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WASHINGTON — The Associated Press filed a lawsuit against three White House officials on Friday after the news agency was barred from some of U.S. President Donald Trump’s events. The AP, in the suit filed in a federal court in Washington, said the denial of access violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which…
WASHINGTON — At least 67 journalists are imprisoned across Africa, reflecting the continent’s ongoing struggle for a free press, according to a report released Thursday. The cases in Africa contribute to a global total of 361 journalists jailed as of Dec. 1, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, or CPJ. It is the second-highest…
Nairobi — Broadcasting in the Luo language, a Kenyan journalist is reaching indigenous women via radio to improve media literacy and combat disinformation. The evening show on Dada Radio gets under way in Kenya’s Siaya County. The program “Mine Nyalo” — meaning “women can do it” — broadcasts in the local Luo language. Dada, which…
A deadly gang attack in Haiti earlier this week that killed two journalists and wounded seven more underscores the dangers facing journalists in a nation that has been plagued by gang violence for years. At least two journalists — including one who worked with Voice of America — were killed and at least seven other…
Prague — The list of sacrifices that Alesya Marokhovskaya has made to keep reporting on Russia from exile runs long: her home, her country, family, friends, culture, safety. This month alone, Russian authorities searched the home of the journalist’s parents in the eastern port town of Magadan and opened a criminal case against Marokhovskaya for…
Cameroonians will head to the polls next year to elect their next president. Previous elections in this Central African nation were marred by widespread disinformation. This time, journalists and media professionals say they are taking preemptive measures to stop the flow of falsehoods. Njodzeka Danhatu reports from Buea, Cameroon.
