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Tag: News and News Media
BBC Offers Clarification: Theresa May Isn’t Going to Brussels in a Warplane
The broadcaster said it was a mistake, not a hidden message, when it showed footage from World War II during a report on Brexit.
U.S. Releases American Journalist Who Works for Iranian TV After Testimony
The journalist, Marzieh Hashemi, an anchorwoman for Iran’s PressTV, had been under arrest since Jan. 13, as a material witness for an undisclosed federal investigation.
Tensions Rise Over U.S. Arrest of Iranian News Agency’s American Journalist
Iran said it had summoned the Swiss ambassador, which acts on behalf of U.S. interests in Tehran, to protest the Jan. 13 arrest of Marzieh Hashemi.
Journalist for Iranian TV Is Detained as Witness in U.S. Investigation
Marzieh Hashemi, an anchor for the Iranian channel Press TV, is not accused of a crime but is being held until her grand jury testimony is done.
Bulletin Board: Why The Times Published a Disturbing Photo of Dead Bodies After an Attack in Nairobi
Including a graphic photo, particularly of a dead body, is never an easy decision. Our director of photography and our National editor give insight into how and when we make these tough calls.
Iran State Television Says U.S. Is Holding One of Its Journalists
Marzieh Hashemi, an anchor for Press TV, was arrested on Sunday in St. Louis, the network said. U.S. officials have not confirmed her arrest.
Myanmar Court Upholds Convictions of Two Reuters Journalists
U Wa Lone and U Kyaw Soe Oo, who documented mass killings of civilians, were sentenced to seven years in what appears to have been a police setup.
Egypt Tried to Block Broadcast of CBS Interview With President Sisi
CBS said President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi acknowledged that his military cooperated with Israel, and refused a request by Egypt to stop the broadcast.
Der Spiegel to Press Charges Against Reporter Who Made Up Articles
The United States ambassador to Germany waded into the scandal by accusing the newsmagazine of anti-American bias and calling for an independent audit.