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.
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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.
After German Journalism Scandal, Critics Are ‘Popping the Corks’
“Spiegelgate” comes at a moment when public trust in journalism is already low, and far-right politicians have seized on the case to justify their “fake news” accusations.
Letter 86: From ScoMo and Xi to Goop and #MeToo: Australia Looks Back at 2018
This week’s Australia Letters revisits a year of revolving doors, gender, tech and geopolitical challenges.
Not Just Khashoggi: Reprisal Killings of Journalists Surged This Year
At least 53 journalists were killed worldwide in 2018, most of them targeted because of their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday.
Budapest Dispatch: Outside Hungary’s State Television: A Protest. On Air: Pigeon Talk.
Under Viktor Orban, Hungary has become a place of two parallel realities. But rarely have these two bubbles seemed so surreally far apart than during the past week of protests.
Meghan Markle Isn’t Speaking to Her Dad. He’s Asked the Queen to Intervene.
Thomas Markle, who did not attend the royal wedding in May, appeared on British television to ask his daughter to reach out to him, and for Queen Elizabeth II to help.
Bombing Near Athens Damages Offices of Greek Media Group
A caller warned of the explosion 45 minutes in advance, so no one was hurt. Greece has experienced several similar attacks by domestic groups in recent years.
German Reporter Is Said to Face Espionage Charges in Venezuela
Billy Six, a freelancer, was reportedly detained on Nov. 17. He was accused in a military court of talking to the rebel group FARC and taking photographs too close to President Nicolás Maduro.