June 23, 2023 •
Censorship, Comment, Press Freedom, Recent •
by Tina Bettels
Tu Dortmund University academic Tina Bettels-Schwabbauer speaks with Prof. Dr William Tayeebwa from Makerere University in Kampala about press freedom in Uganda....
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September 9, 2021 •
Censorship, Media and Politics, Press Freedom, Recent, Specialist Journalism •
by Dr Paul Lashmar
Dr Paul Lashmar examines proposals for toughening the UK's Official Secrets Act and the possible implications for journalism....
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April 27, 2021 •
Censorship, Media and Politics, Press Freedom, Recent •
by Fernando Oliveira Paulino and Team
Academics call for a focus on the role of media empowerment in tackling Brazil's Covid-19 crisis...
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May 26, 2020 •
Censorship, Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics, Press Freedom, Recent •
by Dumitrita Holdis
Under cover of a state of emergency, the government introduced measures limiting freedom of speech and free access to information....
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March 24, 2020 •
Censorship, Media and Politics, Press Freedom, Recent •
by Ágnes Urbán
Will the coronavirus crisis spell the end for Hungary's already embattled independent media?...
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April 17, 2019 •
Censorship, Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics, Recent, Technology •
by Philip Di Salvo
During the past decade, whistleblowing has come to the fore as an important lever for achieving change in today’s democratic societies. WikiLeaks, Snowden and the revelations about Cambridge Analytica have not only confirmed the key role...
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March 5, 2019 •
Censorship, Media and Politics, Press Freedom, Recent, Specialist Journalism •
by Damian Radcliffe and Payton Bruni
Being a journalist in – or reporting on – the Middle East brings with it many challenges. One key issue, for journalists and news consumers alike, is the relative lack of media freedom, and freedom of expression, in the region....
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November 26, 2018 •
Censorship, Media and Politics, Press Freedom •
by Raluca Radu
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was meant to protect and empower all EU citizens’ data privacy. Here is how it can be abused to threaten journalists....
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April 26, 2018 •
Censorship, Press Freedom, Recent, Specialist Journalism •
by Al-Sharmani Amani
Yemen was once seen as a “happy” country. Nowadays it’s a war zone. Journalists reporting from the country face multiple challenges, ranging from psychological trauma to kidnapping and death threats. And yet, some of them don’t...
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