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French Police Raid 'Closer' Magazine Offices
The Guardian
Police have raided the offices of Closer magazine searching for the identity of the photographer who took pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge topless while on holiday in the south of France. Officers arrived at 10am on Wednesday morning at the magazine's headquarters in the Paris suburb of Montrouge. They were reported to have searched the publication's offices and examined journalists' computers.
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European Business Leaders Get Tech Savvy
Top experts in advertising and online content from the Middle East and Europe gathered in Beirut Wednesday to show how companies can take business to the next level through better digital content. “It’s not a question of if you do it. It’s how well,” said Marc Dfouni, chief executive at Eastline Marketing, a Beirut-based online advertising firm at DGTL#U’s conference “Embracing the Digital Era,” at the Movenpick hotel in Raou
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Sun Journalists, Policeman Held
BBC News
Two 'Sun' journalists, a 32-year-old man from Lo ndon and a 51-year-old man from Bristol, are being questioned over claims of conspiracy to corrupt and cause misconduct. The inquiry is investigating allegations of inappropriate payments to police and public officials, and runs alongside Operation Weeting, the probe into phone hacking. Scotland Yard said the arrests were the result of information provided by News Corporation's management standards committee, which was set up in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal.
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Social Media Provides Brands Forum
The Times of London
Luxury labels demonstrated the instant selling power of social media during London Fashion Week like never before with videos broadcast live online to the world from shows crammed with tweeting, blogging designers, editors and celebrities. Retail clothing chain Topshop reached the largest online audience for a live-streamed London fashion show on Sunday, with two million viewers tuning in from more than 100 countries to see Topshop Unique's latest collection. More than 200 million people were exposed to images and content from the runway as part of Topshop's partnership with Facebook, where fans were led to Topshop's live-stream from their shopping site.
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Ukraine Warned Against Passing Defamation Bill
The Huffington Post
An international media watchdog urged Ukrainian lawmakers on Wednesday to reject a bill that would make defamation a crime, saying it could "threaten the very existence of independent journalism." This week Ukraine's parliament, dominated by President Viktor Yanukovych's allies, tentatively approved a bill that would make defamation punishable by up to five years in prison, restoring a Soviet-era practice that Ukraine abolished 11 years ago.
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