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Finding Reliable Sources and Spotting Misinformation in the Time of COVID-19

Providing accurate information is critical during a pandemic, but journalists face new challenges in accessing reliable sources, while misinformation spreads even faster than the virus itself.

World Press Freedom Day Webinar with Marius Dragomir

May 4, 2020

As part of the global celebration of World Press Freedom Day 2020, UNESCO is organizing a webinar to discuss editorial independence and media capture in times of COVID-19 and beyond. The webinar will feature a discussion of the forthcoming study ‘Reporting Facts: Free from Fear or Favor’, authored by our Director, Marius Dragomir, who will be joined by prominent journalists and civil society representatives.

Masuku on Women Human Rights Defenders

April 30, 2020

‘Giving a Voice for Change’, an article by our Fellow, John Masuku was published in the latest issue of BUWA!: A Journal on African Women's Experiences.

Dragomir Quoted by BBC Russia

April 30, 2020

It’s a serious problem that journalists don’t have the adequate opportunity to ask questions, our Director, Marius Dragomir said to BBC News Russian.

The Media Manifesto: New Book by Lina Dencik

April 29, 2020

Together with co-authors Natalie Fenton, Des Freedman and Justin Schlosberg, our Fellow, Lina Dencik put forth a roadmap for radical reform of concentrated media power.