Topic: Mass media

Dutee Chand wins Vogue’s Sportsperson of Year 2019

Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has won the  Sportsperson of the Year 2019 in the 3rd edition of the Vogue Women Of The Year awards. Besides winning the prestigious...

October 22, 2019

Financial Literacy Week 2019

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is observing Financial Literacy Week 2019 from June 3-7 on the theme of “Farmers”. The theme aims to highlight how farmers can...

June 3, 2019

SCO Mass Media Forum

The Second Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Mass Media Forum was inaugurated by the President of Kyrgyz Republic Mr S. Jeenbeko. Objectives of the SCO Mass Media Forum To...

May 27, 2019

Islamic State (IS) claims for first time that it established a “province” in India

Islamic State (IS) has claimed for the first time that it has established a “province” in India, after a clash between militants and security forces in the Kashmir...

May 13, 2019

Kyaw Soe Oo chosen for 2019 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize

Journalists Kyaw Soe Oo and Wa Lone (Myanmar) has been chosen for 2019 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize. Both laureates are serving 7-year prison sentences. At the time...

April 15, 2019

US bars entry to 16 Saudis over murder of Journalist Jamal Khasoggi

The US State Department has banned entry to 16 Saudi nationals over their alleged involvement in the murder of Jamal Khasoggi, a journalist, as the Donald Trump’s administration...

April 9, 2019

Xinhua launchs world’s first female AI news anchor ‘Xin Xiaomeng’

China’s state-run news agency, Xinhua has launched the world’s first female AI news anchor ‘Xin Xiaomeng’ to read alongside its male AI news presenters. She was developed jointly...

February 23, 2019

Afghanistan most deadliest place for journalists in 2018

As per latest report of Reporters without Borders (RSF), Afghanistan is the most deadliest country for journalists in 2018, with 13 deaths, followed by Syria (11) and Yemen...

December 21, 2018

Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi named as Time magazine’s “Person of Year”

Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in October 2018 at his country’s embassy in Istanbul, has been named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” for his...

December 12, 2018

Xinhua news agency launches world’s first AI news anchor

China’s state news agency Xinhua has recently launched the world’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) news anchor at the ongoing 5th World Internet Conference in Wuzhen. The anchor resembles...

November 10, 2018

2018 World Press Freedom Day (WPFD)

The World Press Freedom Day is observed every year on May 3 to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence...

May 3, 2018

India ranked 138th in 2018 World Press Freedom Index

India has been ranked 138th out of 180 countries in the 2018 World Press Freedom Index (WPFI), which is compiled by Reporters Without Borders. As per index, India...

April 27, 2018