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Increasing violence against journalists highlighted at World Press Freedom Day Conference in Paris

The World Press Freedom Day conference 5-6 May began this morning at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Opening remarks came from UNESCO Deputy Director-General Getachew Engida and Rémy Pflimlin from France Télévisions, with 2014 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize Laureate Ahmet Sik speaking about the predicament in his own country, Turkey.

Quotable quotes from Perugia’s International Journalism Festival

Over 1500 journalists gathered in the regional Italian city of Perugia last week to celebrate – yes, celebrate – journalism in industry times most frequently cast as gloomy.

App to game-ify the news wins MediaHackDays

An app to game-ify the news through quizzes based on news stories from a team called What Happen (pictured) took the top prize at the MediaHackDays event this weekend in Aarhus, Denmark. Try out the app here.

Impressive draft demos on display at MediaHackDays

After only one full day of working on the development of their projects, the various teams of Hacks (journalists) and Hackers (developers) gathered in Aarhus, Denmark, this weekend for MediaHackDays gave impressive draft demos this evening of where they stand with their work so far.

DIY ethics kit from ONA now open for crowdsourcing

A first draft of the “do-it-yourself” ethics kit that is being developed by a group of 20 journalists and educators for the Online News Association (ONA) has now been opened up for crowdsourcing.

MediaHackDays kicks off in Aarhus, Denmark

Dozens of developers and journalists from all over the world are in Aarhus, Denmark, this weekend taking part in MediaHackDays, which has been organised by the Danish chapter of Hacks/Hackers and supported by CCI Europe and WAN-IFRA with the Guardian of the U.K. and Knight-Mozilla’s OpenNews as partners.

How digitally readiness helped Apple Daily when protests hit

In March of this year, a Taiwanese student protest spread faster than anyone had expected. WAN-IFRA speaks to Daisy Li from Apple Daily, a Taiwanese newspaper, to see how they responded to this major, unexpected event.

How to stay safe in the post-Snowden era

Practical advice from German journalists on how to protect content and sources from mass surveillance.

Media infighting threatens Pakistan’s press freedom

The attempted killing of Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir has prompted a war of words between the country’s media groups and authorities, a situation that threatens Pakistan’s hard-won press freedom and adds to growing concerns about the safety of its journalists.

Captive in Syria

Syria is the world’s deadliest beat for journalists, with at least 52 confirmed killings since fighting began in 2011. But as the country continues to fracture, journalists are increasingly caught between warring factions, becoming targets for an unprecedented rise in kidnappings and abductions.