October 25, 2022

Human Rights Organizations Request Companies to Make Direct Messages Safe

Early-Career Fellowship Opens for Science Journalists

Adverting Regulatory Council Sues Meta over Adverts, Demands N30bn in Damages

Journalist Alleges Being Forced to Write Dictated Statement in Defamation Case

Political Thugs Attack Journalist in Oshogbo

ACHPR Calls on African States to Respect the Right of Access to Information

ACHPR Calls on African States to Respect the Right of Access to Information

Allard Photography Competition Seeks Applications

Media Stakeholders Canvass Self-regulation to Ensure Professionalism, Uphold Ethical Standards in Reporting Electoral Processes

2022 New Media Writing Competition Opens for Entries

FrontFoot Media Initiative Trains Journalists in Audit Reporting

Rivers State Government Revokes 868 Plots of Land Owned by DAAR Communications

Austria to Host High-Level Conference on Safety of Journalists

AFEX Calls on African Governments to Reform COVID-19 Laws and Regulations that Restrict Human Rights

Publisher Released After 138 Days in Detention

UN Special Rapporteur Presents Report on Disinformation and Freedom of Opinion and Expression During Armed Conflict

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

Craig Bruce

Jamma Opens Applications for Human-Centred Conservation Storytelling Grants in Africa