• Vietnam arrests journalist Le Anh Hung on ‘propaganda’ charge
    Friday, March 13, 2026 from Committee to Protect Journalists
    Bangkok, March 13, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Vietnamese authorities to immediately and unconditionally release journalist Le Anh Hung and cease harassing independent commentators for expressing critical views...
  • Journalists in eastern DRC detained over war coverage, broadcasters occupied 
    Thursday, March 12, 2026 from Committee to Protect Journalists
    Congolese armed forces arrested and detained Serge Sindani, a defense reporter for Kis24.info, on June 24, 2025, for posting a photo of combat aircraft on his X account two days prior. (Photo: Courtesy of Steves Paluku) Journalists in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo face constant danger as warring parties seek to control information.  In January, February, and early March, government forces and rebel groups both detained...
  • Press freedom violations in the Middle East during the Iran war
    Thursday, March 12, 2026 from Committee to Protect Journalists
    The Committee to Protect Journalists is monitoring the impact of the current military escalation between Israel, the U.S and Iran and its spillover across the Middle East on journalists and media workers.  Since the Iran war broke...
  • Resisting challenges to media freedom: Lessons from beyond the Western world
    Thursday, March 12, 2026 from European Journalism Observatory - EJO
    As media freedom contracts between the rock of political pressures and the hard place of economic realities, with no clear durable solutions on the horizon, in this article, the authors explore lessons learnt from beyond the Western...
  • Sri Lankan authorities detain Lanka-e-News editor Sandaruwan Senadheera
    Thursday, March 12, 2026 from Committee to Protect Journalists
    March 12, 2026, Chennai—Sri Lankan authorities should immediately release Sandaruwan Senadheera, editor of the exile news website Lanka-e-News, and ensure any legal proceedings against him follow due process and do not undermine press...
  • Indonesian journalists attacked over reporting at mineral processing plant
    Wednesday, March 11, 2026 from Committee to Protect Journalists
    Jakarta, March 12, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Indonesian authorities to hold accountable those responsible for assaulting journalists Frendy Primadana and Dedy Wahyudi and ensure all Indonesian reporters can cover...
  • Lithuania: Parliament pushes ahead with controversial LRT reforms despite Venice Commission concerns
    Wednesday, March 11, 2026 from European Federation of Journalists
    On 12 March 2026, the new version of the law on the governance of Lithuania’s public broadcaster LRT will be put to a vote in Parliament, while the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe has just expressed its concern about the...
  • Mission to Italy: MFRR flags ongoing media freedom erosion
    Wednesday, March 11, 2026 from European Federation of Journalists
    Media freedom in Italy has continued its overall downward trajectory in the past two years, amidst the car bomb attack on one of the country’s most famous journalists, new spyware attacks on reporters, politicisation of the public...
  • German, Turkish journalists missing in Syria
    Wednesday, March 11, 2026 from Committee to Protect Journalists
    Sulaymaniyah, March 11, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Syrian authorities to clarify the fate and whereabouts of German journalist Eva Maria Michelmann and Kurdish-Turkish journalist Ahmed Polad, whom their outlets...
  • CPJ urges Indian political parties to protect press freedom ahead of key state elections 
    Wednesday, March 11, 2026 from Committee to Protect Journalists
    The Committee to Protect Journalists has written to major political parties preparing for elections in four Indian states and one territory, urging them to include strong commitments to protect press freedom and ensure journalists’...
  • CPJ, Free Press lead call for journalist Estefany Rodríguez’s release from ICE detention
    Tuesday, March 10, 2026 from Committee to Protect Journalists
    The Committee to Protect Journalists and Free Press led a coalition of more than 40 press freedom, human rights, and media organizations in a joint statement Tuesday calling for the release of journalist Estefany Rodríguez from...
  • 3 takeaways from 2 webinars to help you cover opinion polling during the 2026 elections
    Tuesday, March 10, 2026 from Journalist's Resource
    We highlight why transparency matters in opinion polling — plus more from two recent webinars with the Roper Center. The post 3 takeaways from 2 webinars to help you cover opinion polling during the 2026 elections appeared first on The...
  • EFJ welcomes European Parliament’s call for an EU regulatory framework that protects copyright in the age of AI
    Tuesday, March 10, 2026 from European Federation of Journalists
    Today the European Parliament adopted the report on “copyright and generative artificial intelligence” drafted by MEP Axel Voss (by 460 votes to 71, 88 abstentions). The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) welcomes this first step...
  • 2 journalists detained for filming Iranian warship docked in India
    Tuesday, March 10, 2026 from Committee to Protect Journalists
    March 9, 2026, New Delhi—Indian authorities must drop all pending charges against Republic TV journalists C.G. Shankar and S. Mani and stop using espionage laws to criminalize legitimate journalism, the Committee to Protect Journalists...
  • Belarus sentences journalist Pavel Dabravolski to 9 years on treason charges 
    Monday, March 9, 2026 from Committee to Protect Journalists
    New York, March 9, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns the March 6 sentencing of Belarusian journalist Pavel Dabravolski to nine years in jail on treason charges, and calls on Belarusian authorities to...
  • Switzerland: Citizens once again back strong public service media, licence fees must no longer be under attack
    Monday, March 9, 2026 from European Federation of Journalists
    Yesterday, Swiss citizens voted by a clear majority to support independent, high-quality journalism and a strong public broadcasting system. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joins its Swiss affiliates, syndicom and impressum,...
  • Women’s Day: Gender-based violence, a growing weapon against women journalists
    Sunday, March 8, 2026 from European Federation of Journalists
    To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joins partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today in publishing alarming data highlighting how women journalists across Europe...
  • North Macedonia: Appeal court ruling on Investigative Reporting Lab a worrying setback for media freedom
    Friday, March 6, 2026 from European Federation of Journalists
    A recent defamation decision by the Court of Appeal in North Macedonia against the Investigative Reporting Lab (IRL) is a worrying development for media freedom in the country which should be overturned on further appeal, the European...
  • Press freedom report: Increasingly hostile environment for journalism in Europe
    Tuesday, March 3, 2026 from European Federation of Journalists
    Press freedom continued to be under sustained pressure in Europe in 2025, driven by legal threats, physical attacks and intimidation, attempts of media capture and transnational repression, according to the annual report of the partner...
  • How do journalists interpret, negotiate, and prioritise universal values? 
    Monday, March 2, 2026 from European Journalism Observatory - EJO
    Working under various constraints and pressures, journalists often find themselves negotiating between personal convictions, institutional demands, and editorial expectations. In this article, EJO spoke with Birte Leonhardt, a doctoral...
  • Want to understand immigration enforcement in 2026? Read these 5 reports
    Friday, February 27, 2026 from Journalist's Resource
    An immigration scholar highlights five reports with three takeaways each — and makes a case for reading deeply instead of reacting to chaos. The post Want to understand immigration enforcement in 2026? Read these 5 reports appeared first...
  • Between influence and reform: two years of media policy change in Poland from the perspective of young media professionals
    Friday, February 27, 2026 from European Journalism Observatory - EJO
    In this article, the author examines Poland's media policy situation following two years of Donland Tusk's government, and how young people and young journalists in the country are responding to the changing media system. The post...
  • Netherlands: Writers and journalists demand that Meta ends illegal use of their texts
    Friday, February 27, 2026 from European Federation of Journalists
    Authors’ texts are indispensable for AI Large Language Models, but they receive no compensation. The Dutch Writers’ Guild (Auteursbond), the Dutch Association of Journalists (NVJ) and the Lira Foundation have sent a formal demand letter...
  • Why defamation should be fully decriminalised in Albania
    Thursday, February 26, 2026 from European Federation of Journalists
    By Isa Myzyraj, Journalist and Chairperson of the Association of Journalists of Albania (AJA) For more than a decade, dozens of journalists and media outlets in Albania have been dragged through the country’s criminal courts, accused...
  • What do fixers actually do?
    Wednesday, February 25, 2026 from European Journalism Observatory - EJO
    Fixers — local journalists, translators, coordinators, guides — have become an integral part of modern war journalism, serving as a kind of conduit between the combat zone and the global audience. They know which roads are safer to...
  • Ukraine: Journalists’ Solidarity Centers need support to keep protecting reporters under fire
    Tuesday, February 24, 2026 from European Federation of Journalists
    As Ukraine marks four full years since Russia’s full-scale invasion, the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU) has launched a renewed fundraising campaign to sustain its network of six Journalists’ Solidarity Centers — safety...
  • “Protecting Children”, Defending the Nation: How Anti-LGBTQ+ Disinformation Turns Rights into a Culture War Battlefield
    Sunday, February 15, 2026 from European Journalism Observatory - EJO
    Image source: Marco Verch, ccnull.de Across Europe and beyond, the same themes keep coming back regarding anti-LGBTQ+ disinformation: trans women in sports, “woke” schools, “gender ideology” in institutions. They rarely appear as isolated flare-ups. New research from the...
  • Inside Epstein’s Elite Friend Network, Visualizing Venezuela’s Oil Reserves, and Climate Change’s Impact on Winter Olympics
    Friday, February 13, 2026 from Global Investigative Journalism Network
    WaPo Winter Olympics and climate change 3 Our round-up of the best in recent data journalism also highlights AI propaganda in Ukraine, Chinese energy loans to Africa, and the arrival of the Year of the Horse.
  • 5 tips for reporting on crime data
    Thursday, February 12, 2026 from Journalist's Resource
    In our recent webinar, an accomplished criminal justice researcher and two reporters from The Trace shared expert advice for finding and reporting on gun violence data. The post 5 tips for reporting on crime data appeared first on The...
  • The Top 10 Journalism Collaborations of 2025, according to the Center for Cooperative Media
    Thursday, February 12, 2026 from Global Investigative Journalism Network
    Of note this year are projects tackling everything from cryptocurrency crime to climate action, from transnational repression to immigrant news infrastructure.
  • GIJN in 2025, by the Numbers
    Wednesday, February 11, 2026 from Global Investigative Journalism Network
    The 14th Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia hosted more than 1,600 attendees from 135 countries and territories. Image: Lisa Marie David for GIJN The year 2025 was a groundbreaking moment for the Global Investigative Journalism Network. Here are some of the key metrics from all of our work around the world last year.
  • GIJN and iMEdD Partner for Second Introduction to Investigative Journalism Training Course
    Tuesday, February 10, 2026 from Global Investigative Journalism Network
    Introduction to Invstigative Journalism second cohort callout GIJN and iMEdD’s educational pillar, Ideas Zone, are coming together again to offer an introductory training program designed for journalists with little or no investigative experience.
  • ‘A Smaller Budget Means You Have Less Time to Work in the Field, Less Time for Everything’: US Foreign Aid Funding Cuts One Year Later
    Tuesday, February 10, 2026 from Global Investigative Journalism Network
    GIJN speaks to Rawan Damen, the director-general of ARIJ, about the impact of Trump’s funding decisions on their work in the Middle East — and how they have adapted to survive.
  • Tips for Choosing Climate Stories that Make an Impact
    Monday, February 9, 2026 from Global Investigative Journalism Network
    Flooding across a neighborhood in central Florida in the aftermath of a hurricane. Image: Shutterstock Given widespread misinformation and climate skepticism, veteran environmental reporters offer case studies and best practices for pursuing impactful topics of climate investigations.
  • Using Satellite Imagery to Investigate War Crimes
    Friday, February 6, 2026 from Global Investigative Journalism Network
    GIJC25 - Investigating War Crimes Using Satellite Imagery panel At GIJC25, reporters explained how remote sensing, open source verification, and visual forensics are now central to covering conflicts that are inaccessible or dangerous for journalists.
  • Exposing the Regime from Afar: How Cuban Journalists Report on the Island from Exile
    Thursday, February 5, 2026 from Global Investigative Journalism Network
    Journalists have a responsibility to "amplify" the voices of people on the island who want to speak out, says José J. Nieves from news site El Toque.
  • How the Refugee System Fails the Whistleblowers It Should Protect
    Wednesday, February 4, 2026 from Global Investigative Journalism Network
    For refugee journalists who expose criminal networks, cross-border crimes, and sensitive failures within the camp system — safety and security protocols are poorly funded and inconsistent.
  • Following the Money, Routes, and Violence: Inside Cross-Border Criminal Enterprises
    Tuesday, February 3, 2026 from Global Investigative Journalism Network
    GIJC25 - Investigating Cross Border Criminal Enterprises Expert follow-the-money journalists have documented how criminal networks now operate, via fluid, decentralized systems that are often indistinguishable from legitimate global commerce.
  • Hope: A research-based explainer
    Monday, February 2, 2026 from Journalist's Resource
    Hope is complex, but as we embark on another challenging year of news, it’s important for journalists to learn about it. We’ve gathered several studies below to help you think more deeply about hope and recognize its role in our everyday...
  • Strategies for Investigative Journalism Under Pressure: Insights from Pakistan
    Monday, February 2, 2026 from Global Investigative Journalism Network
    QUETTA, PAKISTAN - MAY 03: Members of Balochistan Union of Journalists are holding protest demonstration for journalist rights on the eve of World Press Freedom Day, on May 3, 2025 in Quetta. Despite numerous press freedom threats, Pakistani journalists continue to publish high-impact investigations — and offer lessons for reporters navigating restrictive environments worldwide.
  • US Science Research Cuts, Shadow Fuel from Iran, Trump’s Crypto Wealth, and Mapping Below Antarctica’s Ice
    Friday, January 30, 2026 from Global Investigative Journalism Network
    Trump gutting US science research, Nature Our round-up of the best in recent data journalism also highlights a deadly train accident in Spain, new migration patterns from Venezuela, and Japan’s nuclear power resurgence.
  • Elections Under Attack, Shadow Aircraft Fleet, National Park Land Grabs: 2025’s Best Investigative Stories from Sub-Saharan Africa
    Thursday, January 29, 2026 from Global Investigative Journalism Network
    In 2025, journalists across Africa have courageously reported on illegal activities — and their impact — long after they’ve occurred, and despite attempts to bury this information.
  • 4 tips for reporting on federal funding for Hispanic-serving institutions
    Wednesday, January 28, 2026 from Journalist's Resource
    Experts in law, education and education journalism share tips to help journalists report on U.S. colleges and universities that serve a disproportionately high percentage of Hispanic students. This tip sheet is based on our recent...
  • Sanctions Evasion, Army Executions, and a Royal ‘Flying Palace’: 2025’s Best Investigative Stories from Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus
    Wednesday, January 28, 2026 from Global Investigative Journalism Network
    Despite numerous obstacles, journalists from the region continue their investigative work through partnerships, cooperation with civil society, and open source research.
  • Uncovering Syria’s Stolen Children
    Tuesday, January 27, 2026 from Global Investigative Journalism Network
    Laya, Layan, and Mohamed Ghbeis, after their release This collaborative investigation brought together international and local journalists to reveal how the Assad regime used a global childcare charity to aid the disappearance of children.
  • Documenting Gaza: How Journalists Can Collect Evidence Even When Denied Access
    Monday, January 26, 2026 from Global Investigative Journalism Network
    Al Jazeera's Laila Al-Arian, with microphone in hand, speaks during the session on Gaza at the GIJC in Malaysia. Image: Alyaa Alhadjri for GIJN Journalists have used local reporting, open source analysis, and forensic reconstruction to verify events happening on the ground in Gaza, allowing them to challenge official narratives and preserve evidence for future accountability.
  • How Journalists Can Untangle Global Corporate Secrecy
    Friday, January 23, 2026 from Global Investigative Journalism Network
    Speakers at this GIJC25 session dismantled the myth that offshore finance is inaccessible or unknowable and argued that the real barrier is not secrecy alone, but confidence, skill, and persistence.
  • Investigating Gaza, Personal Mobile Data for Sale, and Compromised Supply Chains: 2025’s Best Investigative Stories in French
    Thursday, January 22, 2026 from Global Investigative Journalism Network
    Best investigative stories in French 2025 Featuring stories from France to Tunisia, Canada to DR Congo, touching on allegations of abuses in the labour chain, corruption, and investigations into gold mining.
  • Debt collection lawsuits are rising in U.S. states. Here’s what you need to know to report on them.
    Wednesday, January 21, 2026 from Journalist's Resource
    We break down what reporters need to know about recent research on debt collection lawsuits, racial and ethnic disparities in judgments, and one big slice of consumer debt: medical debt. The post Debt collection lawsuits are rising in...
  • ‘Some Stories Just Work Better Through Film’: On the Strategy Behind Making an Investigative Documentary
    Wednesday, January 21, 2026 from Global Investigative Journalism Network
    Direkt36 co-founder Andras Petho speaks about how an investigative documentary became a rare viral success, what it revealed about Viktor Orban’s Hungary, and what other small newsrooms can learn from its impact.
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