Mr. Zamora, a high-profile and outspoken critic of government corruption, had been held in pre-trial detention since July 2022, before going to trial in May 2023 on charges of money laundering, blackmail, and influence peddling. A three-judge panel found him guilty of money […]

The awards acknowledge excellence and groundbreaking digital innovation across a range of categories that recognise the changing way people receive and engage with news. The nine categories are best news site, best subscription and trust initiatives, best use of video, […]

The 2023 Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom award of the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), has been awarded to Elahe Mohammadi and Niloofar Hamedi, currently in jail in Iran. The award, made during the 2023 World […]

Since 1961, WAN-IFRA has presented the Golden Pen of Freedom – an award that recognises outstanding action, in writing or deed, of an individual, group or institution in the cause of press freedom.  The inaugural award went to Turkish journalist, […]

Speech of Martha Ramos, World Editors Forum President, for the occasion of the award of the 2023 WAN-IFRA Golden Pen of Freedom to Elahe Mohammadi and Niloofar Hamedi. Taipei, Taiwan, 28th June 2023 Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, colleagues, friends. A […]

The Committee to Protect Journalists has a comprehensive archive of articles on the many different incidents of media oppression in Iran. A scroll through pages of arresting headlines tells a chilling story: Iranian authorities are ruthless and relentless in their […]

By Colette Davidson On 13 September 2022, 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian Mahsa Amini was arrested by Iran’s morality police for allegedly wearing her veil improperly. She was taken into police custody and fell into a coma under suspicious circumstances. Three days […]

This article, authored by Lindsey Jones, was first published by Women in News AI: how freaked out should we be?  AI could replace 300 million jobs.  Nearly 50 news websites are AI-generated.  Godfather of AI quits Google and warns of […]

The 9th annual WIN Editorial Leadership Awards recognise the exemplary contribution of an editor to her newsroom, and under her leadership, her media organisation’s contribution to society. The 2023 Laureates were honoured on the opening day of WAN-IFRA’s World News […]

News avoidance is high, and trust in news is low. The much-anticipated release of the latest Reuters Oxford Digital News Report 2023 confirms this trend – and is replete with averages and percentages to back it up. But beyond the […]