“If It Is Fake, It Is Not News”
“If it is fake, it is not news” – Snr. Journalist
Senior journalist and media manager, Dr. Alhaji Sadick Abubabkar has urged journalists to disregard the infamous phrase “fake news”, as...
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Fired FBI Man ‘gave Notes To Russia Probe’
Ex-FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe has given memos about conversations he had with President Donald Trump to an inquiry into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election, US media say. They say...
BBC Launches 2018 Komla Dumor Award
The BBC is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award, now in its fourth year. Journalists from across the continent are invited to apply for the award,...
Nigeria’s Amina Yuguda Wins Komla Dumor Award
For the second time, a Nigerian has won the prestigious BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. Amina Yuguda from northeastern Nigeria is a news presenter on local network Gotel Television, where she has...
New Trump Communcations Chief Vows To ‘stop Those Leaks’
Donald Trump's new communications director Anthony Scaramucci vowed Sunday to usher in a fresh start in the White House, beginning with a clampdown on unauthorized leaks that have led to months of...
Police Chief Criticizes US Cop Who Shot Australian Woman
The police chief in Minneapolis, speaking out for the first time Thursday, strongly criticized the actions of one of the city's officers who fatally shot an unarmed Australian woman. Chief Janee...
Parents of US Reporter Missing In Syria Urge Captors To Reach Out
The parents of Austin Tice, a freelance reporter who went missing in Syria nearly five years ago, urged their son's captors on Thursday for "another chance" to negotiate his release. Speaking in...
Today Holds 4th Annual Lecture
AS a newspaper, we are obliged to inform, educate and entertain the reading public. This mandate of ours enables the public to be abreast of the goings-on in the country and around the globe. ...
‘Don’ and ‘Hilary’ Storm Near US
Off the Atlantic coast, Tropical Storm Don is thundering away. Meantime in the Pacific, a roaring tropical depression will be named Hilary if it grows into a tropical storm, according to the National...
Chicago’s Storied Sun-Times Newspaper Sold, For A Song
The Chicago Sun-Times, the city's oldest continuously published daily and winner of eight Pulitzer prizes, has been sold to an investor group, reportedly for $1. The newspaper, which traces its...
In Tweeted Video, Trump Knocks Down, Beats Up ‘CNN’
US President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack on the news media Sunday by tweeting a video -- bizarre even by his standards -- showing him knocking down and beating a professional wrestling...
CNN Accuses Trump of ‘encouraging Violence Against Reporters’
CNN has accused Donald Trump of “encouraging violence against reporters”, after the President tweeted a video of him wrestling a man with the TV network’s logo over his face. On Sunday, the US...
Trump Tweets Video of Him Knocking Down, Beating ‘CNN’
US President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack on the news media Sunday by tweeting a video -- bizarre even by his standards -- showing him knocking down and beating a professional wrestling...
CNN Uses Sketch Artist At No-Camera White House Briefing
US media went back to the past on Friday to cover the daily White House press briefing, after President Donald Trump's administration banned cameras from the event. Cable news channel CNN sent sketch...
Hundreds Gather For the Funeral of Otto Warmbier
Friends and family members are gathering in Ohio to say goodbye to an American student who just six died days after being returned to the United States in a coma following 17 months in captivity in...
A Deadly City In A Dangerous Country
The death of two journalists in Mosul has highlighted once more the particular dangers of covering the battle to recapture the Iraqi city from Islamic State group fighters. A mine blast killed Iraqi...
Comey Boosted Case For Obstruction Charges Against Trump
Former FBI director James Comey's scathing testimony has boosted the case for obstruction of justice charges against President Donald Trump, legal experts say. But more evidence is needed to prove...
Young Woman In US Leak Case Faces Day In Court
The 25-year-old intelligence contractor accused of leaking a top secret report on Russian meddling in the US election appears on social media as a smiling young nature lover with an abiding aversion...
Slain Journalists Honored As Dangers To Press Highlighted
Fourteen journalists killed in the line of duty in 2016 were honored Monday at a Washington museum ceremony highlighting growing dangers to freedom of information around the world. The Newseum, which...
Gains At Big US Newspapers Mask Slump In Sector
The US newspaper industry remains mired in a slump despite gains in digital subscriptions at some of the big dailies, a study showed Thursday. As the newspaper sector sinks, cable television news is...