News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 28
As Coronavirus Spreads, No Journalist Should be Sidelined in Prison
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Apr 28 (IPS) - The international community will commemorate World Press Freedom Day on May 3—which was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly back in December 1993, following a recommendation by the UNESCO's General Conference.
On World Press Freedom Day, the EU Must Rescue Media Independence in Hungary Before It’s Too Late
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Apr 27 (IPS) - Censorship, smear campaigns and harassment. These are just some of the daily struggles that media professionals are facing in Hungary. And now the threat of jail time may be looming. In the context of World Press Freedom Day, there is little to celebrate in the Eastern Bloc region.
Killer of Slovak Journalist Sentenced ... and Rights Groups Await further Convictions
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, Apr 08 (IPS) - Journalists and rights activists have welcomed the jailing of a man for the murders of Slovak investigative reporter Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova, but say others involved in the killings must be convicted too if justice is to be fully served.
What Journalists Should Know About Coronavirus Cellphone Tracking
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Apr 08 (IPS) - Governments all over the world have been considering cellphone surveillance to help track and contain the spread of the coronavirus.
The Future of Journalism
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Apr 07 (IPS) - All over the world, journalism is going through an era of uncertainty. It is not yet clear what the business model for the news field will be, and this is happening precisely at a time when information is a central issue in every person's life.
Harassment of Journalists Jeopardises Keeping Public Safe amid Coronavirus Pandemic
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, Mar 20 (IPS) - Growing intimidation and repression of journalists reporting on the coronavirus is threatening public health in some countries, press freedom monitors have warned.
It's Disinformation, Stupid!
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Mar 18 (IPS) - During his 1992 run, Bill Clinton, then elected US president, made "It's the economy, stupid!" a household phrase. Coined by campaign advisor James Carville, it pointed out economic and health issues as part of the strategy resulting in the accession of this relatively obscure governor of Arkansas into the White House.
Journalists Tell Slovakia's PM-elect: 'Thanks, but No Thanks'
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, Mar 09 (IPS) - Plans announced by Slovakia's prime minister-elect to fund investigative journalists to act as corruption watchdogs on government and state bodies have been dismissed as "a road to hell" by local journalists.
Tanzania Investigative Journalist Pays Heavily for Freedom
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Feb 25 (IPS) - After six months in prison, Tanzanian investigative journalist Erick Kabendera has finally been released at a cost of $118,000.
UN Chief Should Lead by Example on Human Rights
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (IPS) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has long needed to overhaul his approach to human rights. Hopefully his call to action announced in Geneva yesterday is the start of something new.
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