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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.

Bloggers also under pressure as press freedom situation worsens in Azerbaijan

On the eve of World Press Freedom Day 2014, the press freedom situation in Azerbaijan is worse than perhaps ever before. Journalists and bloggers who dare to criticize the authorities or cover risky topics such as human rights abuses and corruption face a range of pressures, including harassment, intimidation, threats, blackmail, violent attack, and imprisonment.

FB Newswire: Facebook and Storyful join forces

Facebook has teamed up with Storyful to launch FB Newswire, a page run by the social network to aggregate the best, verified user-generated content. The page displays posts chronologically, featuring videos and photos provided by users and verified by Storyful. The service is mainly targeted at journalists and newsrooms looking for a way to source original, credible content.

Publish Asia 2014 kicks-off in Hong Kong amid press freedom concerns

Hong Kong chief executive says the commitment to having an “unfettered” media is a priority.

Kids’ News: The brainchild of Danish junior journalists

Denmark’s Berlingske will launch “Kids’ News” on Friday, the latest addition to a growing global array of a new kind of profit-seeking print children’s editions that appeal to tech-weary families.

One Man and His Shed

2014-04.23. I met the-then 84 year-old U Win Tin at the end of May 2013, having been sent on a special mission to Myanmar to deliver WAN-IFRA’s Golden Pen of Freedom – a prize he’d won twelve years previously, but never had the opportunity to collect. At the time of being named WAN-IFRA’s press freedom hero along with fellow journalist San San Nweh, Win Tin was a little over half way through a 20-year jail sentence.

Update: Do-it-yourself ethics: AP’s Tom Kent on the development of a kit

Having a strong set of ethical standards is important for every news organisation, but while there are certain fundamentals most people would probably agree on, “no one ethics code can satisfy every news organisation, startup, blogger and individual journalist,” Tom Kent tells WAN-IFRA.

Turning the page on hate speech in Rwanda

“This is why we’re turning the page on hate speech in Africa and we want to ensure the role of media and journalists in saying never again.” A two day conference – Turning the Page of Hate Media Dialogue – has been staged in Rwanda to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Genocide Against the Tutsi. WAN-IFRA’s Alison Meston reports from Kigali.