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Hong Kong editors who face prison in sedition case told court about journalistic ideals
HONG KONG (AP) — Writing to the Hong Kong court that convicted him of sedition, former Stand News editor Patrick Lam said he regretted missing a chance to tell a police officer about independent journalism. Lam and his ex-colleague Chung Pui-kuen, both former top editors of the...
Vatican opens new investigation into leaks surrounding its 'trial of the century' probe
ROME (AP) — The Vatican prosecutor has opened a new investigation into the alleged leak of information about its “trial of the century” probe into a London property investment, the Holy See said Tuesday. The leak emerged during the course of a broader, separate Italian...
Connie Chung launched a generation of Asian American girls named Connie. She had no idea
NEW YORK (AP) — Some public figures are honored with namesake buildings or monuments. Veteran broadcaster Connie Chung has a strain of marijuana and hundreds of Asian American women as legacies. Chung was contacted five years ago by a fellow journalist, Connie Wang, whose Chinese...
It's not just Harris and Trump who have a lot at stake in next week's debate. ABC News does, too
NEW YORK (AP) — Hours after ABC News released the rules for next Tuesday's presidential debate, resolving a final dispute in Donald Trump's favor, the former president was on the attack — against ABC News. “I think a lot of people will be watching to see how nasty they are, how...
Young Palestinian journalist who reported on Gaza's destruction now continues education in Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — A young Palestinian journalist whose coverage of the widespread destruction and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip went viral now watches the war from afar in Lebanon. Twenty-two-year-old Plestia Alaqad was just over a year out of university with a journalism...
More Hong Kongers tune out the news as they adapt to Beijing's tightening grip
HONG KONG (AP) — Hannah Wong cried when the Hong Kong government effectively forced Apple Daily and Stand News out of business three years ago. Among the last news outlets in the city willing to criticize the government openly, many saw their end as a sign that the old Hong Kong was gone for...
A Hong Kong court convicts 2 journalists in a landmark sedition case
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted two former editors of a shuttered news outlet in a sedition case widely seen as a barometer for the future of media freedoms in a city once hailed as a bastion of free press in Asia. The trial of Stand News former...
Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong's convictions of journalists in sedition case
HONG KONG (AP) — The convictions of two Hong Kong journalists who led a now-shuttered online news outlet have deepened concerns of media groups and foreign governments over the city’s press freedom, though local officials say there are no restrictions when journalists stick to the facts. ...
A military court has sentenced a Myanmar journalist to life in prison, outlet's editor says
BANGKOK (AP) — A military court in Myanmar has given a life prison sentence to a local journalist and sentenced one of his colleagues to 20 years after convicting them under a counterterrorism law, their editor said Wednesday. The sentences for Myo Myint Oo and Aung San Oo of the...
Apple Podcasts – Top New Shows
Top New Shows (US): 1. Shattered Silence Podcast, Shattered Silence Podcast 2. Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams, Crooked Media 3. Weird Little Guys, Cool Zone Media 4. The Wirecutter Show, The New York Times 5. Missing...