Press Freedom

News

The end of an era at East Africa’s most influential newsroom

As ownership of Nation Media is transferred from the Aga Khan to a Tanzanian businessman, journalists and media observers brace for change.

Inside Rwanda’s campaign to silence independent journalism

“I warned him. He didn’t leave. And now he’s dead,” said investigative journalist Samuel Baker Byansi of his late colleague, John Williams Ntwali.

This small news publisher in the Maldives is betting on investigative journalism to rebuild itself

“If we can't talk to the younger generation, we can't protect our values. It was the right moment to start anew," said columnist Mohamed Saif Fathih on the relaunch of the newspaper.

When the killing of journalists disrupts nothing: a conversation with safety expert Elena Cosentino

The International News Safety Institute’s director on the new normal for journalists in conflict zones.

In Ethiopia, fact-checking can be a matter of life and death

How factcheckers at HaqCheck tackle potentially deadly misinformation amid political and infrastructural challenges.

Running a news site from a food stall: How Myanmar’s exiled media is fighting to survive a brutal funding crisis

As international funding dries up, journalists are driving taxis and selling food just to keep documenting the country’s civil war.

Research

Access denied: insights on newsgathering in repressive regimes

How to report on repressive regimes when access on the ground is blocked by authorities: a case study from Iran.

How journalists worldwide deal with coordinated discrediting

Nigerian investigative journalist and editor 'Fisayo Soyombo gathers stories from three continents to illustrate the impact of coordinated discrediting.

The looming threat (and possible solutions) to Latin America’s foreign donor-funded journalism

Our Journalist Fellow Francisca Skoknic analyses what newsrooms in the region can do in light of an increasingly challenging funding environment.

The press vs. organised crime: Lessons from Mexico for Argentina

As organised crime spirals, journalist Noelia Vetach asks what journalists in Argentina might learn from peers in Mexico.

A six-step plan for combatting SLAPPs

In Poland and the Balkans, Lady Justice’s blindfold is increasingly used to gag journalists through strategic lawsuits against public participation. Author Patrycja Maciejewicz investigates solutions.

Events

The 2026 Reuters Memorial Lecture: Journalism as Resistance

Carlos Dada, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Salvadoran news outlet El Faro, delivers the annual lecture