2023 World Press Freedom Day: The date of 3 May was chosen to be World Press Freedom Day to mark the anniversary of the Declaration of Windhoek promoting an independent and pluralistic African press. Adopted by the journalists participating in a seminar organised by UNESCO in Windhoek, Namibia, in spring 1991, the declaration highlighted the essential link between democracy and independent, pluralistic and free media
2023 World Press Freedom Index – journalism threatened by fake content industry
A mission for journalism in a time of crisis: In a turbulent era, the media must define its values and principles
L’un des plus vieux quotidiens du monde va disparaître: Il a été fondé en 1703, du temps de l’empire des Habsbourg, et a survécu aux tumultes de l’histoire mais après des années d’incertitude, l’édition papier du journal viennois Wiener Zeitung va finalement disparaître.
From Institutions to Individuals: How Americans are now Looking to Public Figures for News and Information: An overwhelming majority of U.S. adults (89%) report following at least one public individual for news or other information. When presented with a list of 11 common “types” of public individuals, more than half say they follow scientists or experts, journalists and politicians or leaders in elected positions to get information. Forty-three percent say they follow hosts of a show or program, and 36% follow activists or community organizers.
Journalists warn German yellow press trying to shape EU’s media law: German yellow press is trying to shape the future European Media Freedom Act, and the European Parliament rapporteur is helping them, the president of the European Federation of Journalists, Renate Schroeder, told a conference in Brussels… ‘Yellow press’ is a predominantly American term used to describe media that often resort to clickbait titles, sensationalism, and scaremongering, similar to the term ‘tabloid’ used in the UK. “We feel a strong dominance of German publishers”, Schroeder said, referring to the consultations held by the rapporteur in the European Parliament, Sabine Verheyen (Germany EPP).
Les élites occidentales n’en peuvent plus de cette odieuse liberté d’expression: Ces élites savent que leurs idées finalement totalitaires ne pourront s’appliquer que dans le silence imposé aux peuples.
Abusive Spyware Ban: No Press Freedom Without Journalist Safety
Spyware is only the tip of the iceberg: we need to protect journalists from all forms of surveillance
News Publisher Revenues 2022–23: insights from the latest World Press Trends Study
45 frases sobre o jornalismo: As pessoas não param de confundir com notícias o que leem nos jornais. (A. J. Liebling)
Um jornal é um instrumento incapaz de discernir entre uma queda de bicicleta e o colapso da civilização. (George Bernard Shaw)
O jornalismo consiste basicamente em dizer “Lord Jones morreu”, para pessoas que nunca souberam que Lord Jones estava vivo. (G. K. Chesterton)
Não foi o mundo que piorou. As coberturas jornalísticas é que melhoraram muito. (G. K. Chesterton)
Todo dia de manhã abrimos o jornal e vemos mortes violentas, desastres espantosos, ameaças apocalípticas, epidemias sem conta, novas guerras, crises gigantescas, destruição e perigo em toda parte. E tem gente que ainda diz que não se diverte. (Millôr Fernandes)
Imprensa é oposição. O resto é armazém de secos e molhados. (Millôr Fernandes)
Por que a imprensa continua tão respeitada? É a única indústria que não dá garantias pelos produtos que vende – ficam obsoletos em menos de 24 horas. (Millôr Fernandes)
Quando se descobriu que informação era um negócio, a verdade deixou de ser importante. (Ryszard Kapuscinski)
Um editor de jornal é alguém que separa o trigo do joio – e imprime o joio. (Adlai Stevenson)
Sou a favor da imprensa livre. O que não suporto são os jornais. (Tom Stoppard)
A ética deve acompanhar sempre o jornalismo, como o zumbido acompanha o besouro. (Gabriel Garcia Márquez)
Em qualquer roda é fácil reconhecer um jornalista: é o que está falando mal do jornalismo. (Millôr Fernandes)
[W]hat we learnt in Perugia about the future of news
5 Predictions for the Future of Digital Media: a return to news homepages, a focus on entertainment, partnerships between creators and media companies, the importance of AI, and the rise of cultural moments in advertising
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