Tag: Media Regulation
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Calls for Culture Secretary to Take Command of Telegraph Sale as Uncertainty Lingers
Pressure mounts to steer Telegraph sale to a quick conclusion The ongoing sale saga of The Telegraph has intensified calls for the Culture Secretary to intervene, following RedBird’s decision to pull out of the bid process. With two and a half years of uncertainty weighing on staff, investors, and readers, industry observers say a decisive…
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POFMA Correction Order: MalaysiaNow and the False Claims About a Convicted Drug Courier
Background On Saturday, November 15, the Singapore government issued a Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) correction direction to the online news outlet MalaysiaNow. The move follows a publication by MalaysiaNow that the Singapore authorities say contained false statements about the treatment of a convicted drug courier. The correction direction is part of…
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POFMA Correction in Singapore: MalaysiaNow News Story
Singapore imposes POFMA correction on MalaysiaNow Singapore has issued a Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) correction direction to the online news outlet MalaysiaNow. The order, announced on Saturday, addresses claims published by the outlet about how a convicted drug courier was treated. The government says the article contains false or misleading statements…
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BBC Gaza Documentary Faces Ofcom Breach Ruling: What Happened and Why It Matters
Overview: Ofcom rules a serious breach by the BBC In a landmark ruling, UK media regulator Ofcom found that the BBC committed a “serious breach” of broadcasting rules in the documentary Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone. The central issue was not the documentary’s overall subject—Gaza’s daunting realities—but a failure to disclose a key factual…
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Merkel: AfD a Dehumanizing Party in Interview
Merkel Calls AfD a Dehumanizing Party in a ZDF Interview In a recent ZDF interview, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel labeled the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as a “dehumanizing party”. She linked the party’s emergence to the eurozone crisis, noting that it briefly faded from public attention before resurfacing in 2014, drawing on the rhetoric…
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Merkel Calls AfD a ‘Hate-Filled’ Party Amid Rising Populism
Merkel’s sharp rebuke of the AfD and the state of European populism Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has delivered a pointed critique of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), calling the party a “menschenverachtende Partei” — a dehumanizing force that stands in stark opposition to the country’s constitutional values. In a ZDF interview, Merkel traced the…