Yesterday, state leaders formally adopted the Doha Political Declaration from the Second United Nations World Social Summit (WSSD2). This morning, the inauguration of the two-day Civil Society Forum took place, where Roberto Bissio of Social Watch and several others spoke passionately about the...
Every year on 2 November marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists - a day that reminds us that in too many corners of the world, including Bangladesh, truth is often written in fear, and justice for those who dare to tell it remains painfully elusive....
It is the largest massacre of journalists in human history. In Gaza, 253 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed since October 2023 — more than those killed in the wars of Afghanistan, Vietnam, the Balkans, World War I, and World War II combined. Yet these killings remain...
The public’s right to know is in serious jeopardy in the United States. The country that once proudly lauded its commitment to free expression and a free press has rapidly adopted the behavior of autocrats to stifle reporting it does not like. From new rules that threaten the ability of...
Social media platform TikTok is a vast, endlessly scrolling stream of creativity, mimicry, and influence. Around 170 million Americans now open the app regularly, joining hundreds of millions more around the world in what has become a kind of global video bazaar. It is, as some have called it, a...
When journalists are vilified online for doing their job, the damage extends beyond the individual. It corrodes public debate, deters independent reporting, and weakens democracy. Across Western Europe, the pattern is clear: coordinated waves of digital abuse, aimed mainly at women and minority...
