Mass Media

Russia’s impact on the spiralling Libyan conflict

The warlord Khalifa Haftar's cunning exploitation of geopolitical rivalries has handed Russia outsized influence over the conflict.

How Netanyahu leveraged a broadcast licence for favourable media coverage

A Haaretz investigation sheds light on how Israeli hardline Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did his best to press the country’s media to cover him favourably.

Twitter violated public's right to info by censoring TRT World- Altun

Turkey's Communications Director Fahrettin Altun says "TRT World's Twitter account was censored and the international public's right to receive information was violated. As a result of our warnings to the company, this attack was repulsed."

Action! Nigeria's film industry draws global entertainment brands

Nollywood, the affectionate nickname for Nigeria’s film industry, is increasingly grabbing the attention, and financing, of global entertainment brands as it produces hundreds of films and TV episodes each month.

Leonardo da Vinci and the Ottoman Empire

Five hundred years after his death, Leonardo da Vinci’s interaction with the Ottomans is memorialised in his designs for a bridge and his overtures to the Ottoman Sultans of the time.

Russian journalist in Moscow police custody sent to hospital

Police say a Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov who was detained this week for alleged drug offences had been taken to hospital, Russian news agencies report.

Turks mark 566th anniversary of conquering the 'Queen of Cities'

On May 29, 1453, the ancient Roman city of Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks. Many historians consider the event – and this day – as marking the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of Europe's early modern period.

John Bolton’s modern and postmodern road to war with Iran

The current standoff between the US and Iran represents the symbiosis of hard military assets and cyber escalation.

The power of the terrorist manifesto in the age of print and new media

The recent attack on a California synagogue demonstrates a symbiotic relationship between violence and media.

Like fake news, vote-buying goes online in Indonesia

Election watchdogs warn against ‘anti-democratic’ forces hijacking technology to subvert people’s will in April 17 polls

Is Russia’s drive towards internet 'sovereignty' just a new Iron Curtain?

Russia is planning to temporarily unplug from the internet next month in preparation for installing safeguards to internet access in the event of a foreign cyberattack - particularly from the United States.

Netflix's 'Bird Box' success gets Hollywood clucking

Netflix, which typically refuses to provide viewership numbers, made the rare disclosure in a recent tweet as movie producers, saying 45 million subscriber accounts worldwide watched the Sandra Bullock thriller "Bird Box" during its first seven days.