The Society of Editors has welcomed an announcement by the Ministry of Justice of the government’s commitment to clamp down on so-called Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs).
The hearing to challenge the use of anti-terrorism legislation to force Chris Mullin to reveal confidential sources relating to his investigations into the IRA Birmingham pub bombings must not be held in private, the Society of Editors has warned.
Yesterday’s ruling by the UK Supreme Court that a person under criminal investigation has ‘a reasonable expectation’ of privacy prior to charge will have ‘far-reaching’ implications.
WAN-IFRA and the World Editors Forum have expressed outrage at the mounting death toll of journalists in Mexico following the February 10th murder in Oaxaca state of Heber López Vázquez.
Hong Kong's Citizen News has announced it will close down, citing safety concerns for its reporters.
Hong Kong online pro-democracy outlet Stand News has been raided by hundreds of Hong Kong national security police, who arrested six people for “conspiracy to publish seditious publications”.
The Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom award of the World Association of News Publishers, has been awarded to Jimmy Lai and the staff of the Apple Daily newsroom in Hong Kong.
WAN-IFRA Women in News has announced the three recipients of its 2021 Editorial Leadership Award.
To coincide with Journalism Matters week, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith calls for an end to the abuse and intimidation of journalists as threats ramp up across the world.
Press freedom, something the man in the street might assume could be taken for granted in this country, is under attack. The prospect of jail now hangs over UK journalists.
Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov are shining examples of journalistic integrity.
The 2021 Nobel peace prize has been awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia, both previous recipients of the WAN-IFRA Golden Pen of Freedom.
WAN-IFRA, the International Publishers Association, and the International Federation of Journalists call on Pakistani authorities to retract plans to establish the ‘Pakistan Media Development Authority’.
Defamation law reform in Northern Ireland moved a step closer to becoming a reality after a key piece of draft legislation passed a hurdle in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
The News Media Association has welcomed the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry into the Cabinet Office’s implementation of FOI laws.
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