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Suicide bombers attack This Day daily offices , 40 killed

Tweet Lagos: At least 37 people were killed and 100 others injured Thursday when suicide bombers rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the office of This Day daily, a leading Nigerian newspaper, in the capital city Abuja. A second office was bombed in Kaduna state in which three people died. Abisola Fernades, medical director of Safelive Foundation... 

Arab Free Press Forum Opens With Call for More Gains

Tweet The Arab Free Press Forum opened Monday in Tunisia with a celebration of the gains that have been made in Middle East press freedom, but with a reminder that much more needs to be done. “If Tunisia is the country in the region that has most advanced in the construction of democracy, other countries in the region are still suffering... 

Why the creative class is especially sad today ….. By Dave Skaff

Tweet It’s not too much of a statement to call Steve Jobs the father of the modern creative class. The first thing I ever wanted to be was an illustrator and the first place I ever really practiced that craft was on my Apple IIc. This was in the early ’80s, and despite the fact that my mother owned a small ad agency at the time, it... 
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BBC journalists plan work to rule

Tweet This article titled "BBC journalists plan work to rule" was written by Tara Conlan, for guardian.co.uk on Tuesday 26th July 2011 12.05 UTC More disruption to BBC news programmes is on the cards over the coming weeks with journalists "indefinitely" working to rule following a 24-hour strike on Monday. The BBC News Channel... 

‘Women in News’ Programme Enters Second Year

Tweet The Women In News (WIN) initiative, a groundbreaking leadership programme for African women working in media, launched its second year this week, bringing together 32 women in middle and top management of newspapers in Botswana, Namibia and Zambia, as well as a team of coaches and mentors from local markets and abroad. The goal of the project,... 

GLAAD launches media institute for LGBT people

Tweet New York: The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), the nation's lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, today announced the launch of its People of Color Media Training Institute as a part of the organization's National People of Color Media Initiative. The Media... 

Mix of work and play for Obama’s aides, reporters

Tweet Washington : US President Barack Obama is vacationing in Hawaii. But presidents are never truly off work — and neither are his aides or hordes of reporters following every move of the world's most scrutinized person. Obamas are staying in a beachfront home in Hawaii. The palm-shaded, seaside resort and spa is housing more than three... 
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Bozell Demands CNN, MSNBC Source Racist Charges Against Rush Limbaugh

Tweet Alexandria, VA  : Media Research Center President Brent Bozell has demanded that CNN and MSNBC prove that radio talk show king Rush Limbaugh uttered a racist quote they have attributed to him as fact after Limbaugh publicly denied having ever said, “Slavery built the South. I’m not saying we should bring it back. I’m just saying it... 
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