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Religion reporting can be risky: Resources for staying safe
by Sherry Ricchiardi Attacks on journalists covering religion come from many directions. Extremist groups, state security forces and militant factions are among chief tormentors. “What we publish can get us killed,” said one journalist from Pakistan during a workshop I led in Nepal for South Asian journalists reporting…
Read More »Fighting disinformation can be simple
By Elizabeth Lepro This article is produced in collaboration with PEN America’s Journalism & Disinformation program. PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide. Disinformation poses a fundamental threat to free expression and democracy.…
Read More »Building new Abia: One year after
Being the text of state broadcasting by Gov. Alex Otti, on May 29th, 2024 to mark his one year anniversary in office 1. Umunne m Ndi Abia, I address you today with a deep sense of gratitude, first to Almighty God for preserving our lives and for His divine…
Read More »Journalists speak challenges of covering Israel-Hamas war
by Muskan Bansal It has been over seven months since the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas, and no resolution appears in sight. As cease-fire negotiations have been unsuccessful, Israel’s military offensive in Gaza, which has killed more than 35,000 Palestinians, continues, intensifying an already dire…
Read More »In South Africa, women journalists are targeted online routinely, with impunity, new research finds
by David Maas This report includes graphic content that illustrates the severity of online violence against women, including references to sexual violence and gendered profanities. This content is not included gratuitously. It is essential to enable the analysis of the types, methods and patterns of attacks against the…
Read More »State of AI-generated news on search engines, how journalists can respond
by Barbara Basbanes Richter In January, 404 Media ran a story alleging that Google News boosts AI-generated, repurposed news articles over original human-reported ones. In the piece, reporter Joseph Cox reviewed multiple examples of AI “rip-offs.” He alleged that Google News’ rankings are “an opaque, but apparently…
Read More »A “coffee shop” approach to creating an independent news outlet
by Muskan Bansal Journalism has been navigating an existential crisis for two decades. Newsrooms have shuttered, layoffs have become commonplace, and consumption of traditional news sources, including print, broadcast and digital, has declined. At the same time, audiences on video-led social media platforms such as TikTok, YouTube and…
Read More »Understanding operations of Houses of Assembly in Nigeria
By Douglas Ogbankwa House of Assembly of a State or the National Assembly in Nigeria is a creation of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (As Amended). We shall be however be using the House of Assembly as a case study. Section 90 of the Constitution…
Read More »Guidelines for transforming crime coverage
By Sherry Ricchiardi Crime reporting is getting a makeover in many newsrooms. The axiom, “If it bleeds, it leads,” is being reshaped into public safety journalism. The Minneapolis Star Tribune is a prime example. “Context and history must go along with reporting about what’s happening with crime in our…
Read More »AI sparks’ hopes, fears for local media
By Romain Chauvet (IJNet report) Every week, an average of between two and three local newspapers in the U.S. shut down in 2023, researchers at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism found. The media closings left in their wake some 200 news deserts in the last year alone.…
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