News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 45
Civil Society Organizations Worried About Declining Involvement
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 14 (IPS) - Less than a year after the adoption of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), non-government organizations (NGOs) are concerned about declining possibilities for participation, both at the UN and in national politics.
Journalists Face Unprecedented Violence
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 27 (IPS) - There has never been a time more dangerous to be a journalist than today. On an average week, one journalist gets killed, according to UNESCO, and the pace of these attacks keeps increasing.
From Somalia to Afghanistan: The Dangers Local Journalists Face
- Inter Press Service
, Jun 11 (IPS) - On Sunday, June 5, three reporters were killed: Somali broadcast journalist Sagal Salad Osman, Aghan journalist Zabihullah Tamanna, and American photojournalist David Gilkey.
Deteriorating Protection of Journalists’ Sources a Global Problem
- Inter Press Service
HELSINKI, May 05 (IPS) - The freedom of the press is a universally cherished democratic right, but what may have been overlooked as the World Day Freedom of Information was celebrated on Wednesday is that the ability of journalists to protect their source is increasingly coming under attack by authorities.
World Celebrates 250 Years Since First Freedom of Information Act
- Inter Press Service
HELSINKI, May 04 (IPS) - Press freedom is not just a beautiful idea but a very concrete thing, included in the UN's Sustainable Development agenda which is meant to lead the humankind to sustainable development, UNESCO's director general, Irina Bokova, said at the opening of the World Press Freedom Day here Tuesday.
High-Level Defamation Cases Curb Critical Journalism
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 04 (IPS) - High-level defamation, libel and sedition cases in Asian countries are sending signals to journalists that writing critical journalism can cost millions of dollars or years in prison.
On World Press Freedom Day, A View From Asia
- Inter Press Service
Analysis: The Role of the Free Press in Sustainable Development
- Inter Press Service
, May 03 (IPS) - This year's World Press Freedom Day marks the 250th anniversary of the first-ever freedom of information law, enacted in what are now Sweden and Finland. 3 May, 2016 is more than just an important anniversary, however; this is the first celebration of World Press Freedom Day since the adoption of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. Securing a free press is essential for progress towards achieving these ambitious goals for people and planet by the year 2030.
Odd Situation in the "Paradise” of Press Freedom
- Inter Press Service
Free Press a Casualty of Pakistan's Terror War
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, May 02 (IPS) - Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) is widely viewed as one of the world's most dangerous places to be a journalist, with at least 14 killed since 2005 and a dozen of those cases still unsolved, according to local and international groups.
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