Newsroom

 Published 3 weeks ago:  The New York Times sued the Pentagon over new accreditation rules requiring escorted access and prior approvals, arguing the measures violate press freedom and First Amendment protections.

 Published 3 weeks ago:  NPR has begun major restructuring, including voluntary buyouts and newsroom consolidation, after significant cuts to US public broadcasting funding.

 Published 3 weeks ago:  N3Con 2026 opens in Bangkok to bring Asia's journalists and media leaders to examine how AI, misinformation and financial strain are reshaping newsrooms.

 Published 3 weeks ago:  A Norwegian reporter's question to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Norway visit went viral and renewed scrutiny of media access and press freedom in India.

 Published 3 weeks ago:  NCCIA received 77,023 cybercrime complaints in the first five months of 2026, producing 457 registered cases, 520 arrests and only eight convictions.

 Published 3 weeks ago:  Pakistan cricket's decline is a self-inflicted collapse driven by nostalgia, nepotism and poor governance, reducing a once-feared side to a pale shadow.

 Published 3 weeks ago:  Maldives Independent held a 12-hour blackout to protest the jailing of two Adhadhu reporters and alleged legal actions and raids that threaten press freedom.

 Published 3 weeks ago:  BBC journalists staged a one-day strike over shift and workload changes as the new Director-General signals cost cuts and possible job losses.

 Published last month:  Dawn has raised the cover price of its daily and Sunday editions by Rs10 amid rising operational costs and inflation, adding Rs300 to reader expenses.

 Published last month:  Doomscrolling - the steady intake of alarming online news and posts - changes how audiences focus and feel and compels newsrooms to alter reporting, pacing, and distribution methods.

 Published last month:  JournalismPakistan finds growing legal pressure, detentions, newsroom instability and AI-fueled disinformation intensifying threats to journalists across Asia.

 Published last month:  A Karachi court ordered Airwaves Media Group's NewsOne to pay Rs21,85,760 to senior camera operator Zulfiqar Ali Babar within one month after ruling in his favour.

 Published last month:  KP journalists protested over unpaid salaries and forced layoffs, demanding stronger labor protections and that state advertising be linked to clearing dues.

 Published last month:  A UN complaint says detention of two Maldivian journalists on contempt charges undermines press freedom and raises due process concerns in Maldives.

 Published last month:  Associated Press laid off 20 union-covered newsroom employees across 12 U.S. states, drawing union criticism over outsourcing and organizational priorities.

 Published last month:  IWMF honored Elaheh and Elnaz Mohammadi, Nay Min Ni, Frenchie Mae Cumpio and Georgia Fort as winners of the 2026 Courage in Journalism Awards.

 Published last month:  Hungary's new government is dismantling the pro-Orbán media system to restore editorial independence and media pluralism after years of consolidation.

 Published last month:  The UN said it is seriously concerned after Taliban authorities detained at least three Afghan journalists, amid reports of assaults and equipment seizures.

 Published last month:  Edition 20 spotlights rising legal pressure on journalists, Arshad Sharif legacy debate, a Quetta journalist remanded to FIA, and a terrorism complaint against Imtiaz Chandio.

 Published last month:  Israel plans legal action against The New York Times and Nicholas Kristof after a column alleging sexual abuse of Palestinian detainees during the Gaza war.

 Published last month:  Journalist Hammad Hassan says he was briefly detained by NCCIA over a tweet alleging surveillance near Islamabad's Red Zone, raising concerns about official investigations into journalists' social media activity.

 Published last month:  Supreme Court press reporters have boycotted the Bar Association after lawyers served a seven-day notice ordering journalists to vacate the court press room.

 Published last month:  A fabricated 1967 front page claiming to be The Hindu spread on social media, exposing risks of AI-generated misinformation and archival image manipulation.

 Published last month:  The New York Times warned freelancers that generative AI is banned from creating or editing reporting and visuals, permitting only limited high-level brainstorming.

 Published last month:  Bangladesh High Court granted bail to journalists Farzana Rupa and Shakil Ahmed in several cases tied to July unrest, but their release remains uncertain.

 Published last month:  Maldives journalists jailed in separate cases, one after questioning President Mohamed Muizzu and another for reporting on a court order, raising renewed concerns about press freedom.

 Published last month:  CPJ urged President Trump to press Xi Jinping to secure the release of jailed Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai during his Beijing talks and highlight human rights.

 Published last month:  Maldives prosecutors have filed Qazf-related criminal charges against two Adhadhu journalists over a documentary, sparking concern among press freedom groups.