World's press protests against seizure of AP's phone records

WASHINGTON, US / PARIS, FRANCE / DARMSTADT, GERMANY: The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have protested to United States Attorney General Eric Holder against the seizure of thousands of Associated Press phone records, saying the action damages US news reporting and provides encouragement to repressive regimes around the world. 22 May 2013 11:09

New Yorker launches online anonymous tip system

NEW YORK, US: The New Yorker magazine has unveiled a new online system for anonymous whistleblower tips, based on technology developed by the late Internet activist Aaron Swartz and a former hacker. 17 May 2013 10:46

Google boss sees autocrats' pushback against internet

WASHINGTON, US: Life in authoritarian states is likely to get tougher before it gets better as their citizens gain more access to the internet, says Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt. 2 May 2013 06:14

News Corp split to boost Murdoch pay 15%

NEW YORK, US: US media magnate Rupert Murdoch will get a 15% pay hike with the split-up of News Corp. into two publicly traded companies, according to a company filing published Friday. 29 Apr 2013 10:47

NYF International Advertising Awards: 2013 shortlist

NEW YORK, US: New York Festivals International Advertising Awards for World's Best Advertising has announced the 2013 Shortlist for a number of its competitions. 26 Apr 2013 09:58

New York Times profit, ad revenues drop

NEW YORK, US: The New York Times Company reported a sharp drop in first-quarter income on Thursday and unveiled details of its new growth strategy to boost digital revenues. 26 Apr 2013 09:54

D&AD Awards: The nominations

LONDON, UK: Here are the nominations for the D&AD Awards. See this year's In Book winners and Nominations below. Yellow Pencil winners will be revealed on Wednesday 12 June at the Awards Ceremony. 22 Apr 2013 11:05

US newspaper industry limits revenue drop to 2%

NEW YORK, US: US newspapers saw revenues fall 2% in 2012, an industry association said on Monday, suggesting an easing of the woes of the beleaguered sector. 11 Apr 2013 11:06

Cannes Lions accused of copying NYF judging procedures

NEW YORK, US: The Cannes Lions advertising awards announced last week that they are changing their judging system after what Advertising Age described as "Last Year's Media-Judging Scandal" with "widespread accusations of cheating." 4 Apr 2013 12:21

Interactive Media Awards: Deadline looms

NEW YORK, US: The deadline for nominations is Sunday, 31 March. 20 Mar 2013 13:17

Adweek Project Isaac Awards: Call for entries

NEW YORK, US: Adweek Project Isaac Awards cast a celebratory light on invention across all segments of the industry and is now calling for entries - the deadline is 8 April 2013. 19 Mar 2013 11:18

Google pulls plug on Reader software

SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Outrage over Google's decision to pull the plug on its Reader software flooded the Internet on Thursday (14 March) as lovers of the news aggregation service lobbied to keep it alive. 15 Mar 2013 07:58

Celebrity editor Wintour moved up at Conde Nast

NEW YORK, US: Anna Wintour, the celebrity editor at Vogue magazine who has been talked about as a possible ambassador to France or Britain, has been named artistic director at the magazine's parent company Conde Nast. 14 Mar 2013 08:59

One Club extends deadline

NEW YORK, US: The organisers have extended the entry deadline to 22 March. 13 Mar 2013 06:29