Developing Social Media Guidelines for media professionals in the Caribbean
Looking back at our recent social media workshop and meeting in Barbados, which will contribute to a set of social media guidelines for the Caribbean region.
What makes news humanitarian?
In this fascinating blog Dr. Martin Scott explores the dilemmas of reporting on suffering and why some instances of human suffering are reported, and other are not.
Call for Application: Workshop & meeting to develop social media guidelines for Caribbean journalists
We are pleased to announce our upcoming workshop and meeting with UNESCO to develop social media guidelines for journalists and media organisations in the Caribbean.
Egypt passes new law to keep media in check
New media law in Egypt paves the way for a new Supreme Council to regulate and control the media, raising further press freedom concerns.
Call for Papers: Future of Journalism Conference 2017
The sixth biennial Future of Journalism Conference will be held at Cardiff University in September 2017.
Change on the cards for PSM funding in Ireland
Funding to be examined by Oireachtas Communications Committee as call emerges to include newspapers in reform process.
Concerns for media pluralism in Greece
In early September the Greek government held a controversial licence fee auction for private television broadcasters, cutting the number from eight to four.
Looking to the future of PSM
What happens in the shared public media space matters and in an increasingly fragile world, it matters more than ever before. That was the key message from our recent PMA Global Conference in Montréal.
Foreign journalists in Maldives to require background checks
Media professionals will be now face restrictions to work in the Maldives, as the government has now disposed new immigration rules.