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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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SA adman feared abducted in Rwanda

SA adman feared abducted in Rwanda

29 Mar 2018

Kenyan journalists assaulted by police at Nairobi airport

Kenyan journalists assaulted by police at Nairobi airport

29 Mar 2018

Columnists quit Kenyan media group over freedom crackdown

Columnists quit Kenyan media group over freedom crackdown

28 Mar 2018

Caroline Kende-Robb is chief advisor to Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown, chair of the UK Education Commission.

These are the eight reasons why 2018 could be Africa's year

Caroline Kende-Robb 27 Mar 2018

Media assert their rights in DRC

Media assert their rights in DRC

26 Mar 2018

Kenyan journalists feel heat of Government pressure

Kenyan journalists feel heat of Government pressure

Sam Otieno 19 Mar 2018

Cameroon: Media defies ban on political debate

Cameroon: Media defies ban on political debate

16 Mar 2018

Do not criminalise media workers - UN

15 Mar 2018

#FreeTonyEzimakor campaign.

Nigerian authorities must release journalist Jones Abiri

7 Mar 2018

Freedom of expression vital for peace in South Sudan

Freedom of expression vital for peace in South Sudan

6 Mar 2018

Freedom of speech under threat in Tanzania

Freedom of speech under threat in Tanzania

2 Mar 2018

Two Nigerian journalists charged with cybercrime

Two Nigerian journalists charged with cybercrime

28 Feb 2018

Moroccan court convicts local publisher of criminal defamation

Moroccan court convicts local publisher of criminal defamation

19 Feb 2018

CPJ calls on Ethiopia to drop case against Zone 9 blogger

CPJ calls on Ethiopia to drop case against Zone 9 blogger

19 Feb 2018

Ethiopian journalists Eskinder Nega and Woubshet Taye released

Ethiopian journalists Eskinder Nega and Woubshet Taye released

15 Feb 2018

ECOWAS court rules Gambia violated rights of journalists

ECOWAS court rules Gambia violated rights of journalists

15 Feb 2018

Niger radio, TV channels in protest over tax audit

Niger radio, TV channels in protest over tax audit

12 Feb 2018

Ethiopian journalist, Eskinder Nega.

Ethiopia's Eskinder Nega refuses to sign false confession in exchange for prison release

12 Feb 2018

Egyptian public must be able to access all news sites

Egyptian public must be able to access all news sites

9 Feb 2018

Sudan detains local journalist, confiscates newspapers following reporting on protests

Sudan detains local journalist, confiscates newspapers following reporting on protests

5 Feb 2018

Kenyan government ignores court order over broadcasting ban

Kenyan government ignores court order over broadcasting ban

2 Feb 2018

Promoting media freedom across the globe

Promoting media freedom across the globe

1 Feb 2018

DRC journalist detained, accused of "compromising" president over bread truck photos

DRC journalist detained, accused of "compromising" president over bread truck photos

1 Feb 2018

Editors condemn Kenyan govt attempts to muzzle media

Editors condemn Kenyan govt attempts to muzzle media

1 Feb 2018

Kenya cuts TV transmissions over live coverage of opposition's Odinga

Kenya cuts TV transmissions over live coverage of opposition's Odinga

31 Jan 2018

Scurrilous Ugandan tabloid returns to news stands

Scurrilous Ugandan tabloid returns to news stands

30 Jan 2018

Hundreds protest Morocco trial of journalists

Hundreds protest Morocco trial of journalists

29 Jan 2018

Why release of two journalists in Ethiopia does not signal end to press crackdown

Why release of two journalists in Ethiopia does not signal end to press crackdown

Muthoki Mumo and Jonathan Rozen 26 Jan 2018

Popular Ugandan tabloid back in print after ban

Popular Ugandan tabloid back in print after ban

25 Jan 2018

Sudan arrests journalists, confiscates papers for reporting on inflation protests

Sudan arrests journalists, confiscates papers for reporting on inflation protests

19 Jan 2018

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Caroline Kende-Robb is chief advisor to Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown, chair of the UK Education Commission.

These are the eight reasons why 2018 could be Africa's year

Caroline Kende-Robb 27 Mar 2018

Media assert their rights in DRC

Media assert their rights in DRC

26 Mar 2018

Kenyan journalists feel heat of Government pressure

Kenyan journalists feel heat of Government pressure

Sam Otieno 19 Mar 2018

Cameroon: Media defies ban on political debate

Cameroon: Media defies ban on political debate

16 Mar 2018

Do not criminalise media workers - UN

15 Mar 2018

#FreeTonyEzimakor campaign.

Nigerian authorities must release journalist Jones Abiri

7 Mar 2018

Freedom of expression vital for peace in South Sudan

Freedom of expression vital for peace in South Sudan

6 Mar 2018

Freedom of speech under threat in Tanzania

Freedom of speech under threat in Tanzania

2 Mar 2018

Two Nigerian journalists charged with cybercrime

Two Nigerian journalists charged with cybercrime

28 Feb 2018

Moroccan court convicts local publisher of criminal defamation

Moroccan court convicts local publisher of criminal defamation

19 Feb 2018

CPJ calls on Ethiopia to drop case against Zone 9 blogger

CPJ calls on Ethiopia to drop case against Zone 9 blogger

19 Feb 2018

Ethiopian journalists Eskinder Nega and Woubshet Taye released

Ethiopian journalists Eskinder Nega and Woubshet Taye released

15 Feb 2018

ECOWAS court rules Gambia violated rights of journalists

ECOWAS court rules Gambia violated rights of journalists

15 Feb 2018

Niger radio, TV channels in protest over tax audit

Niger radio, TV channels in protest over tax audit

12 Feb 2018

Ethiopian journalist, Eskinder Nega.

Ethiopia's Eskinder Nega refuses to sign false confession in exchange for prison release

12 Feb 2018

Egyptian public must be able to access all news sites

Egyptian public must be able to access all news sites

9 Feb 2018

Sudan detains local journalist, confiscates newspapers following reporting on protests

Sudan detains local journalist, confiscates newspapers following reporting on protests

5 Feb 2018

Kenyan government ignores court order over broadcasting ban

Kenyan government ignores court order over broadcasting ban

2 Feb 2018

Promoting media freedom across the globe

Promoting media freedom across the globe

1 Feb 2018

DRC journalist detained, accused of "compromising" president over bread truck photos

DRC journalist detained, accused of "compromising" president over bread truck photos

1 Feb 2018

Editors condemn Kenyan govt attempts to muzzle media

Editors condemn Kenyan govt attempts to muzzle media

1 Feb 2018

Kenya cuts TV transmissions over live coverage of opposition's Odinga

Kenya cuts TV transmissions over live coverage of opposition's Odinga

31 Jan 2018

Scurrilous Ugandan tabloid returns to news stands

Scurrilous Ugandan tabloid returns to news stands

30 Jan 2018

Hundreds protest Morocco trial of journalists

Hundreds protest Morocco trial of journalists

29 Jan 2018

Why release of two journalists in Ethiopia does not signal end to press crackdown

Why release of two journalists in Ethiopia does not signal end to press crackdown

Muthoki Mumo and Jonathan Rozen 26 Jan 2018

Popular Ugandan tabloid back in print after ban

Popular Ugandan tabloid back in print after ban

25 Jan 2018

Sudan arrests journalists, confiscates papers for reporting on inflation protests

Sudan arrests journalists, confiscates papers for reporting on inflation protests

19 Jan 2018

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Egypt extends state of emergency and tightens censorship

Marwa Morgan 18 Jan 2018

Security police prevent publication of Sudan newspapers

Security police prevent publication of Sudan newspapers

10 Jan 2018

CPJ announces press oppressors' awards amid Trump's fake news awards

CPJ announces press oppressors' awards amid Trump's fake news awards

9 Jan 2018

Somali authorities arrest local journalist following critical reporting

Somali authorities arrest local journalist following critical reporting

5 Jan 2018

A December to remember: Africa's dire press freedom record

A December to remember: Africa's dire press freedom record

3 Jan 2018

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Somaliland journalists detained, accused of "false news"

29 Dec 2017

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Rwanda prevents journalist from attending UN event

22 Dec 2017

2017 Daily Maverick South African Persons of the Year: The Whistle-blowers

Jessica Bezuidenhout & Rebecca Davis 22 Dec 2017

Ahmed Abba to be freed

Ahmed Abba to be freed

21 Dec 2017

Eight Uganda tabloid staff freed on bail

Eight Uganda tabloid staff freed on bail

21 Dec 2017

Ethiopian government blocks social media as violence spreads

Ethiopian government blocks social media as violence spreads

19 Dec 2017

Promoting free speech in Lesotho

Promoting free speech in Lesotho

14 Dec 2017

Record number of journalists imprisoned globally

Record number of journalists imprisoned globally

13 Dec 2017

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