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Mary Thom: Prominent journalist and feminist dies in motorcycle accident

Jill LangloisApril 28, 2013 18:26

She had taken her 1996 Honda Magna 750 out of winter storage when she veered into traffic while entering a Yonkers highway, striking a vehicle and then being struck by another.

Iraq suspends TV channels after deadly unrest

Jill LangloisApril 28, 2013 09:10

Al Jazeera and Sharqiya are two of the channels accused of "inciting violence." A ban has stopped their operations across Iraq.

Former president of Brazil Lula to write column for The New York Times

Jill LangloisApril 23, 2013 13:27

While the columns will be published by the news agency, they will not necessarily appear in the print version of the prestigious newspaper. Lula also requested that they not be published in Brazilian media outlets.

Somalia reporter killed in fourth journalist murder this year

Jill LangloisApril 22, 2013 18:13

Mohamed Ibrahim Rageh, a reporter for Somali National Television and Radio Mogadishu, was killed as he returned home from work.

Boston Phoenix closing

Priyanka BoghaniMarch 14, 2013 15:07

BOSTON — The presses will stop at The Boston Phoenix. The 47-year-old tabloid-sized newspaper which only recently reinvented itself into a glossy magazine will be closing immediately, according to a statement from the company. A press release from Phoenix Media said:

Somalia offers $50,000 reward for information on journalist killers

Jill LangloisFebruary 18, 2013 10:40

At least 18 journalists were killed in Somalia last year, which is double the country's worst year on record and second only to Syria.

Journalists Yves Debay, Mohamed Al-Massalma killed by snipers in Syria

Jill LangloisJanuary 18, 2013 14:01

The war reporter was shot once in the head and once in the chest.

China: Beijing News publisher resigns over censorship dispute

Priyanka Boghani and Ben CarlsonJanuary 9, 2013 11:40

The censorship dispute began on Monday, when journalists at Southern Weekly went on strike to protest Communist Party censors replacing an editorial calling for a constitutional government with a piece praising the Communist Party's accomplishments.

British newspapers agree to regulator

Priyanka BoghaniDecember 6, 2012 13:55

The editors agreed to the establishment of an independent newspaper regulator, but stopped short of accepting Leveson's recommendation for a new law that would allow state-sanctioned oversight on media.

Erik Izraelewicz, editorial director of Le Monde, dies at 58

Jill LangloisNovember 28, 2012 10:06

Izraelewicz was overseeing the production of the paper when he was said to have felt unwell before suffering a heart attack.