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Image: A ballot box sits on a table during Malaysia’s 15th general election in Bera, Pahang, Malaysia November 19, 2022. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Malaysian police have cautioned the country’s social media users to refrain from posting “provocative” content on race and religion after a divisive general election on Saturday […]

Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) in collaboration with Mythos Labs and the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives  (CFLI) conducted a training program on “Countering Disinformation” for journalists and media professionals in Kandy District on 19th of November 2022 at JKAB Park Hotel, Trincomalee. The training session was conducted by Editor and  Media Trainer, Mohomad Fairooz

By Zoe Kleinman Technology editor Twitter today is awash with people saying goodbye. The hashtag “RIPTwitter” is trending and lots of the site’s users are scrambling to download their data. They’re also sharing alternative places to find them (consumer champion Martin Lewis, who has two million Twitter followers, has set himself up on Mastodon, although

For reporters in China, the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter, covering environmental issues is essential. Exposing the country’s destructive practices can influence the government to adopt renewable energy alternatives and carbon mitigation strategies, among other climate change solutions. Without China on board, it will be difficult for the world to reach the global climate goals laid out in the Paris Agreement. Yet, China’s

2022-11-18. The global pandemic not only pushed print media to digital news publication but also posed new challenges to the media industry. by WAN-IFRA External Contributor info@wan-ifra.org | November 18, 2022 By Deepanshu Taumar In several countries, a significant proportion of people are disconnecting from news or selectively avoiding certain stories that might be categorised as demoralising,

By Shiona McCallum Technology reporter The first sign of job cuts at Amazon came from LinkedIn posts from laid-off employees. Then, Amazon’s devices boss, Dave Limp, announced: “It pains me… We will lose talented Amazonians from the devices & services org”. Across the tech industry, at firms like Twitter, Meta, Coinbase and Snap, workers have

By James Clayton in San Francisco and Peter Hoskins in Singapore BBC News Twitter has told employees that the company’s office buildings will be temporarily closed, with immediate effect. In a message seen by the BBC, workers were told that the offices would reopen on Monday 21 November. It did not give a reason for

In recent decades, Venezuela has been subjected to a dismantling of its media ecosystem. The weakening of the conditions for the practice of journalism, whether in television, digital, print or radio media, has been evident and unstoppable under the current Venezuelan government administration. In 2022, the attack was directed at radio stations. Organizations in favor

2022-11-16. How do you know if your newsroom’s work is effective and has real social value? The Quint CEO and World Editors Forum Board member Ritu Kapur, CEO offered some thoughts at the Asian Editors Summit in Singapore. by WAN-IFRA External Contributor info@wan-ifra.org | November 16, 2022 By Ritu Kapur Newsrooms are inundated with metrics of impact

Image: Activists outside Cop27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, calling for climate justice. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images The Guardian and dozens of international media titles publish a joint editorial calling for radical thinking on how to fund climate action in poorer countries Dozens of media organisations from around the world have published a joint editorial article calling for a