May 1, 2020

SSS Detain Journalist over Interview with Doctoron COVID-19

GNI Publishes Assessment Report of Member Companies, Proposes Measures to Strengthen Free Expression, Privacy in ICT Sector

MRA’s Director Advocates Review of OGP Action Plan, Outlines Implementation Proposals

President of Humanist Association of Nigeria Arrested for Alleged Blasphemy

Oxford University Launches COVID-19 Government Response Tracker

New Research Highlights Journalism’s Critical Role in Fighting COVID-19 Disinformation

Online Publishers Demand Safety of Journalists in Ebonyi

Jailed Rights Activist Gets Presidential Pardon, Released from Jail

International Women’s Film Festival Opens, Calls for Entries

Reporting on COVID-19: Groups Launch Online Course on Safety

First Journalist Tests Positive for Coronavirus in Nigeria

Federal Government Launches Manhunt for Author of Facebook Post on School Resumption Date

Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Center for Business Journalism Seeks Entries for Fellowship

FOTODOC Center Accepting Entries for Documentary Photo Contest

UNESCO, WHO Launch Online Course for Journalists Covering COVID-19

Ian Parry Scholarship Invites Entries for its Youth Photojournalism Contest

PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival Accepting Entries for Youth Video Festival

Merck Foundation Invites Entries for 2020 “Stay At Home” Media Recognition Awards

Global Peace Photo Award Opens for Entries

GSMA Invites Entries for Innovation Fund for Mobile Internet Adoption and Digital Inclusion

Newspaper Correspondent Harassed, Assaulted by Law Enforcement Agents

FG to Investigate Purveyors of Fake COVID-19 News

Groups Examine Governments’ National AI Strategies from Human Rights Perspective

Goi Peace Foundation Accepting Entries for International Essay Contest

2026 IDUAI

Stakeholders Call for Stronger Enforcement to Strengthen FOI Implementation

Ayomide Eweje

MRA Programme Officer Calls for Gender-Responsive FOI Implementation

Edetaen Ojo

MRA Joins IFEX Members, Experts in Call for Global Moratorium on ‘Frontier AI’

Pelumi Onifade

Postmortem Report Confirms Journalist Pelumi Onifade Died from Gunshot to Abdomen

Cp Naziru Abdulmajid

Police Arrest, Arraign Five for Wearing ‘Tinubu Must Go’ T-shirt in Borno State

Sulemana Braimah

MFWA Calls on West African Governments to Provide True Access to Information for Citizens

Cordel Green

UNESCO Marks 25 Years of IFAP with Global Conference on AI and Information Accessibility

Usman Haruna

Journalist Raises Alarm Over Alleged Threat to Life, Family

Eze Anaba

NGE Raises Concerns over Growing Harassment, Prosecution of Journalists

Lisa Gibbs

Pulitzer Center Opens Rolling Grant Application for Journalists

Mrs Zainab Salihu Yabagi

Policemen Invade Radio Station, Arrest Staffers, Declare Journalist Wanted

Lynette Clemetson

Center for Journalists Opens Applications for Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowship

Graciela Mochkofsky,

CUNY Journalism School Calls for Applications for AI Journalism Labs

Motunrayo Alaka

Call for Entries Open for 21st Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting

Siri Carpenter

The Open Notebook Opens Applications for 2027 Early-Career Fellowship Program

Katya Gorchinskaya

J·Index Maps Over 3,700 AI Adoption Cases Across Global News Media

Lisa Gibbs

Pulitzer Center Opens Applications for Machine Learning Reporting Grants

2026 Global Media and Information Literacy Week

UNESCO to Mark Global Media and Information Literacy Week with ‘We All Play a Part’ Campaign

Sally Wentworth

Internet Society Launches ‘Online Trust and Safety Hub’ to Help Users Navigate Digital Risks

Rasha Kelej

Merck Foundation Opens 2026 Media Awards for Diabetes and Hypertension Reporting

Wairagala Wakabi

Nigeria’s Expanding Digital Infrastructure Raises New Rights, Privacy and Inclusion Concerns, Says New Report

Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi

NITDA Warns Nigerians Against Sharing Sensitive Personal Information on AI Platforms

Graciela Mochkofsky

CUNY Invites Applications for 2027 AI Journalism Labs

Henry Chu

Harvard’s Nieman Foundation Opens Applications for 2027–28 Journalism Fellowships