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MFRR in focus: The state of Poland’s public service media
IPI: On 15 October 2023, Poland held parliamentary elections which signaled the end of the eight years in power of the right-wing conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party. In December, the PiS-led government was replaced by a liberal, opposition-led coalition.
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85 per cent of journalist killings go unpunished
UN News: Between 2006 and 2024, over 1,700 journalists have been killed around the world, and around 85 percent of the cases did not make it to court, according to a report by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Impunity: Governments must be held accountable for targeting journalists, says IFJ
IFJ: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) insists that national governments are held accountable when journalists are killed or targeted across the world, in particular those in Palestine, Lebanon, Israel, and Syria as a result of the war in Gaza.
EUReporter: To mark the international day today (1 November), the National Union of Journalists, NUJ, has launched its new Journalists’ Safety Tracker.
Member states must act to end impunity for crimes against journalists
Council of Europe: “The lack of justice for murdered journalists across Europe is a troubling sign of the dangers facing the press,” said Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O’Flaherty, ahead of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.
UN: On this International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, we reaffirm our commitment to press freedom and the safety of journalists worldwide.
War makes it harder to hold journalists’ killers accountable, experts say
VOA: Achieving justice in the targeted killings of journalists is a difficult task made even more complicated in cases that take place in wartime, experts say.
BENIN: Grumbling at ORTB, which has become SRTB (French)
SRTB: There is grumbling at ORTB, the public service audiovisual media. The Benin Public Audiovisual Workers’ Union (SYNTRAP) alerted on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, about certain dysfunctions.
EGYPT: Egypt opposition media figures sentenced to life in absentia
MEMO: The first terrorism circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court sentenced a group of Egyptian opposition media figures to life imprisonment in absentia, in the case known as the Media Committee.
THE GAMBIA: ARE ALL THE STRUCTURES IN PLACE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT?
Foraaya: The Access to Information Act gives right to every person to access information from public bodies. The Act makes provision for information to be accessed through the information officer of the public body holding the information.
GHANA: GBC Volta Star Radio hosts free breast and prostate cancer screening
GBC: The Volta Regional Chapter of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) Ladies Association, in collaboration with the Ho Teaching Hospital, organized a free breast and prostate cancer screening exercise at the premises of GBC’s Volta Star Radio in Ho.
GHANA: Mine security guards attack media crew covering environmental degradation in Ghana
CPJ: The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ghanaian authorities to swiftly investigate and hold accountable the security guards who attacked four journalists and media workers working for the privately owned Multimedia Group conglomerate at a mining site in the country’s southern Ashanti region.
IVORY COAST: Audiovisual in Ivory Coast: private initiatives to compensate for the lack of manpower (Listen – French)
RFI: In Côte d’Ivoire, the second edition of Sica, the International Audiovisual Content Fair of Abidjan, opens this Tuesday, November 5. In the country, this industry represents 3% of the GDP. Through this fair, professionals want to continue to develop this sector which still lacks human resources, particularly due to a lack of visibility.
MAURITIUS: Mauritius lifts social media ban
Business Insider: Mauritius has lifted the social media restrictions it imposed less than 48 hours ago, citing concerns over cyber-terrorism risks.
NIGERIA: Concerns mount as crimes against Nigerian journalists worsen
Punch: A pure wave of panic swept through the Nigerian journalist – who preferred to be identified as Aminat – as the guttural voice on the other end of the phone call spewed blood-curdling threats…
NIGERIA: Voice of Nigeria tasks Journalists on Professional Ethics
VON: Voice of Nigeria (VON) has urged Journalists to uphold the ethics of Journalism to protect the image of the profession.
SOMALIA: Somalia marks International Day Against Impunity with call for safety of journalists
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SOUTH AFRICA: Bush Radio Launches Cross-Cultural Initiative to Combat Misinformation
AllAfrica: Bush Radio, South Africa’s pioneering community radio station, has announced an ambitious cross-cultural initiative to strengthen democratic values through cross-cultural journalistic partnerships supported by the US Consulate in Cape Town.
SOUTH AFRICA: Competition Commission rubber-stamps Media24 sale to Novus
Daily Maverick: Following a stamp of approval from the Competition Commission this week, Media24 has confirmed the sale of its media logistics operations, On the Dot, and its community newspaper portfolio (including Soccer Laduma/Kick Off) to Novus Holdings.
SUDAN & EGYPT: 4 Sudanese journalists detained in Aswan face deportation
Mada Masr: Four Sudanese journalists who hold refugee status in Egypt are facing an uncertain fate following their arrest by security forces in Cairo over a month ago.
TUNISIA: The media ordeal in Tunisia
MEMO: If there is a profession in Tunisia that has become truly oppressive against its people, it is definitely the profession of journalism, and if there is anyone in this profession who is classified as being in great suffering, it is undoubtedly those who gather a small number of voices critical of the various official policies.
ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe sees 33% drop in media freedom violations, MISA reports
Bulawayo24: The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zimbabwe has reported a significant reduction in media freedom violations in Zimbabwe, with recorded incidents dropping from 24 in 2022 to 16 in 2023 – a 33.3% decrease.
AFGHANISTAN: Afghan Journalists Fear Losing ‘Last Remaining’ Freedoms
RFE/RL: Barna’s working day begins early in the morning, hours before she enters her office at a private media outlet in Kabul’s trendy Karte-e Char area.
AZERBAIJAN: Azerbaijan launches new international TV channel broadcast
Aze.media: Starting on November 4, Azerbaijan is launching the international TV channel AnewZ, offering viewers an alternative perspective on global news and analysis.
AZERBAIJAN: RFE/RL journalist marks 5 months jailed in Azerbaijan
VOA: An Azerbaijani journalist with VOA’s sister outlet Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on Wednesday marked five months since he was detained in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, on charges his employer rejects.
BANGLADESH: A moment for self-reflection
The Daily Star: Revolutionary or not, transitions are messy. In Bangladesh, the recent political upheaval has revealed just how deeply entrenched the challenges for the press have been.
CAMBODIA: Cambodia govt promises legal protections for journalists amid fake news on social media
The Star: The Cambodian Ministry of Information has reportedly provided legal protection to nearly 40 journalists in Cambodia in 2024.
CHINA: Chinese officials told to stop avoiding media questions about emergencies
SCMP: Commentary in legal newspaper warns officials not to give ‘no comment’ answers – but some observers warn it will be easy to get round law.
CHINA: Journalist Who Investigated Covid-19 Re-Detained (Press Release)
Amnesty International: Zhang Zhan is currently detained at the Pudong New District Detention Centre in Shanghai on charges of ‘picking quarrels and provoking trouble’.
INDIA: Uttar Pradesh: Brutal Attacks Against Journalists Spotlight Threat to Press Freedom in India
The Wire: These incidents have fuelled a strong response from media organisations and journalists who are demanding urgent action to ensure their safety.
MACAU: Macau denies entry to Hong Kong journalism lecturer over ‘public security’ concerns
SCMP: Macau Journalists Association accuses local authorities of ‘abusing the law’ over decision to bar CUHK’s Vivian Tam from entering city.
MALAYSIA: Malaysian Media Council Needs to be Established Immediately – Media Associations
Bernama: The establishment of the Malaysian Media Council as an independent self-regulatory body involving various industry bodies needs to be implemented immediately without further delay.
MALAYSIA: The Minister vs Meta: battle over Malaysia’s social media licence heats up
SCMP: Communications chief Fahmi Fadzil accuses technology giant of ‘giving more time to scammers and paedophiles’
NEPAL: Press Council steps up action against Youtube channels spreading fake news
My Republica: Balkrishna Basnet, Chairman of the Press Council Nepal, stated that the spread of false and one-sided information constitutes an attack on journalism. He emphasized that the Council is actively working to prevent misconduct masquerading as journalism.
PAKISTAN: Country’s first Media Impunity Index to track crimes against journalists
Dawn: Pakistan’s first-ever Media Impunity Index, which evaluates progress in combating impunity in crimes against journalists at the federal and provincial levels, was unveiled on Thursday as stakeholders expressed concern over multiple targeted killings of journalists and media practitioners in 2024.
CPJ: Hope for justice in journalist murders is dim across the world, but especially in Pakistan, which has appeared on CPJ’s Global Impunity Index every year since the list’s inception in 2008. This year, the South Asian country ranks twelfth out of the 13 worst offenders.
PHILIPPINES: Philippines among countries with most unsolved media killings, says watchdog
News 5: The Philippines placed ninth in the world in unsolved media killings, dropping by one place from the previous year, a New York-based press freedom watchdog said.
SINGAPORE: S’pore film about censorship barred; IMDA says it’s ‘likely to be prejudicial to national interests’
The Straits Times: A film that references a past local court case about a communist leader’s tombstone has been barred here after the authorities deemed it potentially illegal and “likely to be prejudicial to national interests”.
SRI LANKA: Through the Lens of Women Journalists
ICFJ: On a recent morning, in the heart of Sri Lanka’s capital, about two dozen women journalists discussed ethics in photojournalism – the decision to photograph certain scenes of violence and tragedy, and how to do so with care.
TAIWAN: The 2024 “World Public Television Exhibition Selection” is open for free online tickets today. 14 international films are on display in Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung. (Press release – Chinese (Traditional))
PTS: The 2024 “Best of INPUT” film festival officially kicks off today (11/1). Free online tickets will be available from 12 noon.
TIMOR-LESTE: ‘A historic moment for our country’: Timor-Leste media on covering a Pope visit
ABC: On the back of celebrating its 25th anniversary of Independence on 30 August 2024, the visit by Pope Francis to Timor-Leste just days later was an unprecedented time for the overwhelmingly Catholic nation.
UZBEKISTAN: In Uzbekistan, a Soviet Perspective on Media Lingers
The Diplomat: Uzbekistan’s prosecutor general has urged media to reply only on official sources of information in relation to the recent assassination attempt. The problem is, officially, very little has been said.
VIETNAM: Blogger jailed for corruption reporting
IFJ: Blogger Duong Van Thai has been sentenced to twelve years in prison by a Hanoi Court on October 30, for commentary on government corruption.
AUSTRALIA: ABC News cleared of deliberately misleading audiences but issues apology over 2022 Afghan war series
ABC: The ABC has apologised for the inaccurate use of gunshots and the potentially misleading use of a quote as part of its 2022 Line of Fire stories.
AUSTRALIA: Google laments that it ‘overpaid’ Australian news publishers
Capital Brief: Comments made privately by Google executives add to mounting concerns among publishing executives over the future of their content deals with the search giant.
AUSTRALIA: How Australian politicians are using emerging Chinese social media app Red
ABC: Experts say differences in messaging between Chinese and English social media from politicians is creating a vacuum for misinformation to fill and it could leave some voters ill-informed.
AUSTRALIA: NITV launches exclusive Indigenous advisory offering as it pushes brands to step up investment in First Nations media (Press release)
SBS: New NITV and SBS Media consultancy will provide cultural expertise and community engagement services to deliver greater impact for limited number of brands.
AUSTRALIA: SBS celebrates 50 years with a bold, original and entertaining line-up of landmark Australian stories and international blockbusters (Press release)
SBS: SBS has today revealed a bold and original content line-up with distinctive stories Australians won’t see anywhere else. In 2025, the network celebrates 50 years of connecting the country through storytelling that informs, inspires, entertains and authentically reflects contemporary Australia.
AUSTRALIA: SBS challenges media industry on narrow 25-54s demographic focus (Press release)
SBS: Hybrid funded national broadcaster SBS has used its 2025 Upfronts to challenge the industry over their ongoing focus on “outdated” narrow demographics, such as 25-54s, when it comes to buying audiences on television and broadcast video on demand.
FIJI: USP hosts high-level People’s Daily media delegation from China
Asia Pacific Report: A high-level, seven-member delegation from People’s Daily, China’s most influential newspaper, has been hosted by the University of the South Pacific at its Laucala Campus in Fiji.
FIJI & PNG: Fiji’s media freedom ranking jumps, PNG’s plummets
Post Courier: Fiji’s ranking in a global press freedom index has jumped into the top tier of countries with free or mostly free media after its government last year repealed a draconian law that threatened journalists with prison for doing their jobs.
NEW ZEALAND: NZ Geographic’s bold survival strategy
RNZ: The award-winning magazine has adopted “radical transparency” in a bold bid to secure survival and turn readers into stakeholders.
PALAU: Pacific watchdog raises alarm over defamation suit against Palau newspaper
RNZ: An organisation monitoring press freedom in the Pacific has raised concerns over a defamation suit taken against the national newspaper in Palau.
ALBANIA: EU Ambassador: Albania has not made progress in freedom of expression and media
Politiko.al: The ambassador of the European delegation in Tirana, Silvio Gonzato, said that according to the progress report of the EC, Albania has not made any progress regarding the freedom of expression and the media.
Politiko.al: The Chairman of the Media Commission, Ina Zhupa, during a conference with journalists from the Presidency of the Assembly, raised concerns about the intimidation of the media and journalists by the government.
ALBANIA: Strengthening the Albanian public broadcaster’s capacities for disaster preparedness and response
UNESCO: To tackle the growing challenges, UNESCO partnered with the Permanent Conference of Mediterranean Audiovisual Operators (COPEAM) to support Albanian media in disaster preparedness and response.
AUSTRIA: Advertising revenues from Google and Co in Austria will pull media out of the picture in 2024 (German)
Der Standard: In the first half of 2024, a good 1.2 billion euros in advertising bookings from Austria went to global digital companies. Traditional media recorded around 950 million
AUSTRIA: FPÖ sympathisers dive into parallel media worlds (German)
Der Standard: Four out of five people felt very or fairly well informed about the National Council election. Where people got their information from, however, varied greatly – depending on their attitude towards the FPÖ.
BELGIUM: Equation with several unknowns for the future RTBF Board of Directors (Paywall – French)
L’Echo: The appointment of the members of RTBF’s future board of directors is still pending. An initial, incomplete list is circulating, but it needs to be refined according to various political and legal criteria.
BELGIUM: Margot and Naomi at the helm of the renewal of vrt.be (Press release – Dutch)
VRT: The launch of the new vrt.be website opens many doors for both internal and external users. The site is a place where people can discover the rich offering of VRT in an attractive way and where we highlight the social impact of these projects.
BELGIUM: NEM Summit 2024 in Brussels: The Future of XR, AI and Ethics in Virtual Worlds (Press release)
VRT International: At the annual NEM Summit – this year at VRT – experts from all over Europe gathered to discuss the latest trends and challenges in the media sector.
BELGIUM: RTBF in the eye of the storm: rightly or wrongly? (French)
L’Echo: The new majority in place in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation wants to refocus the public service missions of the RTBF. Is it doing too much? With too much money? Analysis in six questions.
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA: Boosting journalist safety: Prosecutors and police sharpen skills to better protect media workers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Council of Europe: Effective co-operation between prosecutors and police is essential to protect journalists and uphold freedom of expression.
BULGARIA: AEJ strongly condemns the violence and threats against journalists on election day (Bulgarian)
AEJ: Our team documented four incidents where members of the media were threatened and/or physically assaulted while covering the October 27 election.
CZECH REPUBLIC: There are many myths surrounding TV fees. See what the facts are (Press release – Czech)
ČT: There are many myths circulating around the big media bill linked to the increase in TV fees, and following that, a large number of false claims. Therefore, I now want to explain to you how it really is.
FINLAND: Johanna Törn-Mangs appointed Director and Editor-in-Chief of Yle’s Creative Content and Media unit (Press release – Finnish)
Yle: Yle’s Board has appointed Johanna Törn-Mangs as Director and Editor-in-Chief of the company’s Creative Content and Media unit. Törn-Mangs will start in the position by January 1st, 2025 at the latest.
FINLAND: Yle’s digital service development managers have been selected, change negotiations continue (Finnish)
Yle: With the three managers, the planning work of the renewed operating model and departmental structures will continue.
FRANCE: franceinfo becomes the first continuous French news offer accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing (Press release – French)
France Télévisions: By offering subtitling across its entire channel all day long, from 6:30 a.m. to midnight, franceinfo is becoming the first French news service accessible to all continuously.
FRANCE: French media outlet known for reporting on far-right comes under fresh attack
CPJ: French authorities must complete their investigation and take steps to ensure the safety of journalists at Radio BIP and its online newspaper Média 25 following the recent attack on the outlet’s offices, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday.
GEORGIA: Protect intimidated and attacked journalists
Article 19: The undersigned press freedom and freedom of expression organsations are deeply concerned about incidents of intimidation, threats, and physical and verbal assaults on journalists covering Georgia’s parliamentary elections on 26 October, 2024.
GERMANY: News for the youngest, understandable and exciting (Press release – German)
Deutschlandradio: Deutschlandfunk Kultur is adding a new news format to the children’s program “Kakadu” especially for young listeners. Starting next Sunday, November 3rd, children will receive a clear overview of current events and topics every week at 8:00 and 9:00 a.m., tailored to their interests and level of knowledge.
IRELAND: No broadcast moratorium for Irish general elections
BBC: The broadcasting moratorium rule imposed on TV and radio stations in the Republic of Ireland for general elections is to be scrapped and replaced with new requirements.
ITALY: The crucial days of Rai between reform and appointments (Italian)
Il Giornale: The news – and the faint hope – is that this time all the political forces are trying together to reform the RAI.
THE NETHERLANDS: Dutch Media Authority calls ON! CEO’s statements ‘worrying’ and wants answers
NL Times: “It is very important to the media authority that racism, anti-Semitism, and derogatory comments about parts of the population have no place in public broadcasting,”
NORTH MACEDONIA: North Macedonia journalist Blagoj Sersemov’s car damaged in arson attack
CPJ: Sersemov, who serves as editor of the local television and online media outlet M-Net, is facing a defamation lawsuit in connection with his reporting in which the legal team of the Association of Journalists of Macedonia, an independent trade union, is representing him in the Basic Court in Štip.
RUSSIA: Russian disinformation campaign creates ‘climate of chaos,’ say experts
VOA: For regular audiences of Polish public broadcaster Polskie Radio, the headlines on its website appeared strange: “The unacceptable truth: The EU will manage without Poland” and “Ukraine will stay outside of the EU.”
RUSSIA: Russia fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
VOA: Russia has fined Google an amount larger than the entire world’s gross domestic product over restricting Russian propaganda channels on YouTube.
SERBIA: Belgrade Mayor Sapic lashes out at N1
IJAS: Belgrade Mayor Aleksandar Sapic lashed out at N1’s Miodrag Sovilj on Thursday, causing several media crews to walk out of his news conference.
Euractiv: Today (October 30), the government approved the parliamentary bill from the workshop of SNS deputies, including its chairman Andrej Danek. The proposal introduces a new form of the right to correction, which will apply to both print media and news websites.
SLOVAKIA: The new head of STVR radio news will be Juraj Mikula (Slovak)
Dennik N: The new head of STVR radio news will be Juraj Mikula, who until now was the team leader of domestic news. He will replace Oto Görner, who was entrusted with the management during the previous management of the television station.
SWEDEN: From potato holiday to listening holiday (Press release – Swedish)
SR: According to a recent survey* conducted by Novus on behalf of Sveriges Radio, almost nine out of ten parents state that they see listening as a good alternative to screen time.
SWITZERLAND: SRG launches a company-wide transformation (Press release – German)
SRG SSR: On her first day at work, SRG Director General Susanne Wille announced to employees the start of a company-wide transformation.
UK: BBC chair warns over public service broadcasting future
BBC: Ministers must act to ensure Britain’s public broadcasting landscape does not become a thing of the past, the BBC’s chair is to warn.
UK: BBC statement on World Service Funding
BBC: We warmly welcome the announcement of enhanced funding. We are pleased the government has acknowledged the strong case for investing in the World Service.
UK: Keir Starmer’s fine words won’t save journalism, action will (Opinion)
The Guardian: If Keir Starmer is serious about protecting UK journalism, he should enact some of the many existing proposals to fix a fourth estate on its knees.
UK: Radio can be saviour during TV slowdown, insists BBC comedy chief
The Guardian: A production slump across the TV industry has left comedians struggling to get ideas off the ground, but Radio 4’s Julia McKenzie believes audio is the answer
UKRAINE: Ukrainian journalists report increasing pressure from presidential office (German)
Der Standard: Pressure on advertisers, cancellation of press conferences, intimidation of reporters: concern about press freedom in Ukraine. Report from Kyiv
REGIONAL: Why online public discourse needs a media privilege: in defence of Article 18 of the EMFA
CMPMF: The platformisation of the public sphere[1] has undoubtedly transformed the structure of the public discourse[2]. At the same time, it has resulted in ‘professional journalism and traditional mass media […] [being] increasingly bypassed as gatekeepers of public communication flows with the help of digital and social media’.
BOLIVIA: When reporting becomes a risk, attacks on journalists in the political crisis (Spanish)
TV Azteca: The political and social crisis in Bolivia has brought with it a worrying escalation of violence and attacks against journalists covering the conflicts.
BRAZIL: Alleged mastermind in murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira formally charged
The Guardian: Brazilian federal police announce end of two-year inquiry into killing of journalist and Indigenous expert in Amazon.
BRAZIL: EBC resubmits PCR proposal to trade unions (Press release – Portuguese)
EBC: The EBC Board of Directors met on Monday (4) with the Journalists and Radio Broadcasters unions from the Federal District, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro to resubmit a proposal for the company’s new Career and Remuneration Plan (PCR).
CHILE: 24 years in prison for the murderer of journalist Francisca Sandoval (Spanish)
El Periodista: The Public Prosecutor’s Office, together with the victim’s family, had requested 30 years in prison during the trial.
COLOMBIA: RTVC Public Media System: 20 years promoting culture and diversity in Colombia (Press release – Spanish)
RTVC: From the RTVC Public Media System we celebrate two decades of existence, consolidating ourselves as a key factor in the history of the media in the country.
COLOMBIA: Threats against investigative journalists intensify despite government response efforts (Spanish)
RSF: Since September 2024, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has documented an increase in threats against journalists investigating paramilitary groups and organised crime in Colombia.
EL SALVADOR: Murders of Dutch journalists in El Salvador closer to trial after 42 years of impunity
LatAm Journalism Review: It has been 42 years since the murders and no one has been brought to trial. However, the advance of two judicial processes, one civil in the United States and another criminal in El Salvador, could mean someone is punished for the crime.
HAITI: Haiti ranks highest globally for impunity in journalist murders, CPJ finds
The Haitian Times: New report lists Haiti as top offender in failing to hold murderers of journalists accountable, with gang violence and weak institutions blamed
MEXICO: Entertainment journalist murdered in Colima; man shoots him in his food business and then flees (Spanish)
El Universal: According to initial reports, Patricia Ramírez González was inside her business when a man arrived and shot her; the Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the homicide
Latam Journalism Review: Since the 2017 murder of Mexican journalist Javier Valdez, his former colleague and wife of 27 years, Griselda Triana, has been in all kinds of forums advocating for the families of murdered or disappeared journalists.
MEXICO: ‘We Know the Pressure Will Come’
Columbia Journalism Review: For reporters covering cartels in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, ethical considerations are more than academic.
PARAGUAY: This chatbot helps tell the story of how women are affected by drug trafficking in Paraguay
Reuters Institute for the study of Journalism: Reporter Juliana Quintana and UX consultant and conversational designer Sebastián Hacher share how they built the tool.
PERU: IRTP and Unicef launch campaign promoting children’s rights in Peru (Spanish)
Business Empresarial: The National Institute of Radio and Television of Peru (IRTP) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launched the campaign “For every childhood, rights”, which seeks to raise awareness among the general public and decision-makers about the impact of the full well-being of children on the social and economic development of the country.
PERU: IRTP establishes alliance with Chinese television for cultural exchange through audiovisual content (Press release – Spanish)
IRTP: The executive president of the National Institute of Radio and Television of Peru (IRTP), Ninoska Chandía Roque, participated in the opening ceremony of the exhibition of outstanding programs of China Media Group (CMG), an event organized by this state media entity of the People’s Republic of China, with the aim of promoting cultural exchange and television cooperation between both countries.
VENEZUELA: Venezuela press groups demand whereabouts of missing journalist
Reuters: A veteran journalist in Venezuela has not been heard from since Friday, Venezuelan press advocates said on Sunday, alleging he had been detained by government authorities in the country’s capital.
LatAm Journalism Review: Nicaraguan journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro was forced into exile. José Rubén Zamora Marroquín, in Guatemala, spent more than two years behind bars and remains under house arrest.
GAZA: ‘Time for action’: Al Jazeera demands protection for journalists in Gaza
Al Jazeera: The network decries ‘systematic targeting’ of journalists and calls for them to be protected in Gaza and the wider region.
GAZA, ISRAEL & UK: Over 100 staff accuse BBC of bias in coverage of Israel’s war in Gaza
Al Jazeera: First reported by The Independent newspaper on Friday, the signatories included more than 100 anonymous BBC staff and more than 200 from the media industry, as well as historians, actors, academics and politicians.
IRAN: Tehran Court Sentences Media Activist to Three Years
IranWire: An Iranian civil and media activist from Ardabil Province has been sentenced to three years in prison, according to human rights monitors.
ISRAEL: Ministers back bill giving government control over public broadcaster’s budget
The Times of Israel: State’s Kan broadcaster warns against political intervention; deputy AG says legislation would ‘violate constitutional rights to freedom of expression and freedom of the press’
ISRAEL: The ultranationalist TV channel fast becoming Israel’s most-watched news source
The Guardian: An ultranationalist Israeli television channel backed by the government is fast emerging as one of the country’s most-watched news sources, despite allegations from liberal groups that it is inciting war crimes, and claims from the army that it is riling up hatred of its generals for not being far enough to the right.
PALESTINE & LEBANON: End impunity for crimes against journalists in Palestine and Lebanon
Article19: To mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists on 2 November, ARTICLE 19 calls for an end to the persistent pattern of impunity for crimes committed against journalists in Palestine and Lebanon, including at least 134 killings to date.
TURKEY: Turkey’s parliament expected to vote on ‘foreign agent’ law this week
CPJ: The proposed law introduces a new crime “against the security or political interests of the state” and carries a prison sentence of three to seven years for committing a crime “against the security or internal or external political interests of the state in line with the strategic interests or instructions of a foreign state or organization.”
TURKEY: Workshops on freedom of expression standards and Council of Europe mechanisms (Event)
Article19: On 12-13 November, ARTICLE 19 will be hosting two days of in-person workshops in Istanbul, exploring international and European standards on freedom of expression, as well as their application in Council of Europe mechanisms.
CANADA: 3 critics of the CBC share their vision for the public broadcaster’s future
CBC: The panel unpacks their individual arguments in favour of defunding or deep cuts
CANADA: CBC president Catherine Tait pays $200 conflict-of-interest fine, blames investment advisor
National Post: Catherine Tait, the outgoing president of CBC/Radio-Canada had to pay a $200 fine after violating a section of the Conflict of Interest Act dealing with asset reporting, which the corporation says happened as a result of an investment error.
CANADA: Google To Pay $C100 Million to Canadian News Organizations
TV Tech: CRTC approved edge provider’s application paving the way for an annual contribution to Canadian news organizations
CANADA: Statement on the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner’s report (Press release)
CBC/Radio-Canada: Every year since 2018, the President and CEO has filed documents with the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner on all of her personal finances, to fulfill the annual review obligations as a reporting public office holder (RPOH) under the Conflict of Interest Act. She has been fully compliant every year since becoming President.
US: Blue Ridge Public Radio adapts to needs of region ravaged by Helene
CPB: After Hurricane Helene pummeled western North Carolina, Blue Ridge Public Radio became a vital source of emergency and recovery information.
US: Dearborn Diaries
CJR: Media consumption in the Arab American capital has the potential to swing the presidential election. No story is bigger than the war in Gaza, now spilling over into Lebanon and across the Middle East.
US: First 50 Public Media Stations Selected for Second Phase of Digital Transformation Program (Press release)
CPB: The first 50 public media stations from across the country have been selected to participate in a second phase of the Digital Transformation Program delivered by the Poynter Institute.
US: How stations are enhancing statehouse journalism with CPB funding
Current: With a new round of CPB funding for state government coverage, public media newsrooms in seven more states are hiring reporters and building collaborations to strengthen statehouse reporting.
US: How Uvalde’s Newspaper Kept Going, Despite Unimaginable Loss
The New York Times: Craig Garnett, the publisher of The Uvalde Leader-News, opens up about covering a tragedy that was — and is — too close to home.
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US: NEPM, Latino Newsletter team up for election-focused media training
Current: Journalist Julio Ricardo Varela is guiding high school students as they report on the Latino vote in western Massachusetts.
The Conversation: Press freedom is a pillar of American democracy. But political attacks on US-based journalists and news organisations pose an unprecedented threat to their safety and the integrity of information.
US: New York media outlet connects immigrants with news and resources
VOA: With immigration a polarizing issue in the U.S. presidential election, the news outlet finds itself balancing its typical coverage with debunking false claims. As racist, anti-immigrant rhetoric is pushed by the far-right, Documented’s team sees their local coverage of immigration as crucial.
US: New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike
The New York Times: The Times Tech Guild, which represents workers like software developers and data analysts at The New York Times, went on strike early Monday, just ahead of the busy Election Day news period.
US: Protecting free speech during the election – and why endorsements matter
Article19: ARTICLE 19 is deeply concerned about the recent decision taken by the owners of the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times to prevent endorsements of Kamala Harris in the upcoming presidential election.
US: Public Media Collaborates on Programming for Native American Heritage Month
CPB: Through its collaborative ecosystem of producing organizations, programs, local stations, newsrooms and distribution networks, public media offers an array of news coverage and programming about Indigenous people throughout November, Native American Heritage Month.
US: The U.S. public wants more news coverage of climate change, surveys find
Current: As hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and heat waves have intensified over the past decade, public concern about climate change has grown dramatically.
US: Trump jokes assassin would have to shoot journalists as Pennsylvania rally goes off the rails
The Independent: Donald Trump made a last-ditch play to save his campaign’s flagging numbers in Pennsylvania but instead spent part of a rally telling his supporters he did not “mind” if journalists were shot.
US: Trump sues US television network for $10 billion over Harris interview
VOA: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump sued CBS News on Thursday over an interview of Vice President Kamala Harris that aired on the network’s “60 Minutes” news program this month.
A New Press Pass Aims to Fix a Broken Credential Landscape
Columbia Journalism Review: A new press credential aims to find a way for reporters to work freely in a more fragmented and hostile media landscape.
Can democracy work without journalism? With the US election upon us, we may be about to find out (Opinion)
The Guardian: Most serious news organisations are not serving the politically disengaged, yet it’s these voters who will decide the next president
How Teens Are Handling a Flood of Election Misinformation
The New York Times: Teens share their best advice for spotting misinformation and staying sharp during a turbulent election season.
The Conversation: As our news cycles overflow with disinformation and fake news, this visually engaging film takes us on a calm, scientific tour of how we got to where we are – which is disinformation-central.
Is the crime news people crave the crime news they need?
Nieman Lab: Here’s a tricky contradiction about local crime news: Most Americans consume it, yet few say it’s easy to stay informed about key questions that news should, theoretically, cover.
Reddit, Zynga Founders Funding New Platform for Creators to License Content to AI Firms
The Hollywood Reporter: The platform, Troveo, launches with $4.5 million in seed funding and says it has “deals in place with prominent AI companies to pay out more than $5 million to content owners and digital rights managers by end of year.”
The hard truth: Americans don’t trust the news media (Opinion)
The Washington Post: In the annual public surveys about trust and reputation, journalists and the media have regularly fallen near the very bottom, often just above Congress.
The potential of AI voices: transforming news delivery and engagement
Current: With advancements from OpenAI and Meta, newsrooms may adapt and build new features to enhance the reader and listener experience.
What Jeff Bezos Got Wrong About Newspaper Endorsements
CJR: His decision misstated our influence and underestimated our impact.
What we learned from Reinventing Media Business Conference in Riga
The Fix: Principles and strategies behind sustainable business models and building loyal audiences
Why public media must support colleagues in the path of climate disasters
Current: We in public media often refer to our little world as “the system.” If we are, in fact, an interdependent system, fundraising to support fellow stations and staffers in distress is the kind of thing we can do to prove it.
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