#PressFreedom📰: Journalist Serge Oulon vanished in June 2024 in Burkina Faso after an armed group stormed his home. His story reflects a wider crisis where Africa’s journalists are being silenced, jailed, or killed, and no one is being held accountable.
Kidnapped, killed or silenced: Africa's journalists increasingly under threat
Across Africa, journalists are being kidnapped, tortured and killed – often by people whose identities are known but who face no punishment. Reports gathered by RFI and press freedom groups show these...
www.rfi.fr
November 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
#PressFreedom📰: Journalist Serge Oulon vanished in June 2024 in Burkina Faso after an armed group stormed his home. His story reflects a wider crisis where Africa’s journalists are being silenced, jailed, or killed, and no one is being held accountable.
#PressFreedom📰: MEP Sandro Ruotolo and the entire PD/S&D delegation have submitted to the European Commission the same question that cost the job to journalist Gabriele Nunziati, underlining that “No question is out of place”.
Ruotolo (PD) submits to the Commission the same question that cost Gabriele Nunziati his job
"No question is out of place. Freedom of the press is guaranteed by Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union'
www.eunews.it
November 7, 2025 at 10:33 AM
#PressFreedom📰: MEP Sandro Ruotolo and the entire PD/S&D delegation have submitted to the European Commission the same question that cost the job to journalist Gabriele Nunziati, underlining that “No question is out of place”.
Dozens of Pentagon reporters 📰 surrendered badges & vacated offices Wed as new press access restrictions took effect. 30+ orgs (NYT, Reuters) rejected rules, citing threats to press freedom & independent reporting ⚠️. #PressFreedom #Pentagon #USDefense
October 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Dozens of Pentagon reporters 📰 surrendered badges & vacated offices Wed as new press access restrictions took effect. 30+ orgs (NYT, Reuters) rejected rules, citing threats to press freedom & independent reporting ⚠️. #PressFreedom #Pentagon #USDefense
Without precedent’: Nearly every major news outlet rejects the Pentagon’s new limits on press access 📰⚖️
#PressFreedom #Pentagon #FreePress #JournalismMatters #MediaRights #BreakingNews #TrendingNow
#PressFreedom #Pentagon #FreePress #JournalismMatters #MediaRights #BreakingNews #TrendingNow
October 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Without precedent’: Nearly every major news outlet rejects the Pentagon’s new limits on press access 📰⚖️
#PressFreedom #Pentagon #FreePress #JournalismMatters #MediaRights #BreakingNews #TrendingNow
#PressFreedom #Pentagon #FreePress #JournalismMatters #MediaRights #BreakingNews #TrendingNow
They’ve already crossed the line when it comes to targeting the press 📰✋
#PressFreedom #JournalismMatters #FreePress #MediaRights #Transparency #TrendingNow #ViralNews
#PressFreedom #JournalismMatters #FreePress #MediaRights #Transparency #TrendingNow #ViralNews
October 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
They’ve already crossed the line when it comes to targeting the press 📰✋
#PressFreedom #JournalismMatters #FreePress #MediaRights #Transparency #TrendingNow #ViralNews
#PressFreedom #JournalismMatters #FreePress #MediaRights #Transparency #TrendingNow #ViralNews
Workers at major news outlets resisted editorial pressure to soften political coverage and leaked internal memos to protect journalistic integrity. Truth has defenders. 📰
#FightBack #PressFreedom #TruthMatters
#FightBack #PressFreedom #TruthMatters
October 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Workers at major news outlets resisted editorial pressure to soften political coverage and leaked internal memos to protect journalistic integrity. Truth has defenders. 📰
#FightBack #PressFreedom #TruthMatters
#FightBack #PressFreedom #TruthMatters
Trump wants $15 BILLION from The New York Times—calling critical reporting “defamation.” This is not a lawsuit, it’s an authoritarian stunt to muzzle the press. If he wins, the First Amendment loses. 📰🔥 #Trump #PressFreedom www.cnbc.com/2025/09/16/t...
Trump sues The New York Times for $15 billion, alleging defamation and libel
Trump has initiated a flurry of defamation lawsuits against media companies, accusing them of false or misleading coverage.
www.cnbc.com
September 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Trump wants $15 BILLION from The New York Times—calling critical reporting “defamation.” This is not a lawsuit, it’s an authoritarian stunt to muzzle the press. If he wins, the First Amendment loses. 📰🔥 #Trump #PressFreedom www.cnbc.com/2025/09/16/t...
Kokcha News Agency covers migration, diplomacy, human rights, climate, and more, with a focus on Afghanistan and global issues. #Humanitarian #Diplomacy #PressFreedom #ClimateChange #Afghanistan 🌍📰
Kokcha News Agency: Comprehensive Coverage of Global and Regional Issues
Kokcha News Agency covers migration, diplomacy, human rights, climate, and more, with a focus on Afghanistan and global issues. #Humanitarian #Diplomacy #PressFreedom #ClimateChange #Afghanistan 🌍📰
kokcha.news
July 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Kokcha News Agency covers migration, diplomacy, human rights, climate, and more, with a focus on Afghanistan and global issues. #Humanitarian #Diplomacy #PressFreedom #ClimateChange #Afghanistan 🌍📰
📉 Press Freedom is Declining
More than 85% of people worldwide now live in countries where press freedom has weakened over the past five years. 📰✖️ Journalists face growing threats—harassment, censorship, and violence—simply for doing their job. 💔⚖️
(Source: V-Dem Institute 2024)
#PressFreedom
More than 85% of people worldwide now live in countries where press freedom has weakened over the past five years. 📰✖️ Journalists face growing threats—harassment, censorship, and violence—simply for doing their job. 💔⚖️
(Source: V-Dem Institute 2024)
#PressFreedom
February 13, 2025 at 9:29 AM
📉 Press Freedom is Declining
More than 85% of people worldwide now live in countries where press freedom has weakened over the past five years. 📰✖️ Journalists face growing threats—harassment, censorship, and violence—simply for doing their job. 💔⚖️
(Source: V-Dem Institute 2024)
#PressFreedom
More than 85% of people worldwide now live in countries where press freedom has weakened over the past five years. 📰✖️ Journalists face growing threats—harassment, censorship, and violence—simply for doing their job. 💔⚖️
(Source: V-Dem Institute 2024)
#PressFreedom
👏🏾📰👇🏾 #popeleo #pressfreedom
Pope Leo comes out for press freedom and the release of imprisoned journalists
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abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/vid...
Video Pope Leo XIV meets the world press
The new pope talked about the importance of freedom of speech and renewed calls for peace during a meeting with journalists on Monday.
abcnews.go.com
May 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
👏🏾📰👇🏾 #popeleo #pressfreedom
7,400+ media requests to the White House in a day—staggering! This speaks to the high stakes of political journalism and the demand for transparency. How does the press get fair access in this flood? Thought-provoking read from The Daily Wire. 📰 #Media #PressFreedom www.dailywire.com/news/white-h...
White House Receives Over 7,400 New Media Requests Within 24 Hours
The White House received over 7,400 new media requests over the past 24 hours, a White House official shared with The Daily Wire on Wednesday. The thousands of new media requests came in after White H...
www.dailywire.com
January 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
7,400+ media requests to the White House in a day—staggering! This speaks to the high stakes of political journalism and the demand for transparency. How does the press get fair access in this flood? Thought-provoking read from The Daily Wire. 📰 #Media #PressFreedom www.dailywire.com/news/white-h...
🇮🇹 Italy is striking a balance between fair pay, AI, and free speech under the EU publisher directive! 📰🤖 ANSA's legal director talks about navigating press rights and digital challenges. 📍 #Ankara #Turkey #Italy #AI #FreeSpeech #PressFreedom 🔗 Read more at Anadolu Ajansı! #Anad
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#HopeLabs
February 2, 2025 at 2:43 AM
🇮🇹 Italy is striking a balance between fair pay, AI, and free speech under the EU publisher directive! 📰🤖 ANSA's legal director talks about navigating press rights and digital challenges. 📍 #Ankara #Turkey #Italy #AI #FreeSpeech #PressFreedom 🔗 Read more at Anadolu Ajansı! #Anad
#HopeLabs
#HopeLabs
Many of the dedicated staff of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) have worked or work here in Brussels—now, their voices must not be silenced.
📰 Full statement:
🇬🇧 EN: www.api-ipa.org/2025/03/17/s...
🇫🇷 FR: www.api-ipa.org/fr/2025/03/1...
#PressFreedom #Solidarity #JournalismMatters #RFERL
📰 Full statement:
🇬🇧 EN: www.api-ipa.org/2025/03/17/s...
🇫🇷 FR: www.api-ipa.org/fr/2025/03/1...
#PressFreedom #Solidarity #JournalismMatters #RFERL
Solidarity with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty – API – IPA
The Brussels-based Foreign Correspondents Association (API-IPA) stands in full solidarity with the journalists and staff of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE
www.api-ipa.org
March 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Many of the dedicated staff of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) have worked or work here in Brussels—now, their voices must not be silenced.
📰 Full statement:
🇬🇧 EN: www.api-ipa.org/2025/03/17/s...
🇫🇷 FR: www.api-ipa.org/fr/2025/03/1...
#PressFreedom #Solidarity #JournalismMatters #RFERL
📰 Full statement:
🇬🇧 EN: www.api-ipa.org/2025/03/17/s...
🇫🇷 FR: www.api-ipa.org/fr/2025/03/1...
#PressFreedom #Solidarity #JournalismMatters #RFERL
creators in Canada +1 on bring able to share legit journalism here (meta bans CDN users from sharing news) 📰 #pressfreedom
February 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
creators in Canada +1 on bring able to share legit journalism here (meta bans CDN users from sharing news) 📰 #pressfreedom
🗞Freedom of Information Act - more important than ever!! 📰
#FOIA #freedomofinformation #press #pressfreedom #freedomofthepress #johncusack #media #journalists
#FOIA #freedomofinformation #press #pressfreedom #freedomofthepress #johncusack #media #journalists
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PSA from @johncusack.bsky.social: Democracy is under attack — and paywalls shouldn’t stand in the way of accessing vital public records.
News outlets, it’s time to drop the paywalls for FOIA-based reporting.
@wired.com did it. @404media.co did it. Now, it’s your turn.
News outlets, it’s time to drop the paywalls for FOIA-based reporting.
@wired.com did it. @404media.co did it. Now, it’s your turn.
April 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
🗞Freedom of Information Act - more important than ever!! 📰
#FOIA #freedomofinformation #press #pressfreedom #freedomofthepress #johncusack #media #journalists
#FOIA #freedomofinformation #press #pressfreedom #freedomofthepress #johncusack #media #journalists
📰 Journalism today faces rising challenges—from misinformation to shrinking newsrooms. Sentient Media explores how truth-telling is evolving in a complex media landscape.
🔗 sentientmedia.org/jo...
#Journalism #MediaEthics #PressFreedom #NewsIntegrity
🔗 sentientmedia.org/jo...
#Journalism #MediaEthics #PressFreedom #NewsIntegrity
Journalism Has Become More Challenging, for Reporters and Sources
Researchers are more reluctant to give interviews since Trump returned to the White House.
sentientmedia.org
October 13, 2025 at 2:56 AM
📰 Journalism today faces rising challenges—from misinformation to shrinking newsrooms. Sentient Media explores how truth-telling is evolving in a complex media landscape.
🔗 sentientmedia.org/jo...
#Journalism #MediaEthics #PressFreedom #NewsIntegrity
🔗 sentientmedia.org/jo...
#Journalism #MediaEthics #PressFreedom #NewsIntegrity
📰✒️ Early modern rulers feared the press.
Censorship rose as fast as printing, proving every age must fight for free expression.
#History #PressFreedom #Brewminate
Censorship rose as fast as printing, proving every age must fight for free expression.
#History #PressFreedom #Brewminate
Censorship and Freedom of the Press in the Early Modern Period
From the very beginning, the development of printing in Europe was accompanied and influenced by measures aimed at controlling it.
brewminate.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
📰✒️ Early modern rulers feared the press.
Censorship rose as fast as printing, proving every age must fight for free expression.
#History #PressFreedom #Brewminate
Censorship rose as fast as printing, proving every age must fight for free expression.
#History #PressFreedom #Brewminate
When the Pentagon press corps starts to look more like a partisan echo chamber, we’ve got a problem. Journalism isn’t about comfort—it’s about accountability. Great breakdown from CJR on the troubling rise of political influence in defense reporting. 📰 #PressFreedom
www.cjr.org/analysis/pen...
www.cjr.org/analysis/pen...
The Reshuffling of the Pentagon Press Corps Is a Warning
The Times and NBC are out; Breitbart and One America News are in.
www.cjr.org
February 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
When the Pentagon press corps starts to look more like a partisan echo chamber, we’ve got a problem. Journalism isn’t about comfort—it’s about accountability. Great breakdown from CJR on the troubling rise of political influence in defense reporting. 📰 #PressFreedom
www.cjr.org/analysis/pen...
www.cjr.org/analysis/pen...
This #WorldPressFreedomDay, we stand with those who risk everything to keep the world informed.
Protect #PressFreedom 🗞️🗽📰
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Protect #PressFreedom 🗞️🗽📰
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May 3, 2025 at 8:29 AM
This #WorldPressFreedomDay, we stand with those who risk everything to keep the world informed.
Protect #PressFreedom 🗞️🗽📰
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Protect #PressFreedom 🗞️🗽📰
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📰 Balancing Act in Italy! 🇮🇹✨ Under the EU directive, Italy is walking a tightrope between fair pay, AI, and free speech. 🤖🗣️ ANSA's legal director weighs in on press rights & digital challenges. Dive into the details by Anadolu Ajansı. #Italy #PressFreedom #AI #DigitalRights #Anado
#HopeLabs
#HopeLabs
February 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
📰 Balancing Act in Italy! 🇮🇹✨ Under the EU directive, Italy is walking a tightrope between fair pay, AI, and free speech. 🤖🗣️ ANSA's legal director weighs in on press rights & digital challenges. Dive into the details by Anadolu Ajansı. #Italy #PressFreedom #AI #DigitalRights #Anado
#HopeLabs
#HopeLabs
🔴 Religion & Politics: Bangladesh’s Crossroads
Reports show rising influence of religion-based politics, attacks on media, and lack of state reform strategies. Press freedom hangs by a thread as the interim govt grapples with critical challenges. 📰 #Bangladesh #Politics #PressFreedom
Reports show rising influence of religion-based politics, attacks on media, and lack of state reform strategies. Press freedom hangs by a thread as the interim govt grapples with critical challenges. 📰 #Bangladesh #Politics #PressFreedom
November 20, 2024 at 8:59 AM
🔴 Religion & Politics: Bangladesh’s Crossroads
Reports show rising influence of religion-based politics, attacks on media, and lack of state reform strategies. Press freedom hangs by a thread as the interim govt grapples with critical challenges. 📰 #Bangladesh #Politics #PressFreedom
Reports show rising influence of religion-based politics, attacks on media, and lack of state reform strategies. Press freedom hangs by a thread as the interim govt grapples with critical challenges. 📰 #Bangladesh #Politics #PressFreedom
#PressFreedom📰: Across the Middle Eastern region, women journalists continue to expose injustice, defend human rights, and amplify silenced voices despite censorship & harassment. Their courage shows that press freedom and gender equality are inseparable
In the Middle East, women journalists and activists have been driving crucial change
Through the years, the work of women journalists in the Middle East has gone far beyond reporting news and has become a vital force for truth and justice.
theconversation.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
#PressFreedom📰: Across the Middle Eastern region, women journalists continue to expose injustice, defend human rights, and amplify silenced voices despite censorship & harassment. Their courage shows that press freedom and gender equality are inseparable
📰NEWSLETTER: #HongKong enters the #PressFreedom red zone, the first of the #HK45 go free from prison but into a larger cage & #Chowhangtung writes on the absurdity of the authorities' national security powers, plus much more in our weekly news round-up.
thecfhk.org/hong-kong-fa...
thecfhk.org/hong-kong-fa...
May 2, 2025 at 10:38 AM
📰NEWSLETTER: #HongKong enters the #PressFreedom red zone, the first of the #HK45 go free from prison but into a larger cage & #Chowhangtung writes on the absurdity of the authorities' national security powers, plus much more in our weekly news round-up.
thecfhk.org/hong-kong-fa...
thecfhk.org/hong-kong-fa...