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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth addresses senior military officers in Quantico, Virginia, on Sept. 30.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 9, 2025
Press groups condemn U.S. Defense Department rules governing media access
The new policy would constrain the media's ability to cover the world's most powerful military.
Workers in protective suits stand outside Leishenshan Hospital, a makeshift medical facility for treating patients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in April 2020
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 21, 2025
Chinese COVID-19 whistleblower handed four more years in jail, group says
Zhang Zhan, 42, was sentenced on a charge of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" in China.
The Pentagon is mandating that journalists agree to release only pre-approved information about the military or lose their credentials to cover the Pentagon.
WORLD
Sep 21, 2025
Pentagon limits journalists’ access to military information
The new rule — part of an updated press credentialing process presented to news organizations this week — came in a memo by Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell.
Walt Disney-owned ABC said on Wednesday it is pulling "Jimmy Kimmel Live" off the air, after the comedian weighed in on how U.S. President Donald Trump and his supporters were reacting to the assassination of Republican activist Charlie Kirk
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2025
Kimmel suspension is latest victory in Trump media war
The U.S. leader said the nation's media regulator has every right to pull the broadcast licenses of stations that run content he doesn’t like.
John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. U.S. President Donald Trump kicked off a wide-ranging immigration crackdown after taking office in January.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 28, 2025
Trump administration moves to tighten duration of visas for students and media
The proposed regulation is part of U.S. President Donald Trump's broader crackdown on legal immigration.
Ezzeldin al-Masri holds equipment used by his brother Hussam al-Masri, a Reuters journalist killed by an Israeli strike on Monday while operating a live video feed at Nasser Hospital, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday. Five journalists were killed in the strike.
WORLD
Aug 27, 2025
Reuters and AP journalists killed in Gaza strike weren't targets, Israel says
The Monday Israeli strike on Nasser hospital killed at least 20 people including the two journalists, as well as three others who worked for Al Jazeera and other outlets.
A person visits the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 26.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 4, 2025
AI search pushing an already weakened media ecosystem to the brink
A recent study has revealed that AI-generated summaries now appearing in Google searches discourage users from clicking through to source articles.
The Trump administration's decision to ban The Associated Press from the White House press pool over a style guide dispute is part of a long and troubling history of presidents retaliating against journalists who displease them.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 13, 2025
Presidents have been treating journalists badly since Lincoln
Indeed, long before there existed a White House press corps, presidential peevishness led to the punishment of newspapers.
U.S. President Donald Trump talks to the press aboard Air Force One on the way to Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, on Friday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 7, 2025
Trump can bar AP from some White House events for now, U.S. appeals court says
The Associated Press in a statement said it was disappointed by the decision and weighing its options.
Requiring journalists to have escorts in much of the Pentagon building is the latest in a series of restrictions placed on the press by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.
WORLD / Politics
May 24, 2025
Trump administration puts new limits on reporters at Pentagon
The move is the latest in a series of restrictions placed on the press by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.
Wendy McMahon, CEO of CBS News, speaks during the Axios BFD event in New York on Oct. 12, 2023.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 20, 2025
CBS News boss resigns amid tensions with Trump admin
"The past few months have been challenging," CEO Wendy McMahon wrote in a goodbye letter to staff. "It's become clear that the company and I do not agree on the path forward."
Japan climbed four positions from last year, with Reporters Without Borders noting that "the principles of media freedom and pluralism are generally respected" in the country.
JAPAN
May 3, 2025
Japan ranks 66th in press freedom, lowest among G7
Reporters Without Borders noted that "the principles of media freedom and pluralism are generally respected" in the country.
Podcast hosts Terence Chia (left) and Haresh Tilani discuss their show "Yah Lah But" in their studio in Singapore.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 30, 2025
Mic check: Singapore's podcast boom amplifies opposition voices
Mainstream election coverage of Singapore's opposition parties has improved over the past decade, with its news podcasts showing a willingness to feature alternative voices.
Televisions in Washington under a portrait of President Donald Trump display a Fox News program on April 16.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 22, 2025
Always 'the enemy' — Trump steps up media assault in first 100 days
The United States fell from 45th to 55th place in 2024 in the World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders.
Journalists Sergei Karelin, Antonina Favorskaya and Artem Kriger, accused of taking part in the activities of an "extremist" organization founded by late opposition politician Alexei Navalny, attend a court hearing in Moscow on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 16, 2025
Russian journalists jailed for 5½ years for alleged extremist ties to Navalny
Moscow has intensified pressure on domestic and foreign reporters since the start of its war in Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump hosts his first cabinet meeting with Elon Musk in attendance in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 27, 2025
White House bars reporters from covering Trump cabinet meeting
The White House denied access to an Associated Press photographer and three reporters from Reuters, HuffPost and Der Tagesspiegel, a German newspaper.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt (center) takes questions during a daily briefing at the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2025
White House takes control of picking media who cover Trump
The move came amid an escalating battle between the White House and the Associated Press news agency, which Trump has barred from presidential events.
A White House reporter for the Associated Press is told by a member of the Trump administration that AP is barred from joining White House press pool coverage, in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 22, 2025
Associated Press sues White House officials to restore access
Last week, the White House barred AP reporters from pooled events, objecting to the wire service's references to the Gulf of Mexico in articles.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing a proclamation renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, while flying over the gulf aboard Air Force One en route to New Orleans to attend the Super Bowl on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 12, 2025
White House media protest after reporter barred over 'Gulf of Mexico' policy
The Associated Press was informed by the White House it would be barred unless it aligned its editorial standards with the U.S. president's order on renaming the body of water.
More than two dozen news organizations operate out of the Pentagon reporting on the daily activities of the U.S. military.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 2, 2025
Trump's Pentagon says it will 'rotate' out some media from offices
The memo said that the New York Times, National Public Radio, NBC News and Politico must vacate their spaces by Feb. 14
How China waged an infowar against U.S. interests in the Philippines
Association for Philippines-China Understanding (APCU) Chairman Raul Lambino shakes hands with guests during a ceremony for the Award for Promoting Philippines-China Understanding at The Manila Hotel in Manila in June.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
Typhoon Halong to cause windstorms, heavy rain and high waves on the Izu islands
Typhoon Halong is moving north near the Izu Islands, with strong winds, high waves and heavy rain expected as it passes early on Thursday, prompting warnings from the weather agency.
Chemistry Nobel winner Kitagawa says downtime helped him think up new material
Susumu Kitagawa speaks to reporters at Kyoto University on Wednesday after receiving the news that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry the same day.
Takaichi's leadership lineup favors Aso and his allies while shutting out rivals
The LDP's newly-appointed election chief Keiji Furuya (far left), general affairs council chair Haruko Arimura (second from left), vice president Taro Aso (center left), president Sanae Takaichi (center right), secretary-general Shunichi Suzuki (second from right) and policy chief Takayuki Kobayashi in Tokyo on Tuesday.
With nuclear sub proposal, Japan faces array of political and tech challenges
The Jingei, the third of the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Taigei-class submarines, was commissioned in March last year. It is equipped with lithium-ion batteries, enabling it to have a longer diving time and cruising distance than older models with lead-acid batteries.
OpenAI’s Sora 2 is drowning in Japanese 'AI slop'
OpenAI has rolled out a social app powered by Sora 2, its artificial intelligence video generator, which was quickly flooded with videos featuring iconic Japanese intellectual property.
Trump has his eyes on the prize — but a Nobel win looks unlikely
A protester holds a sign with an image depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the words "Nobel" written on it, as supporters and family members of hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, demonstrate to demand the immediate end of the war and the release of all hostages, outside the U.S. Consulate in Tel Aviv, on Sept. 2.
‘Takaichi trade’ stalls as political reality calls for wait-and-see approach
Tokyo stocks staged a powerful rally on Monday. On Tuesday, they rallied again, then retreated.
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
The team at Ryokukou Garden consists primarily of a single family, including Toshiki Tanisaki (second from right), who led the company's efforts at the Osaka Expo, Chikako Tanisaki (fifth from right), who performs daily maintanence at the expo, and Takeshi Tanisaki (fourth from right), who added a nursery to the family farm more than 50 years ago.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Longform

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