The signal is shifting: What Africa’s changing media landscape means for communicators
There is a quiet revolution happening across Africa, and most communications professionals are either behind it or barely ahead of…
Theme: Media Freedom
World Press Freedom Day: Journalists must never be a target
On World Press Freedom Day, ARTICLE 19 reiterated what is clear in international law, yet has been continuously undermined: journalists…
Funding transparency, not “journalism”
Where journalism meets accountability and civic space funding. You open a call on anti-corruption, governance, or civic participation. It talks about…
Mapping of media assistance and journalism support programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa
Across the continent, journalists, media outlets, and civil society organisations continue to play an essential role in informing citizens and…
1 in 5 Americans now regularly get news on TikTok, up sharply from 2020
A fifth of U.S. adults now regularly get news on TikTok, up from just 3% in 2020. In fact, during…
Ballots, blackouts, and the truth we need
Rumours and manufactured narratives in Bangladesh are no longer a “social media problem.” They put people in harm’s way, corrode…
Open Measures Open Source Platform
Public and free tooling to conduct social media analysis
EU: Political commitment crucial for successful European Media Freedom Act
The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners today welcome the historic entry into force of the European Media Freedom Act…
Gaza: Call for immediate humanitarian access as journalists face starvation
As the blockade continues, journalists – the very people tasked with documenting and reporting on atrocities, the devastating impact of…
USA: How ‘Defunding’ the US Agency for Global Media sacrifices freedom of expression for millions
On Friday 14 March 2025, US President Donald Trump signed yet another executive order instructing the US Agency for Global…