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Update: Journalists covering Ukrainian protests beaten by police

Over the weekend, on “Black Saturday” as Ukrainians now call it; thousands of people gathered to protest President Viktor Yanukovych’s decision to not enter the country into the European Union.

New York magazine to reduce frequency in print

Despite optimism surrounding US magazine advertising revenues, which increased 4 percent in the third quarter, another prominent American magazine has decided to decrease its number of print editions, due at least in part to its own revenue losses.

Start-ups find paywalls a barrier in building audience

Paywalls have the potential to bring in extra revenue for some media outlets – but they may prove to be damaging to new media start-ups as shown by Matter’s decision last week to forgo its paywalls in an effort to increase its readership.

Canadian university launches bachelor’s degree in sports media

Ryerson University, one of Canada’s top journalism schools, has announced the creation of the country’s first bachelor’s degree specifically geared towards sports media.

Daily Mail to launch Australian site in 2014

The Daily Mail Group of the U.K. is partnering with Nine Entertainment subsidiary Mi9 to launch an Australian news and entertainment in early 2014.

Proposed Kenyan law threatens to choke press (updated)

After a period of robust growth, the Kenyan media face a potentially devastating law.

Protests in Bangkok highlight drone journalism

While laws in the USA and the U.K. largely prohibit drone journalism, an unlikely country has accepted the use of these small, unmanned, camera-equipped aircraft to capture images: Thailand.

Keeping it on the down low – is it privacy or secrecy?

The words “privacy” and “secrecy” may seem synonymous at first glance, but to the media, the distinction makes all the difference.

FAA expected to allow drone journalism in the USA soon

In the USA, Prof. Matt Waite of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, founder of the Drone Journalism Lab, says the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) seems to be ready to allow news reporters to use drones – subject to registration and records-keeping requirements. The FAA is expected to issue a new set of regulations governing the use of drones in the next few months.

Trouble in the Beltway: NY Times vs. Politico

Times in Washington, D.C., have been turbulent since two media giants, The New York Times and Politico, compete to “win the morning, win the afternoon.” Here is a look into the founding of Politico and how, at the expense of the Washington Post, it has become the must-read site in Washington.