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This week's IJF round-up:
Georgia Fort and Don Lemon arrests signal danger for press freedom, Outlier Media reimagines what local news can be, and the murder of The Washington Post
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Georgia Fort and Don Lemon arrests signal danger for press freedom, Outlier Media reimagines what local news can be, and the murder of The Washington Post
The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. The 2026 side events pro...
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February 6, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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“You cannot be neutral about the dismantling of our democracy and still expect to be protected by it,” Georgia Fort told CJR days before her arrest. “If the Constitution fails to protect US citizens, it will fail to protect the media, the free press.” www.cjr.org/news/astonis...
The astonishing arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort.
In an interview, Fort described a challenge in her work documenting news in the Twin Cities: “Every independent journalist is kind of every person for themselves.” Two days later, officers came to her...
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January 30, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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My first remarks since being arrested last night.
January 30, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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BREAKING: Journalist Don Lemon is arrested after a protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church.
Journalist Don Lemon arrested after protest that disrupted Minnesota church service
Journalist Don Lemon has been arrested after he entered a Minnesota church and recorded anti-immigration enforcement protesters who disrupted a service.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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This week's IJF round-up:
On the strategy behind making an investigative documentary, Pluralis invests in leading Ukrainian media company Ukrainska Pravda, and WTF is liquid content?
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On the strategy behind making an investigative documentary, Pluralis invests in leading Ukrainian media company Ukrainska Pravda, and WTF is liquid content?
The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. The 2026 side events pro...
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January 30, 2026 at 6:56 AM
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This week's IJF round-up:
What The Continent has learned from whatsapp-first journalism, Wikipedia has proved that news doesn’t need to look like news, and Israeli drone strike on vehicle kills 3 journalists in Gaza
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What The Continent has learned from whatsapp-first journalism, Wikipedia has proved that news doesn’t need to look like news, and Israeli drone strike on vehicle kills 3 journalists in Gaza
The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. The 2026 speaker list is...
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January 23, 2026 at 7:04 AM
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This week's IJF round-up:
Protagonista podcast, US journalists face war-zone conditions at home, and global publisher Google traffic dropped by a third in 2025
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Protagonista podcast, US journalists face war-zone conditions at home, and global publisher Google traffic dropped by a third in 2025
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January 16, 2026 at 6:21 AM
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This week's IJF round-up:
Nieman Lab predictions for journalism 2026, how AI will reshape the news in 2026, and the top 10 journalism collaborations of 2025
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Nieman Lab predictions for journalism 2026, how AI will reshape the news in 2026, and the top 10 journalism collaborations of 2025
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January 10, 2026 at 7:25 AM
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This week's IJF round-up:
Nieman Lab predictions for journalism 2026, Jimmy Lai found guilty, and inside Haaretz
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Nieman Lab predictions for journalism 2026, Jimmy Lai found guilty, and inside Haaretz
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December 19, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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This week's IJF round-up:
Nieman Lab predictions for journalism 2026, creator journalism fuels a decentralization shift, and the escalation of violence against women in the public sphere
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Nieman Lab predictions for journalism 2026, creator journalism fuels a decentralization shift, and the escalation of violence against women in the public sphere
The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. Nieman Lab predictions f...
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December 12, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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This week's IJF round-up:
The Pulitzer Center’s AI Spotlight Series, ICIJ’s Damascus Dossier, and RISJ’s climate change news audiences report 2025
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The Pulitzer Center’s AI Spotlight Series, ICIJ’s Damascus Dossier, and RISJ’s climate change news audiences report 2025
The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. Welcome to the Pulitzer ...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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This week's IJF round-up:
Sudan’s media emergency, lessons from newsrooms turning reporting into performance, and the brutal economics of liquid content
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Sudan’s media emergency, lessons from newsrooms turning reporting into performance, and the brutal economics of liquid content
The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. Casualty of war: Sudan’s...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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This week's IJF round-up:
The Coin Laundry, what the BBC crisis can teach public service media, and Moldovan media outlets stand up to disinformation
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The Coin Laundry, what the BBC crisis can teach public service media, and Moldovan media outlets stand up to disinformation
The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. The Coin Laundry. How th...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Today's a good day to be reminded:

CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination

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CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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This week's IJF round-up:
The campaign to free Jimmy Lai, the BBC in a fight for its survival, and how Denmark is rethinking public funding for private publishers
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The campaign to free Jimmy Lai, the BBC in a fight for its survival, and how Denmark is rethinking public funding for private publishers
The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. The campaign to free Jim...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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This week's IJF round-up:
From attention merchants to intention architects, Hungary’s top tabloid sold to company close to Orban, and how news is being used to dictate reality
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From attention merchants to intention architects, Hungary’s top tabloid sold to company close to Orban, and how news is being used to dictate reality
The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. From attention merchants...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Stories on Umbria International Journalism Award 2026
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Stories on Umbria International Journalism Award 2026
Submissions are now open for the 16th edition of the Stories on Umbria International Journalism Award. The competition, organised by the Umbria Chamber of Commerce, is reserved to those articles deali...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Premio giornalistico internazionale Raccontami l’Umbria 2026
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Premio giornalistico internazionale Raccontami l’Umbria 2026
Sono ufficialmente aperti i termini per partecipare alla 16esima edizione del Premio giornalistico internazionale “Raccontami l’Umbria – Stories on Umbria”. Il Concorso, organizzato dalla Camera di Co...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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This week's IJF round-up:
Safeguarding media freedom in the age of Big Tech platforms and AI, my brave friend who stood up to a tyrant, and mapping news creators and influencers
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Safeguarding media freedom in the age of Big Tech platforms and AI, my brave friend who stood up to a tyrant, and mapping news creators and influencers
The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. Safeguarding media freed...
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October 31, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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This week's IJF round-up:
Follow the Money and partners win 2025 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism, Reuters editor-in-chief Alessandra Galloni on the targeting of journalists in Gaza, and invest in free media
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Follow the Money and partners win 2025 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism, Reuters editor-in-chief Alessandra Galloni on the targeting of journalists in Gaza, and invest in free media
The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. Investigation into Russi...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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This week's IJF round-up:
Surveillance secrets, the consumer experience of AI-mediated news, and why the future of journalism is still human
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Surveillance secrets, the consumer experience of AI-mediated news, and why the future of journalism is still human
The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. Surveillance secrets. A ...
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October 17, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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International journalists urge Israel to allow reporters into Gaza after ceasefire deal
International journalists urge Israel to allow reporters into Gaza after ceasefire deal
Foreign Press Association joins long list of global media agencies demanding press freedom in devastated territory
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October 12, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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This week's IJF round-up:
How to get a media giant to buy your startup, RISJ generative AI and news report, and the case for more philanthropic funding for independent media
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How to get a media giant to buy your startup, RISJ generative AI and news report, and the case for more philanthropic funding for independent media
The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. Want to get a media gian...
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October 10, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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This week's IJF round-up:
Maria Ressa’s UNGA80 speech, seeking the truth in Haiti, and Reuters investigation into deadly Israeli attack on Gaza hospital
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Maria Ressa’s UNGA80 speech, seeking the truth in Haiti, and Reuters investigation into deadly Israeli attack on Gaza hospital
The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. “The Duterte administrat...
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October 3, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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This week's IJF round-up:
A transcript of Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue, why India’s new tax law poses a severe risk to journalists, and leading economists urge action to protect public interest media
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A transcript of Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue, why India’s new tax law poses a severe risk to journalists, and leading economists urge action to protect public interest media
The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. Jimmy Kimmel, Tuesday 23...
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September 26, 2025 at 5:15 AM