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Press Release: Corsair selects Thales’ FlytOptim to cut CO2 emissions
Airline company Corsair has selected Thales’ flight optimization solution, FlytOptim, across all of its flights, which serve Africa, the West Indies, and the Indian Ocean (5000+ per year), to save thousands of tonnes of CO2 emissions per year....
Media should fight against child labour that threatens the nation’s future
Thursday June 12 was World Day Against Child Labour, when governments and the international community assess the progress made to protect under age children against all forms of illegal and forced labour. This year’s theme is ‘Progress is clear,...
Media should lead debate on why Kenya shouldn’t forego CHAN and AFCON
The English Premier League, La Liga, the Scudetto, Bundesliga, all European soccer leagues that Kenyans cheer for from August to May each year, are on break. The Champions League and Europa League, among many other football competitions that hog...

Media’s role crucial in enhancing nation’s security, stability, says NGE
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has said a nation’s security and stability can be enhanced by leveraging its diversity, with the media playing a crucial role in promoting the goal. The NGE said this in a statement on Sunday by its President,...

Sarawak Roadtour with CAM CO-STAR a Showcase for Marketing and Advertising Bus Travel
The promotion for “Visit Malaysia Year 2026” has started in a big way in January 2025. Malaysia is aiming to raise the number of tourists arriving to 35 million. This is phantastic news for everyone in the tourism industry and (people)...

Media: Trump and Zelenskyy may hold meeting at G7 summit
US President Donald Trump plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for bilateral talks on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada. As reported by German TV news channel ntv with reference to a US government representative, it...

EFJ to host workshop on journalists’ wellbeing and mental health in Namur, Belgium
On 16-17 June 2025, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) will be hosting a workshop entitled “Mental wellbeing: an invisible crisis in journalism” in Namur, Belgium, as part of the Stand up for Journalism (SUJ) project in partnership with...

Interim order issued against arrest of Journalist Dil Bhusan Pathak
Journalist Dil Bhusan Pathak. (File photo) KATHMANDU: The Patan High Court has issued a short-term interim order not to arrest journalist Dil Bhusan Pathak. A single bench of Judge Rishi Raj Bhandari issued the interim order on Monday while...

Mark Madden: Sports media industry is being burned to the ground
Stephen A. Smith played solitaire on his phone during Game 4 of the NBA Finals at Indianapolis. He was on duty and on site for ESPN. ESPN pays Smith $20 million per year. But he couldn’t be bothered to watch what he was being paid to analyze....

Curaleaf Appoints New President, Bolsters Marketing Leadership Team
[PRESS RELEASE] – STAMFORD, Conn., June 16, 2025 – Curaleaf Holdings Inc., a leading international provider of consumer cannabis products, announced the appointment of Rahul Pinto to the newly created role of president. Effective immediately,...

FT Strategies and Google News Initiative team up to offer free News Sustainability Audits for LMA members
Press Release | FT Strategies June 13, 2025 | London & Washington, D.C. — FT Strategies, the specialist media consultancy from the Financial Times, has partnered with the Local Media Association (LMA) and the Google News Initiative (GNI) to...

‘We need another betting shop ..... SAID NOBODY EVER!’ Readers react to plans for fifth bookies News that a bookmaker wants to move into Spalding has proven to be anything but the winning ticket with our readers.
News that a bookmaker wants to move into Spalding has proven to be anything but the winning ticket with our readers. BoyleSports have lodged an application to transform the former Barclays bank building in Spalding’s Hall Place into a betting...

Freep, News to cut business ties at end of 2025
The Free Press and News combined advertising, marketing and other business operations through the JOA, but its newsrooms remained separate and competitive. The Free Press will continue to offer a print edition seven days a week, while also...

Ageism and sexism silence female voices in broadcast news
A glass ceiling exists far above female journalists’ heads, built by double standards and unbreakable by skill, stopping their careers far too soon. “As long as a woman is in news, she faces ageism and sexism,” said Atia Abawi, past foreign...

Bocas del Toro – Journalists Attacks – Journalism Unions Condemnation
With deep concern and absolute firmness, the National Journalism Council, the Forum of Journalists for Freedom of Expression and Information, the Panamanian Broadcasting Association and the Chiriquí Journalists Association have issued a joint...

A new twist in the case of missing American journalist Austin Tice, but no clear answers
Over the weekend, there was major news about missing American freelance journalist Austin Tice, who hasn’t been seen in more than a decade while trying to leave Syria. But his whereabouts remain unknown and there are doubts about the stunning news...

Washington Post investigating cyberattack on journalists' email accounts: reports
The Washington Post is investigating a cyberattack on its journalists' email accounts, according to news reports. The Post's executive editor, Matt Murray, said in a memo to employees of the newspaper that the breach was discovered Thursday and...

Over 80 press agencies to join National Press Festival 2025
HÀ NỘI — More than 80 central and local press agencies will take part in the National Press Festival 2025, scheduled to run from June 19–21 at the National Convention Centre in Hà Nội, the Việt Nam Journalists Association (VJA) announced at a...
Cyberattack targets Washington Post national security journalists
A cyberattack on the Washington Post targeted U.S. national security journalists' Microsoft accounts, allegedly compromising journalists' emails, The Wall Street Journal reports. The data breach affected a small number of journalists and could...

Saudi Arabia executes journalist after 7 years behind bars. Activists say it was over his tweets.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Royal Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A prominent Saudi journalist who was arrested in 2018 and convicted on terrorism and treason...