More than 70 percent of journalists globally have suffered restrictions, obstruction or intimidation while reporting on Covid-19, a survey conducted by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) shows. The survey of 1,308 journalists from 77 countries reveals that as a result of the pandemic, a majority of freelance journalists have lost income or work opportunities, […]
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JOINT EDITORIAL Uganda has joined UNESCO and the rest of the world to commemorate World Press Freedom Day 2020 under the theme: Journalism without fear or favour. This joint editorial is one of the activities by the Ugandan media sector to commemorate the day. The day serves as an opportunity to evaluate press freedom around […]
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An annual worldwide report on violence and abusive treatment against journalists published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) indicates that in 2019 there was an “unprecedented fall in the number of journalists killed”. 43 professional journalists, non-professional journalists and media workers were killed this year, the lowest number since 2003. This fall is largely attributed to […]
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On September 7, police in the central Iringa region arrested Atilio, a former reporter for Radio Maria Tanzania and Key FM Tanzania, over his posts in the Mufindi Media Group, a WhatsApp chat group, according to Atilio’s lawyer, Emmanuel Chengula, who spoke to CPJ on the phone. Atilio is one of three administrators of the […]
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Nick Westcott, SOAS, University of London I visited Tanzania recently for the first time in five years, and the first time since John Magufuli was elected President. I have been visiting the country regularly since 1976 – spending a year as a student in 1979 and three years as a diplomat in 1993-6. I have […]
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Jeff Conroy-Krutz, Michigan State University One of the least enviable tasks of journalists in the US must be reporting on how the public trusts their work less and less. A 2018 study found that only about four in ten Americans had at least a “fair” amount of trust in the media. Also, in a June […]
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A group of 33 press freedom and media development organisations, meeting in London ahead of the Global Media Freedom Conference this week, have called on all participating States to ensure the protection and safety of all journalists and media workers in compliance with their existing obligations and international standards. The organisations that represent and work […]
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Uganda Communications Commission has been challenged about its heavy-handed approach to perceived threats to public order by the media. Speaking at a World Press Freedom Day 2019 conference in Kampala, Dr Wairagala Wakabi, the executive director of the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for Eastern and Southern Africa (CIPESA) said there has never been a […]
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