AJA condemns killing of Palestinian journalist, calls for upholding media workers’ right to safety
SEOUL: Asia Journalists Association (AJA) mourns the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, reporter for Al-Jazeera news channel, who was fatally shot while covering an Israeli raid on a refugee camp in Jenin in the West Bank. Veteran journalist Shireen, 51, was shot in the face by a single bullet, despite wearing a helmet and […]
Palestinian journalist fatally shot while reporting
JERUSALEM: Shireen Abu Akleh, a well-known Palestinian journalist was shot and killed while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin on Wednesday. The Palestinian health ministry said that the veteran reporter who covered conflicts for more than 25 years for Al Jazeera died shortly after she was shot. Born in […]
Once upon a time in Aceh – Notes on the release of hostages
By Eddy Suprapto, Chairman Alliance of independent journalists 2003-2005 Editor in Chief RCTI 2014-2016 JAKARTA: Post-reform, there are a number of things in the political field that deserve an important note. Some of them were about the removal of Abdurrahman Wahid by the House of Representatives. (DPR) who was later replaced by his deputy, Megawati […]
Current status of fact-checking by global journalism
By Dr. Hassan Humeida Kiel, Germany KIEL: In all open societies, we tend to stress the importance of facts, full facts, and not half facts or zero facts (known today as fake news), because they have a very strong impact on the people, the community and the country. False information, misinformation and disinformation can cause enormous […]
World Press Freedom Day
By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL, GERMANY: It’s May 3 again with The World Press Freedom Day as every year. This day has been celebrated worldwide since 1994 and serves to draw attention to the fundamental importance of free reporting for the existence of democracies. The World Press Freedom Day of this year appears different; the corona […]
Two days inside the World Journalists Conference
On Monday April 26, scores of journalists from 34 countries convened for an international conference launched in Seoul but followed online across the globe. The World Journalists Conference, on its 10th anniversary, tackled two themes over two days. On the first day, Korea’s Prime Minister Boo-kyum Kim called for a new history for journalism and […]
The Necessity of Culture Journalism
Speech delivered by Rahul Aijaz, Writer/Filmmaker, Film N’ Chips Media Productions, at the World Journalists Conference (WJC2022) “Hello everyone, I am Rahul Aijaz. I’m a writer, filmmaker and journalist from Pakistan. It’s wonderful to be part of the World Journalists Conference once again this year. The topic for today’s conference is ‘Society Changed by Journalists’. I would […]
The impact of online journalism and new media on society
Speech delivered by Norila Mohd Daud, Malaysia, at the World Journalists Conference (WJC2022) “Hi good afternoon to everybody The topic covers a big scope and perspectives depending on the medium used by the journalist whether newspaper or online news portal. Before the social media and online news portal came into the media world, a handful […]
Fact checking and media self-regulation
Text of the speech delivered by Alin Ferrer-Garganera at the World Journalists Conference (WJC 2022) “Thank you for inviting me to make a sharing in this conference. I hope to make a contribution by answering the following questions. Why is fact-checking important? Why should we self-regulate as media? Then I will share some fact-checking initiatives […]
Journalism helps change society for the better
Speech delivered by Lan Phong, Dantri Online Newspaper, Vietnam, at the World Journalists Conference (WJC2022) “Over the years, journalism has been creating social changes by providing information for the public, thus helping raise awareness among them and pushing local authorities to have sound decisions and policies. Journalism has actually changed society in some ways. Firstly, […]
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