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Global media freedom organisations condemn White House media exclusions
Global media freedom organisations warn that a White House news outlets ban sends a 'very dangerous signal far beyond Washington'.
Press freedom/development
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NMA criticises White House media ban
News Media Association Chief Executive Theo Bamber calls the White House’s ban on three news outlets “dangerous”.
News
Shortlist announced for Media Freedom Awards 2026
The shortlist has been announced for the Society of Editors’ Media Freedom Awards 2026.
News
NUJ calls raised in Westminster debate on UK media green paper
Last week NUJ parliamentary group chair Rebecca Long-Bailey put forward the union’s calls to protect public service broadcasting and independent journalism.
News
Government’s prominence plans risk press freedom, warns News Media Association
The NMA says the government should back the CMA to tackle the market power of large technology platforms rather than implementing a prominence regime.
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Kazakhstan: Former independent editor sentenced to eight years in prison
Gulnara Bazhkenova has been sentenced to eight years in prison in Kazakhstan.
News
The NewsGuild-CWA files lawsuit
The USA lawsuit challenges visa restrictions, including those affecting journalists.
Industry Voice
Journalism is entering a defining decade
Technological upheaval, changing consumer behaviours and intense commercial pressures are threatening the future of journalism. Joanne Forbes, chief executive of the NCTJ, looks at the investment choices the industry faces.
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NUJ supports bill to broaden scope of FOI laws
The NUJ last week backed legislative proposals to bring the King and the Royal Household under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act with the aim of promoting transparency and press freedom.
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SoE calls for clear legal protections for journalists in bill
The Society of Editors calls for clear legal protections for journalists in UK state threats bill.
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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.
LECTURE
Journalism as resistance
On 9th March, Salvadoran journalist Carlos Dada delivered the 2026 Reuters Memorial Lecture. This is the transcript his talk.
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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.
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