Irony, it seems, is dead. Because foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt has barred journalists from attending the UK government’s ‘media freedom’ conference...
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History, humour and humility: Remembering Andrew Graham-Yooll (Buenos Aires Times)
Andrew Graham-Yooll, the respected, influential and talented writer and journalist whose experiences with Argentina’s brutal 1976-1983 military...
Debate on Julian Assange at London’s Frontline Club for journalists (World Socialist Web Site)
The Frontline Club, bringing together journalists and photographers with an interest in war reporting and international relations, organised a...
How the Art World Can Fight a ‘Culture of Censorship’ (Freize)
Do arts organizations and artists in the UK need support to deal with issues of censorship? A new initiative from the London-based nonprofit Index...
Talib Kweli’s removal from festival lineup is part of anti-Palestinian censorship trend (The Guardian)
We are shocked that the Open Source Festival in Düsseldorf has disinvited the black American rapper Talib Kweli, leading to the cancellation of his...
Jodie Ginsberg: Companies that police their worker’s opinions are a danger to democracy (The Telegraph)
Most people who work will have a contract that allows employers to dismiss them under certain circumstances: incompetence, negligence, misconduct....
‘Stop Silencing Musicians’ Krept & Konan Tell Courts (M Magazine)
The Government’s proposed new online safety laws pose a threat to freedom of expression in the UK, Index on Censorship claims.
Local News in Global Decline (Global Journalist)
The Government’s proposed new online safety laws pose a threat to freedom of expression in the UK, Index on Censorship claims.
Appeal to EU leaders to address the need for justice at summit in Malta (The Shift)
The Government’s proposed new online safety laws pose a threat to freedom of expression in the UK, Index on Censorship claims.
Global Journalist: Local news in global decline
Index magazine editor Rachael Jolley joins Global Journalist to discuss the decline of local news all around the world and what this means for democracy.
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