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As press freedom continues to struggle in Kenya, alternatives keep hope alive

As press freedom continues to struggle in Kenya, alternatives keep hope alive

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AI, freedom of expression and the press

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The One Club's Right the Ratio 2021 Summit to advance industry gender equity

The One Club's Right the Ratio 2021 Summit to advance industry gender equity

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Ramaphosa promotes platform for safety of journalists

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#BizTrends 2021: Not all news is trusted news

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WAN-IFRA announces New Media Freedom Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa

WAN-IFRA announces New Media Freedom Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa

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Media Ethics and Credibility Report handed over to SANEF

Media Ethics and Credibility Report handed over to SANEF

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Report reveals the impact of Covid-19 on journalism

Report reveals the impact of Covid-19 on journalism

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#BestofBiz 2020: Marketing & Media

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Zimbabwean journalist wins 2020 APO Group African Women in Media Award

Zimbabwean journalist wins 2020 APO Group African Women in Media Award

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Jordanian journalist Etaf Roudan named Editorial Leadership Award Laureate

Jordanian journalist Etaf Roudan named Editorial Leadership Award Laureate

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Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

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#PulpNonFiction: Beware of permanent solutions for temporary problems

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#LockdownLessons: Companies putting the grit in integrity

#LockdownLessons: Companies putting the grit in integrity

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Controls to manage fake news in Africa are affecting freedom of expression

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Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on 22 January 2020. EPA-EFE/GIAN EHRENZELLER.

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CPJ deepens database of attacks on the press

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Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on 22 January 2020. EPA-EFE/GIAN EHRENZELLER.

Wan-Ifra concerned over proposed media bill threatening freedom of expression - Ukraine

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#BestofBiz 2019: Marketing & Media

17 Dec 2019

Journalist Nazli Ilicak is embraced after her release from prison in Istanbul in November 2019, after a court ordered her free on time served at a retrial. Two of her colleagues remain in prison on terrorism related charges, among the 47 journalists jailed in Turkey. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Huseyin Aldemir.

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IPFA winners, New York.

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Simon Dingle, in action at Catalyst Africa.

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Leigh Andrews 25 Nov 2019

CPJ deepens database of attacks on the press

CPJ deepens database of attacks on the press

Elana Beiser 12 Nov 2019

Dingle presenting at Catalyst Africa.

#CatalystAfrica: Simon Dingle debunks fintech and cryptocurrency myths

Leigh Andrews 12 Nov 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Media: How to protect your phone from spyware

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Image source: Gallo/Getty.

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Hamza Idris (left), an editor with the Daily Trust newspaper, sits with colleague Hussaini Garba Mohammed in their office in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, in February 2019. The office was raided in January by the military, who seized 24 computers. Credit: CPJ/Jonathan Rozen.

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Sanef addresses recent bombardment of journalists, that P-word incident

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