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05 Apr

The Kenyan media business should panic. Kenyan journalism, not so much. It just needs to collect itself from the gutter.

By James Smart When President Barack Obama famously visited the country of his father’s birth just months before leaving ...

16 Mar

Media Development in the Digital Age

By Corinne Cath This post originally appeared on March 14th on the website of Article 19. Watch out for the upcoming report...

02 Mar

The Path to Transparency: International Initiatives to Make Donor Support for Media more Transparent

By Beth Kwon At a time when media outlets face intense financial pressures, international donors are stepping in to support...

21 Feb

Defending the Defenders: As Risks to Lawyers Increase, Media Needs to Shine a Light

By Jeffrey Ghannam Lawyers are no strangers to severe repercussions for defending human rights or taking on politically sen...

14 Feb

Tunisia’s Path Toward a More Diverse and Tolerant Media Environment: An Interview with Article 19’s Saloua Ghazouani Oueslati

By Alex Norris In October 2016, the Tunisian High Authority of Audiovisual Communication (HAICA) made headlines when it sus...

31 Jan

Digital Violence in India: Silencing Women’s Voices Online and What We Need to Do About It

By Japleen Pasricha In my country of India, as elsewhere in the world, online harassment of women and marginalized genders ...

24 Jan

Five reasons why direct assistance is more vital than ever to independent media

By Chiranuch Premchaiporn In July 2008, I was forced to post an urgent call on our website – one that all independent...

13 Jan

When Hate Goes Viral: The Danger of Social Media in Bangladesh

By Ashif Rabi Last November, a group of Bangladeshi Muslims attacked a Hindu neighborhood in the Eastern part of Bangladesh...

14 Nov

In Vietnam, Digital is Democratizing

By Pham Muoi Nguyen and Dr. Quan-Hoang Vuong  Vietnam has long been a place where media and newspapers are under strict ...