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Amnesty on Turkish media crackdown: 'Disinformation flourishes when media landscape's narrowed down'

The state takeover of Halk TV, one of Turkey’s most widely watched news channels, represents far more than an isolated confrontation between the authorities and an independent broadcaster. For Milena Buyum, Amnesty International’s Turkey campaigner, it is part of a broader erosion of media pluralism, characterized by the appointment of state trustees, the detention of journalists and mounting restrictions on independent digital platforms. Buyum describes the intervention as a "brutal attack on media freedom in Turkey,” framing it within a sustained crackdown on independent journalism that has

Entertainment

Chronicle Media Takes Aim at Content’s Discovery Problem

The explosion of content across social platforms has made producing and distributing entertainment easier than ever. Finding the right audience for it is another matter. Chronicle Media is betting artificial intelligence can help solve that problem. The San Francisco-based startup helps studios, brands and creators determine who is most likely to engage with their content […]

Style

Alexandra Shulman: ‘Which book am I ashamed not to have read? Literally the whole canon of classic English literature’

The former British Vogue editor-in-chief and author on a romantic kiss on a traffic island, her school-run regrets, and a very expensive nude Born in London, Alexandra Shulman, 68, studied social anthropology at the University of Sussex. She was a secretary at Over 21 magazine and, in the early 80s, became a journalist at Tatler. In 1990, she was made editor of British GQ and, from 1992 to 2017, she was editor‑in‑chief of British Vogue. For her contribution to fashion journalism, she was awarded both an OBE and a CBE. Her books include novels and the bestselling memoir, Clothes … and Other Thi

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Politics

The Media Show

An extended interview with acclaimed screenwriter and producer Russell T Davies.

World

US judge extends media outlets' White House access

A federal judge extended an order that blocks the Trump administration from banning media outlets from the White House. The outlets have reasonable grounds to think they'll win the case, the judge said.

Entertainment

Skoop Media Launches New Crime Label Dutch Noir: ‘Range, Scale and Attitude’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Dutch international distributor Skoop Media has launched a new crime label Dutch Noir. Bowing at Mipcom, it’s a new international label for premium Dutch crime content spanning organized-crime drama, psychological thrillers, urban crime and heist series. The label kicks off with 17 titles from six producers, including four new Videoland Original series. “As one of […]

Politics

Ethiopia: Social media becomes a battleground for propaganda

Millions of Ethiopians rely on social media for daily news. But as fighting resumes in the country’s north between federal forces and a coalition of rebel groups, these platforms have become a breeding ground for propaganda and disinformation. Pro-government and pro-rebel accounts are battling to shape the news, while journalists’ limited access to the front lines makes it increasingly difficult to verify what is happening on the ground.

Entertainment

What Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Reveals About Media’s Future (Guest Column)

Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery to form Skydance Corp., which pushes the combined company to second place in Nielsen’s U.S. TV audience share and brings together two major Hollywood studios, has reignited debate about consolidation in media. But the bigger story is what the merger highlights about the pressures reshaping the media industry […]

Entertainment

Natalie Morales Joins Flow Space Women’s Health Summit in L.A.

Natalie Morales, award-winning journalist and TV personality, is joining the lineup of SHE Media’s Flow Space Women’s Health Summit this week. The Flow Space Women’s Health Summit will be held Thursday, Oct. 15, at Penske Media Corp.’s Los Angeles headquarters. (Disclosure: PMC is the owner of Variety.) Morales, who has spoken publicly about her family’s […]

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Entertainment

Bavaria Media Intl. Unveils Mipcom Slate Including German TV Hits ‘Mordach,’ ‘Home-Made Christmas’ and ‘Throughout the Years’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Bavaria Media Intl., the distribution arm of Bavaria Film Group, has unveiled a slate of scripted shows ahead of TV market Mipcom, including German TV hits “Mordach,” “Home-Made Christmas,” “Fanny’s Extraordinary World” and “Throughout the Years.” The crime lineup features “Cold Case Diaries,” “Dark Motives,” “Mordach” and “The Wolf Hunt,” while the family-focused content includes […]

Science

NASA Briefing to Highlight Contributions to Martian Moons Mission

Media are invited to join NASA for a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Oct. 15, to preview the agency’s contributions to JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission. The mission is scheduled to launch from JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Center in Japan on Monday, Oct. 19 EDT (Tuesday, Oct. 20 JST). […]