At least 68 journalists killed in 2009

NEW YORK - At least 68 journalists were killed in 2009, with the largest death toll in the Philippines, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Thursday.

To stay young, experts find French king’s mistress had deadly drinking problem: gold

Study: Too much drinkable gold for king’s mistress

Guidelines for crime reporting to be formulated

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Thursday constituted a committee to formulate guidelines for crime reporting by the media.

Newspaper: Olmert offered to expand Gaza in exchange for settlement blocs

Newspaper: Olmert proposed expanding Gaza

JERUSALEM — The Haaretz daily says former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert proposed giving the Palestinians 100 square kilometers (38 sq. miles) of Israeli territory near the Gaza Strip in exchange for West Bank settlement blocs.

Group reports at least 68 journalists killed in 2009, highest yearly tally ever

Group: Record number of journalists killed in 2009

Amazon-Google pact makes it easy to link to ads for the retailer’s products from Google blogs

Amazon.com makes ad links easy on Google’s Blogger

US Fed chief named Time’s 2009 Person of the Year

WASHINGTON - US news magazine Time has picked Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the US Federal Reserve Bank, as its 2009 Person of the Year.

Gunmen open fire on journalist’s car in Honduras, killing pregnant daughter

Gunmen fire on Honduran journalist’s car, 1 killed

Miami Herald asks online readers to consider making ‘voluntary payment’ for content

Miami Herald asks online readers for donations

Paparazzi on the lookout for photos of Tiger Woods, wife as personal drama keeps unfolding

Hunt is on for post-crash Tiger Woods photos

Creditors, owners duel in court over auction rules; future of Philly newspapers at stake

Creditors, owners duel for Philly newspapers

Major German newspaper begins charging for web access

HAMBURG - Leading German newspaper, the Hamburger Abendblatt, began charging web visitors Tuesday as the country’s media begins to turn away from what has been dubbed the “culture of free” on the internet.

Orissa journalists protest police atrocities

BHUBANESWAR - Hundreds of journalists in Orissa Monday protested against increasing police atrocities against media persons in different parts of the state since the past few months.

Widow of journo killed in parliament attack gets TV job

NEW DELHI - On the eighth anniversary of the terror attack on the Indian parliament, a television channel, Focus TV, has offered a job to the widow of a video journalist who was killed while covering the incident.

5 Maoists held for deadly attack on Nepal journalist

KATHMANDU - Four days after a woman journalist was savagely attacked in western Nepal and left to die on a desolate hillside, police Saturday arrested five cadres of the opposition Maoist party, including a local leader.

Newspaper trade mag to close after 125 years

LOS ANGELES - Editor & Publisher, a trade journal that has covered the newspaper business for 125 years is to be shut down, a victim of the travails that have ravaged the industry it covered.

Nepal erupts in protests at attack on journalist

KATHMANDU - Hundreds of journalists staged protest marches across Nepal Thursday, condemning the brutal attack on a young radio journalist in western Nepal and demanding tough punishment for the attackers who left her to die on a remote hill.

Media General sees some improvement in advertiser spending patterns

Media General sees improvement in ad spending

Leo Wolinsky, former LA Times reporter and editor, named editor of Daily Variety

Leo Wolinsky named editor of Daily Variety

J.C. Penney appoints Oxygen Media co-founder Geraldine Laybourne to its board

J.C. Penney names Oxygen Media co-founder to board

Doordarshan to be digitalised: Soni

NEW DELHI - With barely a year to go for the Commonwealth Games, the government Tuesday said it had allocated Rs.1,209 crore for digitalisation of Doordarshan and also had plans to establish two studios to facilitate High Definition TV (HDTV) broadcasting.

Heard that one before: David Letterman jokes about Tiger Woods

With familiarity, Letterman jokes about Woods

Former Indonesian colonel says army deliberately killed Australia-based journalists in 1975

Report: Indonesian colonel says reporters killed

Editor Sandra Rowe leaving The Oregonian; Executive Editor Peter Bhatia to succeed her

Editor Rowe leaving Oregonian; Bhatia to take over

Pulitzer Board elects Politico co-founder first member from primarily online news organization

Pulitzer Board elects Politico co-founder

NEW YORK — The Pulitzer Prize Board has elected its first member representing a primarily online news organization, keeping in step with the board’s recent decision to allow entries from more online sites.

Special audit of Prasar Bharati on: Government

NEW DELHI - With infighting in the Prasar Bharati board showing no sign of ending, the government Monday said it has ordered a special audit of the public broadcaster over the functioning of the board and other financial issues linked to it.

Government taking steps to curb illegal TV channels: Soni

NEW DELHI - The government Monday said the information and broadcasting ministry was in touch with the home ministry to curb the showing of illegal and unlicensed television channels by cable operators.