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Hyprop appoints Primedia Malls and The Media Factory as digital media co-sales partners

Primedia Out-of-Home Hyprop appoints Primedia Malls and The Media Factory as digital media co-sales partners

5 Nov 2026

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

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

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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

This year's SA Cannes Lions' judges...

#CannesLions2019: Accuracy of SA judges' predictions, revealed!

Leigh Andrews 27 Jun 2019

#CannesLions2019: All the SA winners!

#CannesLions2019: All the SA winners!

21 Jun 2019

Cannes Lions Grands Prix awards.

#CannesLions2019: All the Grand Prix winners!

21 Jun 2019

#CannesLions2019 Print & Publishing Lions' Grand Prix winner: An-Nar's 'The Blank Edition' by Impact Porter Novelli Dubai.

#CannesLions2019: Print & Publishing Lions winners!

17 Jun 2019

Jamal Khashoggi awarded Golden Pen of Freedom

Jamal Khashoggi awarded Golden Pen of Freedom

3 Jun 2019

Charlie Hebdo coverage wins World Young Reader Prize

Charlie Hebdo coverage wins World Young Reader Prize

21 Jul 2015

World's Press calls on China to release journalist Gao Yu

World's Press calls on China to release journalist Gao Yu

22 Apr 2015

Europe's rights body raps France for blocking jihad sites

Europe's rights body raps France for blocking jihad sites

20 Mar 2015

Egyptian billionaire Sawiris promises to keep Euronews neutral

Egyptian billionaire Sawiris promises to keep Euronews neutral

2 Mar 2015

Charlie Hebdo team struggles to heal after massacre

Charlie Hebdo team struggles to heal after massacre

24 Feb 2015

'Drastic decline' in media freedom worldwide

'Drastic decline' in media freedom worldwide

13 Feb 2015

Have we left the media freedom debate too late?

Have we left the media freedom debate too late?

Leigh Andrews 22 Jan 2015

Charlie Hebdo sells 1.9 million copies

Charlie Hebdo sells 1.9 million copies

19 Jan 2015

First Charlie Hebdo since attacks sold out in many parts of France

First Charlie Hebdo since attacks sold out in many parts of France

15 Jan 2015

World's press condemns attack against Charlie Hebdo

World's press condemns attack against Charlie Hebdo

8 Jan 2015

Will satire lose its religious punch following Charlie Hebdo attack?

Will satire lose its religious punch following Charlie Hebdo attack?

7 Jan 2015

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