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Journalists and fact-checkers must play key role as disinformation is professionalized

  “Deception has been the arsenal of authoritarians for centuries – the issue now is that there are bad actors throughout the entire world who are seeking to destabilize democratic countries by contaminating the news supplies through disinformation”, according to web pioneer and craigslist founder Craig Newmark. The philanthropist said that ever-evolving forms of online […]

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Covid-19 intensifies challenges for freelance journalists in Italy

Zur deutschen Version Giulio Milani is a 41-year-old Italian freelance journalist with a fictional name and a real story. Before the Covid-19 crisis, he made just over a thousand euros a month. In early 2020 he was able to get two jobs which would significantly increase his monthly income and make his activity financially sustainable […]

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Covid-19 verschärft Herausforderungen für freiberufliche Journalisten in Italien

Read in English Giulio Milani ist ein 41-jähriger freiberuflicher italienischer Journalist mit einem erfundenen Namen und einer echten Geschichte. Vor der Covid-19-Krise verdiente er etwas mehr als tausend Euro pro Monat. Anfang 2020 gelang es ihm, zwei Jobs zu bekommen, die sein monatliches Einkommen deutlich erhöhen und seine Tätigkeit ein für alle Mal finanziell tragfähig […]

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IPI mourns the passing of legendary editor Harold Evans

Harold Evans, former editor of The Sunday Times and Editor-at-Large of the Reuters, passed away on September 23, in New York. He was 92. “Harold Evans was a path-breaking journalist, who added a new dimension to investigative journalism. His demise leaves a huge void in the world of journalism”, IPI Executive Director Barbara Trionfi said. […]

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