The Asian Chronicle

President of India to Visit Three Northeastern States from November 19 to 22, 2017 Address by The Hon’ble President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind at The 94th convocation of The University of Delhi President of India Addresses 94 th  Annual Convocation of The University of Delhi Students should continue to learn, earn and yearn to serve with clear vision, pure heart and strong shoulders: Vice President IFFI 2017 Stellar Line-up is Announced 237 TH  Corps of Engineers Day Wreath laying ceremony at Teen Murti Memorial Annual Day Celebration in AFGJI Navy Health Camp organised at Aurangabad (Distt Palwal) as part of Navy Week 2017 Celebrations Department of Food and Public Distribution clarifies on media reports on death due to starvation. Vice-Chairperson, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) was the “Chief Guest” at “Aadi Mahotsav” Today. NCPCR celebrates ‘BAAL UTSAV’ as part of Hausla-2017, a festival for children living in CCIs across the country National

President of India to present silver trumpet and trumpet banner to the President’s bodyguard tomorrow Tribal development is important to achieve object of inclusive development: Vice President Present day journalists should follow core values of accuracy, fairness, objectivity, news worthiness and independence: Vice President India and Singapore are partners in progress and sustainable development: Vice President PM reviews performance of key infrastructure sectors Qaumi Ekta Week will be observed from November 19-25, 2017 Mr. Bill Gates calls on the Union Home Minister Need for robust cyber-security policy and skilled manpower: Shri Hansraj Ahir Vice President confers National Awards for Excellence in Journalism Mission Innovation Smart Grids Workshop The Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley calls on the Prime Minister of Singapore on the last day of his two day official visit to Singapore; Both the leaders recalled the shared history of both

MEDIA RELEASE: PAKISTAN Download press release as PDF  HERE November 13, 2017 Security situation for media deteriorates in Balochistan The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses serious concern over the growing threats and dangers to journalists and media in Balochistan, Pakistan. The IFJ demands urgent measures from the Pakistani authorities to improve the security situation to ensure unhindered freedom of the press. Journalistic activities and distribution of newspapers in the Baloch region of the Balochistan province of southwestern Pakistan have been halted following threats. More than a dozen Press Clubs including those in Chaghi, Kalat Gwadar, Panjgur, Kharan, Dalbadin, Sarawan, Hub, Wandar, Uthal and Bela in Balochistan have been shut down indefinitely following threats from militant groups. The situation was a result of four separate incidents in recent days targeting the media, according to a  report . On October 24, banned

MEDIA RELEASE: CHINA Download press release as PDF  HERE November 13, 2017 VOA staff employment terminated; months after livestreamed interview Photo: Guo Wengui is in exile in the US. Since April his social media accounts have been suspended and blocked. Credit: Youtube The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls on Voice of America (VOA) to provide an explanation for the termination of the employment of three staff members, following the Guo Wengui live stream interview in April, 2017. On April 19, VOA livestreamed an interview with Chinese fugitive billionaire, Guo Wengui. The interview was originally scheduled to run for three hours, but the livestream was abruptly cut short, citing issues of ‘miscommunication’ for the disconnection. VOA strongly refused claims of self-censorship, however several media reports said that senior officials of the Foreign Ministry Affairs in China met with the Beijing Bureau Chief of VOA, and report

WEEKLY BULLETIN 11/13/2017           Featured on IJNet The Syrian photographer who showed the world a war By  Alanna Dvorak Pakistan's Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy on pursuing the truth in the face of opposition By  Sam Berkhead New app provides reporters with real-time speech-to-text transcriptions at low cost By  Renata Johnson From the internet to paper: a digital platform’s experiment to raise awareness on human rights By  Belén Arce Terceros Crowdsourcing coverage of hurricane recovery in the Caribbean By  Farah Mohammed Your quick guide to using LinkedIn to distribute content By Liam Corcoran, NewsWhip ‘Trust in News’ study shows more trust for print publications than digital By Ian Gibbs, MediaShift Browse Topics New Opportunities by Region Worldwide Thomson Reuters Foundation organizes course on reporting transnational organized crime [Worldwide] Journalists with at