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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

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2 May 2025

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Investigative journalism is evolving as newsrooms continue to shrink

6 Sep 2018

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CPJ calls on South Sudan to reopen newspaper

20 Sep 2016

S Sudan paper shut down as it headlines govt corruption

S Sudan paper shut down as it headlines govt corruption

19 Sep 2016

Kenyan journalist wins at Sanlam Awards

Kenyan journalist wins at Sanlam Awards

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El Ayam newspaper gagged in Sudan capital

El Ayam newspaper gagged in Sudan capital

30 Mar 2016

Sudan security agents seize all copies of newspaper: editor

Sudan security agents seize all copies of newspaper: editor

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Sudanese newspaper El Akhbar ceases publication

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Sudan security agents seize print runs of two newspapers

Sudan security agents seize print runs of two newspapers

19 Jun 2015

Two newspaper print-runs seized in Sudan's capital

Two newspaper print-runs seized in Sudan's capital

15 Jun 2015

Sudan security seizes print-runs of ten newspapers, suspends four

Sudan security seizes print-runs of ten newspapers, suspends four

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Newspapers seized again in Sudan

Newspapers seized again in Sudan

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Sudan security agents ban newspaper

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Newspapers seized by security services in Sudan

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Press freedom in South Sudan deteriorates

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Sudan seizes three papers

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Sudan complains of unregulated web journalism

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