On World Press Freedom Day, the Argentinian media defends the importance of professional journalism in tech platforms

Argentinian print, digital and television media made symbolic actions to defend the value of professional journalism in technology platforms for 3 May, on the World Press Freedom Day.

‘Don’t wait for a journalist to be murdered before protesting’

US President Donald Trump and former FBI Director James Comey don’t agree on much anymore. One of the more alarming sentiments they did share near the end of Comey’s chaotic tenure last year was an exchange in which Trump suggested that journalists might talk about their sources “if they spent a couple days in jail,” according to a Comey memo released as part of his book tour. Comey said he laughed at the suggestion.

Newsquest transitions sales force to focus on digital solutions

“Our challenge is: How do we get the best out of our 1,000 salespeople? How do we get 1,000 salespeople who can take 2 million businesses by the hand and navigate them on this difficult journey?” says Morgan Stevenson, Director of SME Solutions for Newsquest, one of the UK’s largest regional news publishing groups.

How a Turkish newspaper celebrates World Press Freedom Day

The Turkish President Erdoğan’s habit of confiscating cigarettes and eliciting a promise from the owners to give up famously involved the Bulgarian Foreign Minister in 2016, and inspired the Cumhuriyet columnist Kadri Gürsel’s comment ‘Erdoğan Wants to Become the New Father to Turks’. Last week, Gürsel was sentenced to two years and six months in prison for his comments that included, ‘Turkey only needs a rebellious child like Muhammad Buazizi, who provided the spark that toppled the Tunisian dictator.’

“Stick to the method and do it by the book, at least in the beginning”

Five questions to Clemens Prerovsky (CDO) about ongoing projects, lessons learned and best practices at the APA-medialab.

Lend your support to World News Day

Learn more about how you can support World News Day, a new initiative aimed at raising awareness about the value of fair, independent journalism.

Top German court rules ad blocking legal, rejecting Axel Springer’s claim

Germany’s highest civil court has ruled that the online ad blocker AdBlock Plus does not violate competition laws.

How local newsrooms are adapting to a digital environment

The latest report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism examines how local news organisations in Europe are adapting to an increasingly digital, mobile, and platform-dominated environment.

FranceTV Lab: testing new tools in the lab first to facilitate adoption in the newsroom

In the lab, FranceTV tests new tools and learns how to use them before introducing them to the newsroom. A way to spread the digital culture among journalists, who tend to be conservative and not always open to new ways of working.

Take the global survey of journalists working with whistleblowers

The charity “Blueprint for Free Speech” is crowdsourcing information to produce a handbook for journalists that will lay out emerging best practices and principles for journalists working with whistleblowers.