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Hong Kong: RSF calls for release of press freedom defender, Claudia Mo

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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate release of Hong Kong press freedom defender Claudia Mo, an ex-legislator and former journalist who has been detained for four months and faces a life sentence under the National Security Law. Claudia Mo, 64, a former Hong Kong Legislative Council member and ex-journalist, who was a prominent […]

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Haitian journalist, activist killed in Port-au-Prince shootings

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Killings come amid a surge in gang violence in the Haitian capital that has displaced thousands in recent weeks. A journalist and a political activist are among at least five people killed in a spate of overnight shootings in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, the government said on Wednesday, as a press freedom group urged authorities to

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Hearst Connecticut launches statewide platform aimed at new audiences

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2021-06-30. Hearst Connecticut Media Group in the United States has launched a news site called CTInsider.com as a way to reach new readers throughout Connecticut. The company has also been hiring editorial staff specifically for the new venture. “We feel very, very fortunate, frankly, that we’re part of Hearst,” says Mike DeLuca, Group Publisher and

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Code for Africa: How the pan-African network is empowering citizens

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2021-06-30. Code for Africa has made it its mission to provide citizens with access to actionable information to strengthen civic engagement for improved public governance and accountability. With teams in 21 countries and major offices in Cape Town, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam and Lagos, Code for Africa (CfA) is the continent’s largest network of civic

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IMLeS 2021: Future-proofing our journalism, need of the hour

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2021-06-30. The second edition of WAN-IFRA’s Indian Media Leaders eSummit (IMLeS) is being held virtually from 28 to 30 June, with close to 250 news media executives from more than 35 organisations in attendance. The conference, themed ‘Ideas for post-pandemic future,’ covered a gamut of news publishing topics, such as business transformation, sustainable business models

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Hong Kong: How life has changed under the national security law

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On 30 June 2020, China introduced the National Security Law (NSL) in Hong Kong in response to massive pro-democracy protests that had swept through the city the previous year. The controversial law reduces Hong Kong’s judicial autonomy and makes it easier to punish demonstrators and activists. It criminalises secession, subversion and collusion with foreign forces

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Turkey using press accreditation to pressure journalists

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Condemning the arbitrary manner in which the Turkish president’s office issues and renews press accreditation in order to put pressure on the media, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is spotlighting the cases of four journalists who are combatting this arbitrary practice in the courts. For years, the Presidency Communications Directorate (CIB) has been using its press

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National Security Law in Hong Kong: press freedom in grave danger after a year of endless attacks

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The National Security Law imposed by Beijing just a year ago has been used to justify multiple abuses in Hong Kong, including the detention of journalists and the shutdown of Apple Daily newspaper. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on democracies to step up pressure on the Chinese regime to prevent it from dismantling what remains

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Al Jazeera Digital wins two One World Media Awards

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Al Jazeera’s Digital Division wins best Print and Women’s Entrepreneur Reporting awards for interactive features about women and children in East and West Africa. The One World Media Awards conferred two top prizes on Al Jazeera Digital teams for excellence in reporting on issues related to, in or about the Global South. The announcements were

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Palestinian media rally for protection after assaults by police

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Human rights groups in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah announce the formation of a legal team to follow up on the attacks on journalists. Dozens of Palestinian journalists rallied outside a United Nations building in Ramallah on Monday to demand press freedom following violent clashes with Palestinian security forces sparked by an activist’s

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