Vital truth: right to report the news is under threat
On this day, 3 May 2013, the Commonwealth Journalists Association stands united with our colleagues around the globe who work around the clock to bring us the …

The Commonwealth Journalists Association urges the UK government and main political parties to reconsider the introduction of statutory controls to regulate the press.
Legislative measures include the underpinning of a Royal Charter by …

CJA President Emeritus Derek Ingram shares these memories of Chinua Achebe

I got to know Chinua when we persuaded him to become a governor of the foundation that owned Gemini News Service.
He was a wonderful man …

 
In this edition:
China – What next?; Sri Lanka – CHOGM; Pakistan – Malala say thanks; India – Changes to editorial priorities; Kenya – Safety advice; Nigeria – Unesco condemns murder of editor; Gambia – Open letter; UK – Role of African diaspora media; …

A report of the ‘China 2013 – what next?’ CJA UK seminar held at Senate House, University of London, on 22 January 2013
By Anuj Kapoor, CJA UK
Enigmatic doesn’t begin to describe what China has come to mean to …

From Rita Payne, chair of the Commonwealth Journalists Association (UK)
and the Executive Committee: Derek Ingram, Cheryl Dorall, Martin Lumb, Kaye Whiteman, Kailash Budhwar, Michael Popham, Will Henley, Debbie Ransome, Henry Gombya, Syed Nahas Pasha, Syed …

CJA-UK member Kaye Whiteman, a distinguished Africa-watcher, launched his latest book, Lagos:  Cultural and Historical Companion, on 27 November in London. View and listen to his remarks on his book on Lagos here.
The book is …

Editor: Debbie Ransome
In the July- October 2012 quarter:
• Sri Lanka – Journalists remain under attack
• Pakistan – Media threats over Malala coverage
•  UK – The implications of the Leveson report
• UK – More BBC World Service cuts
• UK – …

By Debbie Ransome, CJA Newsletter Editor
The UK branch of the Commonwealth Journalists Association held a lively discussion in London on 23 October 2012 on the implications of the Leveson Inquiry into phone-hacking for the wider …

World Press Freedom Day (3 May) was marked by a blunt message from the Commonwealth Secretariat spokesperson: It’s time to translate leaders’ pledges on freedom of expression and of the press into action.
“Commonwealth leaders have consistently …