International free speech rapporteurs launch the 2022 Joint Declaration on Freedom of Expression and Gender Justice
by Noah Camuso A 2020 UNESCO study on online violence against women journalists reported that 73% of women respondents said they had experienced online violence. Nearly a third (30%) of respondents said that they reacted to online violence by self-censoring on social...
Access Now: Protecting Journalists from Digital Threats
by Karl FurlongPunta del Este, Uruguay – Digital threats against journalists are on the rise around the world, an issue being explored in depth this week at a global event hosted in Uruguay as part of UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day (WPFD)Sitting behind a small desk...
‘I just couldn’t be a part of these platforms when their whole revenue is based upon people like me getting chewed up and spit out’: Trans father and activist on online harassment
by Noah Camuso audio transcript: Amid the back-and-forth acquisition of Twitter by “Free Speech Absolutist,” Elon Musk, The Pew Research Center conducted a survey on American support for regulating tech companies. They found that support for regulating tech...The Rise of Artificial Intelligence and its implications on Journalism
by Karl Furlong In 2014 The Los Angeles Times created an algorithm to generate a story after an earthquake. The tool, Quakebot, brought AI into the company’s newsroom. By pulling data from the US Geological Survey and other trusted sources, the computer algorithm is...New fund aims to increase Media Viability in developing markets
The venture was announced on World Press Freedom Day, explicitly linking media freedom and media viability by Mac Larsen In honor of World Press Freedom Day 2022, the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) announced the first round of funding for public...DON’T MISS A STORY
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