his immediate release.

 Published 2 weeks ago:  India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has warned VPN providers and intermediaries to block access to websites leaking citizens’ personal data under IT Act rules to protect privacy and safety.

 Published 2 weeks ago:  India’s government has restated obligations under the Information Technology Rules for publishers and intermediaries, stressing compliance with content ethics, age safeguards, and grievance mechanisms to curb misleading online content.

 Published 2 weeks ago:  Hong Kong’s High Court is preparing to deliver a verdict in Jimmy Lai’s national security trial, a case highlighting deepening legal risks for media owners and press freedom in the region.

 Published 2 weeks ago:  U.S. lawmakers and rights groups at the Capitol rally for accountability after a deadly 2023 attack on journalists in Lebanon, citing closed probes and no formal investigations into press deaths and injuries.

 Published 2 weeks ago:  Dawn Media Group faces escalating closures, financial pressure, and political retaliation, raising urgent questions about the future of independent journalism in Pakistan.

 Published 2 weeks ago:  Independent Media in South Africa has appealed funding eligibility rules tied to press-council oversight, raising wider questions about platform grants and regulatory compliance in global media.

 Published 2 weeks ago:  International press freedom groups condemned Israel’s ongoing ban on independent foreign journalists entering Gaza, characterizing escorted access as restrictive and undermining transparency and independent reporting.

 Published 2 weeks ago:  Civic freedoms are shrinking globally, with Asia-Pacific repressed or closed spaces impacting journalists and reporting, raising serious risks for media freedom and independent coverage.

 Published 2 weeks ago:  Veteran journalists and rights activists raise alarm over non-bailable warrants against Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha, calling the NCIA case agenda-driven and a threat to free speech.

 Published 2 weeks ago:  Recent surveys show a surge in AI adoption among journalists for research, drafting, fact-checking, and multimedia tasks, but many express deep worry over accuracy, originality, and trust issues in media.

 Published 2 weeks ago:  Meta signs new AI licensing deals with major publishers, embedding news in AI tools, and creating new revenue opportunities for digital journalism

 Published 2 weeks ago:  Balochistan Assembly documents show over Rs524 million spent on government advertisements for Quetta-based newspapers in one year, raising questions about reach, oversight, and media sustainability.

 Published 2 weeks ago:  Vietnam’s parliament has expanded state secrecy laws, allowing police to compel journalists to reveal sources and broadening secrecy rules, raising serious press freedom concerns.

 Published 2 weeks ago:  The 2025 report from Reporters Without Borders records 67 journalists killed worldwide, nearly half in Gaza, highlighting escalating risks for reporters in war zones, crime-ridden regions, and authoritarian states.

 Published 2 weeks ago:  A new UN Women report finds 70 percent of women journalists and activists worldwide face online violence, with 42 percent reporting offline harm linked to digital attacks, raising serious press freedom concerns.

 Published 2 weeks ago:  Brighton’s ban on Guardian journalists after critical reporting raises press freedom concerns and highlights growing tensions between sports institutions and independent news outlets in the UK.

 Published 2 weeks ago:  Pakistan Railways briefed lawmakers on fare concessions for journalists, their families, and senior citizens, outlining costs and usage across the past five years.

 Published 2 weeks ago:  PEMRA has referred an Aaj News program to the Council of Complaints over alleged violations of the Electronic Media Code of Conduct following unverified political claims aired on November 18.

 Published 2 weeks ago:  DawnNews.tv’s shutdown and related layoffs have intensified concerns about media worker rights and job security in Pakistan as unions urge the government to uphold labor protections.

 Published 2 weeks ago:  Hong Kong’s national security office summoned foreign media and arrested a commentator after the deadly Tai Po fire, signalling intensified control over reporting and warnings against 'false information.'

 Published 2 weeks ago:  Advocacy groups, including CPJ, renew calls ahead of Human Rights Day 2025 for Middle East governments to free jailed journalists and respect media rights.

 Published 2 weeks ago:  A report by the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate found 57 violations against Palestinian journalists in November 2025, underscoring systematic threats to press freedom.

 Published 2 weeks ago:  India’s fast-growing media market, regulatory flexibility, and global influence are drawing major international broadcasters, including RT India, while Pakistan struggles to attract similar investments.

 Published 2 weeks ago:  A Sindh lawmaker apologized after mistakenly announcing cricketer Moin Khan’s death in the Assembly, highlighting concerns over rising misinformation and social media rumors in Pakistan.