Sachini Kavindya

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Metro Center, an Iraqi Kurdish NGO that defends journalists’ rights, call for the immediate release of five journalists detained in Iraqi Kurdistan, three of whom are on hunger strike in protest against the conditions in which they are being held. The three freelance journalists on hunger strike are Sherwan Sherwani, Ayaz […]

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate release of Chinese investigative journalist Huang Xueqin, who was arrested last week in the city of Guangzhou and is being held incommunicado. Chinese independent journalist Huang Xueqin (Sophia Huang), famous for her involvement in the #MeToo movement in China, was arrested on 19th September, 2021 in the southern city of Guangzhou

2021-09-28. Today, on World News Day, WAN-IFRA and Temasek Foundation have launched a new programme to strengthen climate change journalism. Targeting journalists and editors from Asia, the training programme will build the capability of newsrooms to increase solutions-oriented reporting. Climate change is an urgent and big issue for all society. For journalists, it brings particular

A new investigative report details an alarming alleged assasination plot by the CIA against Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange. If true, this shocking plan represents a serious threat to Assange’s safety and to press freedom. RSF reiterates its call for the US to drop its case against Assange, and for him to be immediately released before

2021-09-27. From showing climate causes at scale to using protest imagery with caution, there are a number of principles news organisations can follow to ensure they illustrate their climate content with visuals that foster engagement and connection with audiences. With the United Nations calling climate change the defining crisis of our time, news organisations are

2021-09-27. Data-driven analysis of reader behaviour and editorial support are key building blocks of a successful digital subscription strategy, said leaders from South China Morning Post and Denník N during WAN-IFRA’s recent Digital Media Asia conference. By Sheryl Lee In August 2020, four years after the South China Morning Post (SCMP) made its articles freely

At least five journalists have confirmed being among the targets of allegedly widespread illegal spying on members of Georgian society that has been exposed by a leak. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says the investigation into this surveillance must be transparent and must produce rapid results. Thousands of files containing the alleged records of this mass

At the Summit for Information and Democracy held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the Forum on Information and Democracy announced the up-coming creation of an International Observatory on Information and Democracy. The prefiguration group will be co-chaired by the US academic Shoshana Zuboff and by the former secretary-general of the Organisation for

2021-09-24. Climate change is the subject of scientific studies and reports, but its consequences can be felt in all areas of our societies and economies. Equally, newsrooms should view climate change as more than just a topic but as a systemic issue that affects all their desks or verticals. By Wolfgang Blau, Visiting Research Fellow, Reuters

2021-09-26. More than 480 newsrooms and supporting organisations have joined the global campaign to drive public attention to the critical role journalists play in telling the big stories of our time. This year the focus is on climate change coverage. Here’s how you can show your support on 28 September. The message of World News Day