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Global Cyber Outage Grounds Flights, Hits Banks, Telecoms, Media After Software Bug Causes Worldwide IT Chaos

Global UpfrontJul 19, 2024July 19, 20240

A software update wreaked havoc on computer systems globally on Friday, grounding flights, forcing some broadcasters off air and hitting services from banking to healthcare.

Journalism Has Become Ground Zero For The Vocation Crisis

Global UpfrontJun 26, 2024June 26, 20240

By Matthew Powers This year has been a grim one for journalism, with layoffs at the Los Angeles Times, Time magazine, NBC News, Forbes, National

War Against Media In Anambra State As Soludo’s Aides Attack Sun, Nation, Vanguard, The Guardian, Other Newspapers

Global UpfrontFeb 16, 2024February 16, 20240

Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo has declared war on the print media in Anambra State as his aides destroyed newspapers and beat up vendors in the

Is The Media Prepared For An Extinction-Level Event?

Global UpfrontFeb 11, 2024February 11, 20240

By Clare Malone, The New Yorker, February 10, 2024 My first job in media was as an assistant at The American Prospect, a small political

Kidnappings: Wike Meets Media, Says Tinubu Approves Emergency Procurement For Tracking Equipment

Global UpfrontJan 22, 2024January 22, 20240

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, on Monday said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given approval for emergency procurement of digital

Rivers State Govt Invades Premises Of AIT, Raypower, Shuts Operations

Global UpfrontSep 4, 2023September 4, 20230

The Rivers State Government has shut down operations of the Africa Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower FM in Port Harcourt, Rivers. The operations were shutdown

Blackout: Stop Publishing, Broadcasting Speeches, Statements, Tweets Or Pictures Of Ex-PM Imran Khan, Pakistan Govt Orders Media Houses

Global UpfrontJun 3, 2023June 3, 20230

The Pakistan government on Friday ordered the country’s media houses to refrain from publishing or broadcasting speeches, statements, tweets or pictures of former prime minister

MT HEROIC IDUN, 26 Crew Enters Plea Bargain, To Pay Fines, Apologise To Nigeria For Crude Oil Theft, Malicious Hoax Report

Global UpfrontMay 3, 2023May 3, 20230

The Motor Tanker (MT), MT HEROIC IDUN and her 26 foreign crew, arrested by Nigerian Navy for crude oil theft and making malicious and hoax

BuzzFeed News, Which Dragged Media Into The Digital Age, Shuts Down In Corporate Cost Cutting Move

Global UpfrontApr 21, 2023April 21, 20230

Pulitzer Prize winning digital media outlet BuzzFeed News is being shut down as part of a cost-cutting drive by its corporate parent that’s shedding about

U.S.: Fox News Settles For $787 Million In Historic Defamation Suit To Avoid Potentially Incrementing And Embarrassing Evidence Being Made Public

Global UpfrontApr 19, 2023April 19, 20230

– Settlement protects Fox executives from having to possibly testify in court about their role in the network’s airing of 2020 Trump-led election lies Fox