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By James Clayton in San Francisco and Peter Hoskins in Singapore BBC News Twitter has told employees that the company’s office buildings will be temporarily closed, with immediate effect. In a message seen by the BBC, workers were told that the offices would reopen on Monday 21 November. It did not give a reason for

In recent decades, Venezuela has been subjected to a dismantling of its media ecosystem. The weakening of the conditions for the practice of journalism, whether in television, digital, print or radio media, has been evident and unstoppable under the current Venezuelan government administration. In 2022, the attack was directed at radio stations. Organizations in favor

2022-11-16. How do you know if your newsroom’s work is effective and has real social value? The Quint CEO and World Editors Forum Board member Ritu Kapur, CEO offered some thoughts at the Asian Editors Summit in Singapore. by WAN-IFRA External Contributor info@wan-ifra.org | November 16, 2022 By Ritu Kapur Newsrooms are inundated with metrics of impact

Image: Activists outside Cop27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, calling for climate justice. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images The Guardian and dozens of international media titles publish a joint editorial calling for radical thinking on how to fund climate action in poorer countries Dozens of media organisations from around the world have published a joint editorial article calling for a

By Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai Thousands of young Indians are suddenly staring at an uncertain future as technology companies and start-ups announce mass layoffs due to global headwinds and funding crunches. But many are refusing to stay quiet about it. In October, when Ravi (name changed on request) realised that he and several colleagues

From automating content production to assisting fact-checking efforts, artificial intelligence (AI) has become more widely used in journalism in recent years. The opportunities that algorithms offer media organizations have become clearer along the way. Among them, AI technologies can play a role in improving women’s representation in the news. The Financial Times’ bot, She said He

As the climate crisis intensifies in Africa, Nigerians continue to feel its effects firsthand. Just in the past month, the country has experienced its worst flooding since 2012, which has left more than 600 people dead and displaced over 1.4 million others, while leaving more than 45,000 homes in disrepair. Vast areas of farmland have also been destroyed, inflaming fears of

Shireen Abu Aqla was killed during an Israeli raid in Jenin refugee camp Israel will not cooperate with any “external investigation” into the death of journalist Shireen Abu Aqla. Defence Minister Benny Gantz said it was “a mistake” for US authorities to open an investigation into the killing. The Palestinian-American correspondent was shot in the

From international migration and geopolitics to natural disasters and more, today’s climate crisis will undoubtedly impact the work of journalists around the world covering all varieties of beats. For many, it has already. The International Center for Journalists this week kicked off the Pamela Howard Forum on Global Crisis Reporting with a discussion focused on helping reporters

2022-11-14. How does the audience come into play when a news organisation builds a product? Matching user needs with product functionality and commercial aspects is no easy task. by Neha Gupta neha.gupta@wan-ifra.org | November 14, 2022 Based in Singapore, SPH Media has eight daily newspapers published in four languages – English, Malay, Tamil and Chinese. They also