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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is unveiling the portraits of journalists who are arbitrarily detained in Belarus, where media personnel have been hounded by the regime ever since the disputed election held on 9 August 2020 that gave Alexander Lukashenko another term as president. RSF pays tribute to them with this list, updated in real time. When […]

Image :The ads promote BP’s plan to transition to net zero but environmental analysts say the investments are being outstripped by its spending on fossil fuels. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA Oil company spent £800,000 on social media influence ads after Labour proposed windfall tax BP has spent more than £800,000 on social media influence ads in the

New York (CNN Business)Netflix has had a terrible 2022. In April, it said it lost subscribers for the first time since 2011. Its stock has tumbled more than 60% so far this year. Yet its recent struggles may not be the start of a downward spiral or the beginning of the end for the streaming giant. Rather, it’s

Image: A portrait photo of Japanese documentary filmmaker Toru Kubota, who has been detained in Myanmar after filming a protest that took place on July 30, 2022, is displayed during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on August 3, 2022. (Reuters/Issei Kato) Bangkok, August 5, 2022 – Myanmar authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Japanese

Image : Zimbabwe police recently charged journalists Wisdom Mdzungairi (left) and Desmond Chingarande (right) with sharing false information. (Photo credits withheld) Lusaka, August 5, 2022 — Zimbabwean authorities should immediately drop all charges against journalists Wisdom Mdzungairi and Desmond Chingarande and allow them to work freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. On Tuesday,

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Guatemalan authorities to free detained newspaper director José Rubén Zamora at once and to abandon their offensive against critical and independent media. Zamora has been held since 29 July, when police arrested him at his Guatemala City home and raided his newspaper. “The Guatemalan government has crossed a red line

Join Only One Earth: Eco Journalism initiative today! An invitation for photojournalists/photographers and videographers that are passionate about environmental issues and want to create a positive impact. Submit your photographs and videos to Sri Lanka Press Institute’s Journo.lk web platform. Be a part of the change that helps save the environment. Submit your entries to:

Image :  Members of Kurdish security forces are seen in Qamishli, Syria, on July 25, 2022. Authorities in Qamishli recently detained journalist Barzan Ferman. (AFP/Delil Souleiman) Washington, D.C., August 3, 2022 – Authorities in northern Syria should immediately release journalist Barzan Ferman and reverse their suspension of the Rudaw Media Network’s license, the Committee to Protect

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomes the release of five journalists in recent months in Egypt but points out that the entire country is an open prison for media personnel and that 21 journalists are still jailed, including Alaa Abdel Fattah, who completed his fourth month on hunger strike yesterday.  “We hail the release of journalists and we take

2022-08-03. During the past eight to 10 years, Aftenposten has undergone a massive digital transformation of its editorial and business operations to the extent that the portion of revenue coming from subscribers is now around 80 percent – a solid foundation for sustainable growth. by Brian Veseling brian.veseling@wan-ifra.org | August 3, 2022 Most publishers still heavily dependent