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5 years of gaming the [censorship] system[s]

Reporters Without Borders’ creative approach to get around censorship.

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5 years of gaming the [censorship] system[s]

Reporters Without Borders’ creative approach to get around censorship.

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How an ear infection led to a comic on fungi for this IIT student

Pratyasha Nath wants to make fungi cool with her comics, giving them the media spotlight they have so far been denied.

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In 2025, where will you get your news from?

Most US news influencers lack a background in journalism. Will 2025 ring in the end of the illusion of unbiased journalism?

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Where to find our free footage library

The Open Journalism Network by InOldNews is a new kind of wire service that provides free-to-use video footage from all around the world.

Diversifying election coverage: Call for applications

Apply for a paid opportunity to contribute to a free library of video footage for journalists and newsrooms.

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Exploring the links between press freedom and exiled media

An illustration that reads 'Media in Exile' with an outline of the maps of Iran and Myanmar.

If you flip the World Press Freedom Index upside down, you get something different. It essentially becomes a rough list of where the media is under the most pressure. The indicator doesn’t necessarily translate into resources or funding for media organisations from countries that perform the worst on this

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Unlocking the secrets of the algorithm, with Leon Yin

Illustration of Leon Yin by Manon Verchot

We spoke to Leon Yin about his investigations that have held everyday tech accountable.

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Diversity through data: A conversation with Kontinentalist's Pei Ying Loh

How the Kontinentalist is countering stereotypes about Asia through creative data storytelling.

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Understanding the problem with a lack of diversity in media

Announcing a research project on open journalism Have you ever struggled to find images or footage for a story that you’re working on? Or spent ages going through websites with free images and videos, trying to find a visual that isn’t stereotypical or from the wrong place or

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Video and Media Literacy Accelerator is accepting applications

Google News Initiative’s PollCheck Election Academy 2023 brings you the Video and Media Literacy Accelerator where participants will develop innovative video series for their organisations. Elections are a crucial time for journalists as well as newsrooms as authoritative and timely election coverage plays a key role in empowering citizens

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A wire service that doesn't charge you?!

Open Newswire's founder Zac Crellin shares his perspective on the power of open publishing.

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Course: Make fact checks go viral

Get creative about tackling disinformation and spreading the word about the fact checks you do using trending online video formats. The spread of disinformation can have serious consequences, but that doesn’t mean we only have to tackle this problem with a serious face. In collaboration with the Al-Farabi Kazakh