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United Media Sarl takes 50% of Greece’s Alpha TV
Broadband TV News
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June 17, 2025
United Media has received European Commission backing for its acquisition of a 50% stake in Alpha TV. The unconditional approval secures United’s participation in Alpha TV and Green Pixel, the content production house behind a string of Greek...
Checkatrade Unveils Bold New TV Campaign, Media-Buying Expansion, and Brand Refresh
Marketing Communication News
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June 17, 2025
Checkatrade, the UK’s leading home improvement platform, has launched a refreshed brand and will go live with a new advertising campaign next week, led by a high-impact television advert and supported by a refreshed media and creative strategy....
Digital News Report: the want for reliable information has never been greater
European Federation of Journalists
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June 17, 2025
Picture credit: Reuters Institute. Looking at the data from the 2025 Digital News Report, issued today, one thing is strikingly clear: Europe (and the world) is in the midst of a trust crisis. At this moment, we are witnessing populist governments...
Philly Journalist Charged in Child Pornography Case
Philadelphia Magazine
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June 17, 2025
News And it's not the first time he's been charged with crimes against kids. Left: Philadelphia writer and journalist Michael Hochman in a provided photo. Right: Michael Hochman in his most recent Pennsylvania Megan’s Law registry photo. Check...
Overview and key findings of the 2025 Digital News Report
Editor and Publisher
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Nic Newman | Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism This year’s report comes at a time of deep political and economic uncertainty, changing geo-political alliances, not to mention climate breakdown and continuing destructive conflicts...
Tucker Carlson Calls FOX News 'Propaganda'
WOOD - Michigan
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Former FOX News host Tucker Carlson bashed his former employer, calling the network "propaganda" for "elderly" viewers. "What they’re doing is what they always do, which is just turning up the propaganda hose to full blast and just trying to, you...
News Analysis: Beyond blind boxes: What's behind Labubu's global craze?
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) -- In the pre-dawn chill outside a New York mall, young fans camped overnight, eager to get their hands on a Labubu doll. In Paris, shoppers carrying Labubu shopping bags posed for photos in front of the Louvre. In...
Release of detained journalist sought
The Manila Times
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June 17, 2025
REPORTERS Without Borders (RSF) on Tuesday urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to release Tacloban City journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, who has been in prison due to various charges. The group made the appeal after a team, led by the...
Tarar reiterates Govt’s resolve for protection, welfare of journalists
The Nation
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June 17, 2025
Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Attaullah Tarar, has reiterated the government's resolve for protection of journalists and their welfare. He was talking to a delegation of Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors in Islamabad today...
Four journalists arrested on terrorism charges following İstanbul raids
Bianet
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June 17, 2025
Four journalists have been arrested on charges of "membership in a terrorist organization," following police raids in İstanbul linked to an investigation based in the northeastern province of Artvin. The arrests came after seven people, including...
Salome represents Samoa at Pacific Women in Media summit
Samoa Observer
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Salome Seinafolava is flying the Samoan flag at the inaugural Pacific Women in Media Conference this week, joining more than 50 female media professionals from across the region. The two-day event, organised by Women in Media Fiji in partnership...
Mushfiqur Rahim, Najmul Hossain Shanto headline Bangladesh’s stellar show on Day 1 of Galle Test
News9 Live
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June 17, 2025
Cricket News Mushfiqur Rahim and Najmul Hossain Shanto headlined Bangladesh's classic show on the first day of the first Test match against Sri Lanka in Galle. Mushfiqur Rahim, Najmul Hossain Shanto smashed tons on Day 1 of Galle Test. (Photo: X)...
Washington Post Journalists Targeted in Cyberattack
Security Magazine
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June 17, 2025
The Washington Post was the subject of a cyberattack, according to news broken by The Wall Street Journal. Among the affected employees were journalists covering topics such as national security and economic policy. “Attacks against journalists...
Social media is now the top news source in the U.S.
9to5Mac
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June 17, 2025
For the first time ever, social media has overtaken TV as the number one way Americans get their news. Whether that’s a good thing… depends on who you ask. This is one of the standout findings from the Reuters Institute’s 2025 Digital News Report...
FG reaffirms commitment to press freedom, warns against fake news
Eagle Online
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June 17, 2025
The Federal Government has restated its commitment to maintaining a free, responsible, and vibrant press, highlighting the media’s essential role in deepening democracy and promoting national development. The Minister of Information and National...
FG pledges support for free press, warns against fake news
Punch
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June 17, 2025
The Federal Government on Tuesday restated its commitment to maintaining a free, responsible, and vibrant press, highlighting the media’s essential role in deepening democracy and promoting national development. Speaking at the public presentation...
International News Briefs for Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Havana Times
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June 17, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Israel Bombs Iranian State TV Headquarters, Killing 3 in Latest Attack on Press Jun 17, 2025 Israel bombed the headquarters of...
Rebuild Local News awarded significant funding from Press Forward, Knight Foundation and MacArthur Foundation to accelerate nonpartisan journalism policy
Editor and Publisher
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Press Release | Rebuild Local News Rebuild Local News has received a transformative $5.25 million in funding over three years from leading philanthropic organizations: Press Forward, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and John D. and Catherine...
Henry ’25 pursues journalism studies with Sizemore Fellowship
William & Mary
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June 17, 2025
Senior Emma Henry garnered one of William & Mary’s largest awards before graduating last month — a $40,000 H. Mason Sizemore, Jr. Journalism Fellowship for graduate studies at Northwestern University’s renowned Medill School of Journalism in the...
El Salvador-born journalist Mario Guevara who covered ICE raids arrested during protest
The Mirror US
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June 17, 2025
A prominent Spanish-language journalist who frequently covers Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids was arrested while covering protests over the weekend. El Salvador-native Mario Guevara, 47, was detained while reporting on the "No...