Today marks 30 years since the signing of the landmark Declaration of Windhoek on Promoting an Independent and Pluralistic African Press in Namibia. The theme for 2021 is ‘Information as a P... Read more
Media freedom in Sub-Saharan Africa is about to get a major boost after WAN-IFRA announced a new $1-million partnership with the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Read more
The insidious problem of online violence against women journalists is increasingly spilling offline with potentially deadly consequences, a new global survey suggests. Read more
Media Freedom Day in South Africa marks the anniversary of a brutal crackdown by the apartheid state on the media and the Black Consciousness Movement. Read more
Populism is gaining traction around the world due to the large-scale manipulation of information and a growing disregard for verifiable fact. Read more
News media sector representatives, journalists and editors often respond to criticism of the press with assertions that the freedom and independence of the news media must be protected at al... Read more
