Sachini Kavindya

Ten months after receiving a Slovak governmental delegation led by then Prime Minister Igor Matovic (who is now deputy prime minister), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has a mixed assessment of the measures proposed by the government to support journalism and trustworthy reporting. In response to RSF’s call at the meeting in February to “move from […]

Apple has launched an app for competitor Android’s smartphones, which will inform users if there is a tracking device nearby. Apple’s AirTags are small location trackers that can be attached to items such as keys or bags in case they are lost. But they could also be used with malicious intent, such as being planted

Instagram has apologised for wrongly disabling the account of an artist with the handle @metaverse, for a month. On 2 November, Australian technologist and artist Thea-Mai Baumann had been told she had been “blocked for pretending to be someone else” the New York Times first reported. Five day’s earlier, Instagram’s parent company, Facebook, had rebranded as

Half of all women have felt unsafe at some point walking alone in the dark, according to recent figures from the Office for National Statistics. They might call a friend, share their location on WhatsApp, or have their keys to hand – all strategies to stay secure. Sexual harassment against females has been under the

2021-12-09. Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov received the Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo, recognising their struggle for press freedom, and the efforts of journalists all over the world who hold the line. Javier Garza Ramos looks at the signficicance. In 1935, journalists wrote on typewriters and their stories were set in lead

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the decision of the UK High Court ruling that Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange can be extradited to the United States, where he faces possible life imprisonment for publishing information in the public interest. RSF calls yet again for Assange’s immediate release, and for the US government to drop its more

2021-12-09. Climate change is likely the biggest and longest lasting story that the current generation of journalists will work on. From an economic standpoint too, it is the largest business story in recorded history. Humanity is faced with the question of how it can mitigate climate change and adapt to its already inevitable effects. Based

2021-12-09. Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief Matt Murray shares his thoughts on the developments of the organisation’s strategy and journalism. “The strategic shorthand of what we’re pursuing right now is quality at scale,” said Murray, during a presentation at WAN-IFRA’s recent Virtual World News Media Congress. “We’re the biggest we’ve ever been, but our basic premise is that