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Journalists under duress: Internet shutdowns in Africa are stifling press freedom

The internet for journalism is now like the air you breathe,” said Befeqadu Hailu, an Ethiopian journalist and a member of the Zone 9 blogger collective who was arrested in…
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How journalists can detect electronic surveillance

Jorge Luis Sierra | Journalists who work in authoritarian environments tend to be under electronic surveillance. Sometimes the surveillance is being conducted at a mass scale, rather than directed at…
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Press Freedom: AMDF condemns attack on Kaduna Female Journalist

Reports reaching Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) shows that a female radio reporter, Halima Aliyu Kofar Doka was on Saturday 12th August, 2017 assaulted while carrying out her duty as…
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AMDF Unveils League Of Professional Online Journalists (LEPOJ)

Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) on Wednesday unveiled the League of Professional Online Journalists (LEPOJ) in an orientation for both new and old members at the AMDF Training Room in…
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How photojournalists can protect themselves in risky environments

Sherry Ricchiardi | Wherever they operate, photojournalists tend to stand out. The equipment they use makes them easy to spot in a crowd. The images they produce also draw attention,…
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Online Privacy Guide for Journalists 2017

You can see the eBook PDF-version of this guide here.   1. Introduction Many veteran journalists, but not only these, surely noticed that we are all of a sudden bombarded…
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Orchberg Fellowship: Opportunity for journalists

Dear friends, These are challenging times: political violence, terrorism, disaster and civil conflict across the globe put exceptional pressure on journalists to get the story right. And direct attacks on the…
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AMDF Condemns Attack on Kaduna NUJ Secretariat

Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) strongly condemns the attack on the Secretariat of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, Kaduna state council by suspected political thugs. The attack which took place…
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Talatu Lamon is AMDF’s Journalist of the Month

Talatu Lamon was born into the family of late Capt. Micah Lamon Rtd and late Mrs Hadijatu Lamon on the 5th of May in the early eighties. She is an…
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Using Data to (Re)build Trust in Media

Eva Constantaras in her own words | A Network50 Spotlight Western media in general, and data journalism in particular, is in the midst of an identity crisis…or at least it…
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