James Murdoch to acquire New York Magazine and Vox Media Podcast Network
The deal, valued at more than $300m, gives Murdoch control of a storied magazine and a podcast division.

The deal, valued at more than $300m, gives Murdoch control of a storied magazine and a podcast division.









No cause of death disclosed for the US media mogul who revolutionised news broadcasting.
RSF says investigation found Atiana Serge Oulon held at Ouagadougou villa, contradicting authorities’ account.

Palestinian journalists in Gaza marked World Press Freedom Day by honouring colleagues killed and targeted by Israel.
Israel continues to deny foreign reporters access to the Gaza Strip despite a ‘ceasefire’ being in place.
Reporters Without Borders warns that ‘journalism is increasingly criminalised worldwide’.
Trump calls for Kimmel’s firing over remarks tied to Melania and a recent shooting incident at a media event.
Attention now turns to regulatory authorities, with both Washington and London expected to examine the merger’s impact.
The deal faces regulatory scrutiny both for influence on media landscape, but also for foreign investments to fund it.
The company’s stock plunged about 8 percent on the news of Hastings’s departure.

Global News Insight’s Hani Mahmoud finds a new generation of journalists who are stepping in, young and untrained but determined.