UNESCO photo exhibition, Paris 2023

The voice you hear was recorded by the journalist herself.

María Luz Nóchez, journalist, El Salvador

Nicole Maduro, journalist, Curacao

Samira Sabou, journalist, Niger

UNESCO photo exhibition, Paris 2023

A short quote recorded by the journalist* herself.

Sheyla Urdaneta*, journalist, Venezuela

Hassnae Bouazza, journalist, Morocco/The Netherlands

Hsu Mon Pyo, journalist, Myanmar

Rana Ayyub, journalist, India

UNESCO photo exhibition, Paris 2023

The voice you hear was recorded by someone other than the journalist.

Sheyla Urdaneta, journalist, Venezuela

Naw Betty Han, journalist, Myanmar

Annie Zaman, journalist, Pakistan

Ruth Kronenburg over de Internationale Persvrijheids Index 2023 waarin Nederland steeg van de 28e naar de 6e plaats. Geeft dat werkelijke stand van persvrijheid in Nederland weer?

Ruth Kronenburg is Executive director van Free Press Unlimited in Amsterdam, Nederland.

FPU's Ruth Kronenburg in NOS Radio 1 Journaal 03-05-2023

Social media has long been a boon to press freedom, allowing journalists from all over the world to make their voices heard, grow an audience, and build trust.

But rampant disinformation has increasingly eroded the space for trustworthy information online, multiplying risks for the journalists who help separate fact from fiction.

Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, on 3 May, I spoke to UN News’s Dominika Tomaszewska-Mortimer about the complicated relationship between social media and free speech.

Social media and AI: Friends or foes of press freedom?

Lailuma Sadid, journalist, Afghanistan

Zimbabwe is scheduled to hold elections on August 23, 2023, against a backdrop of egregious and restrictive legislation, which analysts predict will in part contribute to the potentially volatile and conflict-ridden (pre)election period that will unfold across both online and offline platforms. In our latest iSPEAK podcast episode, host Gwen Lister engages in a conversation with Hopewell Chin'ono (Daddy Hope), an acclaimed Zimbabwean journalist, to delve into the present state of affairs in his country. The discussion focuses on democracy, media and human rights, shedding light - among others - on the anticipated challenges arising from the recent passage of the Patriot Bill by the Zimbabwean parliament.

#13: Legends in African Journalism (episode 5)- Hopewell Chin’ono

A soft tyranny is a state that maintains the façade of constitutional processes, retaining their structure while foregoing their spirit. For those looking at India from the outside, it appears elections are held regularly, judicial processes are in place, and a large and diverse private media continues to thrive. The reality, however, is that in India today, the Constitution is subservient to a ruling ideology that is majoritarian and violative of its spirit. The government acts according to this new set of values, while institutions meant to check its overreach have largely been rendered powerless.

Hear from Hartosh Singh Bal, executive editor of The Caravan, India’s reputed long-form narrative journalism magazine of politics and culture and the winner of the 2023 Shorenstein Journalism Award. The 2023 award honors The Caravan for its steadfast coverage that champions accountability and media independence in the face of India's democratic backsliding. Hartosh Singh Bal's keynote explores the historical background that has resulted in this democratic erosion.

Mr. Bal's keynote is followed by a conversation with two experts: Kalyani Chadha, an associate professor of journalism at Northwestern University's Medill School for Journalism, Media, and Integrated Marketing Communications, and Larry Diamond, Mosbacher Senior Fellow in Global Democracy at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and William L. Clayton Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. 

The event concludes with an audience Q&A session moderated by Raju Narisetti, publisher at McKinsey Global Publishing, McKinsey and Company, who is also a member of the selection committee for the Shorenstein Journalism Award.

For the complete video, event recap, and keynote transcript, visit https://stanford.io/3QoXLqo.

Hartosh Singh Bal | Easily Overlooked Dangers of a Soft Tyranny | 2023 Shorenstein Journalism Award

Joe Selvaggi talks with investigative reporter Chris Brunet about his role investigating and exposing former Harvard President Claudine Gay’s academic plagiarism, a story that lead to her eventual resignation.

Episode 184: Harvard’s Sullied Halo: Journalists Teach Lesson on Plagiarism

Despite much change in the past decades, society often looks to the media for information and education. Meanwhile, the 2023 index published by Reporters without Borders reports that responders reported that political actors in their countries were often or systematically involved in massive disinformation or propaganda campaigns. The difference between true and false, real and artificial, facts and gimmicks are blurred, jeopardising the right to information.

The index also reports that the environment for journalism is “bad” in seven out of 10 countries. Journalists across the world are met with animosity both in the virtual and physical world, sometimes resulting in their death. With this as a backdrop, we invite you to a panel discussion about the freedom of the press, information and expression trends on the African continent. We will, among other things, discuss journalism, advocacy and politics, as well as gender, representation and the challenges that accompany it.

Afrika Nå - Journalism, advocacy and freedom of information

We hear first from housing activists who are lambasting the pro-landlord/anti-tenant provisions in the state budget deal that New York Gov, Kathy Hochul announced on Friday following weeks of closed-door negotiations with State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie. 

Then, we speak with Indypendent photographer Neil Constantine. Constantine was arrested yesterday while covering a massive pro-Palestine Tax Day protest as it crossed the Brooklyn Bridge. 

We also get updates on the growing worldwide movement to end the genocide in Gaza and the occupation in Palestine.

In our final segment, we speak to Cynthia Carter, President of UAW Local 2330 here in New York which represents legal aid workers who have been on strike for the past 8 weeks.

The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI-99.5 FM // 16 April '24

Dear press Men and Women 
A trowey salute for all wuna  
Abakwa no fit die  
While you are able to breathe 
Because you baba Abakwa  

for ya back  like ya own fine pikin  

You go continue for di shine  

Your Energy no fit ever short 

God bless you  

God bless Abakwa  

 

Choves Loh,  

Ngobesing Suh Romanus, Chris Mbunwe,  

Nfor Francis 

Today I celebrate you 

You who have taken upon the fate to uplift my state 

get me abreast of the daily happenings  

Of our beloved city, the  planet to help me understand whats astake 

 

Grace Ngwafor,  

Jeff Ngawe,  

Emmanuel Woloko, Clementine Njang Yong 

Today I celebrate your words 

For they have been a beacon of light  

in my darkest night 

Shining bright, unveiling the hidden from sight 

Exposing wrongs and shedding light on what is right 

 

Nothing can resist your will 

For you stake even your existence  

on you stated purpose for good 

 

Kebua Charles, 

Ngongsong Jean Marie,  

Juliette Afunui 

Today I celebrate you  

Your passion, that fire than burns deep within 

The flame that guides you as you seek to win 

our hearts and minds with each line 

Your dedication , a testament of your craft 

Your commitment to truth and you love for facts 

 

Nji Ignatius,  

Bih Sylvia,  

Anyi Collins Anyi,  

I celebrate you 

With each report, you weave a tapestry so fine,  

A master piece of words, a work of art so fine  

Your pen, the sword that cuts the noise and grime  

 

With little or no pay, no social insurance 

Lack of information act, Insecurity on all sides 

Disrespect, In the face of oppression/danger  

You still risk your life to run towards ,  

standing tall, so you could relate every scenario to me, 

so I can avoid the fall, 

Your voice raised, your pens never still 

Making me conscious of my environment  

and its challenges, my mind, for you believe  

freedom of the press is freedom for all 

 

If a person has not found what they are willing to die for 

then they are not worth living is your mantra 

as right information dessimination is your passion. 

 

So today I celebrate  

Samuel Wazizi and Anye Nde Nsoh, Pa Gideon Takarh, Mac Chi, for their spirit lives on in you and me 

I celebrate Sah Terence Animbom, Waiva Jackson Nfor, Akumbom Elvis Mccarthy, Tim Finnian, Kingsley Fomunyuy Njoka, Nimpa Francis, Ambe Macmillan, your resilience we hail 

Fung John, Etoh George, Pikin for Muma Mary my brother in law Muma Jude, Dingana Raymond, Big brother Jato Richard Tonga, Pikin For Mac Chi, Bob wey e don blow, Kebila Junior, Barkah Derrick, Fame Bunui, Mercy Kusi, voice of the voiceless 

 

Dear press Men and Women 

A trowey salute for all wuna  

Abakwa no fit die  

While you are able to breathe 

Because you baba Abakwa for ya back  like pikin  

You go continue for di shine  

Your Energy no fit ever short 

God bless you  

God bless Abakwa  

 

Abakwa no fit die  
While you are able to breathe  
 Happy World Press Freedom Day

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Abakwa Press Men and Women

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