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Source: © First Post One of Al Jazeera’s most recognisable faces in Gaza, journalist Anas al-Sharif has died following a targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists in Gaza City on Sunday evening

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Dentsu Africa crowned media network of the year; Nigeria, Kenya win big at Pitcher Awards 2025

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Ugandan journalist wins 2025 Luxembourg Peace Prize

14 Jul 2025

Source: © BBC The BBC is the most trusted international news provider amongst all audiences as well as the UK’s most recognised cultural export internationally

BBC the UK's most trusted news provider internationally

13 May 2025

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This year, World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, will focus on the profound influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on journalism and media under the theme: Reporting in the Brave New World – The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media

World Press Freedom Day 2025: The impact of AI on media and press freedom

2 May 2025

Source: © BBC The BBC Board has identified serious flaws in the making of the programme Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone

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3 Mar 2025

Source: © The Economic Times President-elect Donald Trump is making a U-turn on banning TikTok in the US

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Source: © Cottonbro Studio There is uncertainty for advertisers on TikTok as the platform's future hangs in the balance with Trump’s return to power

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Source: © 123rf A handbook has been published ahead of the US elections as a resource for newsrooms worldwide to battle fake news

Newsroom blueprint to combat AI and fake news published ahead of US elections

4 Nov 2024

Source: © VOA News Meta will ban RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks from its platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads

Meta bans Russia state media across all platforms as “covert influence” operations threaten US election

Danette Breitenbach 17 Sep 2024

Palestinian AFP photojournalist Mahmud Hams was awarded the Visa d’Or News prize for his coverage of the conflict in Gaza (Image supplied)

Palestinian photojournalist Mahmud Hams awarded Visa d'Or for powerful Gaza war coverage

9 Sep 2024

This year a new campaign, Choose Truth, created by South Africa's Daily Maverick, will be featured for World News Day (Image supplied)

South Africa's Daily Maverick's Choose Truth campaign for World News Day

12 Aug 2024

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Nicaraguan journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro awarded Wan-Ifra's Golden Pen of Freedom

31 May 2024

Source: © 123rf TrustList is a home-grown new digital initiative that aims to protect media buyers and brands by providing real-time warnings against placing programmatic advertising on 'red-listed' online media

TrustList: Real time warning against programmatic advertising placement on 'red-listed' online media

DY/DX 27 Nov 2023

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From advertising blackmail to physical threats, Kenya's journalists are under attack - but they must also regain public trust

George Ogola 17 Apr 2023

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Media groups ask Uganda's top court to scrap law over free speech fears

Elias Biryabarema 18 Oct 2022

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Nigeria's Zamfara state orders media to close for covering political rally

Garba Muhammad 17 Oct 2022

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni attends a news conference following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Entebbe, Uganda 26 July 2022. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via Reuters

Ugandan president signs law critics say will stifle free speech

Elias Biryabarema 14 Oct 2022

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William Ruto vs Kenya's media: democracy is at stake

19 Sep 2022

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The role of media in a Kenyan election: what you should know

5 Aug 2022

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Meta has 7 days to comply with Kenya's cohesion watchdog

1 Aug 2022

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Assange's unconditional release called for by R2K

5 Jan 2022

Kenyan journalists and members of civil society marching on the World Press Freedom Day in 2018. Suleiman Mbatiah/AFP via Getty Images

As press freedom continues to struggle in Kenya, alternatives keep hope alive

Wambui Wamunyu 3 May 2021

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WAN-IFRA announces New Media Freedom Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa

27 Jan 2021

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