http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/4344-newspapers.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/4344-newspapers.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2084252-uk-editor-sun-charged-bribery.html LONDON (AP) — Britain's prosecutors say that a politics and government editor with The Sun tabloid has been charged over a conspiracy to pay thousands of pounds (dollars) worth of bribes to a press officer working in the British government's tax department. Prosecutors say The Sun paid bribes to press officer Jonathan Hall in return for information about ... Tue, 14 May 2013 17:43:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2084252-uk-editor-sun-charged-bribery.html 2013-05-14T17:43:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2073726-ex-uk-police-officer-jailed-leaks-to-tabloid.html LONDON (AP) — A former British police sergeant has been sentenced to 10 months in jail for trying to sell details about a celebrity couple's daughter and other confidential information to The Sun newspaper. James Bowers was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to misconduct in public office. Prosecutors said he passed information about three incidents... Thu, 09 May 2013 11:46:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2073726-ex-uk-police-officer-jailed-leaks-to-tabloid.html 2013-05-09T11:46:27Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2071672-hungarian-newspaper-fined-anti-roma-column.html BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's media watchdog says it has fined a newspaper for a January column containing hateful remarks about the Roma minority. The Media Council said Wednesday that the Magyar Hirlap daily newspaper was fined 250,000 forints ($1,120) because the column written by a founding member of the governing Fidesz party broke press rules b... Wed, 08 May 2013 16:07:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2071672-hungarian-newspaper-fined-anti-roma-column.html 2013-05-08T16:07:36Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2053142-italian-journalist-missing-syria.html MILAN (AP) — Italian daily La Stampa says its correspondent in Syria has been missing for about 20 days. The Turin newspaper's website on Tuesday said 62-year-old Domenico Quirico, an experienced war reporter, entered Syria on April 6 from Lebanon. La Stampa said it has been working with the Italian Foreign Ministry in an effort to find him, but so far wi... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:59:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2053142-italian-journalist-missing-syria.html 2013-04-30T09:59:51Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2050490-huffington-post-to-launch-german-edition.html BERLIN (AP) — The Huffington Post is expanding further with a German language edition, putting new pressure on media companies in Europe's largest economy as they struggle with newspaper closures and try to introduce online pay walls. The online news portal said Monday it is partnering with Tomorrow Focus AG, a division of Germany's Burda Media group, to ... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:58:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2050490-huffington-post-to-launch-german-edition.html 2013-04-29T17:58:14Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2049852-mexican-journalists-march-attacks-press.html XALAPA, Mexico (AP) — Officials in Veracruz state say they know who killed Regina Martinez. The muckraking reporter, found beaten and suffocated in her house, was just the victim of a robbery, according to prosecutors and a local court. But many of her colleagues don't believe it. The man convicted of the crime was tortured into a confession, they allege.... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:42:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2049852-mexican-journalists-march-attacks-press.html 2013-04-28T20:42:40Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2043938-uk-newspapers-reject-press-regulation-plans.html LONDON (AP) — British newspaper publishers including major players like Rupert Murdoch's News International on Thursday rejected the government's proposals for curbing media abuses, saying the plans for regulation would give politicians "an unacceptable degree of interference" in press freedom. The Newspaper Society, which represents thousands of national... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:46:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2043938-uk-newspapers-reject-press-regulation-plans.html 2013-04-25T15:46:46Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2042484-venezuela-wrestles-truth-bombing-claims.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Hours after barely winning Venezuela's presidential election, the ruling party started to flood state media with accusations that opposition provocateurs were firebombing Cuban-run neighborhood health clinics across the country in revenge. More than a week later, a national dispute is raging as the opposition wages a remarkably s... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:33:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2042484-venezuela-wrestles-truth-bombing-claims.html 2013-04-24T21:33:38Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2041374-reporter-murdochs-sun-charged-bribery.html LONDON (AP) — A senior reporter at Rupert Murdoch's The Sun newspaper is being charged with conspiring to pay 23,000 pounds (roughly $35,000) in bribes in return for tips about the royal family, prosecutors said Wednesday. The Sun's Chief Royal Correspondent Duncan Larcombe is alleged to have conspired with employees of Sandhurst — Britain's prestigious m... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:14:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2041374-reporter-murdochs-sun-charged-bribery.html 2013-04-24T13:14:22Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2029002-correction-britain-copyright-suit-story.html LONDON (AP) — In a story April 18 about the Meltwater copyright lawsuit, The Associated Press incorrectly spelled the last name of the chief executive officer of Meltwater. It is Jorn Lyseggen. A corrected version of the story is below: UK Supreme Court rules for news-clipping service UK Supreme Court rules for news-clipping service Meltwater in its dispu... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:20:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2029002-correction-britain-copyright-suit-story.html 2013-04-19T10:20:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2028024-senior-british-journalist-charged-bribes.html LONDON (AP) — The Sun newspaper's executive editor was charged Thursday with authorizing bribes to a government official, making him one of most senior journalists to be caught up in Britain's sprawling media ethics scandal. Fergus Shanahan is accused of authorizing one of his journalists to make two payments totaling 7,000 pounds ($10,700) to an unidenti... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:07:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2028024-senior-british-journalist-charged-bribes.html 2013-04-18T15:07:54Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2023472-nigeria-reporters-face-criminal-charges-story.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Prosecutors filed criminal charges Tuesday against two journalists at a Nigerian newspaper over a story they published on alleged plans by the nation's presidency to disrupt opposition parties. The charges are a sign of growing government pressure on the media. Tony Amokeodo and Chibuzo Ukaibe face 10 counts of forgery after the dail... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:23:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2023472-nigeria-reporters-face-criminal-charges-story.html 2013-04-16T17:23:10Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2022626-boston-marathon-headlines-world-newspapers.html Front page newspaper headlines from around the world about the bombings at the Boston Marathon: "Bomb carnage at marathon" — The Daily Telegraph, Britain "Chaos in the heart of Boston" — Le Matin, Switzerland "Terror at the finish line: twin blasts hit Boston ... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:41:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2022626-boston-marathon-headlines-world-newspapers.html 2013-04-16T10:41:10Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2017572-ex-ap-writer-mcarthur-who-covered-vietnam-dies.html Former Associated Press writer George McArthur, who was the quintessential foreign correspondent as he reported from the boulevards of Paris to the sands of the Middle East and jungles of Vietnam, has died. He was 88. His wife, Eva Kim McArthur said he died Friday night in a hospice in Fairfax County, Virginia, of complications from a stroke 17 days earli... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:17:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2017572-ex-ap-writer-mcarthur-who-covered-vietnam-dies.html 2013-04-13T16:17:54Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1992576-gunmen-raid-4-newspaper-offices-baghdad.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Gunmen suspected of being Shiite militiamen burst into the offices of four independent newspapers in Baghdad, smashing their equipment, stabbing and beating employees, and even hurling one reporter from a roof in the most brazen attack against journalists in Iraq this year, said staff and officials on Tuesday. Two editors said they believed... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:13:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1992576-gunmen-raid-4-newspaper-offices-baghdad.html 2013-04-02T20:13:56Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1989456-privately-owned-daily-newspapers-return-to-myanmar.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The newspaper industry might be shrinking in the rest of the world but it expanded Monday in Myanmar when privately run daily newspapers hit newsstands for the first time in 50 years. For many people, the rebirth of daily papers is a novelty: Many weren't even born when the late dictator Ne Win imposed a state monopoly on the daily ... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 05:27:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1989456-privately-owned-daily-newspapers-return-to-myanmar.html 2013-04-01T05:27:36Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1980006-british-reporters-their-boss-court.html LONDON (AP) — Journalists from Britain's top-selling newspaper have organized a show of solidarity for their boss, who stands accused of authorizing corrupt payments tied to Britain's long-running media ethics scandal. The Sun's deputy editor, Geoff Webster, appeared Tuesday at Westminster Magistrates' Court. He is accused of two counts of conspiring to m... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:45:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1980006-british-reporters-their-boss-court.html 2013-03-26T14:45:39Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1977344-338m-nj-powerball-winner-hell-help-family.html PASSAIC, N.J. (AP) — The winner of a $338 million Powerball jackpot told several media outlets Monday that his first priority will be helping his family. Pedro Quezada, 44, entered Eagle Liquors store, where the ticket was sold, late Monday afternoon. The Passaic store owner ran Quezada's ticket through the lottery machine to validate that it was a winner... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 03:47:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1977344-338m-nj-powerball-winner-hell-help-family.html 2013-03-26T03:47:56Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1972560-guide-to-britains-media-regulation-regime.html LONDON (AP) — The British government is setting up a new media watchdog to tame the country's scandal-tainted press. The move comes after a phone hacking scandal caught journalists eavesdropping on voicemails, bribing public officials, and intruding into the private lives of celebrities, athletes, politicians and crime victims. Many journalists, however, ... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:08:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1972560-guide-to-britains-media-regulation-regime.html 2013-03-22T12:08:57Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1966930-uk-senior-editor-sun-charged-payoffs.html LONDON (AP) — The deputy editor at The Sun tabloid in Britain has been charged with authorizing thousands of pounds in illegal payoffs to government officials, prosecutors announced Wednesday. The charges against Geoff Webster are the latest in a drumbeat of criminal charges against employees of Rupert Murdoch's media empire. Scores of journalists — most ... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:33:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1966930-uk-senior-editor-sun-charged-payoffs.html 2013-03-20T12:33:51Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/1964302-newspapers-worried-uk-media-regulation.html LONDON (AP) — Britain's politicians have finally struck a deal to regulate their country's press. Whether the press will allow itself to be regulated is another question. Across Britain, newspaper front pages voiced disquiet at the establishment of an independent watchdog that would have the power to order prominent apologies and take complaints into arbi... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:11:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/1964302-newspapers-worried-uk-media-regulation.html 2013-03-19T13:11:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/1961904-myanmar-holds-press-law-criticism.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar journalists just getting used to their new era of freedom howled when the government announced plans for a media law that could lock many old restrictions back into place. Then, in the latest of many moves that never would have happened under the country's old military rulers, the government backed off. A bill restricting pu... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:29:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/1961904-myanmar-holds-press-law-criticism.html 2013-03-18T12:29:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/1960660-rowling-to-uk-govt-hacking-victims.html LONDON (AP) — Celebrities including J.K. Rowling and Hugh Grant accused the British government on Sunday of letting down the victims of media intrusion and urged tough new measures to rein in Britain's unruly press. Lawmakers are to vote Monday on rival plans for tougher controls in the wake of the country's phone-hacking scandal. The Conservative-led gov... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:50:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/1960660-rowling-to-uk-govt-hacking-victims.html 2013-03-17T21:50:31Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1959384-slow-changes-stroll-through-4-papacies.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — In one of his last major public appearances before his death, Pope Paul VI sat on a throne atop a platform carried on the shoulders of 12 men as he was brought into the funeral of assassinated Italian politician Aldo Moro at St. John Lateran Cathedral in 1978. The basilica was crammed with Italian dignitaries shaken by the kidnapping a... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:05:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1959384-slow-changes-stroll-through-4-papacies.html 2013-03-16T15:05:44Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1957836-ex-tabloid-editor-quizzed-phone-hacking-probe.html LONDON (AP) — The former editor of Britain's Daily Mirror tabloid was questioned on Friday by police investigating phone hacking, British media reported. The Press Association, Sky News and others said Richard Wallace, 51, was interviewed under caution. That means he was not arrested but the interview was recorded and could be used in future prosecutions.... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 22:12:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1957836-ex-tabloid-editor-quizzed-phone-hacking-probe.html 2013-03-15T22:12:11Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1957098-social-media-editor-charged-hacking-conspiracy.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A deputy social media editor for Reuters vowed that Friday would be "business as usual" despite charges of conspiring with the notorious hacking group Anonymous to deface an online story of the Los Angeles Times. Federal authorities allege that in December 2010, Matthew Keys provided hackers with login information to access the comput... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:54:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1957098-social-media-editor-charged-hacking-conspiracy.html 2013-03-15T13:54:33Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1955854-reuters-journalist-charged-with-hacking-conspiracy.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A journalist has been charged by federal authorities with conspiring with the notorious hacking group "Anonymous" to deface a story on the Los Angeles Times' website a little more than two years ago. The federal indictment accuses Matthew Keys of being a "terminated employee" of the Tribune Co. who gave hackers the information they ne... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:27:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1955854-reuters-journalist-charged-with-hacking-conspiracy.html 2013-03-15T05:27:35Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/1954178-cameron-confronts-opposition-media-regulation.html LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday he would champion self-regulation for Britain's scandal-tainted press, bucking a key recommendation of his own media inquiry and setting up what might be a bruising confrontation with his opposition and coalition colleagues. Politicians have been scrambling for a sensitive way to regulate th... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:23:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/1954178-cameron-confronts-opposition-media-regulation.html 2013-03-14T17:23:55Z