NEWS
Index publishes report on the global importance of local news
97% of local news editors worry that the powerful are no longer being held to account, according to a new survey published in Index on Censorship magazine.
Press freedom/development
NEWS
SoE concern over proposed ‘Online Harm’ regulation
The Society of Editors has written to the government to express its concerns over a report that new regulations to prevent Online Harm could damage press freedom in the UK.
FEATURE
Everybody hates us! The growing abuse of journalists
Journalists often wear their battle scars with pride. Thick-skinned tabloid hacks adopted the Millwall mantra, “no one likes us, we don’t care”. But now, the mood is much darker.
News
IFJ publishes list of media killings in 2018
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) this week published a list of 94 journalists and media staff killed in work-related incidents during 2018.
News
WAN-IFRA joins call for UN Convention to protect journalists
WAN-IFRA joins forces with a coalition of international organisations to campaign for the adoption of a new UN Convention dedicated to the protection of media professionals.
News
SoE: gagging judgement is ‘serious blow to press freedom’
The Society of Editors has expressed its concern over the "chilling effect on press freedom" following news that a businessman has been granted a court injunction to prevent his identity being revealed amid allegations of sexual harassment and racial
News
Historic vote for press and democracy
Europe’s press publishers applaud the historic adoption by the European Parliament of the copyright draft directive.
News
NUJ condemns imprisonment of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar
The National Union of Journalists has strongly condemned the imprisonment of two Reuters journalists found guilty of breaching the official secrets act in Myanmar.
News
SoE expresses concern over Cliff Richard ruling and press freedom
The Society of Editors has expressed its concern over the possible impact on press freedom and public’s right to know after Sir Cliff Richard won his privacy case against the BBC last week.
News
ECHR: Investigation of Anna Politkovskaya’s murder was inadequate
The European Court of Human Rights released a judgement on 17 July, stating that the investigation of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya‘s murder “failed to look properly into who commissioned the crime”.
News
NUJ: Journalists must not get 2nd class treatment on FOI requests
The NUJ has responded to the Scottish Information Commissioner's report which found that the Scottish government takes longer to respond to journalists' FOI requests than other requests.
News
Golden Pen of Freedom Awarded to Maria Ressa
The Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom award of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), has been awarded to Maria Ressa, Co-founder, CEO and Executive Editor of the online news site, Rappler.
News
World’s Press Calls on Philippines to cease pursuit of Rappler
The Board of the WAN-IFRA, meeting in Portugal, has called on the government of President Rodrigo Duterte in the Philippines to cease its attacks on online news site, Rappler, and to do more to discourage supporters from threatening the safety and se
News
Babchenko case: intolerable and unacceptable, says IFJ
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) stresses that the profession’s aim is to seek the truth and that any manipulation of information can dramatically damage media credibility as well as journalism as a whole.
News
Global call for end to discrimination and abuse of women journalists
Dozens of delegates at the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) gender council conference - from Asia to the Americas and Europe to the Middle East – have issued a global call for action to address the violence, poverty and discrimination fa
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