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Almost there: A common-sense indicator for the U...
By Bill Orme After months of debate, the United Nations appears ready to begin official monitoring of legal guarantees for public access to information in all 193 UN member states, greatly strengthening a potentially historic effort to transform this principle into a new universal norm. This is a ... |
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The Sustainable Development Goals and a New Era ...
Development journalism in Africa has often been labeled as boring, too positive, and even abstract. It is a world away from the popular journalistic mantra “if it bleeds it leads” according to former BBC Africa journalist Joseph Warungu, whose Nairobi-based organization AfricaonAir spearhead... |
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International Donor Relations and the Government...
By Lamii Kpargoi In September 2010, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf signed Liberia’s Freedom of Information (FOI) law. That singular act ushered in perhaps the most important piece of governance legislation ever passed in the country’s history. It was a momentous day for many Liberians, especial... |
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What you need to know: Media Freedom for a Bette...
Day One of UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day Conference If you work in the media field, World Press Freedom Day is nothing new. It takes place each year. Conferences and events are held around the world (see, for example, our event from last week in Washington, DC), and UNESCO hosts the flagship co... |
