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2022-06-04. For women to feel empowered in newsrooms, it is imperative to get support from a network of like-minded peers and mentors, more so when editorial management is largely men. By Kavita Chandran Keiko Yamamoto, a senior commentator for NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) on gender equality, said women made up barely 5 percent of  newsrooms in […]

World Press Freedom Day 2022 UNESCO pays tribute to hundreds of South Asian journalists who died of COVID-19 As the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, the World Press Freedom Day 2022 is an opportunity to reflect on the extensive impact of the pandemic on the journalistic profession. Exact figures are unclear, but throughout South Asia, hundreds of

The Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs today announced a contribution of half-a-million US dollars (450,000 euros) in support of Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) actions for journalism in Ukraine. In a press release published on Friday 29th of April, 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) has announced a contribution of half-a-million US

Message on the World Press Freedom Day by the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres. On World Press Freedom Day, we shine a spotlight on the essential work of journalists and other media workers who seek transparency and accountability from those in power, often at great personal risk. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, many media workers have been

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns a decision by Cameroon’s National Communication Council (CNC) to suspend the head of one of the country’s most outspoken and popular TV channels, one of its star presenters, and one of its leading current affairs programmes for a month. The suspensions are arbitrary and unjustified, and constitute a serious press

2022-04-04. This weekend, Sarajevo daily Oslobođenje released a special edition to commemorate the siege of Sarajevo and the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, an armed conflict that lasted between 1992 and 1995. It highlights the role and value of independent journalism during conflict and when rebuilding a nation. As war rages on in Ukraine, Oslobođenje’s

The Sri Lanka Press Institute’s fact-checking unit, FactSeeker, conducted a series of on-site workshops on “Basic Media Literacy and Fact-checking”  for youth groups across the island. Workshops were held in Matara, Ratnapura, Badulla, Batticaloa, Ampara,Vavuniya and Anuradhapura, Kandy, Colombo and Kurunegala districts catering to both Sinhala and Tamil audiences on 8th, 9th, 17th, 19th February

The Sri Lanka Press Insitute, a professional collective body representing the media community, advocates of media freedom and the News industry, condemns any attacks or threats that prevents journalists from executing their duties. The SLPI is concerned with the implications affecting media freedom and the safety and security of those engaged in the media profession.

2022-02-17. The Canadian newspaper made available the sources of an investigative climate story, giving readers access to more than 180 files as part of a campaign to show what underpins its journalism. Given that many news consumers lack understanding of journalistic processes, and are oftentimes unaware of the amount of work that goes into bringing