Monday 2 July 2007

Canadian mother: Kids taken advantage of by newspaper companies

A mother in Canada is asking the question: Are children being taken advantage of by large newspaper companies?

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Indian government to introduce electronic media gag bill

The Indian government will introduce the Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill in the coming parliament session this month. The bill contains several harsh clauses meant to gag electronic media.

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Belfast Telegraph named newspaper of the year

The Belfast Telegraph won the newspaper of the year award in the UK's premier Regional Press Awards for the second year in a row.

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Jury reviews payment documents in Conrad Black case

The case against former media baron Conrad Black is centered around non-compete payments, with a jury sifting through thousands of documents about payments from newspaper sales, which will likely determine whether the former head of the Hollinger International newspaper empire goes to jail.

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Niger bans newspaper for its reporting on rebels

Niger authorities have banned the fortnightly Air Info newspaper for three months and given formal warnings to three others for “demoralising” troops by reporting on rebel attacks in the northern part of the country.

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Newspaper group merger called off

A planned merger between newspaper groups PCM and NDC-VBK has been halted, and will not continue, both sides said in a statement today.

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Newspapers will have to wait for Internet rewards

Online growth will not offset print losses for at least four years, which means it may take a while for newspaper publishers to see Internet rewards, a Goldman Sachs analyst said today.

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