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Credit: Shutterstock Opinion by Audrey Azoulay (paris) Monday, May 01, 2023 Inter Press Service PARIS, May 01 (IPS) – Freedom of the press is the cornerstone of democratic society. Without a debate of ideas, without verified facts, without diversity of perspectives, democracy is a shadow of itself; and World Press Freedom …

Wimbledon has banned Russian flags from this summer’s tournament as over the country’s invasion of Ukraine.   While rules have been relaxed to allow Russian stars to compete as neutrals, organisers have updated their regulations to prohibit signs or symbols of support for either Russia or Belarus.   Wimbledon’s chief …

A protest in front of the Quetta Press Club against repression by the Pakistani state. Credit: Karlos Zurutuza / IPS by Karlos Zurutuza (hamburg, germany) Friday, April 07, 2023 Inter Press Service HAMBURG, Germany, Apr 07 (IPS) – Geologists have described the region as the most similar to Mars on Earth. …

The Kano State Police Command has arrested two suspected fake journalists, Mujahid Kabir and Abba Imam, for defrauding a trader with fake bank alert.      Spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, in a statement on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, said the suspects bought a bag of rice …

Opinion by Martin Scott – Kate Wright – Mel Bunce (norwich / edinburgh / london) Wednesday, February 01, 2023 Inter Press Service We argue that these humanitarian journalists show us that another kind of crises reporting is possible. But who exactly are humanitarian journalists? What motivates them? Who do they work …

London CNN  —  Elon Musk’s decision to suddenly ban prominent tech journalists from Twitter is fanning a fierce backlash from lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic. In Europe, Germany’s foreign ministry tweeted its concern with the impact Musk’s moves could have on press freedom, while a senior EU official …

As the application process for the RCDIJ Data Journalism Masterclass 2022 comes to a close, successful applicants from across Africa and beyond are preparing to participate in what is expected to be what the organizers describe as their “farthest-reaching and most inclusive” masterclass to date, by candidate profile and geographical …

CNN  —  Hundreds of Iranian journalists are calling for the release of colleagues Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, who were arrested and sent to Tehran’s Evin prison for covering the death of Mahsa Amini, according to independent Iranian newspaper Etemad. “Media freedom is not only the right of journalists but …

ABC News cited experts who believe Elon Musk’s proposed downsizing of Twitter’s staff would mean the ability to ‘police’ free speech – in other words, censor what people are allowed to see and say –  would be seriously impacted by the layoffs. Yes, the social media platform which censored the …

Suspected thugs on Sunday attacked the campaign team of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor in Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State. Naija News learnt that Jandor’s team was attacked while returning from visitation to Ikoga Junction in the Badagry Local …