Hong Kong prepares for Stand News verdict in latest media freedom test | Courts News

Hong Kong prepares for Stand News verdict in latest media freedom test | Courts News

Two Hong Kong journalists will learn the outcome this week of their landmark sedition trial, whose verdict could set the tone for the future of journalism in the Chinese city. The two journalists, Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, are former editors of the now-closed independent news outlet, Stand News. They…

Harris and Walz to sit down with CNN for first formal interview of campaign | US Election 2024 News

Harris and Walz to sit down with CNN for first formal interview of campaign | US Election 2024 News

Thursday’s interview with presenter Dana Bash will be the first since Harris replaced US President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee. Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz will sit down with CNN on Thursday in their first formal interview of the United States election campaign. Harris replaced President…

OpenAI strikes deal to use content from The New Yorker, Vogue, Vanity Fair | Media News

OpenAI strikes deal to use content from The New Yorker, Vogue, Vanity Fair | Media News

AI startup’s announcement follows similar deals with The Financial Times, the Associated Press and News Corp. OpenAI has struck a multi-year deal with Condé Nast to allow the Microsoft-backed startup to use content from media brands including The New Yorker, Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair and Bon Appétit. Under the agreement…

Edgar Bronfman submits roughly .3B rival bid for Paramount Global
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Edgar Bronfman submits roughly $4.3B rival bid for Paramount Global

Veteran media executive Edgar Bronfman Jr. on Monday submitted a roughly $4.3 billion bid to take over Paramount Global through the acquisition of National Amusements, the family holding company that owns a controlling stake in the media company, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. The competing offer for the…

UK police commissioner threatens to extradite, jail US citizens over online posts: ‘We’ll come after you’
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UK police commissioner threatens to extradite, jail US citizens over online posts: ‘We’ll come after you’

London’s Metropolitan Police chief warned that officials will not only be cracking down on British citizens for commentary on the riots in the UK, but on American citizens as well. “We will throw the full force of the law at people. And whether you’re in this country committing crimes on the streets…

Philippine court orders regulator to restore licence of news site Rappler | Freedom of the Press News

Philippine court orders regulator to restore licence of news site Rappler | Freedom of the Press News

Rappler calls decision to overturn shutdown order ‘vindication after a tortuous eight years of harassment’. A Philippine court has ordered the country’s corporate regulator to restore the licence of Rappler, a news site co-founded by Nobel laureate Maria Ressa, a prominent critic of former President Rodrigo Duterte. Ressa and Rappler…

Journalists at Australian newspapers go on strike on eve of Olympics | Media

Journalists at Australian newspapers go on strike on eve of Olympics | Media

Editorial staff vote to walk off the job after rejecting annual pay increase of between 3 and 4 percent. Journalists at some of Australia’s biggest newspapers have gone on strike on the eve of the Paris Olympics after management knocked back their demands for higher pay. Editorial staff at Nine…