Media Concentration and Disinformation

A former Guernsey deputy blames the the media for publicising a racist joke by Deputy Chief Minister Bernard Flouquet  

New Delhi, December 1 - More than 100 Tibet supporters from over 30 countries affirmed their support for the Dalai Lama's emphasis on engagement with China and outreach to the Chinese people, but expressed serious concern about Beijing's propaganda offensive on Tibet and failure to engage with...  

OneSearch, one product Yahoo keeps highlighting despite through its own troubled times, has got another deal. The web-based version of the mobile search app will power search for Virgin Media's new mobile portal in the UK from December 8.  

Rupert Murdoch, chief executive officer of News Corp., is one of the most successful and complex leaders in the media universe. But his biographer Michael Wolff has a simple explanation for what makes Murdoch tick.  

Beijing achieved its annual target of low pollution days one month early due in part to Olympics measures, but repeating the success next year will be a big challenge, state media said Monday.  

After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the White House wanted major media companies to help improve the U.S. image abroad. That hasn?t panned out.  

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Il has inspected an air force unit, state media said Sunday, the sixth public appearance to be reported this month amid speculation his health is worsening.  

China on Sunday dismissed EU criticism of its decision to execute a medical scientist accused of spying for Taiwan, saying the comments would not help dialogue on human rights, state media reported.  

KEN OXLEY is a total p***k with his article about the BNP. The reason people want membership private is because idiots like you portray them in a bad light and foster disinformation about them. I am now convinced to vote for the BNP as they must be doing something right to have p***ed off so many...  

Media General’s Northern Virginia Media Group, which publishes the News & Messenger, has filled two key leadership positions with the appointments of Gary Graff as Regional Advertising Director and Josh Rinehults as Regional Controller.  

A Dane County judge has ruled a media attorney can listen to a 911 call made from a slain college student's cell phone.  

DOHA: “There are no independent media in the Palestinian Territories,” says an official of the Palestinian Journalists Union, asking not to be quoted by name. Most journalists would agree.  

MADISON, Wis. - A Dane County judge has ruled a media attorney can listen to a 911 call made from a slain college student's cell phone. However, the attorney can't disclose the call's contents to his clients or anyone else.  

South African media have joined Kiwi companies and international press agencies in condemning Cricket Australia over its controversial accreditation agreements which have resulted in a continued boycott of today's second test involving the Black Caps.  

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's media is not as tightly controlled as foreigners make it out to be but serving demands to maintain "social stability" means reporters must heed official guidance, two senior Chinese editors said on Thursday.