Reporters Without Borders (RSF) submitted an urgent appeal to the United Nations (UN) concerning the alarming raid of the headquarters of Hong Kong media outlet, Apple Daily by the police, the arrests of five senior staff and the freezing of the media outlet’s assets last Thursday. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) submitted on 22nd of June […]
The GAMI Briefing #2 looked at some of the most innovative use cases of the blockchain technology in the journalism space, as well as reporting on our recent survey about publishers’ expectations concerning blockchain. The conversation around blockchain can be confusing. On the one hand its advocates speak about the technology’s disruptive potential, which supposedly
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for an overhaul of Mexico’s federal mechanism for protecting journalists after two Mexican journalists were murdered in the space of 24 hours. One of them, Gustavo Sánchez Cabrera had repeatedly reported being threatened and was waiting to receive protection from the federal authorities. The director of the Noticias Minuto a
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Journalism around science, and looking after each other, has come into its own this past year. It’s the kind of content that has strengthened the bond between newsrooms and their communities. By giving people access to trustworthy information to help them manage their lives during a time of threat, a compelling case for fact-based journalism
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Three journalists are being tried in Turkish-recognized Northern Cyprus on a charge of “violating privacy” for exposing an alleged plan to sell Turkish Cypriot passports. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the North Nicosia criminal court that began trying them on 4 June to take account of the public interest value of their reporting. Deniz
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The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) conducted a three-day workshop series titled “The Digital Transition of Traditional Media” in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. The objective of the program was capacity building of media personnel in the three areas of Feature writing and Web journalism, Transitional Justice and History-based reporting, and
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How could Norway’s oldest business daily teach young investors about stocks in an entertaining way while drawing them into their subscription funnel? DN’s answer:“… by stealing the gaming industry’s toolkit.” Founded in 1889, Dagens Næringsliv (DN) wanted to take advantage of an ongoing bull market that has attracted a large number of small scale investors
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Editor-in-Chief Ryan Law one of five senior executives arrested in early-morning raids, while Apple Daily newsroom was searched, and materials seized. The World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), together with the World Editors Forum (WEF), have condemned the arrest of Apple Daily editor-in-chief Ryan Law and four of its directors as Hong Kong’s national security
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the police of northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state to immediately withdraw the absurd charges, including “criminal conspiracy,” that they brought against three journalists for tweeting about a video of an elderly man being beaten up by other men. The accusation clearly borders on harassment, RSF says. Brought in form
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Some 500 policemen raided the offices of pro-democracy paper Apple Daily in Hong Kong, alleging its reports breached a national security law. Police also arrested the editor-in-chief and four other executives at their homes. It also froze HK$18m ($2.3m; £1.64m) of assets owned by three companies linked to Apple Daily. The paper is owned by
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