Guardian reporter behind Cummings’ Durham journey scoop ‘riled’ by aide’s attack on media
One of the journalists who broke the story that Dominic Cummings had travelled to Durham during the lockdown has said…
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Lockdown murder threats against Northern Ireland journalists prompt Stand up for Journalism campaign
Three rival Belfast-based newspapers have joined together in solidarity against threats from paramilitaries against journalists. A public statement declaring support…
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Filipino government shuts down major news network during pandemic
A Philippine government agency has ordered the country’s leading broadcast network, which the president has targeted for its critical news…
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Journalism in Egypt now ‘effectively a crime’, Amnesty International says
Journalism in Egypt has effectively become a crime over the past four years as authorities clamp down on media outlets…
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UK slips down World Press Freedom rankings as Northern Ireland threats continue
The UK has slipped down the world press freedom rankings after a year which saw reporter Lyra McKee shot dead…
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US caps reporters from Chinese-state outlets after expulsion of three WSJ journalists from China
The US has announced it will restrict the numbers of journalists working for Chinese state media after Beijing expelled three…
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Amal Clooney media freedom report urges sanctions to ‘punish and deter’ attacks on journalists
Governments should sanction those complicit in the killing or arbitrary imprisonment of journalists to “shift the default from impunity to…
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Government says it supports media freedom as Lobby briefing boycott labelled ‘snowflakery’ by Tory MP
The Government has insisted it is “committed” to media freedom after political journalists staged a mass walkout over Number 10’s…
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