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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

Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif dies in Israeli attack

If AI takes the junior jobs, who learns the craft?

If AI takes the junior jobs, who learns the craft?

By Masego Motsogi 11 hours

#WomensMonth | Shaping the future of food across East and Southern Africa

#WomensMonth | Shaping the future of food across East and Southern Africa

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World News Day 2025 will take place on 28 September (Image supplied)

World News Day 2025: Journalism makes a difference

7 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

Source: © UNESCO
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

BBC News takes full responsibility for Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone shortcomings

3 Mar 2025

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

Trump's U-turn on the banning of TikTok

Danette Breitenbach 2 Jan 2025

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

Uncertainty for TikTok advertisers with Trump’s return to power

8 Nov 2024

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

Image supplied. Carlos Fernando Chamorro, editor-in-chief of Confidencial (Photo: Mick Friis)

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

31 May 2024

Source: © Alexandr Rozhkov

Assange's unconditional release called for by R2K

5 Jan 2022

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Wan-Ifra backs call for UN investigation into Jamal Khashoggi's murder

2 Oct 2019

Jamal Khashoggi awarded Golden Pen of Freedom

Jamal Khashoggi awarded Golden Pen of Freedom

3 Jun 2019

Mocking Mao miffs mouthpiece

Mocking Mao miffs mouthpiece

10 Apr 2015

Reuters websites blocked in China

Reuters websites blocked in China

23 Mar 2015

New media, New China: Xinhua relaunch on barred networks

New media, New China: Xinhua relaunch on barred networks

5 Mar 2015

Japan asks US publisher to change 'sex slave' textbook

Japan asks US publisher to change 'sex slave' textbook

16 Jan 2015

Chinese paper blames Google over Gmail blocking

Chinese paper blames Google over Gmail blocking

31 Dec 2014

To VPN or not to VPN - the case for, as Gmail's blocked in China - again

To VPN or not to VPN - the case for, as Gmail's blocked in China - again

29 Dec 2014

Influential critics of Beijing have been paraded on state television. (Image attribution: at the )

China detains man in online 'rumour' crackdown

15 May 2014

Second worst year for journalists in jail: Watchdog

Second worst year for journalists in jail: Watchdog

19 Dec 2013

Search for bravest women journalists

Search for bravest women journalists

22 Feb 2013

China's online censors on the prowl ahead of power handover

6 Nov 2012

China frees Yahoo! dissident after 10 years

China frees Yahoo! dissident after 10 years

3 Sep 2012

How to contribute to Bizcommunity, from op-ed pieces to news

How to contribute to Bizcommunity, from op-ed pieces to news

Bizcommunity.com 3 Oct 2011

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