In August 2024, attacks on journalists covering anti-government protests in sub-Saharan Africa soared, especially in Nigeria, where dozens of journalists covering the 10-day #EndBadGovernance assaulted, detained, or blocked from accessing protest sites. Overall, IPI documented 64 violations or threats to media freedom in 16 countries in sub-Saharan Africa in August 2024. As in previous months, […]

IPI Media Innovation and Sustainability team just kicked off the 2024 Local News Accelerator, a five-month programme designed to provide 10 selected media organizations with skills and strategies to grow their audiences and empower their teams. This year we received 80 applications from over 25 countries, from startups to established media. We are excited to see […]

A new smear campaign targeting Hungarian media outlet 444.hu and its international journalism project partners renews concerns about the erosion of press freedom in Hungary. The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) condemns the attacks and warns they may be used to justify official harassment of independent media. On 16 August 2024, Hungary’s pro-government media launched […]

On 16 and 17 September, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners will conduct an international mission to assess the ongoing reforms of the media sector in Poland and their influence on the media freedom situation in the country. The current mission builds on the 2023 visit by the MFRR ahead of Poland’s parliamentary elections, […]