World Media News

 Published 3 months ago:  Cartooning for Peace will publish 'Under Pressure' on March 2, 2026, documenting 2023-25 threats to cartoonists, including harassment, legal actions and digital censorship.

 Published 3 months ago:  The MFRR Monitoring Report 2025 documents 1,481 press freedom violations affecting 2,377 journalists and media in 36 countries, highlighting a rise in threats.

 Published 3 months ago:  An Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms bulletin documents widening legal and enforcement measures that curtail media freedom, enabling censorship, website blocks, detentions, fines and suspensions of journalists and outlets.

 Published 4 months ago:  Press freedom faced a global assault in the week ending February 15, 2026, with arrests, detentions, digital censorship, and legal measures threatening independent media and journalists.

 Published 4 months ago:  Ethiopia denied accreditation renewal for three Reuters reporters and revoked credentials for the AU 39th summit, a decision critics say curbs press freedom.

 Published 4 months ago:  The seventh JournalismPakistan Global Media Brief surveys global pressures on newsrooms and shifting media power amid legal crackdowns and funding uncertainty.

 Published 4 months ago:  CPI 2025 links public sector corruption to the killing of journalists probing graft, reporting 150 killed and warning that threats persist in low-CPI countries.

 Published 4 months ago:  BBC Director-General Tim Davie warns the World Service faces a funding shortfall as its government grant expires in seven weeks with no confirmed replacement.

 Published 4 months ago:  Algerian security forces detained journalists Abdelali Mezghiche and Omar Ferhat on broad national security and hate-speech charges ahead of elections.

 Published 4 months ago:  High-profile 2026 legal cases, from Hong Kong national security sentences to US federal charges and Pakistani detentions, are reshaping global press freedom.

 Published 4 months ago:  Malian authorities have detained Youssouf Sissoko, editor of L'Alternance, charging him with spreading false information and insulting a foreign head of state.

 Published 4 months ago:  Global press freedom faced intense pressure as journalists endured arrests, detentions, court rulings and digital harassment across multiple countries.

 Published 4 months ago:  Shrinking newsroom resources and editorial choices produce selective reporting and information gaps that leave local, civic and environmental issues undercovered.

 Published 4 months ago:  The Economist warns governments are using legal, regulatory and economic measures to curb independent media and erode press freedom, including in Asia.

 Published 4 months ago:  An interview by Columbia University’s Global Freedom of Expression highlights Javeria Siddique’s legal fight after journalist Arshad Sharif's murder and the broader implications for press freedom.

 Published 4 months ago:  Journalist Jemima Beukes was escorted from Namibia's State House after she asked President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah about relatives in the oil sector.

 Published 4 months ago:  Lyse Doucet has been awarded the Women in Journalism Lifetime Achievement Award 2026 for decades of international reporting and service to journalism.

 Published 4 months ago:  The National Press Club warns that pro‑democracy publisher Jimmy Lai has spent 1,862 days detained in Hong Kong and may face life under the security law.

 Published 4 months ago:  Tunisia extended a state of emergency to Dec. 31, 2026, granting authorities broad powers, including curfews, bans on gatherings and increased restrictions on the press.

 Published 4 months ago:  February 2026's media calendar lists major conferences, award nomination deadlines and tech forums that will shape journalism, ethics and digital storytelling.

 Published 4 months ago:  Journalism increasingly lacks direct witnesses as reporters face exile, imprisonment and digital shutdowns, weakening verification and narrowing public records.

 Published 4 months ago:  Don Lemon pleaded not guilty to charges alleging he helped disrupt a St. Paul church protest, prompting debate over press freedom and the FACE Act.

 Published 4 months ago:  Venezuela's acting president announced an amnesty bill that could free hundreds of political prisoners, including opposition leaders, journalists and activists.

 Published 4 months ago:  Don Lemon was detained by ICE in Los Angeles while covering the Grammys after livestreaming an anti-ICE protest in St. Paul, igniting debate over press freedom.

 Published 4 months ago:  A weekly global media briefing by JournalismPakistan.com tracking press freedom, newsroom strategies, platform power, and major media developments across Asia, the Middle East, and the wider world.

 Published 4 months ago:  Business Insider won the duPont‑Columbia Silver Baton for a documentary using satellite imagery to document the economic and human impact on Gaza businesses.

 Published 4 months ago:  Washington Post staffers launched #SaveThePost urging owner Jeff Bezos to halt layoffs that could curtail the paper's international reporting network.

 Published 4 months ago:  Poynter named six journalists to its advisory board to guide newsroom training, media ethics, digital innovation and efforts to sustain journalism.