Legal support for journalists is evolving to meet rising threats to press freedom

Legal support for journalists is evolving to meet rising threats to press freedom

At a time when attacks on press freedom are heightening, including from the White House and President Donald Trump himself, legal support for journalists is shifting to meet new challenges. […] The post Legal support for journalists is evolving to meet rising threats to press freedom appeared first on Poynter.

Ethiopia commemorates belated press freedom day dancing – New Business Ethiopia

BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – As the media landscape continue to decorate with many journalists detained and fleeing the country, Ethiopia today commemorated the World Press Freedom Day in the capital Addis Ababa with a colorful youth dance. Though the event was opened with a colorful dancing performance by a dance group, the media freedom […]

Gustavo Gorriti, director of IDL-Reporters, has been named Knight Press Freedom Fellow (Knight Fellow for press freedom), in which he represents a strong support for the journalism of IDL-Reporters and Gorriti himself in the face of the offensives of massive misinformation, harassment and legal harassment they face for a long time. “I am deeply honored and grateful for this appointment,” said Gustavo Gorriti. “It comes from illustrious colleague…