May has been a terrible month for journalists in Pakistan, a country that has ranked as the world's deadliest place for the press for two consecutive years. Two journalists have been killed, two more shot and wounded, and one attacked while in police custody, all in less than a month, according to news reports. The body of Tariq Kamal, 35, a crime reporter for a local Sindhi-language paper, was found on May 9 with multiple gunshot wounds and what local papers said were signs of torture. Kamal's body was found with that of his friend, Fawad Sheikh, a small-business owner, in Pak Colony, a part of the city of Karachi that is often the scene of shootings and turf warfare between political and criminal gangs. ... Continue reading →

Bloomberg.com has a redesigned "breaking news" module, complete with a Tweet button. Now, the second a story breaks, you have the ability to share it with your network. It’s a given: Social media has changed the way the world gets its news. Chances are, by the time you’ve read a story on a web site or in the paper, the news has been floating around the Twittersphere for several hours. As a breaking news organization, we understand the power of sharing news as it happens, and are constantly striving to deliver important stories to you faster. That’s why we’re excited to introduce this new feature that will not only help you get a jump on the news, but will put the power to broadcast it ... Continue reading →

Tick tock: Pressure for real progress in next Iran talks Published on May 25, 2012 by DesiWireFeed · No Comments Tick tock: Pressure for real progress in next Iran talks By Simon Sturdee BAGHDAD, May 25, 2012 (AFP) – Iran and world powers cannot afford to come away from their next round of nuclear talks in Moscow in June without concrete progress, as they did in Baghdad, analysts said on Friday. “We are starting to reach a point in which it is going to be more difficult to keep this process alive without having some tangible results on the substantive issues,” said Trita Parsi, author of a recent book about US diplomacy with Iran called “A Single Roll of the Dice.” With an EU embargo ... Continue reading →

AFP Journalists on Twitter LAST UPDATED: July 29, 2011 More and more AFP journalists are on Twitter, to the point where a simple old #FollowFriday is difficult, so I’ve set about compiling a list with as full descriptions of titles as possible. Obviously, some of us tweet more than others. If you’re on the list and I’ve gotten your title wrong, or if I’ve left you off entirely, please let me know. So, without further ado and in no particular order, here is a regularly-updated list of AFP journalists on Twitter. One small note: By default, I’ve left off any AFP-ers who have set their Twitter feed to protected, but if you want me to add you, drop me a line. You can follow all ... Continue reading →

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