Journalism Around the World Africa & Middle East Tunisian Journalists Face Police Intimidation and Jail Time for Doing Our Jobs As President Kais Saied consolidates his grip on power, Tunisia — and its media — are sliding backward from hard-won democratic gains In Ghana, Only a Handful of Journalists Are Able To Do Critical Reporting On paper, Ghana is a thriving democracy. On the ground, journalists do not have the freedom to do their work In Lebanon, a Bold New Era for Accountability Journalism The devastating blast in Beirut has spurred investigations and outrage among journalists In Morocco, Press Freedom Advocates Say Sex Charges are Used to Silence Journalists Despite a state-backed crackdown, some journalists are managing to do independent reporting Asia In India, the Last Few Bastions Of The Free Press Stand Guard Against Rising Authoritarianism Over the last seven years, newsrooms have found themselves in the trenches, holding the Modi government to account Amidst Crackdowns, Kashmiri Journalists Struggle to Report With communication restrictions creating dueling narratives of what’s happening, Kashmiri journalists are fighting to keep people informed Journalism in Myanmar: “An Apocalypse for The Media” Myanmar’s former ‘outlaw’ journalists lead the battle for a free press In the Philippines, Will Marcos Give the Media Hell Like Duterte Did? The rise of hyper-partisan influencers has made it easier for those seeking power to control the flow of information The Hong Kong Protests are Also a Fight for a Free Press Faced with new levels of political pressure and physical threat, Hong Kong’s independent news outlets respond with intrepid reporting and innovative fundraising Command and Control The state of journalism in China, 25 years after Tiananmen Europe “We Should Side with Democracy:” Why the War in Ukraine is Existential for Baltic Journalists Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Baltic states’ independent media reckon with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Covering The War in Ukraine: “The Putin Regime Doesn’t Want Eye Witnesses” Prior to the invasion, few Ukrainian journalists had experience working in conflict zones. Now the war has come to their homes Fighting for A Free Press in Ukraine — and Beyond As Ukrainians defend their country against the Russian invasion, journalists there and in other post-Soviet states guard their fragile press freedoms Alexei Navalny, Social Media, and the State of the Free Press in Russia The space for independent Russian journalism is shrinking, but a handful of small outlets still offer an alternative to state media The Free Press Under Threat in Central Europe Despite financial challenges and government pressure, independent newsrooms in Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Poland are finding ways to keep reporting In Turkey, Erdoğan’s Crackdown on the Free Press Intensifies As the country prepares for next year’s elections, the government is making it even harder for independent journalists North America “Democracy Has Never Been More Threatened”: Cleveland Plain Dealer Editor on Covering Trumpism and Advocating for a Free Press Chris Quinn on why the newspaper declined to cover an Ohio Senate candidate’s rally and the dangers press restrictions place on a free society American Democracy is Under Threat — and Newsrooms Are Mobilizing to Cover It Reporters need to focus on local election agencies and move beyond horse race political coverage Want Better Coverage of Threats to Democracy? Diversify Newsrooms If our industry met any of the diversity goals set over the past few decades, it would be easier for us to grapple with what’s happening today It’s Time to Go Beyond the Typical Election Coverage Playbook Trainings and helplines for voters are just two ways newsrooms can help in the fight to preserve our democracy South America What It’s Like Working in the Deadliest Country in the World for Journalists In Mexico, journalists are trapped between physical threats and political disputes In Mexico, A Mix of Violence and Economics Threatens Local News Organizations Newspapers once had the financial strength to resist pressure from politicians looking for favorable coverage. That independence is in danger How Independent Journalists in Latin America are Finding New Ways to Hold Power to Account Despite social turmoil, financial woes, and repressive regimes, Latin American reporters are keeping the journalism alive How Venezuela’s Independent Digital News Outlets Are Covering the Turmoil in Their Country Journalist Luz Mely Reyes: “We want to spark information, like the firefly does, to illuminate an entire country”
