News
NUJ welcomes ICO agreement to protect journalists’ privacy
The Information Commissioner’s Office has agreed to withhold publishing the private addresses of freelance journalists upon request.
Press freedom/development
LECTURE
Journalism as resistance
On 9th March, Salvadoran journalist Carlos Dada delivered the 2026 Reuters Memorial Lecture. This is the transcript his talk.
News
WAN-IFRA Golden Pen of Freedom to be awarded
The 2026 WAN-IFRA Golden Pen of Freedom is to be awarded to the professional photo and video journalists of Gaza.
COLUMN
Press Freedom: a 25-year low
The latest Press Freedom Index makes for depressing reading. It needs to act as a call to arms.
News
RSF releases its 25th World Press Freedom Index
2026 RSF Index by region: press freedom in decline in 100 out of 180 countries.
News
NMA coordinates national SLAPPs Day Of Action with UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition
Local news organisations across the UK are today taking part in a coordinated Day of Action against abusive legal threats known as SLAPPs, led by the News Media Association in partnership with the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition.
News
SoE welcomes planned changes to Hillsborough Law
Plans by the government to scrap proposals that would have blocked the security services from coming under the terms of a new Hillsborough Law have been welcomed by the Society of Editors.
COLUMN
The first casualty of war is truth
On 28 February, Israel and the US attacked Iran. As in all wars, one of the early casualties was the truth.
News
NUJ condemns the killing of three journalists in Lebanon
The NUJ has joined the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in condemning the targeted killing of three Lebanese journalists in an Israeli drone strike on a media car in Jezzine, southern Lebanon.
News
Society criticises government plans to clampdown on FOI
The Society of Editors last week criticised government plans to clampdown on Freedom of Information requests, warning that any plans to restrict the legislation would be damaging to democracy.
COLUMN
Give due process its due
‘Due process’ can be quite a dry subject, but it’s a mainstay of a civilised society. Carlos Dada details its erosion in El Salvador.
LECTURE
Hostile environment: the urgent need to protect journalists
Jodie Ginsberg, CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists, gave this year’s James Cameron Lecture at City St George’s, University of London on the 4th March. This is the transcript of the lecture.
FEATURE
Auntie, POTUS and a press freedom crisis…
Fight…Fight…Fight. Bravo the BBC, writes Paul Connew, for effectively hijacking Donald Trump’s own pet slogan in its determination to battle that massive $10bn dollar ‘Panoramagate’ documentary lawsuit brought against it by the US president.
News
NUJ calls for independent inquiry and stricter legislation on journalist surveillance
The NUJ has called for stricter legislation to prevent corporate surveillance of journalists and for an independent inquiry into allegations surrounding the hiring of a public relations agency to investigate numerous reporters and their sources.
News
SoE welcomes publication of new police media guidance
The Society of Editors has welcomed the publication yesterday of new guidance issued to all police forces in England and Wales promoting the accurate and timely release of information to accredited media outlets.
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