AIB media industry news desk
Dozens of Al Jazeera journalists targeted in phone hacking
Dozens of journalists working for Al Jazeera are reported to have been targeted by spyware that appears to have been deployed by the governments of...
Australian government accepts media freedom recommendations, more work needed
Australia's government has accepted recommendations from the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security following the Committee's...
Ukraine digital TV operator fined for monopoly position
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) has fined the country's digital TV provider, Zeonbud, for abusing its monopoly position. It provides...
USAGM journalists among hundreds imprisoned globally
Several of the estimated 274 journalists imprisoned globally because of their work contribute to networks of the U.S. Agency for Global...
AIB launches survey on media freedom awareness
As part of its continuing work on media freedom and in advance of its Symposium in late January 2021, the Association for International Broadcasting...
France 24 strengthens its presence in Italy
The French international news channel France 24 has strengthened its presence in Italy with a new distribution agreement with Tivù,...
China authorities detain Bloomberg News Beijing staff member
Chinese authorities have detained Haze Fan, who works for the Bloomberg News bureau in Beijing, on suspicion of endangering national security. Fan...
Trusted News Initiative (TNI) to combat spread of harmful vaccine disinformation and announces major research project
With the introduction of several possible new Covid-19 vaccines, there has been a rise of ‘anti-vaccine’ disinformation spreading online to millions...
RT celebrates 15th anniversary
On December 10, 2005, RT went on air for the first time from its Moscow studio; today, RT broadcasts from multiple continents in six languages...