2022-03-03. “A week has passed since Russia invaded Ukraine. One of our main priorities as a company is being a solid owner of independent news media, free and able to report from the war,” said Schibsted in a statement announcing an emergency relief plan to Ukraine. In a statement published today, Schibsted announced an emergency relief plan […]
The Sri Lanka Press Institute’s fact-checking unit, FactSeeker, conducted a series of on-site workshops on “Basic Media Literacy and Fact-checking” for youth groups across the island. Workshops were held in Matara, Ratnapura, Badulla, Batticaloa, Ampara,Vavuniya and Anuradhapura, Kandy, Colombo and Kurunegala districts catering to both Sinhala and Tamil audiences on 8th, 9th, 17th, 19th February
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The Eastern Province workshop titled “A Strong Parliament for a Democratic Tomorrow” organized by the Sri Lanka Press Institute was successfully held in Batticaloa on February 28th. A group of 23 youth from Batticaloa, Ampara and Trincomalee districts participated in the workshop. The morning session was conducted by Senior Lecturer, Mr. Hakeem Abubackar and he
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With journalists on the ground in danger of being targeted as Russian tanks roll into Ukraine, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on belligerents and international organisations to guarantee their safety. Читать на русском / Read in Russian As frontline witnesses of the Russian invasion, reporters run the risk of being hit by the missile strikes
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns a draconian amendment to Pakistan’s law combatting online disinformation that was issued quietly last weekend. If not struck down by the Supreme Court, it will provide the government and armed forces with a new mechanism for unrelenting censorship, RSF says. As a result of an ordinance approved by the cabinet on 19
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Former US President Donald Trump has launched “Truth Social,” a social media platform that is open about its desire to bring together those who share its founder’s values. While it is perfectly legitimate for media outlets to defend and promote a position, the digital platforms and social media that shape and structure the online public
The Sri Lanka Press Insitute, a professional collective body representing the media community, advocates of media freedom and the News industry, condemns any attacks or threats that prevents journalists from executing their duties. The SLPI is concerned with the implications affecting media freedom and the safety and security of those engaged in the media profession.
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2022-02-17. The Canadian newspaper made available the sources of an investigative climate story, giving readers access to more than 180 files as part of a campaign to show what underpins its journalism. Given that many news consumers lack understanding of journalistic processes, and are oftentimes unaware of the amount of work that goes into bringing
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns a raid on the headquarters of a local newspaper in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, by around 100 ruling party supporters, who threatened to burn it down and shoot the editor. The competent authorities cannot allow such an unacceptable act of intimidation to go unpunished, RSF says. “Over 100 people on motorcycles
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the travesty of justice in Russian-annexed Crimea in which a journalist originally said to have spied for Ukraine was sentenced to six years in prison on an explosives charge yesterday at the end of a sham trial behind closed doors in the municipal courthouse in Simferopol, Crimea’s second largest city.
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