According to IPI’s Death Watch, 25 journalists have been killed in targeted attacks in sub-Saharan Africa in the past five years. Nearly all of these cases remain mired in impunity. Meanwhile, governments have enacted new laws and regulations to stifle independent media, with the COVID-19 pandemic providing a cover for new repression against journalists. However, […]

Local Journalism Project Case Study: Radio Al Balad (Jordan)   The backstory: Radio Al Balad was launched as AmmanNet radio in 2000 with online audio reports, news bulletins, and a variety of programming. It began broadcasting terrestrially in the Amman metropolitan area in 2005 after the King issued a temporary law authorizing terrestrial broadcasts. Known as […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) joined other media freedom groups in writing to the Maltese Prime Minister and Justice Minister to express concern over now codified rules regarding the online publication of court judgments and its potential effect on journalistic reporting and open justice. Prime Minister of Malta, Dr Robert Abela Minister for Justice, Equality […]

Local Journalism Project Case Study: Nyugat (Hungary)   The backstory: Nyugat is the largest regional news site in Hungary. It is based in Szombathely, near the Austrian border, where it serves a community of 200,000 people in the broader region of County Vas. It launched 21 years ago as an online-only media outlet. Nyugat describes […]