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WORLD: Muslims rely on foreign communications

Speakers at Organization of Islamic Conference stress economic cooperation between Muslim countries in the telecom and IT sectors

WORLD: Newspapers surge ahead in Asia but slump in the West

Circulation of paid newspapers rise continuously in China and India but fall in the United States and European Union, according to latest WAN report

ASIA: High-speed superhighway sets the tone

Video-on-demand, multi-player online games, video content sharing and social networking sites drive demand for broadband services

WORLD: E-health is C'wealth's new agenda

Association of 53 independent nations seeks to translate proliferation of mobile phone technology into improved health care services

BRITAIN: Facebook murder rocks 'perfect little family'

Murdered wife reveals plan to split with husband in Facebook profile

US: Deal close as Facebook face-off averted

'New York Times' source says motions to dismiss case between founders of Facebook and ConnectU will be filed in coming weeks

US: Microsoft sets three-week deadline for Yahoo

Microsoft threatens to take its buyout offer to Yahoo shareholders if the board does not respond by April 26

BRITAIN: YouTube 'rape victim' arrested

British members of parliament alarmed by gang rape video, call for YouTube clips to be checked before posting

US: Teen accuses Lori Drew over MySpace suicide

Employee of Lori Drew granted immunity to testify against her boss in fraud case

ITALY: YouTube yobs chase top video off the charts

Creator of YouTube's most-watched video is suspected of manipulating viewer statistics after over 70 million of the views occurred in its last month

RUSSIA: Journalists slain in Russia

Assailants shot at Gadzhi Abashilov in contract-style killing

BRITAIN: 'On the Internet, guard your personal space'

Services that track consumer information are a "serious breach of privacy," says Internet founder Tim Berners-Lee

FRANCE: RSF to mark March 12 as "Online Free Expression Day"

Reporters Without Borders reports at least 62 cyber-dissidents incarcerated and more than 2,600 Internet forums shut down in 2007

BRITAIN: Pleas for press curb over deaths

Journalists asked for restraint in graphic reporting and in superficial speculation regarding suicides in Bridgend county

US: Court puts kybosh on telltale site

Wikileaks plans to appeal U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White's order to shut down

QATAR: Al Jazeera slams new media rules

New code of conduct for TV channels in Arab states is intended to curb satellite television talk

US: NY Times cuts 100 jobs

'The New York Times' halts hiring, offers buyouts and lays off staff due to decline in revenue and profit

FRANCE: Row over disbanding of journalists 'spy' unit

Intelligence unit gathered information about politicians and journalists for ministry of overseas territories

US: Being Web 2.0 is absolutely the go

Interactivity key to success in latest Internet boom

US: Apple snuffs out Think Secret site

Apple rumor website Think Secret, run by Harvard student Nicholas Ciarelli, shuts down but keeps name of source secret

BRITAIN: Facebook ban makes MP doubt his existence

West England parliament member Steve Webb's Facebook profile was reactived after the website's investigation proved it was not an imposter account

US: Google exec sees Internet potential

Speaking in Taipei, Google's Greater China executive highlights "rich content, lifestyle and platformization" as development focus for 2008

US: Murdoch takes over Wall Street Journal

The News Corp CEO plans to change the newspaper's subscription-based website to a free one paid by advertisers

US: Facebook's about-face on applications

The social network giant plans to enable third-party developers' plug-in programs on other websites, even MySpace

GERMANY: Wikipedia faces charge over Nazi symbols

Katina Schubert, a Left party member, accuses Wikipedia of using Nazi images beyond the legally-allowable educational and artistic purposes on its German-language site

US: Facebook fiasco and Zuckerberg says sorry

Facebook's CEO also announces controversial Beacon feature, which notified a user's Facebook friends of purchases made on partner sites, can be disable entirely

US: Google map off target, mobile ads spot on

Mobile Maps' low degree of accuracy makes software useless for navigators, but Google sees its true potential in "location aware" advertising

BRITAIN: Pay via mobile starts trial in London

Trial participants can purchase train and bus tickets using Oyster cards inside special mobile phones

EGYPT: YouTube shuts down activist's account

Wael Abbas, an award-winning Egyptian journalist, uploaded photos and videos chronicling police brutality

US: Amazon launches Kindle e-book reader

Amazon Kindle allows people to download books, newspapers, magazines and blogs through wireless access

BRITAIN: Lend the children an ear

The Listen Campaign will broadcast footage of children telling their own stories of hardship in the hopes of fundraising $1 billion for disadvantaged kids

IRAQ: Iraqi TV journalist kidnapped

The family of Muntazer al-Zaidi, a Baghdad television reporter, has received no demands from his abductors

US: Yahoo! settles in Chinese journalists' lawsuit

Settlement could change the way U.S. companies conduct business in China in the future

FINLAND: Finnish teen detailed for YouTube threat

Police cautious with Maaninka boy after an 18-year-old Jokela student made online postings about his school massacre plans and then killed eight people

US: 'Botmaster' faces jail

John Schiefer stole money by "wiretapping" users' private data using spyware and surreptitious computer programs

US: Facebook is calling world domination!

Advertising and viral marketing comes to Facebook

FRANCE: Wikipedia cleared in defamation case

French court throws out lawsuit by three local men about a Wikipedia article that said they were gay activitists

GEORGIA: News Corp to run Georgia media group

Georgian tycoon Badri Patarkatsishvili hands over his majority stake in Imedi media group to News Corp. in a one-year deal

US: Online social money lending takes off

Zopa.com launches a new service geared towards youth, personalizing borrower profiles for bidding lenders

SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi king in UK amid media controversy

King Abdullah Al Saud's BBC interview, where he says Britain could have averted the July 7, 2005, London bombings, leads to boycotts and protests

FRANCE: Sarkozy shows his temper on US TV

President Sarkozy argued then ceased interview with U.S. news show '60 Minutes' when asked about his marriage

US: Investors with a conscience

eBay launches a new online financial service platform, MicroPlace, to support poor regions via microfinance

US: We made mistakes, said Yahoo

Yahoo plans to change its online strategy by recalling users to its page often, instead of keeping them on it as long as possible

RUSSIA: Nine charged over journalist's murder

Prosecutor office arrests nine suspects involved in killing Anna Politkovskaya, announces murder originated abroad

US: Internet portals' legal wrangles debated

Popularity of MySpace and YouTube stirs up controversy regarding copyright infringement laws

US: Google, Random House move closer to deal

Sources say world's book publishing leader is considering partner program under Google's book-search project

BRITAIN: Reuters boss upbeat on bid from Thomson

The European Commission will evaluate the deal's impact on competition in the financial services industry

US: Google surge past $US600 threshold for first time

Google becomes the 11th largest company on Standard & Poor's 500 Index as its share price broke the $600 mark

FRANCE: Media senses political scandal in EADS share probe

In their headlines and editorials, French newspapers publish their suspicions of government involvement in sale of EADS shares

US: Yahoo upgrades engine to challenge Google, MS

Yahoo! Inc. adds links to songs, videos, and photos in order to compete with Google

US: EBay slashes Skype deal price, founders step down

eBay cuts $1.2 billion from its acquisition price due to Skype's lackluster performance

BRITAIN: BBC buys Lonely Planet

BBC Worldwide plans to expand Lonely Planet's visibility and potential, particularly in digital media

US: Google looking at privacy protections

Google wants to acquire DoubleClick in order to improve its new privacy protection technologies

BRITAIN: TV viewers lose STG20m in phone scandal

Opera Telecom allowed GMTV viewers to enter drawings they had no chance of winning

CANADA: Google may blur street photos for Canada

Essential personal information would be blocked out by Google in accordance with Canadian privacey laws

US: NY subpoenas Facebook over child safety

Authorities investigate Facebook's measures to shield young users from online sexual content and adult sexual predators

US: Discount for Petraeus ad was mistake, says NY Times

The New York Times admits it printed an ad that violated its 'advertising acceptability manual'

BRITAIN: BBC deceived children over Socks the kitten

After being fined in July over faked phone-in contest, Blue Peter program admits to ignoring online votes and picking kitten's name, disregarding viewers

US: Former news anchor Rather sues CBS for $105m

Rather's lawsuit claims CBS violated his contract, incurred financial loss and damaged reputation

BRITAIN: Apple sets UK iPhone launch

iPhone 8GB model goes on sale in November for £269

US: Facebook backers create S$15m fund for start-ups

The fbFund gives grants to finance innovative ideas for Facebook applications

US: New York Times to end paid Internet service

Readers can access all of the Times' news and columns for free

US: Yahoo to start testing Mash, a social network site

A new, next-generation service, Yahoo Mash joins the web's latest trend

US: Yahoo's secret space

Yahoo develops social network website to compete with MySpace and Facebook

CANADA: Privacy concerns over Google 'candid camera' feature

Canada's Privacy Committee worries Google Map's street-level images may violate local privacy laws

US: iPhone rings in new rivals

Apple faces pressure as the competition gears up to launch their own touchscreen cell phone lines

US: Wikipedia publishes 2-millionth article in English

The anyone-can-edit online encyclopedia hits symbolic milestone

US: America debates 9/11 coverage

The media asks whether and how the country should continue to observe September 11

BRITAIN: People's Princess mourned but not by the royal family

British newspapers report that the public's respect for the royal family drops to record low

WORLD: Keep watching the skies as Google opens heavens

Google Earth will allow users to view sky, universe using over a million images from observatories around the world

US: Firms should use public relations more effectively

Marketing professor says local companies should rely on Internet's influence for 'word of mouth' advertising

BRITAIN: Mohsin Hamid's novel shortlisted for Booker

Pakistan-born journalist's book 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' shortlisted for Man Booker Prize

US: Journalist behind the fake Steve Jobs revealed

Author of popular blog revealed as Forbes Magazine editor Daniel Lyons

QATAR: Al Jazeera seeking to change its image

Al Jazeera English's managing editor says the news service's notority is a 'lie pushed around by neo-conservatives in Washington'

US: News all bad for some Journal staff

Murdoch says the Wall Street Journal's articles are too long

US: Murdoch grabs his glittering prize

Dow Jones' deal includes setting up a five-member committee to oversee editorial integrity and journalistic standards at the Walls Street Journal

BRITAIN: British broadcaster crisis

The BBC's reputation has been badly damaged by a quick succession of scandals

BRITAIN: Europe plans bold challenge to Google

German multimedia search engine Theseus may end up another doomed EU project

US: US unhappy with Saudis, says paper

The New York Times reports that Saudi Arabia has a counterproductive role in the Iraq war that is increasingly infuriating the Bush government

US: Bancrofts sweat on Dow Jones deal

Dow Jones majority shareholders torn between preserving journalistic independence and Rupert Murdoch's 'very generous' bid

US: Family divided on News bid for Dow Jones

Bancroft family will reveal their voting intentions next week

AZERBAIJAN: No 'veiled meaning', just a compliment

Azeris daily newspaper Yeni Musavat reports local experts' debate over appointment of woman ambassador

BRITAIN: Report on ailing British varsities sparks debate

The Guardian's list of universities with financial difficulties is met by mixed responses

PALESTINE: Hamas denies paying captors to free BBC journalist

Official says Army of Islam handed over Johnston after coming under siege

PALESTINE: Release serves Hamas claim to be force for law and order

BBC reporter released from four months as hostage becomes a 'chip in the game' in Gaza conflict

US: Obama still being vilified by right wing media

Rumor about presidential candidate's links to Muslim extremism widely discredited, but repeated by talk radio host

WORLD: Iran, Pakistan protest Rushdie's knighthood

In brief: British government officials defend decision to honor noted author

BRITAIN: Indian-origin journalist's book on Iraq wins British prize

Rajiv Chandrasekaran's 'Imperial Life in the Emerald City' wins the Samuel Johnson non-fiction prize

BRITAIN: Big Brother player axed over race row

Already controversial reality show removes contestant for racial slur

BRITAIN: Channel snubs royal request, to air Di pics

Channel plans to broadcast images of the former princess's death despite the princes' disapproval

NORWAY: Journalists taken to task in reporting diversity

Conspicuously absent at the Global Inter-Media Dialog are journalists from Britain, France and the United States

WORLD: Digital video recorder a threat to TV ads

Over half of U.S. DVR owners fast forward through prime-time television commercials -- which means advertisers and TV stations need to adjust

WORLD: To survive, print and TV must engage consumers

Media must inspire and interact with users in this online age, says a Saatchi & Saatchi ad veteran

US: Family feud gives hope to Murdoch

The Bancroft family, controlling shareholders of Dow Jones, might reconsider allowing Rupert Murdoch to purchase the Wall Street Journal

WORLD: Long tail theory will be applied to all industries

Chris Anderson, author of 'The Long Tail' and editor of Wired Magazine, highlights the shift from mass culture to niche culture and its effects on the media, Internet, and other industries

BRITAIN: Disgraced Wolfie blames media

World Bank president criticizes media for exaggerations

BRITAIN: UK media watchdog raps Channel 4 for airing racism

The UK's major media regulator received thousands of complaints for racial slurs against Shilpa Shetty on a network reality show

SOMALIA: Journalists' killing condemned

UN Agency calls on Somali authorities to tighten security for the media

US: Movies get message to butt out

Excessive smoking in films will lead to R rating from Motion Picture Association of America

WORLD: Global newspaper circulation up

Newspaper demand skyrockets in India and China

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