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Myanmar junta now publishing lists of wanted journalists

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the international community to react to the Myanmar military’s latest attempts to impose complete control over news and information, which have taken a new turn in the past two weeks with the publication of lists of wanted journalists as well as more arbitrary arrests of journalists. Amid continuing protests […]

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The Great Reset: How leading publishers are gearing up for a post-COVID world

2021-04-15. Leading publishers discussed data, diversification and building the newsrooms of the future in the Asian Media Leaders eSummit 2021 panel moderated by Gary Liu, CEO of South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd. Above image: Publishers spoke about the importance of first-party data and Artificial Intelligence. Clockwise from left: Gary Liu, Phillip Crawley, Donna Hall,

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Overcoming barriers to building successful digital subscription news products

2021-04-15. Asian news publishers The Jakarta Post and The Philippine Daily Inquirer reveal their strategies for developing and sustaining successful digital news products at the Asian Media Leaders e-Summit 2021. At a session at the Asian Media Leaders eSummit (AMLS) 2021, Rudyard Arbolado, President and CEO of The Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI), and Adisti Sawitri,

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How Die Presse built its data capabilities and transitioned to a data-friendly news organization

2021-04-15. Behind the Austrian publisher’s successful digital transformation is the strategy that aligns business and journalism and unites all staff under the single goal of monetising quality journalism Vienna-based Die Presse introduced a paywall for their digital content in 2017. While it helped the publisher start earning online reader revenue, it was only a precursor

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Improving user loyalty and retention through data-informed approaches

2021-04-14. Many publishers in Asia are running initiatives to gain a better understanding of their readers and drive higher loyalty and retention. At WAN-IFRA’s 2021 Asian Media Leaders eSummit, leaders from the South China Morning Post, Singapore Press Holdings, MediaCorp, and REV Media Group shared their perspectives on using a data-informed approach to evolve their

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Mexico asked to reopen investigation into journalist’s murder in 2012

To reinforce the fight against impunity for crimes of violence against journalists in Mexico, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), its local partner Propuesta Cívica and the Mexican newsweekly Proceso have asked the federal authorities to reopen the investigation into Proceso reporter Regina Martínez’s murder in 2012, an investigation marred by many irregularities. They submitted a formal

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Hong Kong: Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai sentenced to one year and two months in jail for “unauthorized assembly”

Jimmy Lai, Apple Daily founder and 2020 RSF Press Freedom Awards laureate, was sentenced on 16th April by a Hong Kong court to one year and two months in prison for two cases of “unauthorised assembly”. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for Lai’s immediate release and the end of judicial harassment against him. Jimmy Lai,

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RSF urges French premier to refer “global security” bill’s article 24 to constitutional council

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on France’s prime minister to keep his promise to refer a controversial article in his government’s “global security” bill to the constitutional council following the bill’s definitive approval by both parliamentary chambers. Article 24 on “causing the identification” of police officers poses a major threat to press freedom, RSF says.

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Alarm after two journalists murdered in Brazil

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) deplores the extremely tense climate for journalists in Brazil after a series of press freedom violations in recent weeks, including the murders of two journalists. The authorities must punish those responsible and protect media personnel throughout the country, RSF says. Several media outlets and reporters have been the targets of threats

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