July 20, 2020

Cullman Center Fellowships Open, Accepting Entries

Whickers Radio and Audio Documentary Funding Award Opens

Fetisov Journalism Awards Accepting Nominations

Entries invited for MegaCities-ShortDocs Citizen Film Festival

IFCN Calls for Proposals for Second Fact-Checking Innovation Initiative

NED Calls for Applications for Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Programme

One World Media Launches Coronavirus Reporting Award

Alfred Friendly Press Partners Fellowship opens, Accepting Entries

Free Press Unlimited Seeks Nominations for Free Press Awards

Applications Open for Rory Peck Trust Awards

UN Calls on States to Ensure New Technologies Protect Right to Peaceful Protest

Registration Opens for RightsCon Online

Media Experts Say Radical Fiscal Reforms Needed to Salvage the Media from Negative Effect of COVID-19

________________________________________ Nigerian Breweries Donates Food Items to Oyo State NUJ to Cushion Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic

Journalist Kidnapped from his Residence by Unknown Armed Men

Publisher Goes into Hiding over Threat to his Life

Federal lawmaker Bars Journalists from Covering COVID-19 Probe

Application for Rory Peck Training Fund Opens

Rory Peck Trust Offers Grants to Distressed Freelance Journalists

Congress of African Journalists Launched, Sets-up Interim Governing Council

Man Arraigned Over Facebook Post that ‘Embarrassed’ Osun State Speaker

The Nigerian Media Has Not Fared Well under Democratic Rule, Say Experts in Twitter Chat

FG Approves Measures to Ameliorate Effects of COVID-19 on Broadcast Stations

Police from Force Headquarters, Abuja Arrest Ebonyi NUJ Chairman

Mrs Temitope Oladele

Coroner Issues Fresh Orders to LASUTH, Lagos DNA Centre in Journalist Pelumi Onifade’s Death Inquiry

NADECO Publishes its Story, Honours Media Rights Agenda, Others for Contributions to Pro-democracy Struggles

Blessing Oladunjoye and Remmy Nweke

MRA Announces Winners of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan Freedom of Information Awards

Edetaen Ojo

Measures to Combat Disinformation Must Respect Human Rights, Says MRA Executive Director

Dr Dennis Redeker

MRA, Consortium Partners Launch Pan-Africanism Project on AI Governance in Africa

Allwell Ene

Rivers Police Arrest 13 Suspects Over Assault of Journalist

MRA Calls for Pan-African Framework on AI Rooted in Human Rights

Lanre Arogundade and Edetaen Ojo

Exemplary Careers in Media Rights Advocacy – By Lekan Otufodunrin

Ayomide Eweje

MRA Calls on African Commission to Adopt Instrument to Protect Human Rights Defenders in the Digital Age

Motunrayo Alaka

WSCIJ Calls for National Framework to Protect Media Freedom, Sustainability in Nigeria

Noko Makgato

Africa Facts Network Opens Call for Proposals for Africa Facts Summit 2026

Anthony Bellanger

Journalists Worldwide Call for Stronger Action Against Spyware Abuse, Surveillance

Polycarp Sola

Reporter Attacked During Traders’ Endorsement Rally for Ebonyi Governor

Segun Ajibare

NYSC Member Detained in Kwara Over Criticism of Moro Bridge Rehabilitation Claims

Janine Hauthal

CLIC Announces 2026 Grant Writing Residency for Early-Career Researchers

Solomon Ayele

ACHPR 5th Continental Forum Adopts Dakar Declaration on Extractive Sector Governance, Human Rights

Joy Ezeugwu

Enugu Nursing School Harasses Students Over WhatsApp Comments

Scott Griffen

IPI Releases Report on SLAPPs’ Threat to Africa’s Climate, Environmental Journalists

Briana Marbury

Applications Open for 2026 Interledger Fellowship Programme

Nikki Gladstone

MRA Joins Net Rights Coalition, over 190 Others to Condemn Zambian Government’s Cancellation of RightsCon

Franz Krüger

African Journalism Education Network Announces Call for Participation in 2026 Round Table Meeting

IFJ

International Federation of Journalists Elects New Executive Committee at Centenary Congress

‘Bosun Tijani

Federal Government Warns Telecoms Operators to Improve Service Quality or Face Sanctions

Association for Progressive Communications Opens Call for Nominations for 14th Edition of African School on Internet Governance