January 20, 2026

Mr Lawrence Mutsunge Nazare

Continental Reinsurance Opens Applications for Insurance Reporting Contest

Sam Altman

OpenAI Launches Hub for News Organisations

Barbara Massing

Applications Invited for DW Akademie International Media Studies Master’s Degree Programme

Mr Adeleye Ajayi

Soldiers Seize AIT Camera, Harass Reporters from The Guardian, Punch During Coverage of Fire Incident

Mr Sodiq Atanda

Lagos Police Arrest Investigative Reporter with FIJ

Comrade Wale Olarewaju

Journalists Attacked While Covering Court Proceedings in Ogun State

Global Education Monitoring Report (UNESCO)

UNESCO Opens Applications for Junior Research Consultant Roles for Global Education Monitoring Report

David Bornstein

Entries Open for Solutions Journalism Network Awards

Ladina Heimgartner

WAN-IFRA, FIPP Merge Operations, Create Global Alliance for Publishers

David Mignot

MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy Announces Opening of Applications for 2026 Programme for Aspiring Film, Television Creatives

Anne-Marie Slaughter

New America Calls for Applications for 2027 Fellows Programme

Monday Agbonika

Edo High Court Remands 52 Students, Others Over Ekpoma Anti-Kidnapping Protest

Police Invite Social Commentator Following Online Criticism of Ogun State Governor

Nabiha Syed

Mozilla Foundation Opens Nominations for 2026 Fellowship Programme

Aminu Maida

NCC Pushes for Inclusive Connectivity, Stakeholder Collaboration in Telecoms Sector

Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize (UNESCO)

UNESCO Calls for Nominations for 2026 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize

Zach Mullinax

World Press Institute Announces Call for 2026 Journalism Fellowship

Mitali Mukherjee

Reuters Institute Opens Applications for 2026-2027 Journalism Fellowship

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