A U.S. senate committee moved a step closer on Thursday to overturning a decision by regulators that loosened media ownership restrictions in the 20 biggest U.S. cities, even as Rupert Murdoch's News Corp moved closer to expanding media ownership in the

Scholars have criticised media organisations for their failure to report political conflicts impartially and for presenting news stories which focus on ''who is on which side", rather than the substance of the issues.

The Illinois Supreme Court has denied news organizations' emergency motion seeking sealed court records and transcripts related to R. Kelly's pornography case.

Paul Dacre has defended media coverage of the Bridgend suicides in his first report as chairman of the PCC's Code Committee. The Daily Mail editor said coverage of the south Wales suicides rightly sparked much public debate but that much of the criticism

China’s ruling Communist party has ordered a strengthening of its news media propaganda system, dashing hopes of a more liberal approach to censorship in the wake of relatively vigorous domestic reporting of the Sichuan earthquake.