November 22, 2018

UNESCO Launches Observatory on Murdered Journalists and Actions Taken to Punish Crimes against media Practitioners

CSOs Call on Facebook to Provide Mechanism for Users to Appeal Content Restrictions

Ondo State Governor Bar Journalists from Covering Government House

AFEX Calls on African Governments to Promote Safety of Journalists and Combat Impunity

NGO Forum Urges African Commission to Strengthen Mechanisms for Enhancing Anti-Corruption War

Three Cities Form Coalition for Digital Rights, Adopt Declaration

Internet Society Launches ‘Beyond the Net 2017 Impact Report’

DSS Raids Newspaper Distribution Centres, Confiscates Publications Linked to Biafra

Radio Presenter Reportedly Dismissed Over Comments on Facebook

Newspaper Correspondents Brutalised

Columbia Journalism School Calls for Applications for Business Journalism Fellowships

ONA Calls for Entries for Women’s Leadership Accelerator Programme

IFF Launches Community Development Fellowship, Calls for Participation

ICFJ, Partners Seek Entries for Storytelling Award

DW Invites Applications for its International Journalism Traineeship

Open Government Partnership Calls for Research Proposal

CIMA releases Report on the Implications of ‘Free Internet’ for Media Pluralism

Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners Canvass for Artificial Intelligence Systems that Respect Human Rights

Pelumi Onifade

Postmortem Report Confirms Journalist Pelumi Onifade Died from Gunshot to Abdomen

Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya

MRA Commends Kano State Government’s Condemnation of Attack on Journalists, Demands Concrete Action

Edetaen Ojo

MRA’s Executive Director Recounts Transformational Impact of GSM in Nigeria, Describes it as ‘Communications Revolution’

Leopoldo Maldonado Gutiérrez,

Mexican Lawyer Leopoldo Maldonado Gutiérrez Appointed UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression

Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Freedom of Expression for Judicial Actors

UNESCO, Oxford University Launch Free Global Course on Freedom of Expression for Judicial Actors

Charlie Beckett

JournalismAI Festival 2026 to Bring Global News Industry Together in London and Online

Sulaiman Abdullahi Dederi

Thugs Attack Journalists Returning from Assignment in Kano

Kekere Storytellers Fund

Africa No Filter Opens Applications for Kekere Storytellers Fund for Emerging African Storytellers

Noah Bookbinder

Applications Open for 2027 FASPE Journalism Fellowship Programme

Kathryn Dioth

Applications Open for 2026 Hinrich Foundation Award for Distinguished Reporting on Trade

Mary Anne

Speculative Literature Foundation Invites Applications for Working Class Writers Grant

Professor Magnus Jerneck

Wahlgrenska Foundation Announces Research Funding Opportunity for Media Scholars

Neil Brown

Poynter Institute Invites Journalists to Apply for Brain Health Reporting Fellowship

2026 Independent and Freelance Photojournalist Award

Xposure Invites Entries for 2026 Independent and Freelance Photojournalist Award

Ibrahim Khalil Dan Shagam

Kano Journalist Brutally Murdered at Home

Deborah Malgwi

Nigeria’s Film Industry Records Growth as NFVCB Classifies 304 Films

Ayodele Oluwafemi

Journalist Battered by Political Thugs as Policemen Failed to Intervene

Isah Garba Gadau

DSS Operative Slaps, Threatens Journalists During Solar Power Station Commissioning

Shaibu Husseini

Federal Government Halts Premiere of ‘Living in Colors’, Threatens Legal Action

Moky Makura

Africa No Filter Opens Applications for 2026 Voices for Climate Justice Initiative

Vicky Williams

Emerald Publishing Calls for Entries for Indigenous Voices Case Writing Competition

Justin Hendrix

Tech Policy Press Opens Applications for 2027 Fellowship Cohort

Teki Akuetteh

Data Protection Africa Summit 2026, PICCASO Awards Africa Scheduled for November in Lagos

Thom Townsend

Open Ownership to Launch Beneficial Ownership Transparency Evidence Centre on September 23