GFMD’s efforts around the Summit of the Future
Freedom of expression, media freedom, and access to information are fundamental to achieving the entirety of the Sustainable Development Goals:…
Theme: Media Freedom
Journalism Cloud Alliance Launches to Increase Investigative and Accountability Reporting Capacity Worldwide
April 17, Perugia, Italy – The Journalism Cloud Alliance launched today at the International Journalism Festival to ensure that watchdog…
Supporting public interest media in low- and middle-income countries: Insights from the PRIMED programme
When the ´Protecting Independent Media for Effective Development´ (PRIMED) programme was initiated in 2020, from its onset it aimed to…
The Al Jazeera Ban is Another Strike Against Press Freedom
Israel has officially passed a law that will lead to the ban of Al Jazeera. The change in status for…
Protecting the Future of Myanmar Media
Myanmar’s revolutionary movement stands at a pivotal moment in the nation’s history, in which opposition actors could have an unprecedented…
Journalist Detentions in Myanmar
The Myanmar military launched a crackdown on media freedom as part of a coup d’état on 1 February 2021, persecuting…
Holistic safety: Recommendations for journalist safety during elections
This “super-election” year (in which over 40 countries will head to the polls) poses many risks to journalist safety. While…
State of Land Information in Madagascar An Open Data Action Framework
This report on the land data ecosystem in Madagascar is the first step towards providing a baseline and diagnostic tool…
Open Society’s Applied AI in Journalism Challenge
In June 2023, the Open Society Foundations launched a competitive Applied AI in Journalism Challenge as part of an effort…
Freedom to Write Index 2023
Authoritarian regimes instinctively understand the significant role that writers—and, by extension, free expression—play in promoting critical inquiry, fostering connections between…