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Germany: Drastic funding reduction at public service broadcaster DW undermines media pluralism / IFJ
4+ day, 58+ min ago (134+ words) Credit: Ina Fassbender / AFP. The Deutsche Welle is Germany's public service broadcaster, providing independent news and information services in 32 languages to around 291 million people worldwide through television, radio and the internet. On 17 May, thousands of Czech citizens took to the…...
"AI shall not destroy journalism fundamentals," says IFJ General Secretary / FIJ
1+ hour ago (95+ words) " The question is no longer: should we accept AI? The real question is: how can we prevent it from destroying the fundamentals of journalism? Because the danger is real," he said. Read Anthony Bellanger's statement here (FR and EN). More…...
"AI shall not destroy journalism fundamentals," says IFJ General Secretary / IFJ
13+ hour, 17+ min ago (139+ words) Anthony Bellanger: AI mustn't destroy journalism fundamentals International Federation of Journalists - IFJ " The question is no longer: should we accept AI? The real question is: how can we prevent it from destroying the fundamentals of journalism? Because the danger is…...
#IFJBlog: The tech oligarchs and the future of freedom - IFJ
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (410+ words) Konrad Bleyer-Simon: In his book'Survival of the Richest, media theorist Douglas Rushkoff describes how many tech billionaires, if faced with a post-apocalyptic reality, plan to keep less wealthy survivors as quasi-slaves or servants. What is the value of freedom in…...
#IFJBlog: The tech oligarchs and the future of freedom / FIJ
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (434+ words) Konrad Bleyer-Simon: In his book'Survival of the Richest, media theorist Douglas Rushkoff describes how many tech billionaires, if faced with a post-apocalyptic reality, plan to keep less wealthy survivors as quasi-slaves or servants. What is the value of freedom in…...
Centenary Congress: IFJ strengthens gender equality in its leadership / IFJ
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (320+ words) Centenary Congress: IFJ strengthens gender equality in its leadership International Federation of Journalists - IFJ On 6 May 2026, Peruvian journalist and trade unionist Zuliana Lainez was elected President of the IFJ, thus becoming the first Latin American leader to take on this…...
Samar Al Halal: "When surveillance becomes normal, democracy turns into a show" - IFJ
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (89+ words) Samar Al Halal, a computer and communications engineer and expert in digital security and rights, authored the study "Global Surveillance of Journalists: A Technical Mapping of Tools, Tactics and Threats, commissioned by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and published…...
Surveillance: Journalists worldwide call for stronger action on spyware abuse / IFJ
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (147+ words) Credit: Fr'd'ric Moreau de Bellaing. Delegates at the IFJ's Congress heard from Samar Al Halal author of" Global Surveillance of Journalists: A Technical Mapping of Tools, Tactics, and Threats - an EU-funded research study as part of the Brave Media project…...
Maldives: Journalists jailed for the first time in democratic era as state intensifies media crackdown / FIJ
2+ week, 5+ day ago (270+ words) Adhadhu journalists'Mohamed Shahzan (L) and'Leevan Ali Naseer (R) were sentenced to 15 and 10 days in prison respectively on May 12. Credit: MJA Shahzan, who is Vice President of the MJA, was detained for questioning President Muizzu about the allegations during a live media briefing,…...
Maldives: Journalists jailed for the first time in democratic era as state intensifies media crackdown / IFJ
2+ week, 5+ day ago (360+ words) Defending public service media is at the heart of the IFJ's actions to safeguard pluralism and democracy by prioritising the public interest over private or political agendas. To fulfil its mission to inform, public service media must be financially sustainable,…...