Journalism Glance
After being detained over the summer, a reporter for the Washington Post was charged by an Iranian court Saturday.
Jason Rezaian, an Iranian American with dual citizenship, spent around 10 hours in a court in Tehran before charges were filed against him, though the nature of the charges remain unclear. A translator assisted Rezaian, who does not speak Farsi, and sources familiar with the case told the Washington Post Rezaian signed documents indicating he understood he was being charged.
Washington Post journalist charged by court in Tehran
US journalist killed in failed rescue raid in Yemen
An American photojournalist and a South African teacher held by Al-Qaeda in Yemen were killed Saturday during a failed U.S.-led rescue attempt, a raid President Barack Obama said he ordered over an "imminent danger" to the reporter.
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) previously posted a video online threatening to kill photographer Luke Somers, prompting a second rescue attempt for him by American forces backed by Yemeni ground troops. But an aid group helping negotiate the release of South African Pierre Korkie said he was to be freed Sunday and his wife was told only that morning: "The wait is almost over."
Japanese newspaper retracts term ‘sex slaves’ from wartime coverage
Japan’s biggest-selling newspaper has apologised for its past use of the term “sex slaves” to describe tens of thousands of women who were forced to work in Japanese military brothels before and during the second world war.
The move by the Yomiuri Shimbun, a conservative broadsheet with a daily circulation of more than 10 million, has fuelled concern that sections of the country’s media have signed up to a government-led campaign to rewrite Japan’s wartime history and portray its actions on the Asian mainland in a more favourable light.
St. Louis County Police Violate Court Order By Arresting Journalist Standing on Sidewalk
A credentialed member of the media was arrested in Ferguson around 11:40 pm Saturday night. The arrest appeared to violate a court order issued Friday prohibiting the police from arresting law-abiding journalists.
Lieutenant Jerry Lohr of the Saint Louis County Police Department later told myself and other members of the media that the journalist was arrested for "failure to disperse" from a street, despite the fact that I, as well as approximately one hundred other protesters and media clearly witnessed the arrest take place on the sidewalk.
ESPN suspends Keith Law from Twitter after arguing about evolution with Curt Schilling: report
An argument of creationism vs. evolution may have led to the latest ESPN Twitter suspension.
On Nov. 12 former Red Sox pitcher and ESPN analyst Curt Schilling went on Twitter, voicing his support on the theory of creationism, leading ESPN baseball writer Keith Law to tweet his rebuttal using some facts to argue in favor of evolution.
Law has been noticeably absent on social media since Wednesday and on Friday Deadspin reported that ESPN suspended Law from Twitter.
TVNL Comment: Geez. What an embarrassment.....still arguing over evolution in this day and age. Only in America...
Syrian 'hero boy' video faked by Norwegian director
Millions of YouTube viewers have been captivated by the 'Syrian hero boy' who manages to rescue a little girl while under gunfire. Now a group of Norwegian filmmakers have told BBC Trending they are behind it. They say it was filmed on location in Malta this summer with the intention of being presented as real.
Lars Klevberg, a 34-year-old film director based in Oslo, wrote a script after watching news coverage of the conflict in Syria. He says he deliberately presented the film as reality in order to generate a discussion about children in conflict zones.
U.S., European authorities strike against Internet’s black markets
U.S. and European law enforcement agencies Friday announced the largest strike ever against the Internet’s thriving black markets, shutting down more than 400 sites and arresting 17 people for allegedly selling drugs, weapons and illegal services to anonymous buyers worldwide.
The sweep of the crackdown marked a new level of aggressiveness and coordination by Western governments determined to police shadowy corners of the Internet.
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