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Pandemic news, then and now

While the deadly flu was first detected in India sometime in June 1918, it was only in October that year that the sanitary commissioner issued a formal notification declaring a pandemic

Hong Kong news outlet Stand News closes after raid, arrests

The outlet issued a statement Wednesday saying its website and social media are no longer being updated and will be taken down

White House defends Biden's remarks Indian media is 'better behaved'

President Biden during his first in-person bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House on Friday praised the Indian press, calling it "better behaved" than the US media

US media riled by Biden comments criticising it during Modi meeting

US President Joe Biden's remarks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi disparaging the US press and calling the Indian reporters "better behaved" has riled up the US media

Country is going to get bad name: SC concerned over fake & communal news

The top court emphasized if this were to continue unchecked then it may get a bad name for the country

Latest FDI rules force Yahoo to shut down news websites in India

Yahoo has shut down its news websites in India due the new foreign direct investment (FDI) rules that limit foreign ownership of media companies that operate and publish digital content in India

Jagran Prakashan Q1 loss at Rs 7.05 cr; revenue up 41.4% at Rs 270.32 cr

Jagran Prakashan Ltd, the publisher of Hindi daily Dainik Jagran, on Friday reported narrowing of its consolidated net loss to Rs 7.05 crore for the first quarter ended on June 30, 2021

Network18 Media reports first quarter net profit at Rs 121.51 crore

Media firm Network18 Media & Investments Ltd on Tuesday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 121.51 crore for the first quarter ended June 2021. The company had posted a net loss of Rs 60.60 crore for the April-June period of the previous fiscal, Network18 Media said in a regulatory filing. Consolidated revenue from operations rose 50.47 per cent to Rs 1,214.43 crore, as against Rs 807.07 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. "Operating margin at ... 15.5 per cent, highest ever in first quarter; despite second wave impact," the company said. Total expenses were at Rs 1,080.79 crore, up 23.99 per cent from Rs 871.65 crore earlier. Commenting on the results, Network18 Chairman Adil Zainulbhai said, "Led by the many learnings from the past year and a responsibility to serve the Indian audience, we have been able to continue our businesses relentlessly and profitably." Shares of Network18 Media & Investments Ltd on Tuesday settled at Rs 50.15 on BSE, down 2.53 per ...

No control over FPI disclosures, narrative was 'twisted': Gautam Adani

Adani said a section of the media indulged in "reckless" reporting on administrative actions of regulators, which resulted in a sharp fall in share prices

From Times Group to Zee, Indian media business in the post-pandemic world

The post-pandemic list tells just one story - that of utter devastation

Indian Newspaper Society wants to be excluded from new IT rules

INS has said that news websites of traditional papers follow the same stringent guidelines for publication as followed by newspapers, and should be exempt from the new IT Rules

It's only words…

Sedition law needs to be observed in letter and spirit

'Mirror mirror on the wall ...'

The key fault-lines that must be addressed

Alessandra Galloni becomes first woman as Reuters editor-in-chief

The Reuters news service has promoted Alessandra Galloni to be its new editor-in-chief, making her the first woman to take that role in the company's 170-year history.

Localising of internet: A peek into state-wise consumption of online media

The report is an illustration of the axiom that media is the most local of all products

BS READS: How Australia's news bargaining code can address media's revenue woes

A new law in Australia that mandates Facebook and Google to pay news publishers might inspire similar legislation in other countries. To what degree will it solve news industry's revenue problem?

Indian non-profit challenges new content regulation rules for news media

An Indian non-profit which runs an independent news website on Tuesday challenged in court the country's new rules that seek to regulate content on digital news media

Regulating digital media: News portals wary of Centre's latest guidelines

The new guidelines seek to regulate OTT platforms and digital news media, whether they use other intermediary sites or apps such as Twitter or Facebook or host news media content on their own websites

Explained: What the new regulations mean for online news publishers

Some say Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code Rules, 2021, leaves too many things in the hands of the central government

'Code of ethics' to be applicable for news publishers, OTT players: Govt

The govt said a 'code of ethics' and three-tier grievance redressal mechanism would be applicable for news publishers, over-the-top (OTT) platforms and digital media