Through a prolific stream of tweets, Andy Carvin has become a leading voice on revolutions in the Middle East. He is at the forefront of a movement that is redefining news.
Thai journalist Chiranuch Premchaiporn, who faces prison time due to comments posted on her website, has a message: “When we talk about press freedom, it should mean freedom of the people.”
Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova gave a preview of some of the discussions expected to take place during the 20th celebration of World Press Freedom Day.
IJNet spoke with Abdikadir Ahmed, IREX field projects officer for Somalia. Ahmed participate in a World Press Freedom Day panel on finding innovative ways to get information to poor and rural communities..
An editorial team in the U.K. enters week two of its strike against budget cuts in the hopes of opening talks with the publisher. IJNet followed up with features editor Jonathan Lovett, who helped organize the strike.
The Viewspaper is a news site in India at the forefront of citizen journalism and media innovation for youth. IJNet interviewed founder Shiv Dravid in anticipation of his session during World Press Freedom Day.
Maria Sadovskaya will take part in a panel on "Digital Natives: The New Media Generation" at the World Press Freedom Day in May. IJNet spoke to her about how young people use and consume news now.
