Sonia Jorge, A4AI Executive Director, explains how its new meaningful connectivity standard will help to raise the bar for internet access proves more critical than ever. Sonia explained that: “The Covid-19 pandemic has galvanised the case for universal internet access like never before, generating widespread agreement that the internet is …

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and The Kavli Foundation are accepting entries from journalists worldwide for the 2020 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards, which recognizes outstanding reporting for a general audience and honours individuals for coverage of the sciences, engineering and mathematics. The awards are for …

The Geneva-based non-governmental organization, Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), has announced that more than 127 journalists in 31 countries died from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in three months, between March 1 and May 31, 2020. Disclosing this in a press release issued in Geneva on June 2, 2020, PEC noted that …

The governments of Canada, Italy, and Kenya have been elected by their peers to serve for three years on the Steering Committee of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) beginning October 1, 2020. They will start their new terms alongside three new civil society leaders who will be selected by the …

Access Info Europe, a Madrid-based pro-transparency human rights organization, has launched AsktheEU Pro, an improved version of the AsktheEU.org account, designed to upgrade professional journalists and researchers’ experience when requesting access to documents from European Union(EU) bodies and institutions. The platform has new advanced functionalities that include the possibility for …

The Executive Board of the International Press Institute (IPI) has postponed its 2020 World Congress and 70th-anniversary celebrations, previously scheduled for September 10 to 12, citing the public health risks associated with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It will, however, launch a series of virtual congress sessions in September to connect the …

The International Photography Awards is inviting entries from professional, non-professional, and student photographers for its 2020 photography competition. It creates one of the most ambitious and comprehensive competitions in the photography world today. The competition is open for the professional and non-professional categories in the following sub-categories: Advertising Photographer of …

On May 27, 2020, Mrs. Chinyere Okoye, Assistant Manager of News and Current Affairs, at the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Channel 6, Aba, in Abia State, was abducted by unknown gunmen in front of her house in Aba She had returned home after supervising the 7 pm News bulletin and …

The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa is calling for registration for a free seven-week online course on “Media Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Africa” created in honour of and to amplify the legacy of the late South African journalist and media rights activist, Ms Jeanette Minnie …

The #KeepItOn coalition, a global network that unites more than 210 organizations from 75 countries, has appealed to the Deputy Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. ZsuzsannaJakab, to use her good office to urge the governments of Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, and Pakistan to end the ongoing internet shutdowns …