June 23, 2026

Adesewa Akintokun

MRA Calls for Strong Legal Protection of Whistleblowers in Nigeria

Call for Applications Opens for the 2026 AXS Film Fund

Zaiyad Ismaila

Zij Online TV CEO Alleges Assault, Threat by Politician over Broadcast

Opeyemi Owoeye

NSCDC Arrests Online Newspaper Editor Allegedly on Orders of House of Reps Member

FOC

FOC Network Says RightsCon Cancellation Raises Alarm Over Geopolitical Pressure on Global Digital Rights Spaces

Ms. Irene Khan

Global Experts Issue Joint Declaration to Protect Children’s Freedom of Expression, Access to Information Online

Elisa Lees Muñoz

IWMF Opens Applications for 2026 Kari Howard Fund for Narrative Journalism

Eric Ferrero, Executive Director, Fund for Investigative Journalism

FIJ Invites Proposals for Reporting Grants for Unbiased, Non-partisan Investigative Stories

African Investigative Journalism Conference

AIJC Opens Entries for 2026 African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award

idan White, General Director, Fetisov Journalism Awards

Fetisov Journalism Awards Opens Call for Entries for 8th Edition

MediaTech Hub Potsdam

MediaTech Hub Potsdam Opens Applications for Next Cohort of its Accelerator Startup Programme

WAN-IFRA

WAN-IFRA to Host 78th World News Media Congress in Stockholm in June 2027

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