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Getting the story in Somalia can be a deadly affair for journalists
Abdallae Ahmed Mumin recalls being shot at and threatened in the line of duty. He escaped with his life, but not all his peers were so lucky.
China expels Wall Street Journal reporters over ‘racist’ headline
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the Journal op-ed — titled China is the Real Sick Man of Asia — had a “racially discriminatory” and “sensational” headline
France won’t bar but may restrict Huawei in 5G network
There has been intense debate in Europe about whether or not to exclude Huawei from supplying equipment for 5G mobile networks
Wall Street Journal slated for climate change stance
Leading scientists have complained that a <i>Wall Street Journal</i> article disputing climate change is akin to "dentists practising cardiology".
Wall Street Journal disputes circulation scam claim
The publisher of <i>Wall Street Journal Europe</i> was forced to resign over a scam by the paper to boost its circulation, British media reported.
UK government defends Murdoch ties
Britain’s Conservative-led government denied on Saturday that it was too close to Rupert Murdoch’s scandal-hit media empire.
Like the pub, Facebook gives leads
It’s always been a reporter’s job to follow up stories, unlikely or not — so what’s new?
Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal takes on New York Times
The two newspaper heavyweights are poised to do battle as Rupert Murdoch’s <i>Journal</i> challenges Arthur Sulzberger’s <i>Times</i>.
Pittsburgh paper launches online charging scheme
<i>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</i> starts members’ club offering readers extra content, access to journalists and special events.
Murdoch upbeat about the future of newspapers
Global media magnate Rupert Murdoch says doomsayers who are predicting the internet will kill off newspapers are ”misguided cynics”.
Microsoft says in talks with Yahoo!, but not ‘re-bidding’
Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer said his company was still holding talks with Yahoo!, although no longer about efforts to take over the internet giant. Ballmer, speaking during a…
Next Microsoft operating system has touch controls
Microsoft plans to give users of the next version of its Windows operating system touch screen controls as one option for controlling the software, its top executives said on…
InBev on verge of talks with Anheuser, SABMiller soars
World number two brewer InBev was on the verge of merger talks with Anheuser Busch, a newspaper said on Tuesday, while consolidation fever drove up shares in global leader…
Murdoch tightens control of Journal
The former Times editor Robert Thomson was named managing editor of the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday night as Rupert Murdoch tightened control of the world’s top selling…
Facebook stresses independence amid talks
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg stressed his company’s independent spirit on Monday, after a report the social networking site might be sold to software giant Microsoft,…