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Fighting Fake News: How Mis- and Disinformation ...
In the aftermath of Russia’s deadly attack in Mariupol, Ukraine, that left nearly 600 civilians dead, journalist Maria Ponomarenko found herself ensnared in a legal battle for posting online that Russia was responsible, which the Russian defense ministry denied. In February 2023, she was sentenced... |
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How Government Attacks on the Press Exacerbated ...
By Veysel Ok Two earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria on February 6, devastating the lives of nearly 26 million people. According to official data, over 46,000 people have died as a result of the earthquakes and entire cities were wiped off the map. The World Health Organization (WHO) called the quak... |
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Toward an inclusive approach to supporting media...
By Martin Scott, Mel Bunce, and Mary Myers In the past five years, the number of intergovernmental initiatives supporting media freedom has increased significantly. Major examples include the Media Freedom Coalition (MFC), the International Partnership for Information and Democracy and most recently... |
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Year in Review: Top 5 CIMA Publications of 2022
In 2022, independent media around the world faced some of the greatest threats seen in recent years. Global crises—including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, extreme violence in Mexico, and instability in Haiti—have contributed to a more hostile environment for independent reporting, including a... |
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The Weaponization of National Security Against N...
By Senami Kojah Nigeria’s ever-increasing security concerns are being weaponized by the government to crack down on news media in the country and shrink civic space. The moves pose a clear threat to citizens’ right to free speech and their ability to hold authorities accountable. A few days afte... |
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Year In Review: Top 5 CIMA Publications of 2021
2021 has been a dangerous year for independent media. A record number of journalists are in jail and two thirds of all countries have exploited the COVID-19 pandemic to impose restrictions on media. At the same time, news outlets have found ways to survive and produce hard-hitting journalism in even... |
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A red flag for democracy as press freedom worldw...
As cases of COVID-19 continue to spike across the world, news consumption has accelerated at unprecedented rates. Audiences are all too aware of the need for rapid, quality information in this race against time. In response, journalists are working around the clock to provide critical updates and co... |
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A Decade of Closing Space in Hungary: Joint Repo...
Thousands took to the streets of Budapest in the close of 2019, protesting Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s most recent step in his march against free expression in Hungary. But the restriction was a decade in the making. Since Orbán’s government came to power in 2010, the state of free speech in... |
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Declining public support for media freedom in Af...
By Jeff Conroy-Krutz & Josephine Appiah-Nyamekye Sanny Media liberalization and the emergence of independent media outlets in many African countries over the past few decades has played a central role in democratization. Take, for example, the case of Senegal. Just thirty years ago, there was ju... |
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Drawing the Lines: The Growing Debate Over How t...
Over the past two years, governments, news outlets, platforms, and audiences across the world have come to recognize the overwhelming scale of disinformation. From October 2017 to March 2018, Facebook reportedly deleted an astounding 1.3 billion fake accounts. Reducing disinformation—what Facebook... |