journalist
Greece
Greek Journalist Wins Libel Case Against Former Government Officials
Greek journalist Thanos Dimadis recently won a long legal battle in his libel case against media representatives and officials associated with the former SYRIZA administration.
Dimadis, who also is an author and the current President of the Association of Foreign Press...
Celebrities
John DeDakis Talks ‘The Situation Room,’ New Book and Digital Age
Author and journalist John DeDakis spoke with Greek Reporter recently about his new book "Fake (A Lark Chadwick Mystery)" and his Greek heritage.
The longtime television editor explains "I was a copy editor for CNN's 'The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer'...
Crime
Anarchists Vandalize Home of Prominent Greek Journalist
Self-styled anarchists belonging to the Rouvikonas (Rubicon) group vandalized the home of a prominent Greek journalist in Athens on Thursday night, spray painting slogans on the walls and throwing leaflets at his door.
Aris Portosalte, a journalist for Skai TV,...
Australia
Founder of Leading Greek-Australian Newspaper Neos Kosmos Dies
Dimitri, or "Takis" Gogos, the founder of Neos Kosmos, the largest Greek-Australian newspaper in the country, died on Monday at the age of 88.
Born on February 13, 1931 on the island of Chios, Gogos' parents were refugees from Asia...
Greece
Molotov Cocktails Thrown At Police Station, Journalist's Car in Athens
A group of approximately ten people wearing hooded sweatshirts attacked the Kaisariani police station throwing Molotov cocktails at around four o'clock in the morning local time (02:00 GMT+1), only two hours after the car belonging to the famous Greek...
Greece
Prominent Greek Journalist Vassilis Lyritzis Dies at 62
Vassilis Lyritzis, one of the most famous and recognizable figures in Greek journalism, died on Tuesday morning at the early age of 62.
The sad news of his death was announced by Dimitris Economou, a friend and co-presenter of Lyritzis'...
Greece
Greek Journalist Stamos Zoulas Dies at 81
Stamos Zoulas, the former editor-in-chief of Kathimerini, one of Greece's most respected daily newspapers, died in Athens on Tuesday aged 81.
Zoulas was born in 1937 and studied political science at the Panteion University in Athens. He began his career...
Greece
Dutch Journalist Arrested Crossing Greece-Turkey Border with Refugees
A Dutch journalist; who was reporting on Syrian refugees who had crossed into the country via Turkey, has been arrested in Greece.
Sakir Khader; a reporter with current affairs show Brandpunt in the Netherlands, was detained on Monday morning at the...
Greece
ThePressProject Founder Costas Efimeros Dies at Age 42
Journalist Costas Efimeros, founder and head of the information site, ThePressProject, Died on Tuesday morning at age 42. The young journalist, who was facing heart problems and had previously suffered a heart attack in 2008, succumbed to cardiac arrest.
The...
Greece
Greek Journalist Unions to Go on 48-hour Strike Against Pension Reforms
Greece's Panhellenic Federation of Journalists' Unions announced that Greek journalists will hold a 48-hour strike as a way to protest the pension reforms.
The decision was made by the administrative bodies in media, who met on Monday along with Panhellenic...