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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.

FEBRUARY 9, 2026|ByREUTERS

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

“We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her. This is the only way we will have peace. This is very valuable to us,” said news anchor Savannah Guthrie.

FEBRUARY 8, 2026|ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF

Keshet Neev: Making a career as a journalist in Israel

Behind the Bylines: "If you start out small and keep pushing yourself forward to learn and try new things, you won’t believe how far you can go and how much you can achieve."

FEBRUARY 1, 2026|ByAARON REICH

Why understanding algorithms matters as much as reading the news

JANUARY 20, 2026|ByDAVID RABINOWICZ

Visegrád24: a maverick media outlet disrupting the status quo - exclusive

MEDIA AFFAIRS: In the early weeks of the Israel-Hamas war, Visegrád24 emerged as one of the most influential accounts in the non-Jewish world.

FEBRUARY 6, 2025ByBATYA LEVINTHAL

DURING THE conflict’s early weeks, Visegrád24 emerged as one of the most influential accounts in the non-Jewish world. Here, Tompson (right) sits with Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana last month.

Worlds oldest Jewish newspaper appoints new editor

Schwammenthal stated that he is “deeply honored” and “excited to embark on this next chapter” in a post on his personal X/Twitter account.

JANUARY 29, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The UK-based Jewish Chronicle is the world's oldest Jewish newspaper.

David Rudge, a throwback to journalism’s glory days - comment

“David was an old-school news reporter, always looking to get to the scene and talk to people first-hand rather than rely on secondary sources,” said Jeff Barak, a former Post editor-in-chief.

JANUARY 26, 2025ByDAVID BRINN

A new start: 'The Jerusalem Report's' editor-in-chief heralds in his successor - comment

While Israel continues to seek the release of the hostages and the defeat of its enemies, I’m going to take a short break and then start a new journey in journalism.

JANUARY 11, 2025BySTEVE LINDE

Ronit Ganon-Amit appointed CEO of i24NEWS, Frank Melloul promoted to chairman

According to a statement by i24NEWS, Ronit Ganon-Amit brings "extensive experience in media, communications, and digital strategy to her new role."

JANUARY 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The credibility of Freedom House: The United Nations has reached its sell-by date - opinion

Freedom House has a vast network of skilled people who conduct detailed research into more than 200 countries, as well as territories that are not considered countries.

DECEMBER 18, 2024ByNEVILLE BERMAN

‘A DURABLE end to the war must come with the release of the hostages,’ US Deputy Ambassador to the UN Robert Wood says. ‘This resolution abandoned that necessity, and for that reason, the United States could not support it.’ Here, members of the United Nations Security Council vote on the draft res

Mathilda Heller: Thriving in Israel, the land of opportunity for journalism

Behind the Bylines: Mathilda Heller has degrees in Spanish and English literature, a love of science, and experience in education. But her life and aspirations led her to pursue journalism.

DECEMBER 18, 2024ByAARON REICH