News media and the light we cannot lose

Our world is increasingly built on information, sometimes almost exclusively, and the news media is its basic infrastructure. Like water and energy, we often only notice its absence when the service stops. So too with reliable news: only when it...

News Sky News Several people shot at Mormon church in Michigan, with building 'actively on fire'

Several people have been shot at a Mormon church in Michigan, police have said. There is no ongoing threat to the public, officers added, saying that the suspect "is down". It isn't immediately clear whether they are dead or in custody. In a...

Consumer Tech News (Sep. 22 – Sep. 26): US GDP Rebound, Shutdown Threat, AI Push by Big Tech, and Corporate Earnings Beats

The U.S. economy grew at a 3.8% annual rate in the second quarter, its fastest pace since the third quarter of 2023 and above the long-term trend. That marked a sharp rebound from the first quarter's 0.5% contraction, when tariff fears curbed...

Company had ‘track record’ of accidents. Then a Perryville cereal plant worker died

PERRYVILLE, Mo. — In February 2023, an employee for a large food manufacturer was cleaning a machine at a southern Illinois factory when his right hand was sucked in by two metal rollers, crushing three fingers that were later amputated. Nineteen...

News The Telegraph Gaza ‘international peace plan’ offers exile and immunity to Hamas

Hamas officials will be granted amnesty and immunity with the option of leaving Gaza through a safe passage under President Trump’s new 21-point plan for ending the war in the enclave. Mr Trump’s plan, which has been leaked to media across the...

Media Conference On Status Of Global Sumud Flotilla To Be Held Daily - Sani Araby

SEPANG, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- The Sumud Nusantara Command Centre (SNCC) will hold a daily press conference at 4 pm as soon as the Global Samud Flotilla (GSF) mission enters the yellow zone. Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organisations...

Local news, the base layer of democracy, must be regenerated

This summer, the leader of Nottinghamshire County Council banned a local news outlet from engaging with any of his 40 elected representatives. Councillor Mick Barton of Reform UK also instructed council officials to stop sending press releases and...

Owena Press Chair Showcases Achievements, Kayode Fasua, Dismisses Accusations

Chairman/Editor-in-chief of Owena Press Limited, publishers of The Hope Newspapers, Mr. Kayode Fasua, has described a recent publication that he was shielding age falsifiers to remain in the services of the company as “a careless lie fabricated by...

The Anime Business Episode 8 Checks In with Yen Press' Kurt Hassler

Posted in: Comics, Manga, TV, YouTube | Tagged: The Anime Business, Yen Press In The Anime Business Episode 8, Yen Press Publisher Kurt Hassler charts the rise of the U.S. anime and manga markets since the early 2000s. Kurt Hassler of Yen Press...

Elon Musk Is Fuming That Workers Keep Ditching His Company for OpenAI

As you’re probably well aware by now, Elon Musk and Sam Altman have a long history. The two cofounded OpenAI back in 2015 as a nonprofit with an ostensibly altruist mission. But then Musk stormed out of the company three years later. Reportedly,...

United front needed to push back against internet shutdowns and communication blockades

On 28 September we mark both World News Day and the International Day for Universal Access to Information. For many African countries these days have always been marked by hope, but in the recent past they have been a reminder of a worrying trend....

OptimumBank Holdings Inc. (OPHC) Choses IBN to Lead Its Corporate Communications Strategy

With significant hedge fund interest, OptimumBank Holdings Inc. (NYSE:OPHC) secures a spot on our list of the 10 Best Bank Penny Stocks to Buy Right Now. OptimumBank Holdings Inc. (OPHC) Choses IBN to Lead Its Corporate Communications Strategy An...

World News | US Cracks Down on Chinese Labs Amid Spy Equipment Fears

Washington, DC [US], September 28 (ANI): The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has blocked a second wave of applications from laboratories controlled by China, part of a sweeping effort to curb foreign influence over electronics testing in...

Working seriously to fight abuse of AI, social media during election: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Sunday said the Election Commission has been seriously working to fight the abuse of artificial intelligence (AI), misinformation and disinformation on social media during the upcoming national...

No media reform recommendations implemented: Kamal Ahmed

The Media Reform Commission Chairman Kamal Ahmed criticised the lack of progress on media reforms, stating that none of the proposed recommendations had been implemented. He made the comment at a roundtable discussion on "Self-regulation and...

EC plans cell to combat AI, social media abuse during election

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin today said the Election Commission is actively working to fight misuse of artificial intelligence (AI), as well as misinformation and disinformation on social media during the upcoming national election....

World News | Taliban's Ban on Women's Education is Extremism, Threatens Afghanistan's Future: UN Envoy Bennett

New York [US], September 28 (ANI): UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has warned that the Taliban's ban on women's education constitutes extremism and threatens the country's stability, development, and...

The Irish Star celebrates World News Day amid violent political climate

The Irish Star and irishstar Administrator 07:00 ET, 28 Sep 2025 To ensure The Star provides good journalism, we have to be relevant, flexible and we have to take risks(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Who cares about your council tax rises and...

DSS arrests popular Kaduna social media influencer, Sultan for Attempted Kidnap

42 Indications are rife that the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested Kaduna-based social media activist, Abubakar Muhammad, popularly known as Sultan, based on intelligence that he was allegedly planning to kidnap one businessman (name...

DSS arrests popular Kaduna social media influencer, Sultan for alleged cybercrime

181 It has emerged that the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested Kaduna-based social media influencer, Abubakar Muhammad, popularly known as Sultan, for alleged cybercrime. Several social media influencers had over the weekend raised the...