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Please find below additional links to general media freedom news items organised by publication date.

2023

DateTitle
11.02.23Reuters Institute predicts “important layoffs in the TV and broadcast news as audiences are hit by news fatigue”, IFG
29.01.23Tears, blunders and chaos: inside Elon Musk’s Twitter, Guardian
09.01.23UN Cybercrime Convention must be revised to include human rights safeguards, IFEX
09.01.23Climate journalists in Europe face harassment and threats
01.01.23World Report 2023, HRW

2022

DateTitlePublication
31.12.2268 Journalists killed in 2022: An enduring safety crisis in the media sectorIFJ
31.12.22Asia Pacific: Region second deadliest globally on IFJ Killed ListIFJ
29.12.2266 journalists killed worldwide in 2022 amid decline in press safetyIFEX
17.11.22Five big tech companies that have embarked on massive layoffs in 2022Africa News
12.12.22Balancing Africa’s digital economic boom with digital rightsIFXD
12.12.22CPJ deeply concerned by dissolution of Twitter Trust and Safety CouncilCPJ
09.12.22China: Respect freedoms of expression, press and assemblyIFEX
09.12.22South Asia: IPI launches ad campaign calling for action to protect press freedom and the safety of journalistsIFEX
09.12.2267 journalists killed so far in 2022: IFJ demands immediate actionIFJ
05.12.22Journalists in Somalia, Zimbabwe, and Nigeria faced increasing attacks in OctoberIFEX
02.12.22Protests in China: The blank sheets tell a tale 
Dec-22Election Watch for the Digital AgeFreedom House
Dec-22Taming Big Tech: Protecting expression for allArticle 19
22.11.22Ten recommendations for Elon Musk for combatting the “digital nightmare” and for reinforcing journalism and information.RSF
10.11.22
More African governments using technology to advance political interests
IFEX
02.11.22South Asia: SAMSN members urge South Asian governments to support UN Convention on the safety of journalistsIFJ
Nov-22Protests in China: The blank sheets tell a taleAl Jazeera
Nov-22Move fast and break things: Musk shakes up TwitterAl Jazeera
Nov-22
Beijing's Global Media Influence 2022
Freedom House
Nov-22Explore the map for 2022Freedom House
Nov-22Number of journalists in arbitrary detention surges 20% to 488, including 60 womenRSF
28.10.22Decisions by Twitter’s new boss must not endanger journalismRSF
26.10.22YouTube’s battle with TikTok takes its toll as revenues dipThe Guardian
26.10.22Hong Kong: Media tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted of fraudIFJ
25.10.22CPJ condemns guilty verdict in Jimmy Lai’s fraud case in Hong KongCPJ
18.10.22Where Are the Techno-Democracies?HRW
15.10.22The Age of Xi: China’s leader looks to a third termAl Jazeera
12.10.22Commonwealth Games makes mystery esports U-turnBBC
01.10.22Tesla CEO Elon Musk showcases humanoid robot – videoThe Guardian
Oct-22As free expression slides and authoritarianism grows, how do we reclaim democracy?Article 19
19.09.22Repeated harassment of online journalists worryingIFEX
17.09.22European Media Freedom Act welcome, but improvements neededIFEX
01.09.22
A giant leap for womankind, but widespread radio silence as broadcast sector comes under attack
IFEX
Sep-22As free expression slides and authoritarianism grows, how do we reclaim democracy?Article 19
31.08.22Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Hitting the High Seas With Royal CaribbeanGozmodo
25.08.22Google to run ads educating users about fake newsBBC
23.08.22Twitter whistleblower raises security concernsBBC
22.08.22
Elon Musk subpoenas Twitter founder Jack Dorsey ahead of court battle
BBC
16.08.22Chinese internet giants hand algorithm data to governmentBBC
13.08.22
International: Attack on Rushdie is an assault on freedom of expression 
Article 19
11.08.22Commonwealth Games takes big step towards esportsBBC
Aug-22As free expression slides and authoritarianism grows, how do we reclaim democracy? Article 19
30.07.22China: five years after Liu Xiaobo’s death, at least 15 press freedom defenders at risk of dying in prisonRSF
25.07.22Climate Reporting Africa website showcases local journalism tackling the world’s biggest issuesWAN IFRA
18.07.22RSF launches Digital Security LabRSF
06.07.22IPI joins Africa media stakeholders in strengthening the Digital Platform for the Safety of JournalistsIPI Media
01.07.22Joint statement on the European Media Freedom ActIPI Media
01.07.22Meta wants to mimic TikTok: towards AI-driven disinformationRSF
June/JulyOverview and key findings of the 2022 Digital News ReportReuters Institute
28.06.22EU: Ensure effective enforcement of Digital Markets ActArticle 19
24.06.22UN: States must protect media freedom in the digital ageArticle 19
17.06.22TikTok’s rise as a news platform: Time to refocus your social media strategy?WAN-IFRA
09.06.22Hybrid newsrooms – challenges, opportunities going forwardWAN-IFRA
08.06.22Speech-related offences should be excluded from the proposed UN Cybercrime TreatyIFEX
07.06.22Elon Musk and Twitter: a timeline of the $44bn deal that threatens to crumbleThe Guardian
24.05.22Platform liability trends around the world: From safe harbours to increased responsibilityIFEX
17.05.22Messaging services : Proposed EU regulation would open way to mass surveillanceRSF
16.05.22ACHPR Special Rapporteur says digital surveillance of journalists on the riseIFEX
08.05.22How China is stepping up harassment of foreign correspondentsIFEX
03.05.22South Asia: IFJ launches 20th South Asia Press Freedom ReportIFJ
03.05.22WPFD 2022 Nepal | The culture of silence among journalists on the risePIP
02.05.22Strengthening press freedom at home and abroad: 10 recommendations for the world’s democraciesIFEX
02.05.22World Press Freedom Day: IFJ calls for global solutions to combat journalists surveillanceIFJ
30.03.22Testimony on Freedom of Expression in AsiaFreedom House
08.03.22The Safety of Women Journalists: A new advocacy tool from ARTICLE 19 and IFEXIFEX

 

2021

DateTitlePublication
14/10/21China to ban private investment in the nation’s news industryCPJ
16/09/21Safety of journalists: IFJ and EFJ welcome European Commission’s Recommendation and calls for monitoring of Member StatesIFJ
01/09/21As staff flee, TOLO News vows to keep broadcasting from Afghanistan – for nowCPJ
25/08/21‘Action should follow words’: Daphne Caruana Galizia’s family wants Maltese journalists to work without fearCPJ
24/08/21Afghanistan's media enters the unknown under Taliban ruleFrance 24
23/08/21Afghanistan: Media groups call on governments to take immediate actionIFJ
05/08/21NSO/Pegasus: 17 journalists from 7 countries join RSF’s complaint in Paris and before the UNRSF
23/07/21RSF’s recommendations for those who could be spied on by PegasusRSF
24/02/21Unions unite in condemning Facebook bullying and call for bolder steps to tackle news desertsIFJ
27/1/21FAJ mourns the death of its Steering Committee Member and Congolese Journalists’ LeaderIFJ
27/1/21Africa: IFJ and FAJ join African leaders to launch new journalists' safety initiative IFJ
25/1/21"It is a very defining moment for those of us who are closely following the vaccines and the pandemic"IFJ
08/01/21CPJ calls for accountability for attacks on media during US Capitol assaultCPJ
09/01/21Twitter 'permanently suspends' Trump's accountBBC
25/1/21Emotion Recognition Technology: A Threat to Free Speech, Equality and PrivacyArticle 19
04/01/21IFJ welcomes decision not to extradite Julian AssangeIFJ

 

 

2020

30/12/20 - 60 journalists were killed in 2020 - IFJ

23/12/20 - Fighting back the pandemic and saving journalism. The moment is now. - IFJ

Around the world freedom of expression has declined - Article19

26/11/20 - Why don't Facebook and Apple like each other? - BBC

13/11/20 - For Facebook, South and Southeast Asia is only a market - Al Jazeera

12/11/20 - How social media regulations are silencing dissent in Africa - AlJazeera

11/12/20 - Facebook, QAnon and the world's slackening grip on reality  - The Guardian

2/11/20 - South Asia: Fourteen murders in 2020, impunity rife - IFJ

27/10/20 - Social media: Is it really biased against US Republicans? - BBC 

29//9/20 - US 2020 election: Social media's nightmare scenario - BBC

28/9/20 - TikTok: US judge halts app store ban - BBC

28/9/20 - West Africa: more transparency, accountability and access to information needed amidst the coronavirus pandemic - Article 19

28/9/20 - Tackling gender inequality through access to information - Article 19

 23/9/20 - Advertisers strike social media deal over hate speech - BBC

23/9/20 - 10 Most Censored Countries - CPJ

2/9/20 - Facebook and Twitter 'dismantle Russian network' - BBC

19/8/20 Inside Expression: August 2020 – How do you protest against injustice during a pandemic? Article 19

15.8.20 - CPJ calls on SADC heads of state to prioritize press freedom and the safety of journalists - CPJ

4/8/20 - Surveillance a growing problem for journalists worldwide say panellists - Indexoncensorship.org

29/7/20 - 'Too much power': Congress grills top tech CEOs in combative antitrust hearing - The Guardian

13/7/20 - Stop Hate for Profit and making Facebook accountable for its impacts on human rights - Article 19

3/7/20 - Hong Kong: Spike in media arrests an ominous red flag - IFJ

2/7/20 -AT LEAST 186 JOURNALISTS HAVE DIED FROM COVID-19 IN 35 COUNTRIES - Press Emblem

29/6/20 - The Commonwealth’s twin problems with media freedom and a blueprint for action - CFOM

11/6/20 - Companies touting Black Lives Matter face workforce scrutiny - CTV News

1/6/20 - At least 125 press freedom violations reported over 3 days of U.S. protests - CPJ News

1/6/20 - Coral mapping technology to accelerate reef restoration and protection in the Commonwealth - Thecommonwealth.org

26/5/2020 - Arrests, Beatings and Dismissals of Journalists Underline Official and Corporate Arbitrariness: SAMDEN -Comonwealth Human Rights Initiative

19/5/20 - LOCAL RADIO STATIONS IN AFRICA PROVE RESILIENT AMID COVID-19 - CIMA

28/4/2020 - Authoritarian governments crack down on press freedoms amid COVID-19 pandemic: Report - ABC News

23/4/2020 - The Global Task Force exists to defend the values and the interests of Public Media - Public Media Alliance

15/4/2020 - Joint statement on safety of journalists and access to information during the COVID-19 crisis - Gov.uk

2020 World Press Freedom Index: “Entering a decisive decade for journalism, exacerbated by coronavirus” - Reporters Without Borders

1/4/2020 - #DontGoViral: UNESCO and i4Policy launch a campaign to crowdsource local content to combat the Infodemic in Africa- UNESCO

24/3/2020 - Coronavirus and surveillance tech: how far will gov’ts go and will they stay when they get there?  - Hong Kong FP

18/3/2020 - How journalists can work from home securely - Freedom of the press FOUNDATION

- 13/3/20 - Internet shutdowns ‘not justified’ in Covid-19 outbreak  - The Star

5/3/20 - Our top 10 tips for media in the COVID-19 ‘info-demic - BBC

16/02/2020- Radio Gains in Diversity in Most of Africa - New Zimbabwe

13/02/2020- Use threat of sanctions to protect journalists, Clooney report urges - The Guardian

31/01/2020- Updates on the changing global media landscape - Nordicom

20/01/2020 - LSE100 AI: Truth, Trust and AI - Professor Charlie Beckett - LSE Youtube Channel

2019

16/12/2019 - Insight | Facebook “state controlled” labels could ensnare public broadcasters - Public Media Alliance 

01/12/2019 - Mediawatch for 1 December 2019 - RNZ

29/10/2019 - Getting Away with Murder - CPJ

21/10/2019 - Insight | The struggle for media pluralism - public media alliance 

14/10/2019 - Free speech and the news media - ABC

01/10/2019 - Amal Clooney: give UN power to investigate journalist deaths - The Guardian 

26/09/2019 - ‘Reform and uphold media freedom by law’ officials tell leaders - The Commonwealth 

13/09/2019 - Podcast – The war online: Abuse and harassment, and what journalists are doing about it - WAN IFRA 

12/08/2019 - Why Public Media Matters: Report from the Global Conference for Media Freedom - public media alliance 

24/07/2019 - Facebook algorithm changes suppressed journalism and meddled with democracy - The Conversation

23/07/2019 - Joint UK-Canada Statement on the Global Conference for Media Freedom - Gov.uk

22/07/2019 - Tool for journalists: Digital Help Desk, for training reporters in digital security - Journalism.co.uk

10/07/2019 - UK, Canada launch push to protect media freedom - Federal News Network

03/05/2019 - Five steps to fight fake news and false information on WhatsApp - Africa Check 

03/05/2019 - World Press Freedom Day: How many journalists died last year? - BBC News  

27/04/2019 - Is social media killing elections? - BBC

24/04/2019 - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to lead global attempt to shutdown social media terrorism - NZ Herald 

March 2019 - Commonwealth Digital Challenge 2019: Media Tech Accelerator - Thompson Foundation

21/02/2019 - The European Media Literacy Tookkit for Newsrooms - EFJ 

14/02/2019 - Acing the algorithmic beat, journalism's next frontier - Nieman Lab 

13/02/2019 - The Guardian view on media freedom: it must be defended - The Guardian 

12/02/2019 - Report: Urgent action needed to protect press freedom in Europe - EFJ 

01/02/2019 - 4 tips for journalists covering the 2019 Nigerian elections - International Journalists' Network

2018

November 2018 - Press Freedom Index for the Commonwealth 2013-2018

04/11/2018 - China gave foreign countries and journalists seminars on how to restrict online speech and unflattering news reports - Business Insider

31/10/2018 - How the BBC built one of the world’s largest collaborative journalism efforts focused entirely on local news - NiemanLab

04/10/2018 - Chinese Leaders Leverage Media To Shape How The World Perceives China - NPR

August 2018 - Fellowship Paper -  The Dangerous Game:  Relations Between Zimbabwe’s Independent Media And Zanu PF - Reuters Institute/University of Oxford