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Trump admin begins mass layoffs at Voice of America, other US-funded media

Just a day after all employees were put on leave, staff working on a contractual basis received an email notifying them that they were terminated at March end.

US President Donald Trump's administration on March 15 put journalists at Voice of America and other US-funded broadcasters on leave, abruptly freezing decades-old outlets long seen as critical to countering Russian and Chinese information offensives. (AFP)
Published on Mar 17, 2025 07:58 AM IST
AFP |

Organised crime charge against journalists dropped

“The essential ingredients of Section 111 of BNS do not attract at this stage as there is no involvement of monetary transactions or other factors mentioned under Section 111,” the court observed.

Revanth Reddy. (ANI)
Published on Mar 17, 2025 06:24 AM IST
By, Bengaluru

As Mahmoud Khalil faces US deportation, Columbia Journalism School speaks out

Columbia University faculty defended press freedom in a statement released after Mahmoud Khalil's arrest last Saturday. 

Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent US resident with a green card and a recent Columbia graduate, was arrested by ICE last Saturday. (AP/ File Photo)
Published on Mar 15, 2025 04:38 PM IST

Son of jailed journalist calls for father's release amid press freedom concerns

Dong Yifu calls for the release of his father, journalist Dong Yuyu, sentenced to seven years for alleged espionage.

Dong Yifu, the son of imprisoned Chinese veteran journalist Dong Yuyu who was sentenced to seven years in prison on espionage charges, speaks about his father's detention to the National Press Club in Washington(AP)
Published on Feb 26, 2025 12:31 PM IST
AP |

Associated Press files lawsuit against 3 Trump administration officials

The AP filed a lawsuit against the White House over restrictions on their access, claiming it violates First Amendment rights

Citing freedom of expression, the Associated Press filed a lawsuit against three Trump administration officials on Friday to prevent their journalists from being blocked from attending presidential events.(Bloomberg/Jim Lo Scalzo)
Published on Feb 22, 2025 10:27 AM IST
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