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“Countering threats of violence and crimes against journalists to protect freedom of expression for all” on the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists” 

Across the world, journalism is under fire. While more individuals have access to content than ever before, the combination of political polarization and technological change have facilitated the rapid spread of hate speech, misogyny and unverified ‘fake news’, often leading to disproportionate restrictions on freedom of expression. In an ever-growing number of countries, journalists face

A British firm which sells people’s location data has admitted that some of its information was gained without seeking permission from users. Huq uses location data from apps on people’s phones, and sells it on to clients, which include dozens of English and Scottish city councils. It told the BBC that in two cases, its

2021-10-29. As reader revenue becomes vital to news publishers around the world, the value of addressing specific audiences rather than general ones is increasingly clear. Two key questions for publishers, then, become: which audiences should they address and how should they go about it? During the past year, Germany’s Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (KStA) began answering these questions for

On the eve of the United Nations COP26 climate change conference that is due to begin in Glasgow, Scotland, on 1 November, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and more than 60 environmental journalists of 34 different nationalities are appealing for respect for the right to cover environmental issues. These journalists – who are from every part

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is concerned about the persecution of media personnel in the Aden region, in southern Yemen, where two journalists have been detained for the past several weeks with no reason being given and their families not knowing where they are held. They must be released at once, RSF says. Ammar Makhshef, a

TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube are the latest technology giants to have been quizzed by US senators over concerns about their youngest users’ safety. During nearly four hours of questioning, on Monday, they tried to differentiate themselves from Facebook, which has faced increasing scrutiny from politicians in recent months. But they were told: “Being different from

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reiterates its call for the immediate release of Roland Carreño, a Venezuelan newspaper and TV journalist who today completes a year in detention in Caracas on totally absurd, trumped-up charges. A former reporter for the El Nacional daily newspaper who also collaborated with three TV channels – Venevisión, Globovisión and Televén – Roland Carreño was arrested near his Caracas home

Less than two months after President Alpha Condé’s removal by military coup d’état on 5 September, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has just completed a two-day visit to Guinea to consult with journalists and others and to provide the new authorities with a list of ten recommendations for safeguarding and promoting press freedom during the decisive

A former Facebook employee has told US authorities the company’s efforts to remove child abuse material from the platform were “inadequate” and “under-resourced”. The allegations are contained in documents seen by BBC News and submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) two weeks ago. The anonymous whistleblower says moderators are “not sufficiently trained