Sentence examples for media raid from inspiring English sources

And if AWS and its allies win the election they will have trouble wresting control of broadcasting from SLD hands: supervisory-board members hold their seats for three years.The coalition's media raid is of a piece with its habit of installing placemen in every available job, from the chairmanships of state-owned insurance companies to offices in regional bureaucracies.

In an audacious cross-Atlantic media raid, the UK's main commercial broadcaster ITV – which broadcasts Downton Abbey - has acquired Pawn Stars and Real Housewives of New Jersey studio Leftfield Entertainment Group for up to $800m.

We have seen a few of these media raids recently in Pakistan, such as the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket players in Lahore.

His government has also cracked down on the news media, raiding the offices of independent journalists and shutting down an opposition Web site that had been one of the main sources of independent information.

Authorities said the media raids were part of the investigation.

WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department called on Turkish authorities to protect media freedom and other democratic values in response to media raids and detentions in operations across Turkey on Sunday.

While the government claimed the recent media raids were part of the Koza Ipek Holding investigation, others have called the move part of a larger crackdown on the press.

Law enforcement told local media the raid was in response to a letter that members of the Republic sent to a county judge, demanding he appear in their court.

On Tuesday, Koza-Ipek media was raided and six journalists were arrested, accused of "providing financial support to and disseminating propaganda for a terrorist organisation".

The arrests came a day after state news media reported raids on parties in Kerman and at a "singles home" in Semnan, both provincial capitals.

A source at the prosecutor's office told local media the raids focused on people linked to Hadfi, a 20-year-old French national who was living in Belgium and who – like all the suicide bombers identified so far – had spent time in Syria.