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Published in: Home: OpinionThe Online Safety Bill endangers us by ignoring digital threats to democracy
In Russia, Putin's propaganda reminds us of the risk of online manipulation. Why are our MPs failing to address it?
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionHow can the deadly violence against Mexican journalists be stopped?
Between cartels and corrupt politicians, the country is among the most dangerous to be a journalist. Eight have been...
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Published in: Home: FeatureChannel 4 gave these young people their break. Now it’s up for sale
Producers who worked on C4 programmes say the broadcaster was already ‘levelling up’. Will a private owner be so...
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Published in: oDR: InterviewThis is how Kyiv’s oldest newspaper is covering Russia’s war on Ukraine
Evening Kyiv is the Ukrainian capital’s oldest newspaper. Its chief editor told us what he has learned about working...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsEditors and MPs urge watchdog to act over escalating government secrecy
openDemocracy leads campaign to enforce transparency laws as government accused of abusing Freedom of Information...
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Published in: Home: News5 times Channel 4 left the UK government red-faced
Channel 4 has had a long reputation of holding our government to account. Is privatisation payback?
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Published in: Home: OpinionPrivatising Channel 4 is a right-wing attack on media freedom. Here’s why
The government’s actions echo the behaviour of populists elsewhere in the world. But there’s a twist
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationWhy did a popular UK news site run anonymous propaganda about Russian oil?
Exclusive: The London Economic praised BP’s stake in Russia’s state-owned Rosneft and ran other flattering articles...
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Published in: Home: OpinionHow the right-wing press used partygate to get rid of lockdown
Hundreds have died of COVID because the papers bullied Boris Johnson into lifting lockdown early
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Published in: Podcasts: FeatureMy friend’s murder shows Filipino impunity for killing journalists
Gerry Ortega called out corruption on his radio show – but the man suspected of ordering his murder is free and...
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Published in: Podcasts: InvestigationKilling the Truth: The case of Gerry Ortega
Radio host Gerry Ortega annoyed the powerful by speaking out against corruption. He was shot dead – and his family...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsHow a queer Kenyan film is outpacing homophobic colonial censorship law
‘I Am Samuel’ is blocked in Kenya, but its filmmakers have found other ways to get their message across
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Published in: oDR: FeatureHow the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border conflict is putting pressure on media
Since 2022 conflicts on the troubled border left three people dead and sparked protests over independent media
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Published in: 50.50: NewsApply for our UK trans rights reporting fellowship
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Published in: 50.50: NewsApply for our Eurasia investigative reporting fellowship
Join our feminist investigative journalism team and sharpen your skills. Full-time position. Deadline: 3 April 2022
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Published in: 50.50: FeatureColombia, a dangerous place for journalists and women land defenders
Independent journalists in Colombia are taking serious risks to tell the stories of women land rights defenders under threat
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionA message from a Russian LGBT+ activist
We can’t stop this war, started by our own government, but we can express our solidarity and support for Ukraine and...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionPutin can’t live with dissent – that’s why he’s trying to silence his critics
The Russian government’s crackdown on independent media and civil society has reached a dangerous new peak. We must...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionRacist war reporting undermines trust in media
Racist language in the coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will have viewers switching off, writes veteran...
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Published in: Podcasts: OpinionHow I remember my friend, the brave journalist Deyda Hydara
He knew he was risking his life by provoking Gambia’s president, Yahya Jammeh, but this generous man would not be quiet