Stand up for press freedom worldwide!
It’s a more clandestine and dangerous world when journalists can be threatened with violence, detention, and death for...
29 April, 2019
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Freedom of the press in an age of anxiety
The UK Foreign Secretary has appointed international human rights lawyer Amal Clooney to act as a special envoy on media...
23 April, 2019
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Instalike vs. Instahate
In the “good old days” of traditional media, there were gatekeepers whose task was to apply professional and ethical standards to content. In...
15 April, 2019
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Why are Indigenous and minority languages important in today’s world?
The United Nations has declared 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages in order to raise awareness about the importance of linguistic...
08 April, 2019
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Can migrants make themselves heard in the age of national populism?
Rates of forced migration are the highest they have been in decades. In 2016, approximately 40 million people became internally displaced persons (IDPs)...
01 April, 2019
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Media reform in the UK
Trustworthy news and opinion is the Holy Grail of journalism today.
An independent report reviewing challenges facing high quality journalism in the UK has...
25 March, 2019
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What next for the web?
The 30th birthday of the World Wide Web saw its founder publish an open letter reflecting on how the web has changed our...
18 March, 2019
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Fake news and the hijacking of public opinion
British Members of Parliament are agitating for tougher regulations to combat fake news.
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11 March, 2019
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To share or not to share
A friend forwarded a YouTube video reporting on an apparent practice in a Central Asian country of abducting women for marriage.
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04 March, 2019
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Digital surveillance: Who watches the watchers?
Last year Australia passed a bill weakening security on the iPhones and software people rely on in today’s digital world....
25 February, 2019
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I Got Algorithm
How to prevent social networks from damaging the well-being of young people?...
18 February, 2019
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