The Court of Appeal (CoA) has rejected an appeal by Iconic Newspapers over an article in one of its publications in which a businessman was incorrectly named as a tax defaulter. In May last year, a High Court jury awarded William Bird €75,000 after it found the article in the Limerick Leader, published in June […]
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Kenyan newspaper frontpage about government offering ministerial jobs to rivals is fake
Kenya’s political rivals President William Ruto and opposition leader Raila Odinga were pictured together having a meeting with President Yoweri Museveni in Uganda in late February. Shortly afterward, social media users shared an image purporting to show the frontpage of Kenya’s Star newspaper reporting an imminent cabinet reshuffle in favour of opposition figures. However, the […]
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Editor of top independent Russian newspaper detained for ‘discrediting military’
The editor-in-chief of the renowned Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta has been detained in Moscow after being accused of discrediting Russia’s armed forces, the newspaper said. Sergei Sokolov was detained by officers from the Centre for Combating Extremism (Center E), Novaya Gazeta said. It said the charges — which are “administrative” and are usually punishable […]
Editor of top independent Russian newspaper detained for allegedly discrediting military
The editor-in-chief of the renowned Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta was detained in Moscow on Thursday after being accused of discrediting Russia’s armed forces, the newspaper said. Sergei Sokolov was detained by officers from Russia’s Center for Combating Extremism (Center E), Novaya Gazeta said. It said the charges — which are “administrative” and are usually […]
Leap-year newspaper raises money and laughs in France
A satirical newspaper that is only published on February 29 has gone on sale across France. La Bougie du Sapeur is a leap year-only publication and is filled with cringe-worthy puns and commentary on events of the past four years. The 2024 edition includes an article suggesting France does not need schools any more thanks […]
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Reporter sues Kansas town and various officials over police raid on her newspaper
TOPEKA, Kansas — A reporter for a weekly Kansas newspaper that police raided last year filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against its hometown and local officials, saying the raid caused her physical and mental health problems. Marion County Record reporter Phyllis Zorn is seeking $950,000 in damages from the city of Marion, its former mayor, […]
A reporter is suing a Kansas town and various officials over a police raid on her newspaper
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A reporter for a weekly Kansas newspaper that police raided last year filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against its hometown and local officials, saying the raid caused her physical and mental health problems. Marion County Record reporter Phyllis Zorn is seeking $950,000 in damages from the city of Marion, its former […]
Newspaper heiress Patty Hearst was kidnapped 50 years ago. Now she’s famous for her dogs
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Newspaper heiress Patricia “Patty” Hearst was kidnapped at gunpoint 50 years ago Sunday by the Symbionese Liberation Army, a little-known armed revolutionary group. The 19-year-old college student’s infamous abduction in Berkeley, California, led to Hearst joining forces with her captors for a 1974 bank robbery that earned her a prison sentence. […]
Tribune publisher elected president of Minnesota Newspaper Association
Feb. 3—MINNEAPOLIS — Crystal Miller, publisher of the Albert Lea Tribune and the Austin Daily Herald, was elected president of the Minnesota Newspaper Association, Friday, during the association’s annual meeting at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest in Brooklyn Park. Miller is the 143rd president of MNA, representing more than 260 newspapers across Minnesota. She succeeds Chad […]