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Hong Kong hands media mogul Jimmy Lai 20-year prison sentence

The sentence ends Hong Kong's highest-profile national security trial and a legal sagathat has spanned nearly five years.

FILE PHOTO: File Photo: Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily arrives at West Kowloon Magistrates's Courts to face charges related to an illegal vigil assembly commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, in Hong Kong, China November 3, 2020.
 US journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, accompanied by her siblings Annie and Camron, speaks in a video message, addressing anyone who might be holding her elderly mother, Nancy Guthrie, who went missing from her Arizona home several days ago,   released February 4, 2026.

'We received your message,' says Savannah Guthrie, offering to pay for her mother's return

Keshet Neev.

Keshet Neev: Making a career as a journalist in Israel

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Why understanding algorithms matters as much as reading the news


'Dangerous development': Likud-circulated list ranks KAN journalists by stance toward government

The list ranked journalists and broadcasters hosting current affairs programs on a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 signifying strong government support and 5 indicating strong opposition.

 The broadcast offices and studios of the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, in Jerusalem January 31, 2023.

Editor's Notes: Kan needs reform, not destruction—it’s both flawed and essential

Kan’s budget is a hefty NIS 800 million a year - but public broadcasting isn’t about competing with commercial channels, it’s about amplifying voices.

 Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest outside the studios of the Public Broadcasting Corporation KAN, in Jerusalem, on August 17, 2020

Bill to privatize Israel’s public broadcaster passes preliminary vote

Karhi: no need for publicly funded broadcasting. Lapid: attack on Israeli democracy

 MK Tally Gotliv court hearing on the case of the "Rosh Yehudi" association against the Tel Aviv Municipality which prevents against the holding of the traditional Yom Kippur prayer in the public space at Dizengoff Square, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem. October 9, 2024.

Israeli minister proposes bill to abolish KAN, Israel's public broadcaster

Opponents of the bill claim that it is intended to threaten the Public Broadcasting Corporation and is an attempt to silence an important voice.

 Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest outside the studios of the Public Broadcasting Corporation KAN, in Jerusalem, on August 17, 2020

CBS memo sparks outrage: Journalists instructed not to acknowledge Jerusalem as part of Israel

The news organization's initial reasoning was that the control of the city was "the heart of the issue."

A view of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem

Despite reaching deal to remove Channel 13 CEO Yulia Shamalov-Berkovich, she refuses to resign

Channel 13 journalists refused Shamalov-Berkovich's appointment as CEO due to a reported lack of journalistic experience and offensive attitudes toward women.

 Channel 13 CEO Yulia Shamalov-Berkovich arrives to the Supreme Court in Jerusalem for court hearing on the petition against her appointment as CEO of Channel 13, July 25, 2024.

Government tried to take apart, influence Hostage Family Forum - unofficial probe

Prime minister has a listening ear for some of the hostage families, pays less attention to others, said cousin of hostage Carmel Gat. 

 SLOGANS AT a protest in Tel Aviv last Saturday night include calls for releasing the hostages and an early Knesset election. First. the anti-government protesters politicized the military; now, they politicize the hostage families, the writer charges.

Demand is Soaring For Nickel, Copper, Cobalt and Supply Can't Keep Up

Nickel, copper, cobalt in hot demand! Supply struggles as EV & green tech boom. Industry insider reveals shortages & solutions.

 Demand is Soaring For Nickel, Copper, Cobalt & Supply Can't Keep Up

Moptu: Algorithm-free social media creating an online safe space for Jews

‘On other social media platforms you fight antisemitism. On Moptu, you get the information to wage those fights’

 A screenshot of the Moptu app.

Tal Spungin: The heart and soul of JPost’s digital team

Behind the Bylines: In this interview, Jerusalem Post production manager Tal Spungin explains the importance of the digital medium for a news organization.

 TAL SPUNGIN, the heart and soul of The Jerusalem Post's digital news effort.