May 22, 2021

FOTODOC Center for Documentary Photography Calls for Applications for Direct Look Photo Contest

MRA Challenges Constitutionality of Offence of Criminal Defamation in Court

AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards Open for Applications

CMPF Launches Report of Impact on COVID-19 on the Media in 18 EU Countries

Everyday Projects Announce Application for 2021 Grant for Photographers

Entries Open for Sue Palminteri WildTech Reporting Fellowship 2021

UNGA Adopts Proclaiming Global Media and Information Literary Week

2021 WPFD Conference Participants Call on Stakeholders to Create Enabling Environment for Free Expression, Access to Information

West Africa Media Excellence Awards Accepting Entries

Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award Opens for Women

The Guardian Reporter, Eniola Daniel, Conferred with NUJ Press Freedom Award

ACHPR Commemorates World Press Freedom Day, Reflects on Experiences of Media Practitioners in Africa

Journalists Attacked by Hoodlums, Arrested by Policemen

NEITI, CAC Forge Closer Ties on Beneficial Ownership Disclosures

Newspaper Vendors, Distribution Agents Protest Police Harassment

National Bureau of Statistics Releases Data on Nollywood Movies Production

MRA Joins Other Organisations, Individuals to Express Solidarity with Russian Activist Ivan Pavlov

Police Detain Newspaper Vendor for Undisclosed Reasons

Drug Traffickers Beat Journalist for Reporting on their Activities

Journalist Arrested for Criticising a State Governor

NOA Trains State Directors, FOIA Desk Office on Open Governance

Federal Government Extends NIN-SIM Linkage Deadline

NBC Fines Two Stations N5 Million Each for Alleged Breach of Broadcasting Code

MRA Pays Advocacy Visit to Punch, Seeks Support for ‘Safety of Journalists’ Project

Dele Giwa

MRA Demands Justice and Implementation of Court Order 40 Years after Dele Giwa’s Assassination

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