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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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Tanzania. Credit: CPJ.

Freedom of expression 'deteriorating' under Magufuli

23 Apr 2018

Journalist found stabbed and killed in Liberia

Journalist found stabbed and killed in Liberia

20 Apr 2018

Trial against Angolan journalists held behind closed doors

Trial against Angolan journalists held behind closed doors

18 Apr 2018

NMT condemns spy agency for gagging Patriot

NMT condemns spy agency for gagging Patriot

17 Apr 2018

Congolese journalists stand in solidarity with imprisoned journalist Eliezer Ntambwe in front of the DRC's Prosecutor General's Office in Kinshasa on April 3, 2018.

DRC journalist Eliezer Ntambwe detained without charge

12 Apr 2018

Baba Alpha. Source: Mohamed Alpha.

CPJ calls on Niger to stop persecuting journalist Baba Alpha

10 Apr 2018

The World Press Freedom Index 2017 by .

#FairnessFirst: Grave press freedom violations in Africa

Leigh Andrews 9 Apr 2018

Are you serious? Fooling around on April Fool's Day 2018

Are you serious? Fooling around on April Fool's Day 2018

Leigh Andrews 3 Apr 2018

SA adman feared abducted in Rwanda

SA adman feared abducted in Rwanda

29 Mar 2018

Ericino de Salema, a prominent journalist and human rights lawyer, was abducted and assaulted on March 27, according to reports. Credit: Neusa Ribeiro.

Mozambique journalist abducted, assaulted

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

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Tanzania. Credit: CPJ.

Freedom of expression 'deteriorating' under Magufuli

23 Apr 2018

Journalist found stabbed and killed in Liberia

Journalist found stabbed and killed in Liberia

20 Apr 2018

Trial against Angolan journalists held behind closed doors

Trial against Angolan journalists held behind closed doors

18 Apr 2018

NMT condemns spy agency for gagging Patriot

NMT condemns spy agency for gagging Patriot

17 Apr 2018

Congolese journalists stand in solidarity with imprisoned journalist Eliezer Ntambwe in front of the DRC's Prosecutor General's Office in Kinshasa on April 3, 2018.

DRC journalist Eliezer Ntambwe detained without charge

12 Apr 2018

Baba Alpha. Source: Mohamed Alpha.

CPJ calls on Niger to stop persecuting journalist Baba Alpha

10 Apr 2018

The World Press Freedom Index 2017 by .

#FairnessFirst: Grave press freedom violations in Africa

Leigh Andrews 9 Apr 2018

Are you serious? Fooling around on April Fool's Day 2018

Are you serious? Fooling around on April Fool's Day 2018

Leigh Andrews 3 Apr 2018

SA adman feared abducted in Rwanda

SA adman feared abducted in Rwanda

29 Mar 2018

Ericino de Salema, a prominent journalist and human rights lawyer, was abducted and assaulted on March 27, according to reports. Credit: Neusa Ribeiro.

Mozambique journalist abducted, assaulted

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

Cairo, Egypt/ © Leonid Andronov via

Egypt extends state of emergency and tightens censorship

Marwa Morgan 18 Jan 2018

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