JOURNALISM

When people hear about tabloid journalism they think of stories filled with sensationalism and gossips. That's normal for celebrities or others used to the glitterati lifestyle, but not for an unknown teenager, Milly Dowler, 13, whose voicemail was allegedly hacked by journalists at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World.

In one of the most unexpected events in the history of journalism, media mogul Rupert Murdoch has decided to close down publication of the News of the World tabloid after almost 170 years of existence.

James Murdoch announces that blighted tabloid News of the World will close for good.

James Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch's son, has said that his father's tabloid will fold for good at the end of the week.

In unofficial internet poles, comment sections, Twitter, other social media majority of US citizens despise the idea of reading a book on Casey Anthony or watching a movie based on her life story. Apparently the public can't stand Casey Anthony even as a porn star.Porn kingpin Steven Hirsch and founder of Vivid Entertainment, had offered a lucrative deal to Casey for starring in his forthcoming feature film with liberty to choose her own costars. But the public proved him wrong. Hirsch has of...

Algerians waged a roaring war against French imperialism in 1954. In 2011, it's among the quietest nations in the MENA region.

In 1954, Algeria mounted a roaring eight-year offensive against French imperialism. In 2011, it's arguably the quietest nation in North Africa.

Chuter, belonging to the native of Corvallis, Montana, won a $5,000 cash scholarship, plus $11,500 in applied scholarships and many prizes, including a silver service tea set that Mitchell Oil Field Service has been giving to Miss Eastern Montana or Miss Montana for 29 years.

A Polish journalist was arrested for slandering the Belorussian president.

Yet another journalist was killed today in the Philippines, what the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) calls the third most dangerous environment for journalists.

The 2011 CFDA Fashion Awards was an assemblage of glamour, color and high fashion held at fashion capital New York City on Monday.

Sarah Palin is not known to have been generous in her remarks about media; neither has the fourth estate been kind towards her. Quite often she has expressed her frustration, anger and extreme distrust over how media portrays her and the themes that she loves. There is quite something that turns Palin against the media and vice versa. Here is a quick look at some of Palin's attack and snubs on media, mainstream as well as blogging sites:

Weiner joins Christopher Lee as the latest New York congressman accused of abusing the Internet

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff 's young government faces complexity with its first scandal on Monday, as her chief of staff Antonio Palocci was asked explanations for revelations of his net worth by 20 folds, reported Reuters.

Chris McNicholl, a young product designer in Scotland, invented TweetingSeat, the park bench that tweets!

Journalist Dorothy Parvaz has been released by the Iranian authorities and is back in Doha, on early Wednesday.

Hasidic newspaper, Der Tzitung, has evoked controversy with the alteration of the famous White House Situation Room pictures which were released following the death of Osama Bin Laden.

As the British National Gallery prepares to celebrate Leonardo Da Vinci and his art in November we look at the most famous Italian artists the world has ever known.

After two decades of punctilious work and € 30 million in bills, the Leaning Tower of Pisa has finally returned to its original splendour.

A student at the University of Dundee has taken the concept of social media quite literally. He has design a park bench where people can be social all the while be voluntarily and involuntarily connected to media by way of a bench that tweets.

A number of loopholes and hacks have appeared in response to The Times' setting up a paywall.