World Press Freedom Day 2019
May 3rd was declared World Press Freedom Day or World Press Day by United Nation Assembly to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and remind governments…
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WPFD 2018: AMDF Committed to Press Freedom, Professional Development of Journalists
Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) on Wednesday, May 3rd, 2018 joined the International Community to commemorate the 25th World Press Freedom Day. In a Briefing with journalists in Kaduna, North…
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Iraq, Syria deadliest countries for journalists Murders of Mexican journalists at highest number recorded
At least 42 journalists were killed in the course of their work in 2017, the Committee to Protect Journalists found in its annual analysis. While the overall number eased…
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Ahmed Abba to be freed after Cameroonian Court reduces sentence on appeal
The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes today’s ruling by a Cameroonian military appeal court that should result in Radio France Internationale radio journalist Ahmed Abba’s immediate release from prison. “We…
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Egypt’s Journalists Face ‘Unprecedented’ Threats
by Jillian Kestler-D’Amours This has been described as “the worst time to be a journalist” in Egypt’s history. As the year comes to an end, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi‘s government stands accused…
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‘Local Media are Simply Disappearing’: How Financial Pressures are Killing Independent Media
When staff at Hungary’s left-leaning Nepszabadsag newspaper packed up their stuff on a Friday night a year ago, they thought they were just moving across town. As it happened, they…
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AMDF Celebrates International Day To End Impunity Against Journalists
According to a report by UNESCO close to 930 journalists have been killed in the past 11 years for reporting the news and bringing information to the public. On average,…
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4 Tips for Staying Safe when Covering Disaster or Unrest
A week after the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that rocked central Nepal in 2015, Prakash Mahat, a cameraman with Nepal TV News, was covering both the aftereffects of the earthquake and…
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South Africa: Why Media Freedom Remains Fragile in South Africa
By Franz Krüger, University of the Witwatersrand Four decades after the Black Wednesday crackdown on the media and the black consciousness movement, South Africa is a different country. Freedom of…
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Bulgarian Journalists to Protest State Pressure
Journalists are staging protests in defense of their right to work freely after days of tensions between ruling parties’ politicians and the media. The protest is set to take place…
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