How young people’s news habits and attitudes have changed amid rising concerns about news distrust and news avoidance, increasing public attention to social issues such as climate change and social justice, and the growth of newer platforms such as TikTok and Telegram.
How local Ukrainian ‘Suspilne’ (Public Broadcasting) is bringing trusted information to audiences in wartime.
Journalists are increasingly being targeted and killings are only the most dramatic expression of a gloomy outlook for media freedom
Many journalists have gone into hiding or fled abroad with no legal or financial support and only pro-military publications can now work openly in the country.
“‘Haiti is a minefield,’ said Harold Isaac, a journalist based in Port-au-Prince who works for the Associated Press. ‘The minute you start reporting news, there are so many threats, because it casts light on people that don’t necessarily enjoy that.’”
Online violence against female journalists has become a “silent epidemic.” A 2021 UNESCO global survey indicates that nearly three quarters of female journalists have experienced online harassment.
“For too long, Somali women journalists have been treated as second class citizens and Somali news has ignored the stories and voices of half the population;
Fake news is not new, but it is inevitable and inescapable – which is why we need uncomfortable, critical and truthful journalism to prevail.
“Diversity is not only about who is telling the story, but about how and to whom you are telling the story,”
Creating a stronger culture of welcome is the only way to replace narratives and policies of cruelty and indifference towards people on the move.
Despite a ban on pro-Ukrainian perspectives, one Chinese blogger living in Odessa has decided to share his experiences with Chinese audiences, only to be censored and attacked on Chinese social media
As the war enters its third week, it’s become common to see American journalists show their overt support and sympathy for the people of Ukraine. … “as a journalist I will be biased/not credible if I were to publicly do the same with Palestine or Syria — countries that have been resisting occupation/war for years.”