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Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, Mr. Essdras M. Suarez, visited Sri Lanka to lead a comprehensive three-day masterclass for journalists. The event unfolded from the 11th to the 13th of September, hosted at the Hilton Colombo. This workshop was organized by the Sri Lanka Press Institute, in collaboration with the International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ), with […]

Journalists from India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka with an interest in religious freedom reporting are invited to apply for this eight-week online course in English, Urdu, Hindi, Tamil, and Sinhalese. This course, offered by the International Center for Journalists, is designed to build a community of journalists, digital influencers, bloggers, social media activists, and citizen journalists

2023-02-15. Just out: our new newsroom guide has expert advice on navigating disinformation, advanced storytelling techniques and solutions journalism. It also features useful checklists produced by journalists who took part in the Temasek Foundation WAN-IFRA Journalism Programme. by Lucinda Jordaan lucinda.jordaan@wan-ifra.org | February 15, 2023 REQUEST DOWNLOAD “A lot of lessons have been learned from three years

Image: Ukrainian women cross the border into Moldova, 3 March 2022. Photo: UN Women 2023-02-14. A year ago, Russia invaded Ukraine, destroying lives and livelihoods. A partnership between the Ukrainian Independent Regional Publishers’ Association (AIRPPU) and WAN-IFRA’s Women in News programme awarded reporting grants to ensure the stories of women in Ukraine and their everyday

2023-02-15. Our recently published report features winning strategies that news publishers used to reach out to key audiences during their participation in the Table Stakes Europe programme. The report includes 15 case studies – here we highlight some specific takeaways from them. by Teemu Henriksson teemu.henriksson@wan-ifra.org | February 15, 2023 During 2022, a group of European news

India: the Modi Question’, examining 2002 sectarian riots, comes at sensitive time for prime minister Image: The two-part series scrutinises the actions of Narendra Modi during the riots, in which more than 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, were killed. Photograph: Arun Chandrabose/AFP/Getty Images A BBC documentary on the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi’s, actions during deadly sectarian

Image: Police officers stand outside the BBC’s office in New Delhi, India on February 14, 2023.New DelhiCNN —  Indian tax authorities raided the BBC’s offices in New Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday, weeks after the country banned a documentary from the British broadcaster that was critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s alleged role in deadly riots

Russian language channel TV Rain becomes the first media in exile to obtain the Journalism Trust Initiative. This channel has proven its independence from the Kremlin for years. This certification proves the utility of JTI in front of despotic regimes. The Russian independent channel forced into exile TV Rain just obtained the Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI) certification mark, a

There is nothing more to discuss about gender equality because we have gone far enough.  I am tired of being told that we journalists are getting yet another thing wrong: diversity and gender reporting. This is relentless. The news agenda is so darn busy with existential stories, I don’t have time to look at differences