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BURKINA FASO: Four journalists released from forced enlistment into the army
IFJ: Guezouma Sanogo, President of the Association des journalistes Burkinabe (AJB), and Phil Ronald Zongo, journalist at the Femina FM Radio Station, were released on 21 July from forced military conscription. They were abducted in March 2025 and had been forcibly enlisted into the army since then.
CÔTE D’IVOIRE: Press freedom NGO urges Côte d’Ivoire to protect journalists ahead of election
RFI: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has urged Ivorian authorities and political parties to “protect journalists” three months ahead of the first round of the presidential election, according to a statement.
EQUATORIAL GUINEA: ‘Power is exercised arbitrarily’: Lessons from a reporter’s arrest in Equatorial Guinea
ICIJ: An ICIJ reporter tried to capture the “opulence and neglect” inside a tiny African state that had squandered its oil riches — and experienced the dangers of reporting in a country with no free press.
GHANA: GBC Union petitions NMC over Director-General’s continued stay in office despite expired tenure
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GHANA: Ghanaian police, masked man attack journalists covering local election
CPJ: The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ghanaian authorities to ensure the safety of journalists reporting on elections, after three incidents during a local election on the outskirts of the capital, Accra.
GHANA: Will Ghana’s Broadcasting Bill ever be passed into law? (Opinion)
My Joy Online: Ghana, a country known for its commitment to freedom of speech and expression, still lacks a comprehensive broadcasting law—a legislative gap that has persisted for decades.
KENYA: NCIC, KBC launch transgenerational dialogues in Marsabit to foster national cohesion
KBC: The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC), in partnership with the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), has initiated a series of transgenerational town hall conversations in Marsabit County. The aim is to bridge generational and communal divides through open dialogue.
LIBERIA: Liberian Journalist Abducted By Traditional Group After Broadcasting Government Policy
CPJ: The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Liberian authorities to ensure justice for journalist Alex Seryea Yormie, who was abducted for several hours and brutalized by members of a local traditional society in northeastern Nimba county.
MALAWI: Landmark ruling against defamation a pivotal moment for media freedom in Malawi
Press Council of South Africa: A landmark victory for freedom of expression has been celebrated, with the High Court of Malawi (sitting as a Constitutional Court) declaring Section 200 of the Malawi Penal Code, which criminalised defamation, unconstitutional.
NAMIBIA: Financial Strain Gags Community Media
Ghana Webbers: Community media faces challenges in educating citizens due to limited resources. The Namibia Community Media Network (NCBN) urges stakeholders to avoid making the Community Media Policy Framework ineffective.
NIGERIA: Attacks against Journalists intensifying in Nigeria – MRA Report
APA News: In a mid-term assessment report on President Bola Tinubu’s administration for the first two years in office released on Monday, the Media Rights Agenda (MRA) decried what it described as an alarming escalation of attacks on media freedom and civic expression, particularly through the misuse of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act by law enforcement agencies to silence or punish journalists and critics of government.
NIGERIA: House committee evaluates FRCN’s reform agenda
Radio Nigeria: The House of Representatives Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics, and Values has evaluated the ongoing reform agenda of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), calling for deeper digital innovation, stronger rural reach, and sustainable internal revenue growth.
SENEGAL: Senegal authorities urged to end media crackdown
IFEX: The arrest of journalist Badara Gadiaga and ongoing detentions of other commentators signal a growing pattern of retaliation against media voices critical of Senegal’s political leadership.
SOUTH AFRICA: ‘Acquisition approval a milestone in African media’ with investment in local content
Press Council of South Africa: South Africa’s Competition Tribunal has made history for Africa’s media landscape. They conditionally approved French media giant Canal+’s purchase of MultiChoice, the continent’s leading pay-TV operator.
SOUTH AFRICA: How new regulations will reshape what you watch and listen to
IOL: South Africans can expect a change in their media consumption habits, as the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) proposes to overhaul the nation’s outdated media regulatory framework.
The Guardian: Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s inflammatory social media posts provide rich pickings for satirists in country where freedom of expression is usually curtailed.
REGIONAL: Africa’s Ministerial-level body on environment should prioritize strengthening climate and environmental journalism (Statement)
IPI: IPI calls on ministers to recognize climate and environmental journalism as a critical component of national and international climate action strategies.
REGIONAL: African media are threatened by governments and big tech – book tracks the latest trends
The Conversation: A new book explores how media outlets are controlled by powerful forces, from governments to corporations, in Africa and Latin America.
REGIONAL: Digital divide remains Africa’s AI era challenge
IFEX: In their submission to the ACHPR public consultation MISA-Regional underscores the need for governments and media organisations to prioritise inclusive design, transparency, and accountability in AI systems.
REGIONAL: Fighting for Accountability and Press Freedom in West Africa
GIJN: When Ghanaian journalist Noah Dameh was relentlessly harassed — targeted by police, dragged to court, and driven to failing health — for exposing a business magnate’s exploitative monopoly over the Songor Lagoon salt mine on Ghana’s eastern coast, it was the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) that took on his reporting to ensure he was not silenced, even after his death.
AZERBAIJAN: From Newsroom to Cell. Persecution of Independent Journalists (Report)
Amnesty International: arbitrary arrests, fabricated charges, unfair trials and long prison sentences in harsh detention conditions. They often find themselves at the forefront of the fight for human rights and freedom of expression, facing immense personal and professional risks.
BANGLADESH: Betar’s role in independence movement is written in golden letters: Hasan
Daily Sun: Awami League Joint General Secretary and Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said on Saturday the role played Bangladesh Betar during the country’s independence movement is written in golden letters and will remain till existence of the country.
CAMBODIA: Cambodia proposes fake news crackdown in region
Khmer Times: Cambodia has proposed the establishment of an Asia Media Summit (AMS) Regional Working Group on Information Integrity, an initiative meant to ramp up the battle against fake news and disinformation.
CAMBODIA & THAILAND: Thais and Cambodians slug it out on social media, as border tensions flare
BBC News: As the border clashes this week killed more than a dozen people in Thailand and Cambodia, regional governments have been trying to prevent a war between the two countries.
CHINA: China embraces US YouTubers in push to enhance soft power
Nikkei Asia: MrBeast, IShowSpeed among foreign influencers tapping into China’s 1.1bn internet users.
INDIA: Govt modernising Akashvani, Doordarshan Kendras across India under BIND Scheme
The Statesman: Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Dr. L Murugan said the expansion includes major upgrades throughout the country, including Bihar, to strengthen public broadcasting.
INDIA: Media Under Attack: India’s New Data Protection Law
The Wire: The requirement of seeking consent for publishing personal information, and penalties up to Rs 250 crore or even Rs 500 crore for violation of the Act will severely curtail press freedom.
INDIA: News in India is being erased from the internet
Index on Censorship: Journalism critical of the government is vanishing from digital archives, years after it has been published.
INDONESIA: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Partners with TVRI and RRI to Broadcast Anti-Corruption Culture (Indonesian)
RRI: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has established a strategic partnership with two national public broadcasters, Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI) and Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI), to strengthen its corruption prevention strategy through broadcast media.
INDONESIA: The Future of RRI and TVRI Consolidation Remains Unclear (Indonesian)
Kompas: Discussions on the formation of Radio Television of the Republic of Indonesia (RTRI) have dragged on. In addition to the stalled deliberations on the draft law, the readiness of the RRI and TVRI Public Broadcasting Institutions to merge is also still lacking.
JAPAN: Nearly 900 alarming social media posts found over Japan’s Upper House race
NHK: Japan’s police agency says it identified nearly 900 disturbing social media posts targeting lawmakers and election candidates over the recent Upper House election.
KAZAKHSTAN: Sixteen journalists denied accreditation, amidst growing press freedom restrictions
IFJ: On 15 July, sixteen Radio Azzatyq journalists were denied accreditation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kazakhstan, on the grounds that they had been working without the appropriate accreditation.
KYRGYZSTAN: CPJ calls for Kyrgyzstan probe into 2020 death of CPJ award winner Askarov
CPJ: “Five years have passed, and Kyrgyz authorities have yet to answer key questions about the death of the journalist and human rights defender Azimjon Askarov,” said CPJ Europe and Central Asia Senior Researcher Anna Brakha.
PAKISTAN: Pakistan takes action to block social media accounts
Gulf News: Ministers call for AI-driven action, data sharing, greater tech firm presence in Pakistan.
SOUTH KOREA: KBS–NAVER MOU: Pioneering a New Era of AI-Driven Public Broadcasting (Press release)
KBS: KBS signed a comprehensive AI Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with NAVER at the tech firm’s headquarters, NAVER 1784, on July 24, 2025.
SRI LANKA: Digital Journalists Association of Sri Lanka launched
Newswire: The Digital Journalists Association of Sri Lanka (DJASL) was launched in Colombo today, with the intention of building a collective of journalists engaged in the digital media space in the backdrop of a fast-evolving global digital media space and challenges that have emerged as a result.
Pattaya Mail: Thailand’s leading media organizations have issued a joint statement expressing deep concern for civilian and journalist safety following intensified border clashes with Cambodia, which have resulted in casualties and property damage.
REGIONAL: Media development challenges in the Asia-Pacific region
Deutsche Welle: Findings from State of Media Development Report for the Asia-Pacific region suggest that media development actors need to step up efforts in this part of the world.
AUSTRALIA: NITV and SBS to celebrate the significance and spectacle of the 25th Garma Festival (Press release)
SBS: As the Garma Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary this year from 1-4 August, NITV and SBS will deliver comprehensive, multiplatform, and multilingual coverage across the four-day event, giving all Australians a front row seat for all the agenda-setting conversations and an iconic celebration of Yolŋu culture.
AUSTRALIA: SBS shortlists proponents to proceed to next stage for Western Sydney production hub location (Press release)
SBS: SBS has today confirmed that it has shortlisted a number of the proposals received in response to its recent Request for Expressions of Interest (EOI) process for the future location of its planned new production hub and talent incubator in Western Sydney.
The Guardian: Former Queensland judge knew material he disclosed to reporters posed significant risk to then-ACT director of public prosecutions’ career, court told.
AUSTRALIA & PALESTINE: ABC sounds alarm over Gaza famine, saying its Palestinian freelancers now too weak to work
The Guardian: International media denied access to Gaza rely on Palestinian freelancers, who are ill and exhausted. Plus: Henderson’s watchdog lives another day.
FIJI: Fiji Media Join Forces for First Public Forums in the North
Fiji Sun: FMA General Secretary and Mai TV News Director Stanley Simpson described the collaboration as groundbreaking for both the media industry and Fiji’s democracy.
FIJI: Media for Unity: Journalists Reimagine Their Role in Building a More Inclusive Fiji
UNDP: Accurate information, facilitating dialogue, encouraging ideas; these core principles reflect the role that the media industry can play in fostering social cohesion.
FIJI: State given extra time (4 July)
The Fiji Times: The State has been given a month to confirm its position to further representations made by former Fiji Broadcasting Corporation CEO Riyaz Sayed-Khaiyum.
NEW ZEALAND: RNZ PASC PISA Development Fund (Press release)
RNZ: RNZ, in partnership with the Pan-Asian Screen Collective (PASC), and the Pacific Islands Screen Artists (PISA) is pleased to announce the eight projects selected to receive development support through the RNZ PASC PISA Development Fund.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA & AUSTRALIA: Post-Courier senior staff head to Australia for International Media Visit
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ALBANIA: Women Journalists in Albania Unprotected in Face of Online Abuse
Balkan Insight: As Albanian websites spread falsehoods to discredit women in the media, a culture of silence and weak legal protections leave women journalists increasingly vulnerable.
AUSTRIA: ORF Council challenges appointment of foundation board members to media authority (German)
Der Standard: The media authority KommAustria must address the appointment of nine ORF Foundation Board members. Martin Ladstätter argues that the ORF Audience Council was “not composed in accordance with the law” when it appointed nine of its members to the ORF’s highest decision-making body in June.
BELGIUM: Flemish government and broadcaster VRT sign five-year management agreement
Belga News Agency: Under the terms of the agreement, which regulates the operation and financing of public broadcasting from 2026, the VRT will continue to position itself as a provider of independent, reliable and high-quality media in Flanders.
CZECH REPUBLIC: 3.43 million households pay TV fees. Non-payers face hefty fines (Czech)
Denik: Czech Television and Czech Radio have seen a significant increase in the number of registered taxpayers. Nevertheless, some people continue to refuse to comply with the new rules.
GERMANY: Public broadcasters and AfD: Normalization instead of strategy (German)
MMM: The current debate surrounding the ARD summer interview with AfD leader Alice Weidel clearly demonstrates: Public broadcasters have no clear idea how to deal with what the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) has clearly identified as a right-wing extremist party.
IRELAND: Digital Transformation Scheme open for stakeholder consultation (Press release)
Coimisiún na Meán: The Scheme will provide funding to support public service content providers, on a platform-neutral basis, to transition to sustainable digital models. This will help ensure the long-term viability of independent, trustworthy, accessible and diverse high-quality public service content.
IRELAND: TV licence fee revenue down €58m after RTÉ payment scandal, new figures show
Irish Examiner: New figures confirm that revenue from the licence plummeted following a range of financial scandals engulfing RTÉ in the summer of 2023, which sparked a wave of non-payments.
ITALY: RAI and Sanremo at risk of breaking ties over festival dispute
That Eurovision Site: A showdown is brewing between Italian broadcaster RAI and the city of Sanremo, as negotiations over the future of the festival hit a standstill – and the deadline to reach an agreement is now just days away.
KOSOVO: Authorities must guarantee funding for public broadcaster RTK
IFJ: For several months, public broadcaster Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK) has been facing a severe financial crisis as a result of the deliberate failure of the country’s institutions to allocate the legally approved budget.
LATVIA: Latvian public media reorganisation will likely lead to job losses (16 July)
LSM: It is currently unclear how many Latvijas Radio 4 (LR4) and LSM+ employees could lose their jobs, but it is likely that not all of them will continue to work in the media, according to Baiba Zūzena, the Chairperson of the Board of Latvian Public Media, in an interview on the Latvian Radio programme “Labrīt” on July 16th.
PORTUGAL: Journalists’ Union condemns cowardly and unacceptable attack on Waldir Araújo of RTP (Portuguese)
D Noticias: The Journalists’ Union (SJ) condemned and regretted the attack on Portuguese Radio and Television journalist Waldir Araújo last Sunday on the streets of Bissau, in a statement issued today.
ROMANIA: Romania’s media professionals discuss how Romania adapt legislatively to Media Freedom Act
Agerpres: The Union of Romania’s Professional Journalists (UZPR) on Thursday organised a conference on the Media Freedom Act and its challenges and perspectives for media freedom in Romania, amid the implementation of the European Regulation on Media Freedom, Media Freedom Act.
SERBIA: We demand an immediate end to retaliation against RTS employees for defending objective reporting
EFJ: EFJ member organisations from Serbia have recorded multiple cases in which employees were punished, had their contracts terminated, or were placed in professional isolation due to their professional views, participation in peaceful protests, or signing an open letter addressed to the management of RTS.
SPAIN: RTVE in the European spotlight: 20 years of setbacks as a benchmark for public television in Spain (Spanish)
InfoLibre: The evolution of RTVE Corporation in recent years illustrates a permanent tension between the formal desire for institutional modernization and information practices questioned both within and outside the company.
SPAIN: RTVE purchases 100 annual ChatGPT Team licenses for its staff. (Spanish)
El Confidencial: According to Confidencial Digital, Spanish National Television and Radio (RTVE) has begun the process of contracting for 100 annual licenses for ChatGPT Team, the collaborative version of OpenAI designed for work teams.
SWEDEN: Serious consequences for Swedish Radio (Press Release – Swedish)
Swedish Radio: Over three billion kronor is missing for the upcoming licensing period. The consequences will be a gradual dismantling of Sveriges Radio, write Sveriges Radio’s CEO Cilla Benkö and Chief of Staff Gabriel Byström regarding upcoming conditions for public service.
UK: Courts to notify journalists of reporting restrictions so they can be challenged
Press Gazette: The amendment to the Criminal Procedure Rules is expected to improve transparency within the media industry.
UK: Failure to prioritise media literacy in the UK presents a risk to social cohesion and democracy (Report)
UK Parliament: In an era when trust in news and institutions is low and audiences have access to ever-increasing volumes of content, being media literate—having the skills to think critically about the content we create and consume, both online and offline—is essential.
UKRAINE: Council of Europe Continues Supporting the Strategic Development of Ukraine’s Public Broadcaster
COE: The principles of independence, good governance and accountability of public service media are fundamental pillars of democratic societies.
REGIONAL: EU Rule of Law Report: A welcome but insufficient response to deteriorating media freedom
ECMPF: Following the publication of the European Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today calls on the EU to act on the alarming findings to bolster its defence of media freedom and independent journalism across the bloc.
REGIONAL: Funding worth €7.4 million to support independent media reporting on European affairs (Press Release)
European Commission: As the need for a European public sphere debate remains pressing, this call offers support to media that wish to report together on European affairs and offer Europeans a cross-border perspective on current events.
REGIONAL: Is Europe’s media freedom crumbling? (Watch)
ARTE.tv: Journalists can report more freely in Europe than anywhere else in the world. But media independence is slowly eroding across the bloc. The European Union is trying to combat this with a new package of rules called the European Media Freedom Act, which comes into force in August. But what does it actually do? And why is media pluralism under attack in Europe?
REGIONAL: Press freedom group calls for strengthening independent public media ahead of EU Media Freedom Act
Jurist: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published a report on Monday assessing the state of public media across 27 EU member states, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland. The report warns of future threat scenarios for independent public media broadcasting as the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) is set to fully come into force on August 8.
ARGENTINA: The Government appointed Carlos Curci, spokesperson for the SRA, as the public media intervenor
Argentine Politics: He will take over following the resignation of Eduardo González and will be responsible for furthering the adjustments to RTA, TV Pública, and the former Télam. He has a good rapport with the Press Undersecretary and is part of the Libertarian communications team.
BARBADOS: BACA slams censorship after Starcom bans De Announcer calypso
Barbados Today: The Barbados Association of Creatives and Artistes (BACA) is denouncing what it calls a dangerous act of censorship following Starcom Network Inc.’s decision to restrict the broadcast of veteran calypsonian Ronnie De Announcer Clarke’s 2025 song National Carol Festival.
BRAZIL: EBC makes a preliminary trip to Belém to prepare for COP30 coverage and broadcast (Press release – Portuguese)
EBC: The director-general of Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC), Bráulio Ribeiro, traveled to Belém last week to visit the venue for COP30 – the 30th United Nations (UN) climate summit.
CHILE: TVN Play celebrates four years of serving Chileans with its wide range of free content. (Press release – Spanish)
TVN: Another year of TVN Play! This July, we celebrate four years of delivering the country’s largest content library to the palm of your hand and straight to your living room across all our platforms.
COLOMBIA: “Cultures have a signal”: RTVC and the Ministry of Cultures seal an alliance to disseminate cultural content (Spanish)
RTVC: At the Delia Zapara Olivella Cultural Center, the Public Media System and the Ministry of Culture, Arts, and Knowledge signed a partnership called “Culture Has a Signal,” which will bring live arts to homes throughout Colombia.
COLOMBIA: RTVC manager Hollman Morris rejects a new threat against journalist Sandra Chindoy. (Spanish)
RTVC: RTVC and its manager, Hollman Morris, reject new acts of intimidation on social media and point to Councilman Daniel Briceño for fueling hateful narratives with false accusations.
JAMAICA: 47 radio and television broadcast operators cited for breaches in 2024 – survey
Jamaica Observer: There were 47 Notices of Breach issued by the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ) in 2024 relating to the broadcast of problematic content when compared to the 71 reported breaches in 2023.
JAMAICA: Study reveals 70% of Jamaican electorate reachable via social media
Radio Jamaica News: Social media is transforming public life as new data reveals internet access has soared to over 83% of roughly 2.84 million people.
NICARAGUA: Journalism overcomes official censorship (Spanish)
La Silla Rota: In Nicaragua , everything changed on April 18, 2018. The nationwide protest that erupted without warning in April 2018, demanding an end to the dictatorship, and the brutal response of state repression and political persecution, marked a turning point in national history.
PERU: IRTP presented the “Audiovisual and Sound Memory of Peru” during the Lima International Book Fair (Press release – Spanish)
IRTP: As part of the Lima 2025 International Book Fair (FIL) and as part of the activities for its 29th anniversary, the National Institute of Radio and Television of Peru (IRTP) presented the “Audiovisual and Sound Memory of Peru” (Memoria Audiovisual y Sonido del Perú), which is hosted on the IRTP Play streaming platform.
REGIONAL: Journalist killings in 2025 already surpass last year’s total
RSF: Since January, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has documented the murder of at least 13 journalists in Latin America.
ISRAEL: Arab-Jewish Movement Launches Campaign to Break Israeli Media Silence on Gaza Famine
Haaretz: The grassroots Arab-Jewish movement Standing Together has launched a new campaign this week aimed at breaking what it calls a “dangerous silence” in Israeli media around the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
ISRAEL: Netanyahu Government Advances Bill to Close Foreign Media Without Judicial Approval (Paywall)
Haaretz: The Knesset’s National Security Committee approved on Thursday the advancement of a bill that would allow the closure of foreign media outlets without court approval, despite objections from the Attorney General’s Office.
ISRAEL & PALESTINE: BBC and news agencies warn journalists in Gaza at risk of starvation
BBC News: BBC News and three leading news agencies have expressed desperate concern for journalists in Gaza, who they say are increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families.
JORDAN: Between Work Productivity and Privacy Concerns: How Do Female Journalists Use AI Chatbots?
UNESCO: Female journalists in Jordan use AI chatbots to boost productivity and safety, but rising reliance raises critical concerns about ethics, privacy, and trust in journalism.
PALESTINE: Khaled was a wedding photographer. Now he uses his camera to tell Gaza’s story
SBS: Many young Gazans who hadn’t worked as journalists before October 7 have inherited the responsibility of documenting the war, even as hundreds of their colleagues are killed and foreign media is barred from entering Gaza.
PALESTINE: Let Them Out. Let Us In. INSI Statement on Gaza (Statement)
INSI: Local journalists in Gaza have been essential to informing the world about the war. With international reporters banned from entering by Israel, these journalists have shouldered the responsibility of bearing witness – always at enormous personal risk.
SAUDI ARABIA & SRI LANKA: Saudi Broadcasting Authority chief meets with Sri Lankan envoy
Arab News: Saudi Broadcasting Authority CEO Mohammed Al-Harthi received Sri Lankan ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Omar Lebbe Ameer Ajwad, in Riyadh.
TURKEY: RTÜK hits pro-opposition network with broadcasting ban, fine
Turkish Minute: Turkey’s media watchdog has imposed a broadcasting ban and a fine on an opposition-affiliated TV station over remarks made during a political commentary program.
CANADA: CBC needs more frequent mandate reviews and public consultation, researcher says (Paywall)
The Hill Times: Before the election, the Liberals outlined proposals to reform the broadcaster. CBC/Radio Canada has since been asked to take part in the government’s spending review.
US: American Public Media Group plans layoffs amid $6M deficit
Current: American Public Media Group is planning layoffs and other cost-saving measures due to a budget gap caused by state and federal funding cuts, the organization told staff Thursday.
US: CPB prepares for closeout while hoping Congress reverses course
Current: CPB is pursuing parallel strategies for both regaining funding and preparing to shut down after Congress voted to rescind its support for the next two fiscal years, CEO Patricia Harrison said Thursday.
US: Donations to NPR and PBS Stations Surge After Funding Cuts
The New York Times: Donors are turning out to support local stations, but those contributions so far fall well short of the annual $550 million that Congress cut.
US: Has Trump’s war on media changed press freedom in the US forever? (Watch)
Al Jazeera English: US television network CBS seemingly handed President Donald Trump two major victories this week after announcing $16 million would settle his lawsuit against “60 Minutes” and cancelling the show of one of his fiercest critics, Stephen Colbert. But will this mark a turning point for media freedom in the US?
The Conversation: News about the news used to be commonplace, but as news organizations have vanished, so has this type of reporting.
US: Journalism Needs Government Funding to Survive
Columbia Journalism Review: The recent cuts to public media are part of a broader attack on public welfare.
US: Trump signs bill canceling $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding
PBS: President Donald Trump signed a bill Thursday canceling about $9 billion that had been approved for public broadcasting and foreign aid as Republicans look to lock in cuts to programs targeted by the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency.
AI Search Is Growing More Quickly Than Expected
Wall Street Journal: Chatbots are becoming the go-to source for online answers for many consumers, chipping away at the dominance of traditional web search and adding another avenue of outreach that brands must cultivate to connect with customers.
AI summaries cause ‘devastating’ drop in audiences, online news media told
The Guardian: Study claims sites previously ranked first can lose 79% of traffic if results appear below Google Overview
European Journal of Psychotraumatology: Studies show that journalists face repeated, intense online harassment. While data reveal this is distressing to the profession, no detailed psychological study has been undertaken defining what this distress entails.
EBU TC Statement calling for Trusted Cloud and AI Infrastructure in Europe published (Statement)
EBU: The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) Technical Committee has now officially published its Position Statement calling for sovereign, interoperable, resilient and sustainable cloud and AI infrastructure to support public service media across Europe.
Generative AI models love to cite Reuters and Axios, study finds
Nieman Lab: Journalistic content is integral to answers from generative AI tools.
Google launches new AI search feature in UK
BBC: Google is rolling out a new tool in the UK that will generate results using artificial intelligence (AI), in a significant shake-up to the world’s most popular search engine.
How Hulk Hogan Leg-Dropped the Digital Media Industry
The New York Times: His lawsuit over a leaked sex tape bankrupted Gawker Media — and helped inspire the American right’s ongoing war on the press.
Media Bias and Global Suppression: A New Era of Control? (Watch)
Council on Foreign Relations: Panelists explore the shifting landscape of journalism, including the influence of political pressures, and the broader implications for press freedom and democratic values worldwide.
What Do Journalists Owe Their Sources—and Their Audiences?
Columbia Journalism Review: As digital tools advance, there are more ways than ever to seek the truth. There are also more ways to lose trust.
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