Tag: Online news media

Russia designates media outlet, reporters, as foreign agents

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MOSCOW — Russian authorities designated an investigative media outlet and several journalists as “foreign agents" Friday, raising pressure on the country's independent media ahead...

What’s next for newspapers as COVID news cycle fades

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The Press & Journal, a weekly paper covering Middletown, a small town near Pennsylvania's capital, folded in July 2020 because its ad revenue collapsed...

Mexican journalists says El Salvador expelled him for work

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MEXICO CITY — A Mexican journalist who served as editor at a crusading Salvadoran website said Friday he was expelled from the Central American...

Google delays plan to phase out Chrome ad-tracking tech

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LONDON — Google says it's delaying plans to phase out Chrome browser technology that tracks users for ad purposes because it needs more time...

Journalists demanding more action against online harassment

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NEW YORK — The Associated Press' recent firing of a young reporter for what she said on Twitter has somewhat unexpectedly turned company and...

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

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A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though...

Popular Belarusian news site says editor seized

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KYIV, Ukraine — A popular Internet news site in one of Belarus’ largest cities says its chief editor has been seized. ...

Russia: Ex-officers convicted of planting drugs on reporter

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MOSCOW — Five former Russian police officers were convicted Friday on charges of fabricating evidence in the 2019 drug arrest of a prominent investigative...

Israel media urge Twitter, Facebook to stop anti-press hate

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JERUSALEM — Major Israeli news outlets Tuesday called on Facebook and Twitter to halt what they said were social media posts inciting violence against...

Belarusian journalist sentenced for covering police raid

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KYIV, Ukraine — A Belarusian journalist who reported on a police raid at a popular news site has been given a 15-day jail term,...