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2021-11-03. Nearly 50 production executives, production experts and technology providers converged on Klassikstadt in Frankfurt, Germany, on 26 and 27 October for WAN-IFRA’s European Printers Summit, one of the first in-person events the printing community has seen since the pandemic began. And it was evident that those on hand were indeed keen to reconnect with […]

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate withdrawal of a draconian new set regulations that Pakistan’s information technology and telecommunication ministry plans to impose on social media platforms active in Pakistan. Analysis of these rules reveals alarming legal pitfalls, RSF says. Published on 14 October under the pompous name of “Removal and Blocking of

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the authorities in the Philippines to shed all possible light on the shocking and clearly premeditated murder of a journalist on the southern island of Mindanao and to prioritise the hypothesis that it was linked to his work. Reporter Orlando “Dondon” Dinoy died instantly when he was shot him six times

2021-11-02. On this International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, there is a new urgency to investigate and prosecute mounting threats, whether online or physical. UNESCO has released campaign materials to help draw attention to the fight for justice. Today is a moment to intensify efforts for more investigations and prosecutions when threats

In an unprecedented effort to achieve justice in the killing of journalists, three leading press freedom groups have launched a People’s Tribunal to hold governments accountable. The Tribunal, a form of grassroots justice, relies on investigations and high quality legal analysis involving specific cases in three countries. The launch takes place in The Hague on

“Countering threats of violence and crimes against journalists to protect freedom of expression for all” on the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists” 

Across the world, journalism is under fire. While more individuals have access to content than ever before, the combination of political polarization and technological change have facilitated the rapid spread of hate speech, misogyny and unverified ‘fake news’, often leading to disproportionate restrictions on freedom of expression. In an ever-growing number of countries, journalists face

A British firm which sells people’s location data has admitted that some of its information was gained without seeking permission from users. Huq uses location data from apps on people’s phones, and sells it on to clients, which include dozens of English and Scottish city councils. It told the BBC that in two cases, its

2021-10-29. As reader revenue becomes vital to news publishers around the world, the value of addressing specific audiences rather than general ones is increasingly clear. Two key questions for publishers, then, become: which audiences should they address and how should they go about it? During the past year, Germany’s Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (KStA) began answering these questions for

On the eve of the United Nations COP26 climate change conference that is due to begin in Glasgow, Scotland, on 1 November, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and more than 60 environmental journalists of 34 different nationalities are appealing for respect for the right to cover environmental issues. These journalists – who are from every part