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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: CSAC reminds media of their obligations (French)
rfi: In a press release published this Thursday, January 30, the Higher Council for Audiovisual and Communication reaffirmed the rules to which national and international media are subject in the DRC.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Journalists covering eastern DRC conflict face death threats, censorship
CPJ: The M23 rebel group’s assault on the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s eastern city of Goma has brought familiar dangers for Congolese journalists, who for years have navigated intimidation and attacks from government and armed groups in the country’s restive, mineral-rich east.
EGYPT: Inside Russia’s Arabic disinformation factory
RSF: For the past ten years, the Cairo office of Russian state media outlets RIA Novosti and Sputnik has centralised their international news coverage in Arabic.
GAMBIA: Government Launches Nationwide Campaign to Combat Misinformation, Disinformation
Foroyaa: With support from Wave Gambia, the Ministry of Information, Media, and Broadcasting Services officially launched a nationwide campaign to counter misinformation and disinformation on Friday, January 24, 2025.
GHANA: Government to Restructure State Media Agencies
GBC: Felix Kwakye Ofosy, Minister-Designate of State for Communication and spokesperson of the president has asserted that, the government is set to restructure key media agencies under the ministry of information to enhance efficiency and competitiveness.
GUINEA: Guinean regulator bans news site Dépêche Guinée
CPJ: Guinea’s High Authority of Communication should reverse its decision to indefinitely suspend the privately owned news site Dépêche Guinée and ensure the public has unrestrained access to diverse media sources, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday.
KENYA: How young Kenyans turned to news influencers when protesters stormed the country’s parliament
Nieman Lab: A recent study shows the country’s news ecosystem is shifting towards alternative sources. This trend might shape journalism in the years to come.
KENYA: Radio And Television Remain Key Media Sources For Kenyans Amid Digital Evolution (Report)
Broadcast Media Africa: Despite significant advancements in digital media over the past decade, radio and television remain the primary news sources for many Kenyans.
NIGERIA: FRCN, NEDC partner on promoting Northeast Development initiatives
FRCN: The Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) and the Northeast Development Commission have agreed to collaborate to promote the socio-economic and political upliftment of Nigerians through dissemination of content that would ensure deradicalisation of people and groups away from violent extremism in the region.
SENEGAL: An unprecedented meeting to reopen dialogue between police and journalists (French)
rfi: In Senegal, it was an unprecedented meeting organized by the national police: journalists and law enforcement officers met to discuss how to improve their collaboration.
SOUTH SUDAN: South Sudan lifts social media ban after economic and political backlash
Tech Point: The government initially ordered the suspension after footage of alleged attacks on South Sudanese nationals in Sudan surfaced, leading to protests and retaliatory violence.
SUDAN: Is RFI covering the war in Sudan in a balanced manner? (Listen – French)
rfi: Spotlight on this forgotten conflict, one of the most serious humanitarian crises on the planet today, with Laurent Correau.
UGANDA: How are the Ugandan and Kenyan governments silencing dissenting voices
Global Voices: Both governments weaponize laws, push misinformation, and suppress dissent
REGIONAL: “Afrikia” – Africa’s first AI-focused media outlet
The Fix: Pioneer African media outlet dedicated to AI wants to better inform and raise awareness about the technology in the continent
REGIONAL: Advice for reporting on terrorism in Africa
IJNet: Against this backdrop, the North East Development Commission, an agency tasked with rebuilding Nigeria’s terrorism-ravaged northeast region, trained more than 100 journalists and media professionals on the use of non-kinetic approaches to address terrorism.
CHINA: DeepSeek: How China’s ‘AI heroes’ overcame US curbs to stun Silicon Valley
BBC News: When ChatGPT stormed the world of artificial intelligence (AI), an inevitable question followed: did it spell trouble for China, America’s biggest tech rival?
CHINA: What China’s record for journalist jailings portends for press freedom (Watch)
VOA: China again ranks as the worst jailer of journalists, according to a report released this month by media watchdog Committee to Protect Journalists. Analysts say the situation for the media is bad and only getting worse.
INDIA: From missing goats to health tips: how a female-run radio station is giving rural India a voice
The Guardian: For nearly two decades, ‘General’ Narsamma and her team at Sangham Radio have honed their craft, learning every aspect of broadcasting, including fixing the radio mast and interview techniques
INDIA: House panel to review implementation of media laws
The Times of India: Parliament’s standing committee on communications and information technology is scheduled to “review implementation of laws related to all forms of media” in a meeting on Friday, in which a host of factors related to media will be discussed.
INDIA: OpenAI asks Indian court to block media groups from joining copyright lawsuit
The Independent: Microsoft-backed OpenAI sought to block on Tuesday India’s biggest media organisations, including those of billionaires Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani, from joining a copyright lawsuit that is set to shape the legal framework for AI in India.
JAPAN: FOCUS: TV host sex scandal exposes dark underbelly of Japanese media
Kyodo News: A sex scandal involving famous Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai and Fuji Television Network Inc. has exposed systemic governance and abuse issues among Japanese broadcasters, causing public disenchantment with the media industry that will likely be difficult to overcome.
JAPAN: Ukraine’s public broadcaster delegates learn from NHK on how to archive films (Watch)
NHK: Delegates from Ukraine’s public broadcaster have been learning how to archive films properly at NHK’s facility in Japan.
KAZAKHSTAN: Starlink in Kazakhstan: on the brink of a ban?
Kursiv: Kazakhstan’s recent proposal to ban the import of several satellite communication devices — including those from major manufacturers such as Thuraya, Iridium, Inmarsat and Starlink — has sparked widespread debate. Many commentators have spoken out against the proposal, prompting its initiators to backtrack.
MYANMAR: New RSF documentary highlights the courage and resilience of Myanmar journalists four years after the military coup (Watch)
RSF: Four years after the military coup in Myanmar, the junta’s brutal suppression of press freedom decimated the country’s media landscape.
NEPAL: Accomplishing PSB’s Mission?
The Rising Nepal: One of the most anticipated and awaited media-related bills in Nepal, the Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) Bill, was passed by the House of Representatives in September 2024.
NEPAL: Speed up media reform (Comment)
IFEX: Taranath Dahal of Freedom Forum writes about the state of free speech in Nepal.
PAKISTAN: Pakistani journalists protest after Senate passes bill allowing control over social media content
AP: Pakistan’s upper house of parliament on Tuesday passed a controversial bill that critics argue is designed to suppress freedom of speech.
THAILAND: BBC News Thai goes live on TikTok (Press release)
BBC: The new channel features wide-ranging content, from Thai politics and current affairs to science, history, and health.
THAILAND: Thai PBS is preparing to recruit a new director. (Press release)
Thai PBS: Thai PBS is preparing to open applications for a new director after the current director’s term ends in June. It is expected that the selection committee will be appointed and the selection guidelines will be set in February, with applications to open in March.
AUSTRALIA: Despite Australia’s strict social media ban for minors, a YouTube exemption poses risks
Reuters: Australia’s government carved out an exemption for YouTube when it passed laws banning social media access for children under 16, but some mental health and extremism experts say the video-sharing website exposes them to addictive and harmful content.
AUSTRALIA: Google hit with two class-action lawsuits by Australian publishers claiming misuse of dominance
The Guardian: Claimants say tech giant’s actions have led publishers receiving less in ad revenue, but company says there is ‘intense’ market competition.
AUSTRALIA: SBS boosts commitment to Indigenous leadership and innovation with Executive team update (Press release)
SBS: Tanya Denning-Orman takes on expanded senior role as Director, First Nations, reflecting the national broadcaster’s commitment to amplifying the voices and perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the network.
NEW ZEALAND: Goldsmith’s media solution could be Trumped (Column)
Newsroom: First it was Australia and now potentially the US could upset the Govt’s media law.
NEW ZEALAND: RNZ appoints Andrew Holden as complaints custodian (Press release)
RNZ: RNZ has appointed distinguished journalist and editor Andrew Holden to the role of Complaints Custodian where he will oversee RNZ’s vitally important system for formal complaints, ensuring the maintenance of public trust and confidence in RNZ’s work.
SOLOMON ISLANDS: In-Depth Solomons: Pioneering Investigative Journalism In The Solomon Islands
IPI: On the mission to uncover corruption, hold leaders accountable and empower the local community through investigative journalism.
AUSTRIA: Broadcasting lawyer: Reduction of ORF funds only possible with reduction of the contract (German)
Der Standard: The FPÖ media negotiator Hafenecker had suggested 15 percent less money for the ORF. This would require a new ORF law, stresses lawyer Hans Peter Lehofer.
AUSTRIA: Expert on blue-black media policy (Watch – German)
ORF ON: Media scientist Josef Trappel talks, among other things, about the reorganization of media funding and how he sees it.
BELARUS: Marina Zolotova, journalist, sentenced by the regime to twelve years in prison (French)
rfi: Since the massive protests against electoral fraud in 2020, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has been carrying out an unprecedented crackdown. All independent media outlets in the country have been shut down and more than forty journalists are behind bars.
BELGIUM: Delayed coverage of Trump’s inauguration on RTBF: “no mistake” for the CSA (French)
Le Soir: The Higher Audiovisual Council has decided to dismiss the complaints filed regarding the delayed broadcast of Trump’s speech on the front page.
BELGIUM: New Board of Directors installed for the period 2025-2030 (Press release – Dutch)
VRT: On Monday 27 January 2025, the installation meeting of the new Board of Directors of VRT took place. During the meeting, Frieda Brepoels was unanimously re-elected as chair.
BELGIUM: One public euro invested in French-speaking audiovisual generates 4.4 euros of economic impact (French)
L’Echo: A Deloitte study highlights the positive leverage effect of the audiovisual sector for the Belgian economy. But the balance between public and private investments is under pressure.
BELGIUM: “Table Média”, when the public evaluates RTBF practices (French)
RTBF: “Table Média” is the new show offered by the mediation service that gives the public a voice. The concept? Citizens and RTBF employees meet around an interactive table to discuss a topic related to the functioning of the public service media. In the first episode, we discuss the place of Auvio compared to the major international streaming platforms.
CZECH REPUBLIC: Czech Republic struggles for the independence of public media (German)
Euractiv: The Czech public media are coming under pressure: opposition leader Andrej Babiš, who is widely seen as the leading candidate for the parliamentary elections in the autumn, wants to finance them directly from the state budget. Critics warn of political influence along the lines of Hungary and Slovakia.
CZECH REPUBLIC: Number one in Europe. ČT24 has taken the position of the most watched public news station (Press release – Czech)
ČT: “Czech Television’s thematic programs regularly rank at the top of the international public ratings rankings in their genre group. And it was no different in 2024. I am glad that our programs are relevant not only on the domestic market, but also on a European scale. Thanks to the genre diversity of our stations, every viewer will find their favorite program,” says Jan Souček, CEO of Czech Television .
CZECH REPUBLIC: The coalition will have an extraordinary meeting of the Chamber of Deputies convened to discuss fees for CT and CRo (Czech)
ČT24: The government camp will convene an extraordinary session of the Chamber of Deputies for Wednesday, February 12, to finalize the increase in the television and radio fee due to the obstructions of the opposition ANO and SPD, said Jan Jakob, chairman of the TOP 09 club.
DENMARK: Søren Pind: New ombudsman must “save victims” for media (Danish)
Politiken: Søren Pind says that the Media Responsibility Committee is doing the old media a favor by recommending a new ombudsman. But several of the members have expressed great concern.
FRANCE: The digital offering of the France Télévisions overseas division is being strengthened (Press release – French)
France Télévisions: In 2024, the digital audiences of France Télévisions’ Overseas division experienced exceptional growth. The group’s overseas offering confirms the relevance of an editorial and digital strategy that listens to its audiences and new uses in Overseas and in mainland France.
GERMANY: Uniform SAP system for ARD and Deutschlandradio (Press release – German)
ARD: Largest administrative structure reform in ARD’s history: standardised system for all ARD stations as well as Deutschlandradio and Deutsche Welle
GERMANY: What is missing without public broadcasting? (Listen – German)
BR: The news about ARD, ZDF and Deutschlandfunk is not stopping: The rbb has now announced that over 250 jobs are to be cut. Redundancies are not ruled out, it said. It is unclear whether savings are to be made in administration or in the program.
HUNGARY, SLOVAKIA & SLOVENIA: How Slovakia, Slovenia and Hungary brought public broadcasting under control (German)
Der Standard: While the coalition negotiators of the FPÖ and ÖVP are dealing with media policy and the ORF, with cuts for the public media house and the abolition of the household tax on the table, reforms of public broadcasting have already taken place in Austria’s neighboring countries.
IRELAND: RTÉ reforms in limbo as pressure mounts on minister
The Irish Times: A plan to cut jobs and generate savings at RTÉ has been stymied by what senior figures within the national broadcaster perceive as a lack of urgency on the Government’s part, the Business Post reports.
IRELAND: Statement issued by RTÉ on behalf of the Board of RTÉ (Press release)
RTÉ: Daire Hickey has written to the Minister for Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan T.D., to notify him of his resignation from the RTÉ Board.
ITALY: Renovation of the Rai Headquarters in Viale Mazzini: a step towards the future (Press release – Italian)
Rai: As established by the company’s top management, work activities at the Viale Mazzini headquarters ceased yesterday – Friday 31 January, thus starting the operational phase of the redevelopment project of the historic Rai headquarters. A fundamental initiative that – protecting the architectural value of the building – will give the company a property completely renovated in terms of functionality and working methods.
LITHUANIA: LRT invites creators to the Baltic Television Format Incubator (Press release – Lithuanian)
LRT: For the second year in a row, the public broadcaster is inviting content creators to learn how to create and successfully present documentary television program formats that are attractive and relevant to international audiences.
POLAND: At least three suitors for Polish broadcaster TVN
Polskie Radio: Warner Bros. Discovery, the US media and entertainment company which owns the Polish television station TVN, is reportedly considering at least three offers from companies interested in acquiring the broadcaster.
POLAND: Decriminalisation of defamation crucial for combatting SLAPPs (Summary)
Article19: ARTICLE 19 joins civil society organisations, journalists, and publishers in calling for the full decriminalisation of defamation as an essential step in combatting legal harassment against public watchdogs in Poland.
PORTUGAL: Portugal’s media sector struggles
IPI: Amid rising right-wing populism and a culture of secrecy
SERBIA: Serbian State Media Shift Tune in Coverage of Huge Protests, Testing Leader
The New York Times: State TV had previously largely ignored the demonstrations against President Aleksandar Vucic, but now it is putting a spotlight on the rallies.
SLOVENIA: RTV Slovenia leads the international ENACT project, which addresses the accessibility of news in Europe (Press release – Slovenian)
RTVSLO: The ENACT project, led by the RTV Slovenia Program Accessibility Service, has created an international initiative in Europe to promote more accessible and easier to understand news on the internet, radio and television.
SWEDEN: This is how SVT wants to reach young people with news (Press release – Swedish)
SVT: Nearly half of all young people find it difficult to distinguish between what is true and false online, a recent survey shows. To meet the needs of a new generation of news users, SVT is launching several initiatives – News Check, Audience Lab and Panels are some of them.
UK: BBC World Service sets out savings plan for the year ahead (Press release)
BBC: BBC World Service makes operational changes in order to meet £6m worth of savings requirements with around 130 roles closing
UK: Channel 4 CEO: Urgent Industry Action and New Regulation Needed to Protect ‘Gen Z’ From False Information Online (Press release)
Channel 4: Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon today delivered an impassioned call for urgent joint industry action and new regulation to ensure young people can find verified, independent news easily on social media.
UKRAINE: 3 journalists fear accreditation limbo after detention by Ukrainian military
CPJ: Ukrainian military officers detained three journalists for eight hours on accusations of “illegal border crossing” on January 6 in Sudzha, a Ukrainian-controlled town in Russia’s Kursk region.
REGIONAL: AEJ sees “current threats” to media freedom in Central Europe (German)
Der Standard: The Association of European Journalists (AEJ) is concerned about current threats and restrictions to media freedom in Central Europe, including Austria.
REGIONAL: Meta’s fact-checking shutdown sparks fears of disinfo crisis in Balkans
The Fix: Media watchdogs in the Balkans warn the decision could weaken efforts to combat hate speech and misinformation in the region vulnerable to online manipulation and foreign influences
BRAZIL: Media education and journalism routine are topics of podcast (Portuguese)
Agência Brasil: How are sources chosen in journalism? What makes them more or less reliable? Can I trust social media? These are questions that the new podcast Dizem as Fontes , about media education, seeks to answer.
Infobae: According to data shared by the director of Prosperidad Social on his X account, more than $1 billion were allocated to traditional media, without counting the resources allocated to digital, public and community media.
COLOMBIA: Once again, Petro attacked the media: “I’m doing better” in X, because television says “nonsense” (Spanish)
Infobae: During his speech in Ocaña, the president referred to the lack of precision in the press and stated that, due to this, he is forced to communicate directly with the citizens through his social networks.
ECUADOR: Amid energy crisis, RSF supports the press in covering upcoming elections (Spanish)
RSF: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has launched a strategic project to support Ecuadorian journalists facing the impact of an ongoing energy crisis, helping them to continue reporting in the run-up to the country’s presidential elections in February 2025.
LatAm Journalism Review: In Haiti, journalism is a high-risk profession. In recent years, members of the press have faced death threats, physical attacks and abductions, mainly by gangs that control much of the Caribbean country.
MEXICO: Google launches Mexico News Accelerator (Spanish)
Alianza de Medios MX: Google News Initiative launched the Mexico News Accelerator , a comprehensive nine-month program to strengthen the technological infrastructure of news media in Mexico.
PERU: IRTP and Minjus sign agreement for the dissemination of content on religious plurality (Press release – Spanish)
IRTP: The National Institute of Radio and Television of Peru (IRTP) and the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Minjus) signed an inter-institutional cooperation agreement, with the aim of producing and disseminating content to make visible the plurality of religious confessions in Peru and promote values of equality and social peace.
PERU: UNESCO Director-General condemns the murder of journalist Gastón Medina in Peru (Spanish)
UNESCO: UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has condemned the murder of journalist Gastón Medina in Peru on 20 January.
REGIONAL: Lethal violence against journalists in Latin America marks first month of 2025
LatAm Journalism Review: The first month of the year has not yet ended, and Latin America has already recorded at least four murders of journalists: two in Mexico, one in Peru and another in Colombia.
IRAN & ISRAEL: Iran’s state media journalist detained in Israel, says IRIB chief
Iran International: The head of Iran’s state broadcaster said on Tuesday that one of its journalists has been detained by Israel.
ISRAEL: The Time to Look
CJR: ‘In our hearts, we do have room for everything,’ Chen Liberman, an Israeli journalist, said. ‘But in our lineups? That’s a different story.’
TURKEY: Erol Önderoglu, journalist: “In Türkiye, we are seeing a refinement of the authoritarian system against the media” (Paywall – French)
Le Monde: The new postponement of the trial of the Reporters Without Borders representative in the country, after nine years of proceedings, illustrates the continuing deterioration of the independence of the Turkish justice system. Recent days have been marked by the arrest by the police of more than a dozen journalists.
TURKEY: Gezi letter from Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office to RTÜK: “Send media records that cause illegal demonstrations to spread” (Turkish)
VOA: The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office sent a letter to the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) on Monday, requesting the sending of television recordings from May 27, 2013, aimed at legitimizing the Gezi Park events.
TURKEY: RTÜK President Ebubekir Şahin was appointed to BİK (Turkish)
Evrensel: Ebubekir Şahin, the chairman of RTÜK, known for his sanction decisions against opposition media, was appointed to the general assembly of BİK, which imposed a penalty of cutting advertisements and announcements on many press institutions that made critical publications, including our newspaper Evrensel.
TURKEY: Strong reaction from the Turkish Journalists Association to RTÜK: Respect the Constitution and press freedom! (Turkish)
IZ Gazete: The Turkish Journalists Association (TGC) criticized the penalties imposed by RTÜK on media organizations that broadcast critically, calling for “Respect freedom of the press and expression, and abandon unjust penalties.”
TURKEY: Turkish journalist Suat Toktaş arrested following broadcast
CPJ: Turkish authorities should release Halk TV’s editor-in-chief Suat Toktaş, who was arrested this week after airing an interview with an expert court witness, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday.
CANADA: Canada’s Directors Guild sounds the alarm
Kidscreen: Canadian children’s programming is one genre that could suffer over the next five years, due to a significant projected drop in private broadcaster funding to the tune of US$138 million (CAD$200 million).
CANADA: New CBC boss wants ’national conversation’ on Conservatives’ vow to defund the public broadcaster
The National Post: With U.S. President Donald Trump making “territorial claims,” the new head of CBC says defunding the public broadcaster could erode a pillar of Canada’s cultural identity.
CANADA: UPEI hosts forum on the future of professional journalism and public broadcasting on February 5 (Event)
UPEI: A public forum titled “The Future of Professional Journalism and Public Broadcasting” will take place at the UPEI Performing Arts Centre Amphitheatre (121S) on Wednesday, February 5, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.
US: Back in the Whirlwind (Listen)
CJR: CJR’s Jon Allsop on how the media handled Trump’s first week back—and what’s still to come.
US: Civics 101: The CPB and the Politics of Public Media (Listen)
Nhpr: What is the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, or the CPB? How does it all work? And why is it SO political?
US: NPR statement on letter from Subcommittee on DOGE (Statement)
NPR: Since its inception, NPR has collaborated with local nonprofit public media organizations to fill critical needs for news and information in America’s communities.
US: NPR statement on the changes in Pentagon workspaces (Statement)
NPR: More than 40 million Americans depend on NPR for daily news about their communities and the world.
US: Suspension of U.S. media aid: EFJ calls for mobilisation of European donors
EFJ: The measure affects dozens of independent media outlets in more than 30 countries, deprived of U.S. support programs to strengthen journalistic professionalism, establish media management skills, and promote free and independent media.
US: Trump Administration to Remove 4 Major News Outlets From Pentagon Office Space
The New York Times: The New York Times, NBC News, NPR and Politico will be replaced by outlets including the right-wing site Breitbart News as part of a “new annual media rotation,” a spokesman said.
US: Trump’s FCC chief opens investigation into NPR and PBS
NPR: President Trump’s new head of the Federal Communications Commission has ordered an investigation of NPR and PBS, with an eye toward unraveling federal funding for all public broadcasting.
US: Welcome, Podcasters! White House Wants New Media at the Press Briefing.
The New York Times: President Trump’s press secretary invited social media influencers and content creators to sit with the traditional press corps.
2014-2024: ten years of creative radio in the podcast era (Listen – French)
rfi: While the Longueur d’ondes festival, dedicated to radio and listening, is being held in Brest, Brittany, L’atelier des médias welcomes Christophe Deleu, a connoisseur of “beautiful radio”, to talk about sound documentaries and radio fiction in the era of the podcast.
Are you being tailed? Tips for reporters concerned about physical surveillance
Nieman Lab: “As a profession, you’d hope reporters would be good at reading people, situations, scenarios. So how many do you think spotted the spotters? None.”
Climate change and news audiences report 2024: Analysis of news use and attitudes in eight countries (Report)
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism: This report is part of an ongoing project to explore public engagement with news and information about climate change, and how people perceive, experience, and respond to its escalating impacts.
Cold War journalism (Paywall – French)
Le Monde Diplomatique: Since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, hundreds of articles, documentaries, radio and television broadcasts, and already nearly a dozen books, have warned in France about the power of the Kremlin’s intelligence agents, so infallible that they were unable to predict the rout of the Red Army in Afghanistan, the end of the Soviet Union, the Ukrainian resistance to the Russian invasion.
Do the media have a place on X? (Opinion – Listen) (French)
rfi: More and more media outlets are slamming the door on X due to the “toxicity” denounced on a social network where disinformation has flourished particularly since the buyout by billionaire Elon Musk, now a member of the Trump administration. For a media outlet, does staying on X mean endorsing this system? But does it mean abandoning the fight against fake news?
Does It Still Make Sense to Be a Journalist? (Opinion)
CJR
Future-Proofing Public Service Media: Digital strategies for 2025
EBU: Social media in 2025 is shaping up to be a battleground for attention, credibility and the ability to adapt. As we move into an era of AI-driven workflows and rising expectations from consumers like Gen Alpha, public service media (PSM) teams face the challenge of navigating a rapidly changing digital landscape while staying true to their mission.
How AI is reshaping copyright law and what it means for the news industry
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism: With several media organisations either engaged in legal battles with AI companies or striking deals with them, can existing copyright laws protect the intellectual property of news companies?
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism: This piece highlights issues posed by weaponised information in the current UK news media environment and presents a pedagogical counter-strategy to counter it.
More than $6 Million in Support of Climate Journalism
MAcArthur Foundation: The MacArthur Foundation today announced more than $6 million in grants to support the growing field of climate journalism in the United States.
Pope Francis warns that excessive scrolling causes ‘brain rot’
Euronews: Pope Francis expressed concern over the impact of social media, warning against excessive scrolling, which he described as causing ‘brain rot.’
What DeepSeek may mean for the future of journalism and generative AI
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism: Expert Karen Hao on how this Chinese model can reshape the AI space, how it can impact journalism and how reporters should cover it
WhatsApp says journalists and civil society members were targets of Israeli spyware
The Guardian: Messaging app said it had ‘high confidence’ some users were targeted and ‘possibly compromised’ by Paragon Solutions spyware.
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