Putin Offers To ‘Pause War,’ Invites Global Media To Talk To 10k Ukrainian Troops Trapped In Donetsk

Dunki Disaster: 50 Haryana Boys Return in Handcuffs, Families Ruined As Agents Disappear After Scam Haryana’s villages are drowning in debt, all for a dream that ends in handcuffs. At least 50 young men - educated, desperate, full of hope - sold...

PLAC, EU, Media, CSOs Rally Support For Passage Of Special Seats Bill

1 Torkwase Nyiekaa A coalition of media professionals, civil-society organisations and gender advocates renewed the nationwide push for the passage of the Special Seats Bill for Women, calling on the 10th National Assembly to act decisively before...

‘6 7’ is Dictionary’s word of the year. What does it say about society?

The phrase has echoed in schools across the country. From California to Maine, Montana to Texas, teachers have heard little else for months. Viral videos show wild celebrations among teenagers when the words are called out at fast food...

‘The ball is in the government’s court’: David Casa urges action on media reform

Nationalist MEP David Casa has slammed the “lengthy delays” for media reform as he submitted concrete proposals to the government saying the ball was in its court to improve journalists’ working environment. “Eight years after the assassination of...

Viva Leisure Appoints WiredCo. To Do Heavy Lifting Across Creative, Earned & Paid Media

Following a competitive pitch process, fitness and lifestyle group, Viva Leisure, has appointed WiredCo. as its agency of record for brand paid media, creative, and earned media duties across its portfolio of brands. The group, which has over 490...

French media breached Prince and Princess of Wales’ privacy

“The Prince and Princess of Wales are committed to protecting their private family time and ensuring that their children can grow up without undue scrutiny and interference. They will not hesitate to take such action as is necessary to enforce...

‎Media both mirror, compass of society – NOA DG

The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, says that the media not only reflect the society, but directs it, and shape it’s values. ‎ ‎By Kayode Adebiyi ‎ ‎The Director-General of the National...

The media counteroffensive: The Cuban experience

Pedro Monzón Barata explores Cuba’s “media counteroffensive,” where culture, education, and solidarity serve as ideological trenches defending truth and sovereignty in an age of disinformation and digital warfare. In today's hyperconnected world,...

Media Moves: Rochelle Knock new country head for Walt Disney Company, Tractor Outdoor ramps up its Cape Town CBD presence, Monyake Group appoints CSA Global & Dentsu X to drive brand partnerships for the historic Ye event

The Media Online’s weekly round up of people, account and business moves in media. This week’s BIG move: The Walt Disney Company names Rochelle Knock as country head, Sub-Saharan Africa Rochelle Knock The Walt Disney Company has announced that...

Legal System Abuse, Not Just Economic Inflation, Drives Liability Insurance Losses by More than $230 Billion Over Past 10 Years, New Triple-I – Casualty Actuary Society Analysis Shows

MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A new analysis by the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) and the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS), finds that legal system abuse (LSA) and related litigation trends contributed to $231.6 billion to $281.2...

Arab Media Criticizes Israel’s Invitation to Controversial Tommy Robinson

Israel’s reported invitation to controversial British activist Tommy Robinson has ignited a diplomatic firestorm that reveals the widening chasm between establishment politics and populist movements across the UK. The Diplomatic Controversy Arab...

As Social Media Restrictions Spread, Is The Internet Entering Its Victorian Era?

from the brushing-up-on-our-history dept A wave of proposed social media bans for young people has swept the globe recently, fuelled by mounting concern about the apparent harm the likes of TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat can cause to vulnerable...

Social media distorts how we see invasive species

On social platforms, conversations about invasive species aren’t driven by ecological urgency. They’re powered by charismatic animals, emotional storytelling, and a handful of influential accounts. The mismatch shapes what millions of people learn...

State and Society: Unity of the Goals of Creation and Progress

Continuing the course toward further democratization of the state and society, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov is emphasizing systemic, comprehensive, and rational approaches – these are the key distinguishing features of the profound reforms...

East West University celebrates global media and information literacy week

The Department of Information Studies at East West University (EWU), in collaboration with the Unesco Dhaka Office and the Media and Information Literacy Network Bangladesh (MILNetBD), is celebrating Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL)...

How the widening variety of symptoms in autism diagnoses can create a more inclusive society

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

MiNK Therapeutics to Present Late-Breaking Data on AgenT-797 in Solid Tumors at the 40th Annual Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Meeting

MiNK Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: INKT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering allogeneic invariant natural killer T (INKT) cell therapies to treat cancer and immune disorders, today announced that late-breaking data demonstrating...

‘Outrageous’: Legendary comedian backs Aussie social media ban

Legendary British-Australian comedian and writer Ben Elton says he “applauds unreservedly” Australia’s impending social media ban for under-16s. The 66-year-old said the federal government was addressing “one of the most urgent cultural issues of...

Selected Works from the 2025 Utah Watercolor Society Annual Exhibit on View at Gallery East

Price, UT—Utah State University Eastern presents, 2025 Utah Watercolor Society, a Utah Arts & Museums Traveling Exhibition, from November 3 through December 5 at Gallery East. The pieces in this exhibition illustrate the best of Utah watercolor...

Lessons from a beauty pioneer’s decade-long social media hiatus

While productively procrastinating (what I call my habit of replacing what I’m supposed to do with other tasks that I find productive), I found myself listening to the three-hour interview of a content creator who made an impact on millions of...