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  • Published on May 15, 2025

    SLAJ Updates Public on Intervention in SLBC Staff Dispute

    The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) has updated its membership and the general public on its intervention in the recent protest by staff of the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC), which began on Wednesday, 8th May 2025. The staff, …

    Source: Sierraloaded - Center-right
  • Published on May 15, 2025

    Poland’s presidential election: What to know about the candidates, issues and likely outcomes

    Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our …

    Source: The Independent - Center-left
  • Published on May 15, 2025

    Accreditation cards will be issued soon for genuine journalists: Shafiqul

    Accreditation cards will be issued soon for genuine journalists: Shafiqul Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary, Mohammad Shafiqul Alam, spoke today at a discussion titled ‘Media Trends after the Uprising’ held at the National Press Club in Dhaka. Photo: BSS …

    Source: Bangladesh Sangsbad Sangstha - Pending
  • Published on May 15, 2025

    British envoy meets Information Adviser

    British envoy meets Information Adviser Today, British High Commissioner to Dhaka, Sarah Cooke, met with Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Mahfuj Alam at the Secretariat in Dhaka. Photo: PID DHAKA, May 15, 2025 (BSS) - British High Commissioner to …

    Source: Bangladesh Sangsbad Sangstha - Pending
  • Published on May 14, 2025

    Ofcom outlines approach to old films and programmes on TV

    On the Buses still runs regularly on ITV3 Ofcom has responded to a recent public debate about the broadcast of archive films and TV shows. It follows a series of programmes on the 1970s being broadcast by Channel 5 and regular ITV screenings of 70s …

    Source: Broadband TV News - Neutral
  • Published on May 15, 2025

    Sudanese photojournalist assaulted in Egypt

    A Sudanese photojournalist has been seriously injured after he was brutally assaulted by a group of Sudanese nationals in Egypt’s capital of Cairo in the early hours of Wednesday morning, in what press advocates have described as a politically motivated …

    Source: Dabanga Radio - Neutral
  • Published on May 14, 2025

    State agents target journalists while governments claim to protect them

    This shocking investigation into the threats journalists in Mexico and Honduras face from state employees – even when enrolled in ‘government protection schemes’, was first published by The Conversation, here. Humberto Padgett was reporting on the effects …

    Source: Latin American Bureau - Left-wing
  • Published on May 15, 2025

    “Paradise in Isolation”: Tonga and the Fight for Influence in the Pacific

    Georgetown Journal of International Affairs: Tonga’s unique political system combines traditional monarchy with modern democracy. How has this structure affected Tonga’s governance and ability to respond to modern challenges? Tevita Motulalo: It is fairly …

    Source: Georgetown Journal of International Affairs - Washington D.C. - Pending
  • Published on May 15, 2025

    Female Journalists Under Taliban Rule: A Tale of Silence, Discrimination, and Censorship

    Female journalists in Afghanistan are grappling with widespread challenges. These journalists report that, alongside difficulties in accessing information, they face severe economic hardships, systemic discrimination in society, feelings of alienation, …

    Source: Hasht-e-Subh Daily - Neutral
  • Published on May 15, 2025

    Opinion: Why journalism matters more than ever

    A voice from the Global South to Uptown Throughout my career spanning major media outlets such as the Daily Times of Nigeria, Nigerian Herald, Radio Nigeria and others, I have witnessed journalism’s power to transform societies, hold power accountable and …

    Source: The Chicago Reporter - Left-wing
  • Published on May 15, 2025

    The ANC Blames the Media for Loss of Public Trust

    African National Congress (ANC) provincial task team coordinator Hope Papo has accused the media of contributing to the party’s declining public trust, claiming that negative coverage unfairly portrays ANC leaders as synonymous with mismanagement and …

    Source: South Africa Today - Right-wing
  • Published on May 15, 2025

    Turkish journalist arrested due to reports on investigations into opposition mayors

    Turkish journalist Furkan Karabay was arrested on Thursday on charges of insulting the president and targeting public officials involved in counterterrorism efforts in his reports and social media posts concerning investigations into opposition mayors, his …

    Source: Stockholm Center for Freedom - Left-wing
  • Published on May 15, 2025

    Turkish journalist gets 10-month suspended sentence for reporting in child abuse case

    A Turkish court on Wednesday handed down a 10-month suspended sentence to journalist Evrim Kepenek for allegedly violating the confidentiality of a criminal investigation, following her reporting on the alleged sexual abuse and death of a 2-year-old child. …

    Source: Stockholm Center for Freedom - Left-wing
  • Published on May 15, 2025

    US Court Slashes Defamation Payout to Ghanaian Journalist ‘Anas’ from $18M to $500

    332 words • approx. 2 min read A U.S. court has significantly reduced a defamation award granted to renowned Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, cutting the payout from $18 million to just $500. The original award was issued in March 2024 …

    Source: Face of Malawi - Neutral
  • Published on May 14, 2025

    Ferdinand Mount: The Tongue Is a Fire

    It’s​ puzzling, unsettling even, to see ‘free speech’ rearing its head in public debate again, rousing passions which seemed long defunct. Wasn’t the doctrine definitively trumpeted by Milton and Locke, and knocked into some sort of final shape by John …

    Source: London Review of Books - Neutral
  • Published on May 15, 2025

    Kenya’s ICT minister denies colluding with the Media Council

    Nairobi — Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for ICT and the Digital Economy, William Kabogo, has pushed back against claims that the government is too cozy with the country’s top media watchdog. Speaking at the 2025 Annual Media Summit in Nairobi on Wednesday, Mr …

    Source: Switch TV - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 15, 2025

    Journalists attacked for covering chaos witnessed at Gachagua’s DCP party headquarters

    Journalists covering the unveiling of the Democracy for the Citizens Party, founded by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, faced violent intimidation and physical attacks by bodyguards affiliated with the party. The incident occurred after alleged “ …

    Source: TV47 - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 15, 2025

    US Court cuts Ghanaian journalist’s defamation award from $18m to $500

    A US court has reduced the $18 million awarded to Ghanaian investigative journalist Aremeyaw Anas in a defamation case to just $500. The New Jersey court judge reduced the amount after former Ghanaian MP Kennedy Agyapong and his legal team requested that …

    Source: Premium Times - Neutral
  • Published on May 15, 2025

    What Is Checkbook Journalism?

    The First Amendment includes freedom of the press, which broadly means journalists, news outlets, and anyone who shares and publishes information (including podcasters, news influencers and independent newsletters) can do so without the government …

    Source: Freedom Forum - Neutral

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