Neowin News Feed for: Journalists

Twitter suspends accounts of journalists who cover the social network and Elon Musk

Hemant Saxena — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 13:58:04 +0000

Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter on Thursday forced the suspension of several journalists from leading publications, accusing them of sharing private information related to his whereabouts. Read more...

Twitter saw a record number of content takedown requests from governments last year

Usama Jawad — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 18:13:55 +0000

According to Twitter's transparency report for January-June 2021, the platform faced a record number of account and content takedown requests from governments, with Japan leading the pack. Read more...

Meta to nudge more highly targeted people to join Facebook Protect

Paul Hill — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 15:44:01 +0000

Meta has said that it hopes to make Facebook Protect available to highly targeted users in 50 countries by the end of the year. Facebook Protect adds extra security layers such as 2FA. Read more...

Google launches a suite of tools for journalists

Abhishek Baxi — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 15:22:02 +0000

Journalist Studio, with tools like Pinpoint and The Common Knowledge Project, is part of the Google News Initiative to work with the news industry in the evolution of journalism in the digital age. Read more...

Facebook announces the members of its new oversight board

Usman Khan Lodhi — Wed, 06 May 2020 20:32:01 +0000

The new independent board will make rulings on freedom of expression issues on Facebook and Instagram. The board includes academics, lawyers, journalists, and human rights advocates. Read more...

Facebook uses ‘secret police' to crack down on leakers

Paul Hill — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 05:56:01 +0000

An unnamed employee who worked for Facebook has shed light on the anti-leaks culture at the company. The firm managed to compile comprehensive and quite creepy evidence against the employee. Read more...

Journalists' Yahoo Mail accounts hacked in China

Tom Warren — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:20:01 +0000

Just days after Google moved its search business out of mainland China, some journalists have discovered they have had their Yahoo mail accounts tampered with. According to Reuters, Andrew Jacobs of the New York Times... Read more...

France bans citizen journalists from reporting violence

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:01:38 +0000

The French Constitutional Council has approved a law that criminalizes the filming or broadcasting of acts of violence by people other than professional journalists. The law could lead to the imprisonment of eyewitnesses who film... Read more...

Internet Journalists are Protected by Law, Court Rules

Michael Stanclift — Sun, 28 May 2006 14:56:04 +0000

In a decision that could set the tone for journalism in the digital age, a California appeals court ruled Friday that bloggers, like traditional reporters, have the right to keep their sources confidential. A panel... Read more...

Apple Decision a Threat to Journalists, Claims EFF

Thu, 14 Apr 2005 14:27:33 +0000

A decision by a local California judge poses grave threats to First Amendment protections for journalists, said a group of major media organizations in response to the latest actions in Apple Computer Inc.'s suit involving... Read more...