May 24, 2023

Media Sector Needs Conducive Environment to Better Cover Elections, Says MRA Director

UNESCO Issues New Policy Guidelines for Development and Promotion of Right to Information in National Frameworks

Science Journalism Fellowship 2023 Opens, Accepting Entries

PLURAL+ Invites Film Entries for Youth Video Festival

International News Media Association 30 Under 30 Awards Now Accepting Applications and Nominations

Norbert Zongo African Investigative Journalism Award Calls for Entries

Wikimedia Foundation Launches Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards, Invites Nominations

Grist Accepting Submission for its Imagine 2200 Short Story Contest

Pulitzer Center Invites Applications for AI Accountability Fellowship

Special Rapporteurs Adopt Joint Declaration on Media Freedom and Democracy

Islamic Cleric Arraigned for Alleged Hate Speech, Granted Bail

African Media Convention Declares Freedom of Expression Crucial for Human Rights

IWMF Invites Proposals for MMIWG2T Reporting Grant

IWMF Invites Applications for the Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists

IFJ Calls for Urgent Adoption of Binding International Instrument to Strengthen Press Freedom

UNESCO Issues New Policy Guidelines for Development and Promotion of Right to Information in National Frameworks

Global Network of 40 Organisations Call on Governments to Protect Encryption, Ensure Open Internet

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