Namibia yesterday retained its top position in Africa, 24th in the world, on Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) Press Freedom Index. Cabo Verde (27) and Ghana (30) occupy second and third places in Africa. Norway, Finland and Sweden are the top-ranked countries in the world. The Presidency has lauded Namibia’s firm hold on the World Press […]
Former Herald Editor, Tichaona Zindoga has opened up on his tough experience when he was at the helm of the state controlled daily where he claims First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa constantly interfered with his job. He described the experience as as “uncomfortable, traumatic and bad”. Zindoga was dismissed under unclear circumstances 2019 after occupying the […]
Changes in the journalism profession have made journalism education challenging. For instance, the growth of the internet has given everyone the ability to generate and distribute information. This includes news materials and photographs, shared across public platforms without any professional or editorial scrutiny. As a result of this democratisation, journalists are struggling to adapt to […]
Tunis/Tunisia — The unified Democratic Patriots party (Al-Watad), on Tuesday evening, denounced the assaults committed by police officers, on instructions of the Prime Minister, on employees and journalists of the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) news agency who rejected the installation of Kamel Ben Younes at the head of the agency, an appointment backed by the […]
Tunis/Tunisia — The Al Joumhouri Party, Tuesday, described as a “dangerous precedent”, police raid on the premises of TAP news agency to impose the installation of a new CEO that was rejected by the agency’s employees and journalists. It called on the government to retract its fait accompli policy and engage in serious dialogue with […]
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has asked the federal government to save the media business from collapse through, among others, the removal of tariffs on all imported consumables used in the production process. The editors, in a communiqué released after a Standing Committee Meeting of the NGE held in Enugu State, said the demand […]
Share It was a marriage of romance between the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) and Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) until Cllr. Augustine Ndubuisi Nwabudike was appointed by President George Manneh Weah as chairman of the National Elections Commission (NEC) on 21 March. Cllr. Nwabudike was LACC chairman when controversies ensued over his Liberian nationality during […]
Participants will consist of lawyers from different parts of Nigeria who have volunteered to offer their services free of charge. Media Rights Agenda (MRA) will host a two-day Litigation Workshop for Lawyers on the Safety of Journalists on April 14 and 15, 2021 designed to enhance the capacity of lawyers to litigate cases on behalf […]
Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has called on the media to expose corporates and individuals failing to properly dispose waste, as the nation moves towards achieving a clean and healthy environment. Speaking on the side lines of the national clean up campaign today, EMA provincial head Mr Rambwayi Mapako said the media was also critical to […]
The French government has confirmed that it had indeed sent a letter from President Emmanuel Macron congratulating Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé on his re-election, a letter that had been the subject of some controversy among the Togolese opposition. France’s ministry of foreign affairs said the letter sent to Gnassingbé, who won re-election in February 2020, […]
Misinformation is a huge challenge at a time the world is battling Covid-19, and countries scaling up on vaccinating their populations to keep them safe. Social media has been the preferred choice used by those peddling misinformation on Covid-19 vaccines as anyone can post unverified claims. Today, across a number of African countries, Facebook is […]
News organisations within the SADC region still suffer from lack of resources, skills and training when it comes to reporting natural disasters that have afflicted southern Africa in recent years. This has all left the dynamics of reporting natural disasters to their richer international rivals who poach the news and circulate globally, most of the […]
It’s been a decade since the photographer died alone while working in Libya. His family and colleagues have renewed efforts to find answers about his murder and get his remains home. Anton Lazarus Hammerl went to Libya as a freelance photographer 10 years ago. It was during the fight for control of the oil-rich country, […]
“National interest is more important than any other interests, including public interest; because when you protect national interest, public interest will automatically be covered,” the official says. The Commander, Sector 2 Operation Lafiya Dole, Adamu Nura, has appealed to journalists to prioritise Nigeria’s national interest in their reporting. Mr Nura made the appeal, on Friday, […]
It is unusual for a newspaper stable to call to order another media outlet on a particular published story, no matter how decadent the story is. The golden silent rule is never to publicly critique a fellow journalist or media house, as issues of editorial lapses are considered ‘in-house’. However, once in a while, there […]
International media stations have traced video footage of uniformed soldiers, allegedly Ethiopian federal troops, executing civilians in cold blood, as having been recorded near the town of Mahbere Dego in the Tigray region. Tigrai Media House, which describes itself as “a pro-Tigray subscription satellite TV and YouTube channel based in the United States” says it […]
This was meant to be an interview. A few weeks ago, I arranged to talk with Joana Mamombe, Zimbabwe’s youngest Member of Parliament, about her recent experiences of state violence. Mamombe is only 27 years old and her parliamentary career began in 2018 when she was elected as the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance representative […]
The Chairman of THISDAY Newspapers Editorial Board, Mr. Segun Adeniyi, and other senior journalists in Nigeria yesterday tasked the Nigerian media to begin the de-escalation of insecurity as well as the violence in the country through mature way of reporting. Speaking at a one-day roundtable on ‘The Media and Security Challenges: The Way Forward’, Adeniyi […]