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China's TV Confessions

Activists accuse Chinese state media of human rights violations, for televising confessions they allege were forced.

Europe

BBC children's channel under fire over 'racist' sitcom

Sitcom producers accused of using 'racist' cliches, as East Asian writers cry discrimination after exclusion from show.

The Listening Post

Sudan's protests: Defying Bashir's media blackout

For nearly two months, Sudan has witnessed almost daily protests demanding an end to Omar al-Bashir's 30-year rule.

Russia

Russia's RT slams Facebook for blocking popular page

RT's subsidiary project that failed to disclose its Russian funding to visitors didn't violate rules, TV channel says.

Witness

Maria Ressa: War on Truth

In an era of disinformation, the CEO of Rappler takes on forces that she believes are undermining world democracies.

The Listening Post

Indian media and the Ambani brothers

A tale of two brothers and their power over Indian media.

Philippines

'Finally out': Journalist Maria Ressa freed on bail

Rappler editor and critic of Duterte's administration posts bail a day after widely condemned arrest on libel charges.

Media

'Outrageous' arrest of Duterte critic sharply denounced

The case, under a controversial law penalising online libel, stems from a news story published before law was passed.

India

Twitter's Jack Dorsey under fire after skipping India meet

BJP members accuse Twitter of '100 percent leftist bias' but others say 'no data' backs claims right wing is targetted.

The Listening Post

BuzzFeed and the digital media bubble

Recent layoffs suggest that the click-based advertising revenue model doesn't add up to a profitable bottom line.

The Listening Post

Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Chronicle of a journalism untold

While Nobel Prize laureate Garcia Marquez is mostly known for his literature, he always considered himself a journalist.

The Listening Post

The BuzzFeed bubble bursts: Mass layoffs across digital media

Digital news outlets suffer a round of mass layoffs. Plus, the journalistic life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Iran

Iran jailed hundreds of journalists after 1979 revolution: RSF

Files leaked to media watchdog show at least four journalists were allegedly killed by the government between 1979-2009.

Opinion

The incurable parochialism of American intellectuals

On American provincialism and Michelle Alexander's misguided attempt to 'break the silence on Palestine' in a NYT essay.

Hamid Dabashi

by Hamid Dabashi

The Listening Post

Venezuela: Covering a country gone wrong

As pressure mounts for President Nicolas Maduro to step down, we look at how the news media tell the Venezuela story.