A quarter of a century after the handover of British Hong Kong to China, independent journalism has never been so threatened. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges the international community to apply more pressure on the Chinese regime to restore full press freedom in the territory. As 1st July 2022 marks the 25th anniversary of Hong
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is appalled by newspaper reporter Antonio de la Cruz’s murder on 29 June in Ciudad Victoria, the capital of the northeastern state of Tamaulipas, which brings the number of journalists killed in Mexico since the start of the year to 12. The authorities must bring those responsible to justice and must overhaul mechanisms for
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2022-06-29. The third edition of WAN-IFRA’s Indian Media Leaders eSummit (IMLeS) is being held virtually from 28 to 30 June, with more than 250 news media executives from more than 40 organisations in attendance. by Neha Gupta neha.gupta@wan-ifra.org | June 29, 2022 The conference, themed ‘Ideas for news realities’ covered a range of news publishing topics, such as digital
2022-06-29. A concerted effort to show the worth of fact-based journalism will take place on 28 September when over 500 newsrooms worldwide get behind the 2022 World News Day campaign. Sign up now to take part. by WAN-IFRA Staff executivenews@wan-ifra.org | June 29, 2022 The central message of this year’s World News Day campaign, which we are inviting newsrooms
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By East-West Center Nobel Peace Prize laureate and press freedom champion Maria Ressa wasn’t intending to make breaking news when she planned her keynote address at the East-West Center’s 2022 International Media Conference in Honolulu this week. But late the night before she got disturbing word from her lawyers that the Philippine government’s Securities and Exchange Commission
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The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) has partnered with SMART, an Indian organization sponsored by UNESCO New Delhi to conduct a workshop titled “Fake to Fact”. The workshop was held on the 15th and 16th at the Mirage Hotel, Colombo and was participated by journalists representing Sinhala, Tamil and English media, professionals on both print
Invited to the G7 summit of culture and media ministers by the German presidency, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Secretary-General Christophe Deloire presented RSF’s proposals for strong and concrete actions to combat information chaos. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Secretary-General Christophe Deloire was invited to speak at the G7 Media Ministers Meeting in Bonn, Germany, on Sunday
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2022-06-15. Personalisation is an outstanding tool for news publishers willing to provide the best online reading experience to their users and subscribers. However, with today’s highly competitive landscape for digital engagement, many news publishers are struggling to answer several vital questions.By Thomas Steisel, Head of Sales for Media and News Personalization Expert, Froomle These questions include: In
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The Southern Province workshop titled “A Strong Parliament for a Democratic Tomorrow”, wasconducred on 12th June 2022 as part of the islandwide awareness series conducted by the Sri Lanka Press Institute that promotes democracy and raised political literacy of Sri Lankan youth. The program was attended by 26 youth and the discussion on Parliamentary Procedure was
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The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) conducts workshops for youth to improve their political literacy and as an effort to promote democracy at provincial level. To this end, the SLPI conducted the Uva province workshop on 11th June 2022 where 20 youth participants engaged with the awareness on Parliamentary Procedure. The main session was conducted by Mr. Manjula Gajanayake, Executive Director, Institute
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