The Gramin Patrakar Association held a district-level meeting in Bagaha on Sunday to discuss organisational strengthening, membership expansion, journalist safety, government welfare measures, and the dignity of the profession. State President Prof. Dr. Arvind Nath Tiwari announced a membership drive to expand the association to the block and panchayat levels. He also urged the Bihar government to make the Journalist Pension Scheme more practical and sought action against fake journalists. The meeting concluded with a resolution to strengthen the organisation and collectively safeguard journalists' rights. About a dozen journalists joined the association during the event.

UNICEF India, PIB (Western Zone), and AIIMS Nagpur concluded a two-day media workshop in Nagpur on July 14 to improve reporting on childhood non-communicable diseases (NCDs), with over 30 journalists from western India attending.  Sessions covered NCDs in children aged 5–19 — from diagnosis gaps in rural and tribal areas to rising obesity, diabetes, and mental health issues in cities. Speakers included officials from PIB, AIIMS Nagpur, DGHS, and UNICEF, who stressed accurate, stigma-free reporting and early detection.  Journalists toured AIIMS Nagpur's Centre of Excellence for childhood NCDs, met doctors and patients, and worked on story ideas using government health data resources like PIB, NFHS/SRS surveys, and the POSHAN tracker.  The workshop kicked off continued engagement through NCD Week in September 2026, with journalists getting ongoing support and a chance to showcase their reporting at a Mumbai event

Up to 30 roles at Nine Publishing’s Metro mastheads are set to be made redundant. The redundancies are impacting the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times, WA Today and Nine.com.au. They involve editorial and some operations staff at the mastheads.  The Australian Financial Review is excluded from this latest round of redundancies, as per a report from the masthead’s media reporter Sam Buckingham-Jones.  The nature of redundancies is unclear, with different reports citing a mix of targeted and voluntary redundancies.  Nine Publishing staff were first told by the publishing division's managing director Tory Maguire this morning via both internal emails and a Town Hall meeting, Influencing has learnt. Maguire cited the reason for the redundancies as the need for Nine Publishing to keep up with the changing media landscape.  “In particular we need to keep shifting towards the digital-first future,” Maguire allegedly said.&n

Ticker News has launched Ticker Air – a new aviation-focused series, which company founder Ahron Young believes will be more of a serious conversation about the aviation industry. Ticker Air debuted last Friday. Each episode features Young interviewing a different guest from the consumer or industry side of aviation, covering both B2B and B2C topics. “I think that's where our difference is,” he told Influencing. “While you have websites [focused on] luxury travel or the aircraft, we're looking at the entire industry and the changes that could impact travellers the most.”  The show will go out across the Ticker network, Ticker app and Ticker social media accounts.  Young said the series will examine both local and international stories, citing Western Sydney Airport's impact on Sydney and changes to Delta and American Airlines' transatlantic routes as examples. “As we look at it as an industry and at it from a travel perspective, we get a really broad understanding

Israel–Labor stoush over Gaza policy heats up Israel is lobbying Australia to soften Labor’s draft platform on Israel-Palestine, arguing it is “one-sided” and risks legitimising Hamas, while pro-Palestinian advocates push Labor towards tougher steps such as sanctions and limiting defence exports. The dispute matters because it goes to Australia’s UN posture, Middle East diplomacy, and domestic political pressure points inside Labor as Canberra tries to steady a strained relationship with Jerusalem. Covered by: The Australian, Sydney Morning Herald. NT child protection failure prompts overhaul calls after girl’s death An independent review found Northern Territory child protection authorities missed escalating warning signs before the death of Kumanjayi Little Baby, recommending sweeping reforms to how risk is identified and acted upon. It’s a nationally significant test of accountability in child safety systems, particularly around domestic violence indicators and inte

In picture: Senior journalist Ramesh Handa Senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chandigarh unit on Sunday, July 19, held a peace dialogue at the Chandigarh Press Club following the alleged assault on senior journalist Ramesh Handa, City Chief Editor (Chandigarh Region) of Punjab Kesari and former president of the Press Club, by BJP Yuva Morcha Mandal leader Ashish Kumar. Present at the meeting were BJP Chandigarh President Jatinder Pal Malhotra, BJP Himachal Pradesh leader Sanjay Tandon, former Chandigarh Mayor Ravi Kant Sharma, and other party leaders. The BJP delegation apologised to Handa and assured him that such an incident would not recur. They also assured him that a new mobile phone would be provided to replace the one allegedly damaged during the incident. Speaking to Influencing, Handa said, "I'm thankful to the Press Club and the senior police officials for taking the matter seriously and coming forward in my support, following which the BJP's senior fun