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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

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

Biased media coverage costs Africa $4.2bn on debt servicing

Biased media coverage costs Africa $4.2bn on debt servicing

15 Oct 2024

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Uganda must investigate human rights violations

28 Jun 2016

Dr Mostefa Souag. Photo credit: Aljazeera

Al Jazeera condemns death sentence for journalists

21 Jun 2016

Gambia urged to comply with journo ruling

14 Jun 2016

Burundi continues media persecution

10 Jun 2016

EU calls for Egypt to respect press freedom

9 Jun 2016

Uganda petitioned to respect free speech

Uganda petitioned to respect free speech

7 Jun 2016

Africa Day: Call for AU to protect journalists

25 May 2016

Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza

Global #PressFreedom campaign targets African leaders

6 May 2016

Community radio - game-changers

Community radio - game-changers

Dumisani Moyo 3 May 2016

National broadcasters in Africa: The politics of non-reform

National broadcasters in Africa: The politics of non-reform

Hendrik Bussiek 3 May 2016

Private media struggle against Africa's state-owned Goliaths

Private media struggle against Africa's state-owned Goliaths

Sulemana Braimah 3 May 2016

A Declaration that still packs a punch for a free press

A Declaration that still packs a punch for a free press

Henry Maina 3 May 2016

The birth of the Windhoek Declaration

The birth of the Windhoek Declaration

Gwen Lister 3 May 2016

Open data and new technologies: keys to the media's future

Open data and new technologies: keys to the media's future

Stephen Abbott Pugh 3 May 2016

Turning freedom of expression resolutions into reality

Turning freedom of expression resolutions into reality

Pansy Tlakula 3 May 2016

The state of media freedom in Africa

The state of media freedom in Africa

26 Apr 2016

'Anonymous' cyber-attack hits Angola govt after activists jailed

'Anonymous' cyber-attack hits Angola govt after activists jailed

1 Apr 2016

Two TV stations ordered off the air in DRC

Two TV stations ordered off the air in DRC

8 Feb 2016

Entries open for 'The Bobs - Best of Online Activism'

Entries open for 'The Bobs - Best of Online Activism'

8 Feb 2016

Burundi arrests two foreign journalists

Burundi arrests two foreign journalists

1 Feb 2016

Freedom of information making global headlines

Freedom of information making global headlines

31 Dec 2015

Russian blogger jailed for five years for pro-Ukraine posts

Russian blogger jailed for five years for pro-Ukraine posts

31 Dec 2015

South Sudan in top five 'most deadliest places for journalists'

South Sudan in top five 'most deadliest places for journalists'

30 Dec 2015

Somali journalist wounded in car bombing: police

4 Dec 2015

In Ethiopia, Zone 9 bloggers acquitted of terrorism charges

20 Oct 2015

Kenya media condemn 'draconian' parliamentary press law

16 Oct 2015

Somali journalist arrests condemned: rights group

6 Oct 2015

Freedom! Al-Jazeera TV journos pardoned

Freedom! Al-Jazeera TV journos pardoned

23 Sep 2015

Tanzania newspaper returns after three-year ban

Tanzania newspaper returns after three-year ban

23 Sep 2015

Egyptian court sentences Al Jazeera journalists

Egyptian court sentences Al Jazeera journalists

31 Aug 2015

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Dr Mostefa Souag. Photo credit: Aljazeera

Al Jazeera condemns death sentence for journalists

21 Jun 2016

Gambia urged to comply with journo ruling

14 Jun 2016

Burundi continues media persecution

10 Jun 2016

EU calls for Egypt to respect press freedom

9 Jun 2016

Uganda petitioned to respect free speech

Uganda petitioned to respect free speech

7 Jun 2016

Africa Day: Call for AU to protect journalists

25 May 2016

Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza

Global #PressFreedom campaign targets African leaders

6 May 2016

Community radio - game-changers

Community radio - game-changers

Dumisani Moyo 3 May 2016

National broadcasters in Africa: The politics of non-reform

National broadcasters in Africa: The politics of non-reform

Hendrik Bussiek 3 May 2016

Private media struggle against Africa's state-owned Goliaths

Private media struggle against Africa's state-owned Goliaths

Sulemana Braimah 3 May 2016

A Declaration that still packs a punch for a free press

A Declaration that still packs a punch for a free press

Henry Maina 3 May 2016

The birth of the Windhoek Declaration

The birth of the Windhoek Declaration

Gwen Lister 3 May 2016

Open data and new technologies: keys to the media's future

Open data and new technologies: keys to the media's future

Stephen Abbott Pugh 3 May 2016

Turning freedom of expression resolutions into reality

Turning freedom of expression resolutions into reality

Pansy Tlakula 3 May 2016

The state of media freedom in Africa

The state of media freedom in Africa

26 Apr 2016

'Anonymous' cyber-attack hits Angola govt after activists jailed

'Anonymous' cyber-attack hits Angola govt after activists jailed

1 Apr 2016

Two TV stations ordered off the air in DRC

Two TV stations ordered off the air in DRC

8 Feb 2016

Entries open for 'The Bobs - Best of Online Activism'

Entries open for 'The Bobs - Best of Online Activism'

8 Feb 2016

Burundi arrests two foreign journalists

Burundi arrests two foreign journalists

1 Feb 2016

Freedom of information making global headlines

Freedom of information making global headlines

31 Dec 2015

Russian blogger jailed for five years for pro-Ukraine posts

Russian blogger jailed for five years for pro-Ukraine posts

31 Dec 2015

South Sudan in top five 'most deadliest places for journalists'

South Sudan in top five 'most deadliest places for journalists'

30 Dec 2015

Somali journalist wounded in car bombing: police

4 Dec 2015

In Ethiopia, Zone 9 bloggers acquitted of terrorism charges

20 Oct 2015

Kenya media condemn 'draconian' parliamentary press law

16 Oct 2015

Somali journalist arrests condemned: rights group

6 Oct 2015

Freedom! Al-Jazeera TV journos pardoned

Freedom! Al-Jazeera TV journos pardoned

23 Sep 2015

Tanzania newspaper returns after three-year ban

Tanzania newspaper returns after three-year ban

23 Sep 2015

Egyptian court sentences Al Jazeera journalists

Egyptian court sentences Al Jazeera journalists

31 Aug 2015

No verdict on Al Jazeera trial

No verdict on Al Jazeera trial

31 Jul 2015

Zambian editor, journalist released on bail

Zambian editor, journalist released on bail

17 Jul 2015

Kenya hostile to journalists - CPJ

Kenya hostile to journalists - CPJ

16 Jul 2015

Zambia arrests editor, journalist over anti-corruption letter

Zambia arrests editor, journalist over anti-corruption letter

16 Jul 2015

Let all the jailed Ethiopian journalists go free

Let all the jailed Ethiopian journalists go free

13 Jul 2015

Ethiopian bloggers released ahead of Obama visit

Ethiopian bloggers released ahead of Obama visit

10 Jul 2015

Egypt court sets trial date for Al Jazeera journalists

Egypt court sets trial date for Al Jazeera journalists

30 Jun 2015

Sudanese newspaper El Akhbar ceases publication

24 Jun 2015

Two newspaper print-runs seized in Sudan's capital

Two newspaper print-runs seized in Sudan's capital

15 Jun 2015

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Tunisia: PM committed to free, independent media, says SNJT's B'ghouri

15 Jun 2015

Malawi: Govt revives media gagging law! Bill to regulate Facebook, Twitter and online media

Malawi: Govt revives media gagging law! Bill to regulate Facebook, Twitter and online media

Nyasa Times 12 Jun 2015

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