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by Vincent Peyrègne vincent.peyregne@wan-ifra.org | July 6, 2022 A collaborative project bringing together local and international news publishers and technologists, the pilot will start in September 2022. It will test practical applications of decentralised technologies for the publishing industry. WAN-IFRA members interested in participating in the project are invited to contact Stephen Fozard, Project Director Global Alliance […]

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Egyptian government to unblock news websites and release imprisoned journalists in the “national dialogue” it says it is beginning today with civil society representatives and members of the opposition with a view to carrying out political reforms. “The Egyptian authorities have an opportunity to prove that they can keep their word

The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) has partnered with SMART, an Indian organization sponsored by UNESCO New Delhi to conduct a workshop titled “Fake to Fact”. The workshop was held on the 15th and 16th at the Mirage Hotel, Colombo and was participated by journalists representing Sinhala, Tamil and English media, professionals on both print

A new centre aims to boost the UK’s security through building expertise in cutting-edge technology. The Centre for Emerging Technology and Security (CETaS) will be based at the Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s centre for data science and artificial intelligence. UK officials say it will help develop expertise outside government, including in publicly available information.

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