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European Digital Media Awards: Winners announced!

European Digital Media Awards: Winners announced!

2 Apr 2019

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First 24-hour Kenyan TV business channel launches

2 Apr 2019

A Tanzanian shoe-shiner conducts his business underneath an election poster for then ruling party presidential candidate, and later president, John Magufuli, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on October 27, 2015. On March 28, 2019, the East African Court of Justice found that multiple sections of Tanzania's Media Services Act restrict press freedom. Credit: CPJ/AP Photo/Khalfan Said.

Tanzania media laws violate press freedom

1 Apr 2019

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#FairnessFirst: Stock images that finally reflect real women in Africa

Leigh Andrews 1 Apr 2019

Addis Abba, Ethiopia. Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Deutsche Welle expands broadcast services in Ethiopia

29 Mar 2019

A man walks down a street in central Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, on November 12, 2014. Prime TV, an independent station in Zambia, was recently suspended by the country's media regulator. Credit: CPJ/Gianluigi Guercia/AFP.

Zambia suspends independent TV broadcaster for 30 days

28 Mar 2019

Mozambique rescue effort. Credit:
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Poor coverage of floods in southern Africa? Blame the media bosses

Glenda Daniels 27 Mar 2019

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Sports writers from around the world gather in Ghana

27 Mar 2019

Ime Archibong, Facebook's vice president of product partnerships.

Facebook to launch content Oversight Board

Ime Archibong 26 Mar 2019

Police officers are seen in Ghana's capital, Accra, on March 28, 2018. Several officers were recently suspended in Accra after allegedly assaulting reporters from the local Ghanaian Times. Credit: CPJ/Francis Kokoroko/Reuters.

Ghanaian police beat, arrest journalist Malik Sullemana

26 Mar 2019

A woman walks in front of a picture of President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Bulawayo, in June 2018. Authorities in the Zimbabwean city detained documentary filmmaker Zenzele Ndebele on March 21. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Zinyange Auntony.

Zimbabwe police arrest filmmaker Zenzele Ndebele

26 Mar 2019

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UN journalism fellowship applications open

25 Mar 2019

Why science matters so much in the era of fake news and fallacies

Why science matters so much in the era of fake news and fallacies

Tawana Kupe 25 Mar 2019

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Journalists aim to curb human trafficking

20 Mar 2019

Mike Joubert of the Billybo Group, in action on the eCommerce Africa 2019 stage.

#ECO19: Unpack why your brand story matters before you start telling it

Leigh Andrews 20 Mar 2019

#HumanRightsDay: The human cost of journalism globally

#HumanRightsDay: The human cost of journalism globally

19 Mar 2019

Congolese police officers hold back members of the media in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on January 12, 2019. Journalist Steve Mwanyo Iwewe was recently fined and sentenced to one year in jail for insulting the governor of Équateur province. Credit: CPJ/Jerome Delay/AP.

Congolese journalist jailed for one year for insulting governor

18 Mar 2019

Chad's year-long social media blackout continues

Chad's year-long social media blackout continues

15 Mar 2019

Nigerian elections. Credit: CPJ Africa.

Journalists in Nigeria detained, harassed, and assaulted

14 Mar 2019

Creative coalition to challenge Copyright Amendment Bill

Creative coalition to challenge Copyright Amendment Bill

13 Mar 2019

2019 Media Strategy Report released

2019 Media Strategy Report released

13 Mar 2019

Stock photo image bank of professional African women created

Stock photo image bank of professional African women created

12 Mar 2019

APO chairman, Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard.

Driving prosperity between Europe and Africa

12 Mar 2019

AMA journalism competition winner announced

AMA journalism competition winner announced

12 Mar 2019

Cal Fussman at the CTICC ahead of his YPO talk. Image via his .

#YPOEdge: Cal Fussman on the compelling social impact of storytelling on the long game

Leigh Andrews 11 Mar 2019

Tanzanians sit next to a tree in Dar es Salaam in 2015. Tanzanian authorities this week imposed a temporary ban on The Citizen over its reporting. Credit: CPJ/AP/Khalfan Said.

Tanzania imposes 7-day publication ban on The Citizen

11 Mar 2019

Facebook wants to stop spreading fake news about vaccines

Facebook wants to stop spreading fake news about vaccines

Shereesa Moodley 11 Mar 2019

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Results of Warc Media 100 announced

11 Mar 2019

Calls for release of Mauritania blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed

Calls for release of Mauritania blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed

6 Mar 2019

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