The Chennai Press Club has condemned the alleged threatening and aggressive behaviour of Additional Superintendent of Police (ADSP) Thibu towards journalists in Thoothukudi and urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay to take immediate action against the officer. According to a statement issued by the press club, the incident occurred on July 20 when Vilathikulam MLA Markandeyan, who had been arrested in connection with a case over alleged defamatory remarks against the Chief Minister, was taken to a hospital for a medical examination. The press club alleged that journalists present at the hospital were attempting to seek the MLA's comments as part of their reporting duties when ADSP Thibu, who was deployed on security duty, allegedly threatened them, attempted to assault them and used abusive language. Calling the incident a serious attack on press freedom, the Chennai Press Club said journalists have a constitutional right and professional duty to gather news and seek comments from

Picture credit: Manoramanews.com    Journalists covering the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) march to Parliament on July 20 were heckled, hit, and had objects thrown at them, according to multiple reporters who were on the ground. Several senior journalists said the hostility reflects growing public distrust of sections of the media, while stressing that violence against reporters cannot be justified. A reporter who covered the march, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the anger of protesters was directed indiscriminately at journalists, regardless of which organisation they represented. "We go there and cover the protest. How much screen space it gets is not decided by ground reporters. That is for editors and senior people in the newsroom," the reporter said. The reporter called it ironic that protesters accused the media of ignoring their movement for over two weeks. "They just see someone holding a microphone and call them 'Godi media'. They did not even know which

Reuters editor-in-chief Alessandra Galloni last night said can be a force multiplier but said the technology has to be used responsibly by journalists. Galloni giving the 2026 Andrew Olle Media Lecture  While giving the ABC’s Andrew Olle Media Lecture at ABC Sydney’s Studio 22 in Ultimo, Galloni said “AI is helping our reporters work faster, identify patterns, and connect the dots in the reporting” before citing several use cases in Reuters reporting from the past year.  Galloni highlighted that AI is just one of many tools in a journalist’s toolbox, before explaining how Reuters also uses AI within its newsroom.  “For example, we can produce headlines from a press release in seconds with a tool called Fact Genie. We can draft the first urgent paragraph of a breaking news story in under a minute, and we can have a multimedia package and a half dozen translations just moments later. “We also use an AI tool to generate bulle

Wednesday, 22 July 2026 #1  ·  Front Page  ·  Breaking news 20 bodies found in debris of collapsed Sikkim tunnel; 5 of 27 people trapped inside still missing By Bhavya Khullar, Jai Bhardwaj J   ·   Times of India – Delhi Edition (July 22, 2026)  ·  Page 1 Twenty bodies have been recovered from the rubble of a collapsed tunnel in Sikkim, with five of the original 27 trapped workers still unaccounted for as rescue operations continue. The report details ground conditions, the state of the rescue effort, identification of the deceased, and the structural failure that caused the disaster. It also covers the Indian government's response and the challenges facing rescue teams. The bylined reporters provide on-the-ground detail about the recovery operation — victim identification, rescue logistics, and official statements — making this substantively more than a wire dispatch on a developing disast

Fergus Halliday’s Gaming-focused publication Multiplier has returned to Substack from Ghost, with the journo finding Ghost wasn’t exactly the right fit for Multiplier.  “The scale of Multiplier is an odd fit for Ghost. It's got several hundred subscribers, so it's too large for the free tier, but also too small in scale [for] the expense attached to the other tiers”, he told Influencing.  Halliday made the change to Ghost late last year. His experience on Ghost was mostly positive, and he was able to experiment with the project’s content.  Even while Multiplier was on Ghost, the Substack had continued to gain subscribers – at a faster rate than the Ghost version of the publication. The transition back to Substack had been smooth, Halliday said, while confirming nothing will change for Multiplier subscribers.  But now he’s back on Substack, Halliday is hoping to be more involved in the Gaming Industry.  “I really missed the sense of solidarity among the othe

The City Press Club of Faridabad in Haryana held the second round of its scooter distribution initiative on July 19, providing scooters to journalists as part of its welfare programme. So far, the club has distributed 38 scooters, including 26 e-scooters. Speaking to Influencing, senior journalist and Press Club President Bijender Bansal said: “The aim of this initiative is to support the welfare of journalists while promoting a better environment.” The event was attended by Haryana Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Food and Supplies Rajesh Nagar as chief guest. Distinguished guests included Rajeev Jaitly, Media Advisor to the Haryana Chief Minister, Raj Bhatia, FIA President, and Naresh Malik, Chairman of Mansa Group. Committee members of the Press Club and journalists also joined the programme, held at the Faridabad Industries Association (FIA) auditorium.