Essay: ‘News influencers’ are racking up billions of views – and not checking their facts
KELLY FINCHAM, a lecturer in journalism at the University of Galway in Ireland, says the work of many news influencers does not reflect the kind of work any traditional reporter would recognise…
UN says Taliban detained journalists over 250 times in Afghanistan since takeover
Reuters The United Nations’ mission to Afghanistan said on Tuesday the ruling Taliban had arbitrarily detained journalists 256 times since their takeover three years ago, and urged authorities there to protect the media. In a reply accompanying the report, the Taliban-led foreign ministry denied having arrested that number of journalists and added that those arrested […]
Essay: Misinformation – how fact-checking journalism is evolving and having a real impact on the world
In an article first published on The Conversation, PETER CUNLIFFE-JONES and LUCAS GRAVES look at the evolution of fact-checking methods around the world…
Bangladesh to tone down law critics accuse of crushing dissent
Dhaka, Bangladesh Reuters Bangladesh will tone down its Digital Security Act, criticised by many as a draconian curb on dissent, to allow bail for suspects and halt the jailing of journalists for defamation, the law minister said on Monday. Journalists and rights activists have long demanded the repeal of the act to protect press freedom. […]
US to help journalists globally defend against legal threats
United Nations Reuters The United States on Tuesday launched a program to defend journalists around the world from legal threats aimed at silencing critical voices, a growing tactic that top US aid official Samantha Power described as “lawfare”. US Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power speaks as she participates in a Peace, Security and […]
Nobel laureate Ressa cleared in Philippine tax case, cheers win for justice
Manila, Philippines Reuters Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and her news site Rappler were acquitted by a court of tax evasion charges on Wednesday, in a ruling that media watchdogs and human rights groups described as a win for press freedom and rule of law. Ressa, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize alongside a […]
Essay: Increasing numbers of physical attacks on European journalists as they report on COVID and other stories
In an article first published on The Conversation, SARA TORSNER, a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Sheffield’s Centre for Freedom of the Media, says the rising incidence of attacks on journalists sends a “worrying signal” about media freedom…
Pope thanks journalists for helping expose church sex scandals
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis on Saturday thanked journalists for helping uncover the clerical sexual abuse scandals that the Roman Catholic Church initially tried to cover up. The Pope praised what he called the “mission” of journalism and said it was vital for reporters to get out of their newsrooms and discover what was happening […]
Essay: Nobel Peace Prize for journalists serves as reminder that freedom of the press is under threat from strongmen and social media
In an article first published on The Conversation, KATHY KIELY, journalist turned professor of journalism, says the decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to two journalists was an important statement…
Freedom of expression?: In Abiy’s Ethiopia, press freedom flourished. Then fear returned
MAGGIE FICK, of Reuters, reports…