The Venice Film Festival is weighing scrapping its traditional opening jury press conference on the Lido. The festival, which kicks off Sept. 2 with the world premiere of Danny Boyle’s “Ink,” told Variety that the presser will “probably not” take place, citing a scheduling conflict, and said a welcome cocktail hour with the press will
The two French journalists detained in Togo since last month have been charged with “false declarations” despite having the correct documents to work there, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has said. Gaël Mocaër and Sebastian Perez Pezzani had been filming a documentary in Kara, northern Togo, for France Télévisions when they were arrested on 27 July,
Lawyers for President Donald Trump’s administration have withdrawn subpoenas seeking to compel testimony from New York Times reporters who wrote about safety concerns related to the new Air Force One plane. The move came as a federal judge questioned why Trump officials were seeking the records of three journalists and their families. The newspaper had
Dangerous. Sassy. Unprecedented. Unexplored territory. Reaction in the media world has been swift and severe over the issue of subpoenas of five New York Times journalists who reported on security issues related to the new Qatar-equipped Air Force One, a legal maneuver seen as a worrying escalation of the Trump administration’s campaign to control and