After 13 years in senior leadership roles, including a decade as editor, Lenore Taylor has decided to leave Guardian Australia. Taylor was a founding senior staff member of Guardian Australia when it launched in May 2013, and as political editor she played a key role in its early and ongoing success, bringing a quarter of a century of federal press gallery experience to the role. In 2014 she won one of Guardian Australia’s first Walkley awards and was recognised by her peers as the Australian press gallery journalist of the year. Her reputation and profile as one of Australia’s leading political journalists was instrumental in forging Guardian Australia’s reputation as a newcomer in the Australian media landscape. In May 2016 Taylor was appointed editor of Guardian Australia, the first Australian to hold the position. Under her editorship the edition has expanded significantly, and Guardian Australia now sits as the fourth most-read news site in the country. &ld

Morning, welcome to Wednesday and yes sometimes it takes a cartoon to nail it, and today we have just that thanks to David Rowe's excellent illustration running in The Australian Financial Review. And yes the commentary over Monday's protest about the presence of Israel's president Isaac Herzog who is visiting Australia to give support to those affected by the Bondi attack, as well as the wider Jewish community, continues with a vengeance.  The fallout from the protest - and in particular police violence as clearly captured on video clips - gets two very different media approaches this morning. It was reckoned there was anywhere between 5000 and 25,000 at the Monday event and The Australian labels them the "Hard Left" (using caps, as if there is an official group and that is their name). The story is covered in very different ways by media today. The Oz's main front page piece ('PM stares down Hard Left

India’s media industry is steadily expanding, with newsrooms welcoming a new generation of interns who bring fresh ideas, perspectives, and voices. This shift is visible across organisations such as Firstpost, ANI, Times Network, Republic World, and Delhi Press, where internships have increasingly become gateways for students to gain exposure to digital and broadcast journalism. Internship opportunities are now more visible than ever, particularly on platforms like LinkedIn, where media organisations regularly invite applications from aspiring journalists. This growing demand challenges the long-standing belief that journalism offers limited career prospects. As newsrooms adapt to digital transformation, global developments, and evolving storytelling formats, journalism remains closely tied to real-world events and public discourse, opening new pathways for young professionals. India’s newsroom internship culture is expanding in scale and significance. According to an I

Thirty-two-year-old journalist, Davinder Singh, was killed in a hit-and-run accident near the Sector 89 light point in Mohali early Monday, February 9. Singh, who worked with a Punjabi daily, was returning from a wedding when an unknown vehicle struck his motorcycle, leaving him critically injured. He was rushed to a Mohali hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Police conducted a post-mortem and handed over the body to his family from Sangrur. Singh is survived by his parents and elder brother. The Sohana police registered a case under Sections 281 and 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and are tracing the vehicle involved, Hindustan Times reported.

Picture credit: Central University of Punjab  The Central University of Punjab organised a one-day AI Impact Pre-Summit on AI in journalism under the IndiaAI Mission, bringing together academics, media professionals and students to deliberate on the expanding role of artificial intelligence in journalism, education and society. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Raghavendra Prasad Tiwari highlighted how AI is reshaping sectors such as agriculture, healthcare and education, and outlined the university’s plans to integrate AI-enabled teaching methodologies to strengthen assessment systems, learning processes and student support, while stressing the importance of ethical AI use and human judgment. Tushar Sharma, Editor, The Daily Guardian, discussed the practical applications of AI in modern newsrooms and demonstrated how AI tools can assist journalists in reporting, summarising, background research, writing and editing, data mining, investigative journalism, budget analysis, interview transc

The All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union (AMWJU) will organise the 15th Journalists’ Sports Meet 2026 from March 3 to March 7, following a resolution adopted at its Standing Committee meeting held on February 7. Bona fide primary members, associate members and renewed temporary members will be eligible to participate. The meet will open with a torch rally from Kangla to the Manipur Press Club on March 3. Athletics events will be held on March 4 at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, followed by men’s volleyball matches near the Khuman Lampak Indoor Stadium. Indoor games including table tennis, badminton and chess are scheduled for March 5 at the NSA Indoor Stadium. Cricket matches will take place on March 6 at Oriental College Ground, Takyel, while football fixtures are slated for March 7 at the Artificial Turf Ground, Khurai Lamlong Thongkhong. The event will conclude with a prize distribution ceremony. The sports meet will feature athletics (men and women), volleyball (men), ta

Image edited by Dinesh Raj M   Putting to rest rumours of a potential sale of the Times of India Group, Bennett, Coleman and Co Ltd (BCCL), to a large Indian conglomerate, Sivakumar Sundaram, CEO and Executive Director of BCCL, clarified earlier this week that the rumours were “entirely and unequivocally false,” after they gained traction through social media forwards and messaging platforms. “The Times of India Group’s stakeholders remain fully committed to this institution, to independent journalism, and to you. That commitment is not changing,” the note said, according to media reports. While this has put the current rumours to rest much to the relief of scores of journalists and non-journalist staff working with the group, there are still concerns brewing among employees and industry observers although recent financial disclosures by the group show a healthy growth. Speculation over the future of one of India's largest media houses beg