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Courting Silence: extent of misuse of economic charges against journalists highlighted in 8 global case studies

2024-10-23. The autocratic playbook of abusing or introducing economic laws to curtail journalists and newsrooms by attacking their credibility and financial viability is sharply outlined in a chilling new report.

New report: Misuse of economic charges to attack the press

2024-10-23. Produced by WAN-IFRA, in collaboration with the Inter-American Press Association (SIP-IAPA), and with the support of UNESCO, new research published today shows the extent and scale of the misuse of legal attacks focusing on economic charges against journalists and media companies.

Mental health in the media: From stigma to solutions

2024-10-18. Newsrooms are highly stressful and demanding professional environments. Stressors such as hyper-connectivity, digital overload, expectations of 24/7 availability, low pay, online abuse, or exposure to traumatic content make up  just some of the daily bread and butter of journalists and editors.

Alert: Reports spotlight financial laws being used to silence journalists

2024-10-16. New reports by UNESCO, WAN-IFRA and the Inter-American Press Association, focused on the growing trend to misuse financial laws to silence media professionals, will be published ahead of the upcoming International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists.

Over 120 Palestinian journalists killed in a year of devastation

Marking a year since the Hamas attacks on Israel that claimed the lives of over 1100 people and saw hundreds taken hostage, Israel’s retaliation has left nearly 42,000 Gazans dead, amongst them 123 journalists.   

Colombian news media denounces chilling risks for freedom of the press in the country

2024-10-04. The Colombian Association of News Media (AMI) issued an urgent call to Colombians, in reaction to chilling risks for freedom of the press, freedom of expression, and the right to information, and consequently limiting democracy in Colombia.

Slovak Prime Minister sues editor – for use of image

2024-10-03. Despite new EU rules to protect against SLAPP suits now enforceable since May, the Slovakian Prime Minister is suing the editor-in-chief of the Aktuality.sk news portal – for using a photo of him on the cover of his book.

Generative AI depends on quality journalism – and should pay for it

2024-09-20. ‘Journalists can learn from other industries, such as music, where both the artists and their publishers have worked out arrangements,’ writes Anya Schiffrin, author of AI and the Future of Journalism, published this week.

‘Together, we’re stronger. Much stronger’ – Branko Brkic on uniting news publishers, because #JournalismMatters

2024-08-23. Branko Brkic, the creative champion behind this year’s World News Day campaign, Choose Truth, is on a mission to get the news industry to work together to defend and promote journalism.

World News Day: Join us – because Journalism Matters

Come 28 September, World News Day, we invite you to join hands in an effort to improve global understanding of news media’s central role in modern societies.