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🔔 Public records-based reporting should be free. @404media.co and @wired.com are leading the way.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
🔔 Public records-based reporting should be free. @404media.co and @wired.com are leading the way.
Tomorrow, join our webinar to hear why this is a public service and good for business, featuring @josephcox.bsky.social and @katie-drummond.bsky.social.
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@miamalan.bsky.social | Anti-HIV jab, lenacapavir, has been approved by Sahpra. The jab works almost 100% at stopping HIV infection through sex. Yes, you read that right. Protecting young women & pregnant moms too. #HIVPrevention #lenacapavir #LEN bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
SA becomes the first African country to register the twice-a-year anti-HIV jab — at record speed - Bhekisisa
South Africa has become the first African country — and our medicines regulator the third worldwide — to register the revolutionary twice-a-year anti-HIV jab, lenacapavir (LEN). The shot could bring…
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October 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
@miamalan.bsky.social | Anti-HIV jab, lenacapavir, has been approved by Sahpra. The jab works almost 100% at stopping HIV infection through sex. Yes, you read that right. Protecting young women & pregnant moms too. #HIVPrevention #lenacapavir #LEN bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
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Tonight we honored the @pressfreedom.bsky.social and @rsf.org with the 2025 James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism. Thank you to Wendy McMahon for delivering the keynote address during our first session of "Press Freedom Under Fire: Threats to Journalism and Democracy."
October 24, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Tonight we honored the @pressfreedom.bsky.social and @rsf.org with the 2025 James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism. Thank you to Wendy McMahon for delivering the keynote address during our first session of "Press Freedom Under Fire: Threats to Journalism and Democracy."
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From amplifying community voices to combating misinformation — the media has a crucial role to play in pushing for a just HIV response. Join today's #IAS2025 session on responsible journalism & HIV with @miamalan.bsky.social, @apoorvanyt.bsky.social & others. programme.ias2025.org/Programme/Se...
July 15, 2025 at 4:01 AM
From amplifying community voices to combating misinformation — the media has a crucial role to play in pushing for a just HIV response. Join today's #IAS2025 session on responsible journalism & HIV with @miamalan.bsky.social, @apoorvanyt.bsky.social & others. programme.ias2025.org/Programme/Se...
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#Philippines: RSF and the #HoldTheLine Coalition welcome the acquittal of Maria Ressa, CEO of #Rappler, along with other directors, in a case initiated under the administration of former President Duterte. The justice system must now bring the final ongoing case against Maria Ressa to a close.
RSF and the Hold the Line Coalition welcome Maria Ressa and Rappler's acquittal and urge for closure of remaining case
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Hold the Line Coalition welcome the recent decision by a Philippine court to acquit Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, along with other directors, in a case brought as pa...
rsf.org
June 21, 2025 at 7:27 AM
#Philippines: RSF and the #HoldTheLine Coalition welcome the acquittal of Maria Ressa, CEO of #Rappler, along with other directors, in a case initiated under the administration of former President Duterte. The justice system must now bring the final ongoing case against Maria Ressa to a close.
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We Built This City is a limited series of photo essays by The Continent on African cities. This week, we are in Lagos with Victor Adewale.
Lagos, unbound tempest beneath your feet
We Built This City is a limited series of photo essays by The Continent on African cities. This week, we are in Lagos with Victor Adewale.
continent.substack.com
June 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
We Built This City is a limited series of photo essays by The Continent on African cities. This week, we are in Lagos with Victor Adewale.
Highly recommended 🙏🏾
The Continent has done the improbable in five years. In the next five we are going to build on this, empower more people with quality journalism, and do our bit to save civilisation – by newspapering.
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Help us continue to do that by subscribing: thecontinent.org/subscribe
May 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Highly recommended 🙏🏾
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The Continent has done the improbable in five years. In the next five we are going to build on this, empower more people with quality journalism, and do our bit to save civilisation – by newspapering.
Help us continue to do that by subscribing: thecontinent.org/subscribe
Help us continue to do that by subscribing: thecontinent.org/subscribe
May 26, 2025 at 11:28 AM
The Continent has done the improbable in five years. In the next five we are going to build on this, empower more people with quality journalism, and do our bit to save civilisation – by newspapering.
Help us continue to do that by subscribing: thecontinent.org/subscribe
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How Wales is building a sharing economy through its ‘libraries of things’
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/04/05/h...
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/04/05/h...
How Wales is building a sharing economy through its 'libraries of things'
Wales has 28 'libraries of things' dotted across the country. These facilities allow community members to borrow rather than buy.
theprogressplaybook.com
April 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
How Wales is building a sharing economy through its ‘libraries of things’
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/04/05/h...
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/04/05/h...
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The needs of migrants stranded in Mexico since Trump took office keep mounting, even as humanitarian organisations are forced to shut down programmes due to the foreign aid funding cuts. Read our report from Tapachula and Mexico City. By @Eu_femismo. buff.ly/L13Z8U5
March 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The needs of migrants stranded in Mexico since Trump took office keep mounting, even as humanitarian organisations are forced to shut down programmes due to the foreign aid funding cuts. Read our report from Tapachula and Mexico City. By @Eu_femismo. buff.ly/L13Z8U5
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NYU canceled an invited talk by the former president of Doctors Without Borders, out of fear her talk would be accused by the government of being both anti-Trump and antisemitic: ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/215...
Une conférence de la Dre Joanne Liu annulée par NYU
L'université de New York allègue que son contenu peut être perçu comme antisémite, mais Joanne Liu croit que NYU craint en fait de déplaire à Donald Trump.
ici.radio-canada.ca
March 28, 2025 at 4:12 AM
NYU canceled an invited talk by the former president of Doctors Without Borders, out of fear her talk would be accused by the government of being both anti-Trump and antisemitic: ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/215...
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BREAKING Frightening cuts: In South Africa, #HIV and #TB cancellation letters for research grants funded by the US government started to roll in over the weekend.. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
[BREAKING] Trump ends SA’s HIV and TB research grants - Bhekisisa
Cancellation letters, which end millions of rands of South African universities’ US-government funded HIV and TB research grants with immediate effect, started to roll in over the weekend. Fears are r...
bhekisisa.org
March 22, 2025 at 6:25 AM
BREAKING Frightening cuts: In South Africa, #HIV and #TB cancellation letters for research grants funded by the US government started to roll in over the weekend.. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
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Community Media Report🗞️
On May 29, 2024, South Africa held its 7th National & Provincial Elections, marking 30 years of democracy.
This pivotal election introduced significant reforms, including the participation of independent candidates and a new three-ballot system.
Read more: bit.ly/3XsvOB4
On May 29, 2024, South Africa held its 7th National & Provincial Elections, marking 30 years of democracy.
This pivotal election introduced significant reforms, including the participation of independent candidates and a new three-ballot system.
Read more: bit.ly/3XsvOB4
March 5, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Community Media Report🗞️
On May 29, 2024, South Africa held its 7th National & Provincial Elections, marking 30 years of democracy.
This pivotal election introduced significant reforms, including the participation of independent candidates and a new three-ballot system.
Read more: bit.ly/3XsvOB4
On May 29, 2024, South Africa held its 7th National & Provincial Elections, marking 30 years of democracy.
This pivotal election introduced significant reforms, including the participation of independent candidates and a new three-ballot system.
Read more: bit.ly/3XsvOB4
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February 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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If you are interested in cinema, I urge you to see his film, "Yeelen" (Light). www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/m...
Souleymane Cissé, Celebrated Malian Filmmaker, Dies at 84
He won multiple awards during his 50-year career, including the jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and spent his life championing African cinema.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
If you are interested in cinema, I urge you to see his film, "Yeelen" (Light). www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/m...
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Isu Elihle Awards🗞️🌟
Are you a journalist within the African continent passionate about telling stories about children?
Then mark your calendars 🗓️— Isu Elihle Awards competition entry opens on the 5th of May 2025! Stay tuned for more details.
Read more: ow.ly/ylS150V3leU
Are you a journalist within the African continent passionate about telling stories about children?
Then mark your calendars 🗓️— Isu Elihle Awards competition entry opens on the 5th of May 2025! Stay tuned for more details.
Read more: ow.ly/ylS150V3leU
February 20, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Isu Elihle Awards🗞️🌟
Are you a journalist within the African continent passionate about telling stories about children?
Then mark your calendars 🗓️— Isu Elihle Awards competition entry opens on the 5th of May 2025! Stay tuned for more details.
Read more: ow.ly/ylS150V3leU
Are you a journalist within the African continent passionate about telling stories about children?
Then mark your calendars 🗓️— Isu Elihle Awards competition entry opens on the 5th of May 2025! Stay tuned for more details.
Read more: ow.ly/ylS150V3leU
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Aid officials involved in the response in Syria say people are already suffering due to Trump’s aid freeze and predict huge problems ahead as vital programmes abruptly shut services: ⬇️
US aid freezes escalate Syria’s crisis
Aid officials involved in the response say people are already suffering and predict huge problems ahead due to the abrupt end of programmes.
buff.ly
February 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Aid officials involved in the response in Syria say people are already suffering due to Trump’s aid freeze and predict huge problems ahead as vital programmes abruptly shut services: ⬇️
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Roll up, roll up!
Climate journalists: #CoveringClimateNow 5th annual #CCNowAwards. Entries open! A chance to stand in solidarity & recognise our colleagues for their tireless work on the most pressing issues of our times. @theresariley.bsky.socia coveringclimatenow.org/projects/awa...
Climate journalists: #CoveringClimateNow 5th annual #CCNowAwards. Entries open! A chance to stand in solidarity & recognise our colleagues for their tireless work on the most pressing issues of our times. @theresariley.bsky.socia coveringclimatenow.org/projects/awa...
The Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards — Covering Climate Now
Entry submissions are OPEN for the 2025 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards. This is the fifth year for our annual awards program, and every year we’re amazed by the quality and variety of work ent...
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February 16, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Roll up, roll up!
Climate journalists: #CoveringClimateNow 5th annual #CCNowAwards. Entries open! A chance to stand in solidarity & recognise our colleagues for their tireless work on the most pressing issues of our times. @theresariley.bsky.socia coveringclimatenow.org/projects/awa...
Climate journalists: #CoveringClimateNow 5th annual #CCNowAwards. Entries open! A chance to stand in solidarity & recognise our colleagues for their tireless work on the most pressing issues of our times. @theresariley.bsky.socia coveringclimatenow.org/projects/awa...
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In the first episode, we will establish why we’re using dialogue as a practice to find common meaning and understanding between decision-makers in the traditional aid system, and those trying to make systemic changes within it.
February 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
In the first episode, we will establish why we’re using dialogue as a practice to find common meaning and understanding between decision-makers in the traditional aid system, and those trying to make systemic changes within it.
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🇳🇦 Remembering Sam Nujoma: A pivotal figure in #Namibia's liberation and independence. His legacy endures. 🌟
theconversation.com/sam-nujoma-p...
#RIPSamNujoma #SamNujoma
#Politics
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#RIPSamNujoma #SamNujoma
#Politics
Sam Nujoma personified Namibia’s struggle for freedom
Like many African leaders of his era, he was shaped by the struggle for resistance against colonial oppression. This was no romantic picnic.
theconversation.com
February 9, 2025 at 6:39 AM
🇳🇦 Remembering Sam Nujoma: A pivotal figure in #Namibia's liberation and independence. His legacy endures. 🌟
theconversation.com/sam-nujoma-p...
#RIPSamNujoma #SamNujoma
#Politics
theconversation.com/sam-nujoma-p...
#RIPSamNujoma #SamNujoma
#Politics
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GroundUp has left X. This is why.
February 6, 2025 at 11:28 AM
GroundUp has left X. This is why.
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Very excited to share this news. My next book, The Second Emancipation, comes out in August, but if you want to buy it now through Barnes and Noble you can get 25% off by using PREORDER 25 at checkout. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-second... @bnbuzz
The Second Emancipation: Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and Global Blackness at High Tide|Hardcover
One of the Most Anticipated Books of 2025 by Foreign Policy “Howard French’s The Second Emancipation stands the second half of the last century on its geopolitical head.” —Davi...
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February 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Very excited to share this news. My next book, The Second Emancipation, comes out in August, but if you want to buy it now through Barnes and Noble you can get 25% off by using PREORDER 25 at checkout. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-second... @bnbuzz
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[Thread] BREAKING: On 1 Feb the US State dpt issued a memo confirming that #HIV programmes funded by #Pepfar have been granted a limited waiver for:
1. #ARVs for the treatment of #HIV
2. #TB treatment + prevention meds
2. #PMTCT services (incl #PrEP)
3. Admin costs to do the above
1. #ARVs for the treatment of #HIV
2. #TB treatment + prevention meds
2. #PMTCT services (incl #PrEP)
3. Admin costs to do the above
February 2, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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In 2003, the year in which #Pepfar was launched, I moved to Kenya to head up a Pepfar-funded media project. Here’s why I believe #Trump2025's policies for such projects are killing more than #HIV programmes - and why waivers won't fix the damage already done. bhekisisa.org/opinion/2025...
Too little, too late: What a Pepfar waiver can’t do - Bhekisisa
On Saturday, the US state department issued details of who qualifies for a limited waiver during the Trump administration’s 90-day pause of foreign aid. The freeze has resulted in the temporary close ...
bhekisisa.org
February 3, 2025 at 5:20 AM
In 2003, the year in which #Pepfar was launched, I moved to Kenya to head up a Pepfar-funded media project. Here’s why I believe #Trump2025's policies for such projects are killing more than #HIV programmes - and why waivers won't fix the damage already done. bhekisisa.org/opinion/2025...