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Covering the war in Sudan: a perilous exercise for journalists (French)
rfi: At the International Humanitarian Conference for Sudan and Neighboring Countries, held in London on April 15, Sudanese journalists rose up to demand measures for their safety. They denounced the insufficient media and political attention the war in Sudan receives and warned of the important role of journalists who remain in the country to continue covering the war.
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ETHIOPIA: Ethiopia Parliament Approves Controversial Media Law Amendment
Addis Standard: The House of Peoples’ Representatives on Thursday 17 April approved an amendment to Ethiopia’s Mass Media Proclamation, granting the Prime Minister the authority to nominate the Director General of the Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA), a role that was previously reserved for the House.
GAMBIA: Gambia develops teaching modules on hate speech, fact-checking
Unesco: With technical support from UNESCO, the University of The Gambia has initiated the process of mainstreaming education on Hate Speech, Fact-Checking, Media & Disability, and Media & Artificial Intelligence into the curriculum of tertiary media institutions in The Gambia.
GHANA: Equal Voices Project: GBC receives Gender Equality Strategy document
GBC: The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) has officially received a Gender Equality Strategy Document, marking the climax of the Equal Voices Project, an initiative aimed at promoting gender balance in media content and leadership.
KENYA: Kenya Podcasters Now Rival TV and Radio in Audience and Influence
Tech-ish: Kenya’s podcasting scene isn’t just growing – it’s exploding. Over the last two years, podcasts have transformed from niche projects into a dominant force in Kenya’s media landscape, influencing what people watch, how they engage, and even how they vote.
LESOTHO: Controversy Around Starlink’s Licensing Test National Interest
Broadcast Media Africa: Lesotho is facing mounting pressure to approve a Network Services Licence for Starlink, the satellite internet provider owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Despite considerable local opposition, Prime Minister Samuel Matekane’s government is actively working to eliminate barriers for US companies, including Starlink.
LIBERIA: LVL, Partners Strengthen Media, Civic Engagement Ahead of Nimba By-Election
Liberia Observer: Local Voices Liberia (LVL), in collaboration with media development partners, has implemented several activities to support the conduct of the Nimba County senatorial by-election slated for April 22.
MALAWI: Media challenged to support women in politics
Capital Radio Malawi: The NGO Gender Coordination Network has called on the media to help in the promotion of women’s participation in politics for the 50-50 campaign to yield results.
NIGERIA: FG reiterates commitment to modernising Public Broadcast Assets
TVC News: The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has reiterated the unwavering commitment of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration to the modernisation and transformation of Nigeria’s media and broadcasting landscape.
SOUTH AFRICA: Multichoice, SABC carriage agreement stays in place
Advanced Television: A carriage agreement between South Africa’s public broadcaster SABC and pay-TV operator MultiChoice struck in 2013 and which saw MultiChoice carry SABC’s channels on its system has emerged from a legal problem.
RSF: The South African Competition Commission has accused Google and Meta of anti-competitive practices toward the media. The Commission has proposed an ambitious regulatory framework aligned with Reporters Without Borders (RSF) recommendations to amplify journalistic content — an approach that could inspire democracies seeking to regulate tech giants.
SOUTH AFRICA: SABC must forget broadcasting
My Broadband: Former general manager of SABC Sport Garry Rathbone has said that the public broadcaster should focus all of its attention on its SABC+ platform to attract advertising revenue.
SUDAN: Sudan seeks to escape media oblivion (Listen – French)
rfi: The war in Sudan, two years after its outbreak, has largely flown under the media radar, except perhaps this week.
Broadcast Media Africa: Radio remains one of the most influential and far-reaching mediums in Africa. Yet, in the age of digital disruption, evolving audience behaviours, and on-demand content, the challenge facing African broadcasters is clear: how can radio remain compelling, participatory, and future-ready?
REGIONAL: In the Sahel, “shut up or suffer,” journalists in the black hole of information (French)
BBC: “Don’t spoil the AES. Freedom of expression, eaten away by the revolution won in blood. Look at what’s happening in the AES. As soon as you criticize a little, it’s the front or prison.”
AFGHANISTAN: A ‘strange dance’: media mogul Saad Mohseni on making TV under the Taliban (Interview)
The Guardian: Once dubbed the ‘Afghan Rupert Murdoch’, Mohseni’s media business was founded after the fall of the Taliban and is now navigating their return.
INDIA: X is taking the Indian government to court over content moderation tools. Expect India to win
Chatham House: X CEO Elon Musk is close to President Trump at a time when India wants to negotiate on US trade. But X’s case challenges wide-ranging government powers.
INDONESIA: Indonesia’s new rule for foreign reporters raises press freedom fears: ‘major threat’
South China Morning Post: The introduction of police certification is yet another indication of the challenges of reporting in Indonesia, critics say.
MALAYSIA: Malaysian PM gives thumb-up on China-Malaysia media cooperation
Bastille Post: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim praised the media cooperation between his country and China in a recent interview jointly carried out by China Media Group (CMG) and Malaysia’s All-Asian Satellite Television and Radio Operator (Astro).
MALAYSIA: Media watchdog sees heavy-handedness in detention of Sin Chew editors
Free Malaysia Today: CIJ’s Wathshlah Naidu questions the necessity of the arrests, as the Chinese-language daily had already taken responsibility for the error.
NEPAL: Nepal pushes Meta to register amid tougher social media rules
Kathmandu Post: Facebook’s parent company sends officials to Kathmandu as deadline looms.
SINGAPORE: General Election 2025 Programmes and Coverage (Press release)
Mediacorp: Mediacorp will be providing comprehensive coverage of the 2025 General Election in all four languages across all its platforms – mewatch, melisten, digital, television, audio, and various social media channels.
TAIWAN: Taiwan’s media landscape and the Taiwan Media Workers’ Alliance feat. Jonah Khu (Listen)
Rti: This week, we continue our conversation with Taiwanese video journalist Jonah Khu to delve deeper into Taiwan’s media landscape and the Taiwan Media Workers’ Alliance, which he co-founded.
VIETNAM: Vietnam targets social media users in ‘expanding crackdown’ on dissent, rights group says
South China Morning Post: Human Rights Watch reports ordinary social media users now face jail for criticising the state under Article 331.
REGIONAL & US: RFA welcomes ruling ordering disbursement of funds (Statement)
RFA: Today, Radio Free Asia (RFA) President and CEO Bay Fang welcomed the ruling of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to grant a preliminary injunction, requiring the U.S. Agency for Global Media to disburse Congressionally appropriated funds to RFA
AUSTRALIA: ABC federal election leaders debate reaches millions of Australians (Press release)
ABC: The ABC federal election leaders debate last night reached millions of Australians across live ABC TV, audio, digital and social channels.
AUSTRALIA: ABC welcomes Professor Jackie Huggins as inaugural Elder-in-Residence (Press release)
ABC: Professor Jackie Huggins AM FAHA has launched her tenure as the ABC’s inaugural Elder-in-Residence with an interview on ABC News Breakfast this morning and in an online feature by senior reporter Miriam Corowa.
AUSTRALIA: China targets Canada’s election—and may be targeting Australia’s
Australian Strategic Policy Institute: Following Canadian authorities’ discovery of a Chinese information operation targeting their country’s election, Australians, too, should beware such risks.
AUSTRALIA: Social media is the new election battleground. Is embracing influencers smart, risky or both?
The Conversation: From Abbie Chatfield and Hannah Ferguson to Ozzy Man, influencers have never been more central to an Australian election campaign.
AUSTRALIA: TikTok, Meta, Snapchat demand answers on YouTube ‘sweetheart deal’
Australian Financial Review: TikTok has led fellow social media giants Meta and Snapchat in demanding an explanation from Communications Minister Michelle Rowland over her favourable treatment for Google-owned YouTube, which is being exempted from world-leading social media age restriction laws.
NEW ZEALAND: Christian broadcaster Rhema expanding, bucking the media trend
RNZ: When Luke Weston arrived at Rhema Media two decades ago, New Zealand was home to the largest religious music festival in the southern hemisphere.
NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand’s spy agency investigated case of RNZ journalist who edited Russia-Ukraine stories
New Zealand Herald: New Zealand’s spy agency investigated the actions of an RNZ journalist whose edits of foreign news stories came under scrutiny in 2023, it has been revealed.
AUSTRIA: Media Minister seeks ORF councillors, FPÖ man sees constitutional violation in contribution (Paywall – German)
Der Standard: The FPÖ could now send the ORF contribution-critical law professor Christoph Urtz to a second party mandate alongside Peter Westenthaler
BELGIUM: Belgian public broadcaster RTBF at the heart of a culture war (French)
Virgule: The finances of the major French-language media outlet and its satellites are being slashed. Beyond the cost-cutting plan, they are reportedly paying the price for a lack of neutrality highlighted by Georges-Louis Bouchez’s Reform Movement.
BELGIUM: History for your ears: Crazy but true!? makes children laugh and learn (Press release – Dutch)
VRT: Children and history: it is not always an obvious combination. But with Waanzinnig maar waar!? Ketnet succeeds in bringing the past to life in a sparkling and accessible podcast series for children.
DENMARK: New study shows media over-reliance on freelance journalists
EFJ: A new study by the Freelance Group of the Danish Union of Journalists (DJ) has revealed the extent to which freelance journalists and photographers are at the backbone of the country’s leading media outlets, while at the same time facing a stark imbalance in pay, protections, and working conditions compared to their permanently employed counterparts.
ESTONIA: Russian TV influence in Estonia declining, study shows (Estonian)
ERR: Even though telecommunications companies in Estonia no longer carry Russian propaganda channels, there are simple workarounds.
FINLAND: Amendment to the Yle Act is progressing: The government wants more transparency in Yle’s operations (Finnish)
Yle: The change aims to increase transparency in Yleisradio’s operations.
FINLAND: Yle begins new change negotiations (Finnish)
Yle: Yleisradio’s new change negotiations affect more than 350 people.
FRANCE: Public broadcasting reform removed from the National Assembly’s agenda (French)
The Media Leader: According to Le Figaro , the text on the reform of public audiovisual media, which was to be debated today in a public session in the Chamber of the National Assembly, has been officially withdrawn from the agenda by the government.
GERMANY: ARD Press Freedom Action Days 2025: Strengthening Media Literacy – Protecting Press Freedom (Press release – German)
ARD: Freedom of the press is a cornerstone of democracy—but it is under pressure worldwide, including in Germany. Increasing disinformation, online hate speech, and declining trust in the media threaten the foundation of public opinion formation.
GERMANY: Cologne Forum for Journalism Criticism Media Conference on Populists and Platforms (Event) (9 May 2025)
Deutschlandradio: Populist forces are on the rise worldwide and are increasingly shaping debates. The major digital platforms are reinforcing this trend – and profiting from it. What can traditional media do to counter this?
GERMANY: Decreasing Support for Journalists’ Protection will Undermine Media Freedom in Germany and Europe (Press release)
ECPMF: The plan for the Saxony Budget 2025/2026 reduces financial support for the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) by two-thirds. This poses a significant threat to the stability of the only European civil society organisation operating within the state.
GERMANY: DW appoints next Editor-in-Chief (Press release)
DW: Starting January 2026, Mathias Stamm will take over as Editor-in-Chief of DW, succeeding Manuela Kasper-Claridge, who is stepping down after over 30 years at the broadcaster, including over five as Editor-in-Chief.
GERMANY: Higher fees and better conditions for documentaries and reports (Press release – German)
ZDF: Documentary and reportage filmmakers can expect higher fees and improved conditions for ZDF productions in the future. ZDF, the German Directors’ Association (Bundesverband Regie eV), the Book & Directing section of AG DOK, and the Production Alliance have agreed on new joint remuneration rules for documentaries and reports.
GREECE: Investigative media win latest victory in spyware SLAPP ruling
IPI: The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFFR) in welcoming the recent ruling by a court in Athens which overwhelmingly dismissed the vexatious lawsuits against journalists from two Greek media outlets over their investigative reporting on the connections of the nephew of the country’s Prime Minister to a spyware scandal.
IRELAND: Disinformation has become ‘global scourge’, Media Minister says
Breaking news.ie: Government funding for fact-checking services should be explored, according to a new strategy from the Department of Media. The Disinformation Strategy, published on Thursday, outlines a range of measures to promote media pluralism, improve media literacy and enhance regulation.
NORWAY: We asked Norwegians which media they actually use (Norwegian)
Aftenposten: The answers show that we are a divided people. But also that Norway is unusual in an international context.
RUSSIA: Russia Jails 4 Journalists for Working With Navalny’s Organization
The New York Times: The case highlighted the perils of independent journalism amid an intensified Kremlin crackdown on freedom of expression.
SERBIA: Protests in Serbia: Students block two radio and television stations (French)
rfi: Students launched simultaneous blockades of the RTS headquarters in Belgrade and RTV in Novi Sad on April 14. While police evacuated protesters from RTV in Novi Sad, the demonstrators received reinforcements in Belgrade.
SERBIA: Serbian press freedom faces ‘critical’ situation, media monitoring group warns
abc news: An international media monitoring group is warning that the situation with the press and media freedom in Serbia is ‘critical’ with attacks and threats against journalists on the rise since the start of massive anti-corruption protests
SLOVAKIA: Slanina wants to continue at STVR, runs for the position of CEO (Slovak)
SME.sk: Since the establishment of STVR, he has been acting as its interim director.
SWITZERLAND: ESC 2025: accessible offering on RSI, RTS and SRF (Press release – German)
SRG SSR: Together with its subsidiary SWISS TXT, SRG will ensure that the three television shows are accessible in Switzerland for people with hearing or visual impairments through sign language, subtitling, and audio description.
UK: Government announces preferred candidate for S4C Chair (Press release)
S4C: The UK Government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced that Delyth Evans has been nominated as the prospective new Chair of S4C.
UKRAINE: In Ukraine, SLAPPs continue to proliferate during the war
EFJ: The National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU) has released a report uncovering the growing threat of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) targeting Ukrainian journalists and media outlets. The study, based on 36 documented cases, reveals a disturbing pattern of judicial harassment aimed at silencing investigative journalism and critical reporting.
UKRAINE: UNESCO and The Kyiv Independent train Ukrainian journalists in international press standards (Press release)
UNESCO: As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has entered its fourth year, there is an increasing need to support Ukrainian journalists who are reporting on the situation in the country for global audiences. To do so, UNESCO and the Kyiv Independent conducted an English-language journalism programme for over 50 Ukrainian media professionals.
REGIONAL: 2025 Rule of Law Report: More Action, Less Reaction
EFJ: The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joined the undersigned civil society, human rights, journalist and media support organisations in calling on the European Commission to strengthen the rule of law dialogue, improve the impact of the Rule of Law Report’s recommendations and take decisive action against systematic human rights violations in EU Member States.
ARGENTINA: The 14th Multiplatform Journalism Congress with a focus on AI is coming. (15 April)
FOPEA: The 14th FOPEA Congress will be held on Friday, June 13th and Saturday, June 14th at Blas Pascal University in Córdoba. Under the theme “Artificial Intelligence and Journalism: The Possible Alliance,” the event will bring together more than 500 journalists, editors, students, teachers, and content creators from across the country . The event aims to reflect on the impact of artificial intelligence on the profession, with a focus on its responsible use and the strengthening of journalistic values.
ARGENTINA: Insult is no answer: condemnation of the President’s attacks (15th April)
FOPEA: FOPEA deplores President Javier Milei’s offensive and violent remarks toward journalists during an extensive interview broadcast this Monday.
BRAZIL: Petrobras launches Journalism Selection to support reporting on diversity and science (15 April)
FENAJ: Petrobras has opened registration for the Petrobras Journalism Selection, an initiative that offers financial incentives for journalists from all regions of the country to produce reports in audio, video and text formats. The initiative has the institutional support of the National Federation of Journalists (FENAJ) and the Brazilian Press Association (ABI).
CUBA: Journalist Camila Acosta harassed by MININT agents during the Good Friday procession
ICLEP: Independent journalist Camila Acosta was intercepted and harassed by two Interior Ministry (MININT) agents while covering the Good Friday procession in Vedado, Havana, amid an apparent police operation nearby.
GUYANA: Media must be proactive in shaping AI’s role in journalism – Dr Toussant Boyce
Stabroek News: The media must be proactive in shaping Artificial Intelligence’s (AI’s) role in journalism and care should be taking in protecting the vast amounts of data they are sitting on, according to Dr Toussant Boyce.
NICARAGUA: RSF calls for urgent international support as exiled media strive to keep informing amid repression
RSF: Despite relentless persecution, 26 independent media outlets continue to report from exile, reaching millions of Nicaraguans across websites and social media platforms.
REGIONAL: ‘We need to rid ourselves of the idea that there is no philanthropy in Latin America’: Vanina Berghella on funding for journalism in the region (Editorial blog)
The Knight Center: How can media outlets in Latin America be supported? How can technological development, innovation and experimentation in media organizations be promoted?
IRAN: Judiciary files lawsuit against journalists over comments on talks
Iran International: Iran’s judiciary has announced legal action against the heads of two media outlets following their commentary on the ongoing nuclear negotiations between the Islamic Republic and the United States.
LEBANON: Authorities must immediately dismiss complaint against independent media outlets
Amnesty International: Lebanese authorities must immediately dismiss a criminal complaint filed against independent media outlets Daraj Media and Megaphone News, Amnesty International said today, following news that the two independent digital media outlets have been summoned for interrogation by the Cassation Public Prosecution Office on Tuesday 15 April in connection with the complaint.
PALESTINE: How Gaza is becoming the deadliest conflict zone for journalists (Watch)
France24: Gaza has become one of the world’s most dangerous places for journalists, with over 170 media workers killed since the war began. Foreign reporters are banned, making it increasingly difficult for Palestinians to gather information.
PALESTINE: Palestinian National Council appeals for protection of journalists amid Israeli attacks
MEMO: The Palestinian National Council, the highest decision-making body of the umbrella Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), called Sunday for the protection of journalists amid Israeli attacks on reporters in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, Anadolu reports.
TURKEY: Students and journalists stand trial in Turkey over protests sparked by mayor’s arrest
AP: Dozens of people including journalists appeared before a court in Istanbul on Friday, accused of attending banned demonstrations and disobeying police orders to disperse during anti-government protests that were triggered by the jailing of the city’s opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: UAE Media Council cracks down on content violating national guidelines
Gulf News: Federal National Council adopts new recommendations to strengthen media sector
CANADA: Dramatic rise in fake political content on social media as Canada prepares to vote
The Guardian: Report finds over a quarter of Canadians exposed to ‘more sophisticated and more politically polarizing’ fake content
CANADA: How Meta’s News Ban Could Disrupt Canada’s Election
The New York Times: After Meta blocked news from its platforms in Canada, hyperpartisan and misleading content from popular right-wing Facebook pages such as Canada Proud have filled the gap. Our Canada bureau chief explains the effect on voters.
CANADA: Poilievre argues he’ll protect Radio-Canada while defunding CBC (Watch)
CBC: During the French-language leaders’ debate on Wednesday, Radio-Canada journalist and debate moderator Patrice Roy asked Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre how it is possible for him to both protect Radio-Canada while at the same time defunding CBC.
CANADA & US: How Trump’s “51st State” Jibes Made Culture, Media & The CBC A Key Battleground For Canada’s Future
Deadline: Canada goes to the polls on April 28, and when its TV production community hits the voting booths, they’ll be doing so with a sense of renewed optimism. That’s all down to an unexpected source: Donald Trump.
US: APTS responds to report of proposed rescission to CPB funding
Current: The New York Post first reported on a Trump administration pitch to claw back $1.1 billion appropriated to CPB.
US: DOGE restructuring of NEH hits documentary and archival projects
Current: Forthcoming series from Ken Burns and Sam Pollard and biopics from “American Masters” are among the public media productions listed in a database tracking canceled grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
US: Judge overseeing KDHX bankruptcy delays ruling on sale
Current: Despite multimillion-dollar bids from two Christian broadcasters, a group of former volunteers thinks they can still save the community radio station.
US: National Science Foundation cancels research grants related to misinformation and disinformation
Nieman Lab: Hundreds of grants, fellowships, and awards were terminated because they are no longer “aligned with NSF priorities.”
US: New York City’s attempt to boost local media faces recriminations
Semafor: There’s a running discussion across the US of whether government subsidies — or government advertising — can play a role in propping up local media.
US: New York Public Radio’s ‘New Sounds’ will keep making new shows
Current: More than 1,000 listeners from 31 states and 17 countries donated to the “Save New Sounds” campaign that launched after the WNYC program faced cancellation.
US: NPR CEO Katherine Maher addresses future of federal funding for public media
NPR: The Trump administration has drafted a memo to Congress outlining its intent to eliminate nearly all federal funding for public media – which includes NPR and PBS – according to a White House official who spoke to NPR on condition of anonymity.
US: Our fictional station team reflects on the growing regulatory storm
Current: In our second installment, station staffers discuss the FCC investigation of underwriting practices in public media.
US: PBS and NPR are in a once-in-a-generation funding fight. They might well lose
CNN: America’s two biggest public broadcasters, PBS and NPR, are facing an up-or-down vote over their federal funding for the first time in decades.
US: RSF and VOA coalition win injunction against Trump administration
RSF: Judge Royce Lamberth granted a preliminary injunction against Kari Lake and the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) sought by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Voice of America (VOA) employees, and their unions on April 22.
US: The A.P. Says White House Is Defying Court Order to Restore Its Access
The New York Times: The wire service on Wednesday accused The White House of continuing to bar its reporters from the press pool despite a judge’s order that called the restriction a violation of the First Amendment.
US: The White House is starting a new media policy that restricts wire services’ access to the president
AP: Fresh from a courtroom loss over The Associated Press’ access to the presidency, the White House on Tuesday put forward a new media policy that sharply curtails access to Donald Trump by news agencies that serve media outlets around the world.
US: White House calls NPR and PBS a “grift,” will ask Congress to rescind funding
Ars Technica: The Trump White House is proposing to eliminate most federal funding for National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and issued a statement yesterday alleging that NPR and PBS “spread radical, woke propaganda disguised as ‘news.'”
US: Why press freedom is crumbling in Trump’s America (Analysis)
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AI Overviews Reduce Clicks by 34.5%
Ahrefs: Google says AI Overviews increase clicks. Cold, hard logic disagrees, and so does our research.
Building Media Trust (Book)
Labcom: Journalism is facing a crisis of trust. Disinformation, political manipulation, “news deserts”, and the decline of independent media threaten access to quality information. Building Media Trust examines this global challenge and presents tangible solutions—from fostering stronger community engagement with local media to the impact of regulation and transparency in journalism.
Does international media development meet OECD standards?
DW: “The State of Media Development” report by DW Akademie’s DW Freedom think tank offers the first comprehensive figures and data on media development cooperation.
Donald Trump’s charges complicate the defense of global press freedom (French)
RTS.ch: In the United States, the Trump administration continues to attack press freedom, notably excluding journalists accredited to the White House. Invited to comment on Forum on Sunday evening, journalist Denis Masmejan expressed alarm at the international consequences of this authoritarian drift.
International Journalism Festival 2025: what we learnt in Perugia about the future of news
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism: Here are a few highlights from the festival on journalism in exile, local news, reader revenue, news avoidance and AI and the future of news
Its Journalism Challenged Autocrats. Trump Wants to Silence It.
The New York Times: Journalists at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty who have been imprisoned for their work are dismayed by the effort to close the outlet.
Le Monde: The BBC’s international news service is lobbying the British government, through its director, Jonathan Munro, to release a new budget for the financially struggling media outlet.
Meta ‘hastily’ changed moderation policy with little regard to impact, says oversight board
The Guardian: Facebook and Instagram owner also criticised for leaving up posts inciting violence during UK riots
Nieman Lab: Last week, Nieman Lab reported that Gannett, the country’s largest newspaper chain, had removed references to “diversity” from its corporate site and would stop publishing diversity information for its newsrooms.
To kill democracies, autocrats first attack journalism (Blog – French)
Le Club de Médiapart: Encouraged by the Trump administration, autocrats around the world are intensifying their attacks on journalism, targeting its very essence. This was the central theme of Europe’s largest gathering in Perugia, where the focus was on ways to counter the consequences of “techno-oligarchs” acting as their accomplices—a “toxic coalition of the willing.”
We need to bridge the fault line emerging in debates about AI and the future of news
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism: “We need this to be a real debate, and not two disconnected conversations talking past each other,” argues AI expert David Caswell in this essay.
Why the Fight for Local Journalism Matters
CJR: From Mississippi Today to John Thornton’s legacy, rays of hope for local news.
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