Close to record number of journalists jailed
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The number of journalists jailed worldwide reached a near all-time high in 2024. China, Israel, and Myanmar were the leading jailers of reporters, followed by Belarus and Russia, according to
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A trend report for the news industry
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With consumer expectations moving at a rapid pace, embracing change while staying true to core journalistic values will be the key balancing trick for news media during the year ahead.
Meta downgrading fact checking prior to Trump being back in White House
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Disinformation is again a global media focus after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement that his social media like Facebook, Instagram and Threads will start replacing its third-party fact checking in
What does Trump really want with TikTok?
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Incoming US president Donald Trump has changed his mind and is now trying to save social media TikTok in the US despite earlier having wanted it forbidden. On January 19
Growth returning to global games market
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Growth is slowly returning to the global games market despite that global average playtime has been dropping since the first quarter of 2021 when so many were forced to stay
EU investigating if TikTok manipulated Romanian election
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Did Chinese-owned TikTok manipulate the Romanian presidential election that led to a surprising victory for a right wing candidate that earlier had shown modest support in opinion polls? The EU
Unclear ownership of AI tools used by journalists
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Artificial intelligence tools are increasingly being used by media companies. But who owns these tools? Unwittingly, journalists and newsrooms using AI fact-checking tools may be working with biased companies that
It’s not how long – but how – kids use social media that’s important
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It doesn’t matter so much how long the kids are on social media. It’s how they use social media that’s important. Passive use of social media can lead to greater
Gaza the most dangerous place in the world for journalists
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Gaza stands out as the most dangerous region in the world with the highest number of journalists murdered in connection with their work in the last five years. Since October
Majority trust media to control politicians
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President-elect Donald Trump is known to dislike the news media having called in the “enemy of the people”. Since he was re-elected various media organisations have stressed the importance of