Can Yeginsu, a member of the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom set up last year, says “concrete changes” in the actions of states are needed to reverse a marked decline in media freedom standards worldwide. The Panel’s core goal is to bring about a higher level of compliance by state authorities with the […]
READ MOREPlanned closure of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies
cja-association September 24, 2019 0 COMMENTSThe Commonwealth Journalists Association deplores the planned closure of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London. We share the values of the Institute in its promotion of civic society organisations, academic excellence, free speech and democratic development in Commonwealth countries. A free media is at the core of those values, and the […]
READ MOREBy Mahendra Ved For long years, we complained of misuse of television and then, of the Internet. While this persists, now it is fake news. In a collective action that was long overdue, global news majors have braced to fight disinformation. It is essential for them if they want to stay credible and relevant in […]
READ MOREBy Trevor Grundy One of the most outstanding journalists and authors to emerge from southern Africa, Lawrence Vambe, has died at a London nursing home. He was 102, and until recently had been in […]
READ MOREHow the Assange case highlights the public’s right to know, but also public trust in a free press
Martin Lumb April 30, 2019 0 COMMENTSJulian Assange. Photo BBC By CJA Executive Committee member, and Media Freedom representative of the Association of European Journalists, William Horsley The possible extradition of Julian Assange to face criminal charges in the USA following his expulsion from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London could lead to a dangerous precedent that would severely damage the […]
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