Philippine authorities must launch an immediate investigation into the murder of journalist Jesus “Jess” Malabanan, the IPI global network said today. According to Philippine media, Malabanan was shot in the head inside his home in Calbayog City in the eastern province of Samar. Reports suggested that the killer fled the scene on a motorbike. Malabanan […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) is marking December 10, Human Rights Day, with a nationwide advertising campaign in Turkey to highlight the immense challenges and threats the country’s independent media face. In recent years, the Turkish government has systematically increased pressure on media via a number of methods including judicial harassment, disproportionate laws, online attacks […]

Local Journalism Project Case Study: The Centrum Media (Pakistan)   The backstory: Centrum Media launched in 2016 when Talha Ahad returned to Pakistan from his UK studies and saw a gap in the country’s traditional media landscape for a centrist non-aligned media voice for younger audiences. He saw, too, that social media delivery of streamed […]

Local Journalism Project Case Study: The News Minute (India)   The backstory: Founded in 2014 by Dhanya Rajendran, Vignesh Vellore, and veteran journalist Chitra Subramaniam, The News Minute (TNM) prides itself on being a female-driven team, bringing a feminist perspective to coverage on everything from child rights to politics and pop culture.  Audience: The News […]