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OSCE urges Kazakhstan to reconsider restrictions on media and internet access OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović has expressed her concern over the changes in Kazakhstani legislation concerning freedom of speech and free internet access.
14 April 2014 12:04
Kazakhstan to control mass media during emergencies The new rules allow the command center in charge of the emergency site to "exert control over media outlets."
04 April 2014 01:27
Winter Olympics ceremony 'personal triumph' for Putin European commentators portrayed the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics as a personal triumph and even an exorbitant show of power for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
08 February 2014 10:12
State-own media obliged to have its religion-related videos and articles approved by Agency for Religion All the videos and printed pieces are to be coordinated with the Agency from now on: Agency for Religion Head.
03 February 2014 16:23
Mad men eye record Super Bowl ad extravaganza What do the Muppets, Greek yogurt and Arnold Schwarzenegger have in common? They're all starring in the most expensive four hours of American television ever.
30 January 2014 17:32
Hollande vows to deal with affair fallout in private French President Francois Hollande vowed to deal with the fallout from his affair with an actress in private, defiantly batting away questions over the future of Valerie Trierweiler.
15 January 2014 12:12
Rakhat Aliyev to lose his Vienna-based media center 40% in the media center belong to ZIT (Center for Innovation and Technology of the City of Vienna), with the other 60% belonging to VBM investment company, a partner of A.V. Maximus Holding (that used to be owned by Rakhat Aliyev and was later transferred to his spouse Elnara Shoraz).
09 January 2014 12:12
Turkey PM says 'favours' retrial of coup plot officers Turkey's embattled Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday he would favour retrials for hundreds of military officers jailed for coup-plotting.
06 January 2014 15:39
Kerry on second day of new Mideast peace push US Secretary of State John Kerry launched a second day of talks with Israelis and Palestinians Friday, seeking to hammer out a framework to guide negotiations towards a peace deal.
03 January 2014 21:11
Egypt police arrest Al-Jazeera journalists: ministry Egyptian secret police have arrested an award-winning Australian journalist and an Egyptian reporter for the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera channel on suspicion of illegally broadcasting news harming "domestic security", the interior ministry said.
31 December 2013 10:38
Bolashak Scholarship to shift gears to Journalism and Cultural Studies together with BBC In 2014 the scholarship is having two new categories - Media and Cultural Studies - that include journalism, cinematography, TV journalism and other similar majors.
26 December 2013 18:00
Tribune buys music data service from Sony for $170 mn US media company Tribune plans to acquire Gracenote, a giant in music data, for $170 million from media giant Sony, the companies announced Monday.
24 December 2013 17:43
Scandal-hit Turkey PM presses police purge Turkish prosecutors have begun charging some of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's closest allies in a huge graft scandal he has responded to with a spectacular purge of the police.
21 December 2013 14:40
Slovenia to receive banking bailout bill Slovenia is to learn later this week if it has enough money to shore up its banks on its own or become the latest eurozone country to need outside help.
11 December 2013 18:26
'Murdochisevil' appears in News Corp paper puzzle Rupert Murdoch has made enemies in his rise to become the world's most powerful media baron, and that apparently includes someone at his Sunday Telegraph newspaper in Australia.
10 December 2013 13:59
Television became 'window to world' in JFK shooting Television took its central role in the American home after President John F. Kennedy's assassination, a national trauma that unfolded in real time and was uniquely suited to the emerging medium.
13 November 2013 13:51
As Twitter flies, fears mount on bubble Twitter's high-flying Wall Street debut drew attention to the growing power of social media, but also raised concerns about a potential bubble in the sector.
10 November 2013 21:56
New Jersey mall in lockdown after gunman spotted, shots heard: US media Authorities put a shopping mall in Paramus, New Jersey, on lockdown late Monday after a gunman was spotted and witnesses reported hearing shots, US media said.
05 November 2013 11:02
Kenyan press up in arms over 'draconian' media bill Kenya's media reacted with shock and outrage Friday after parliament voted through a bill that could see journalists and outlets slapped with huge fines for violating a code of conduct.
01 November 2013 16:29
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