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1 week ago | presscouncil.org.za | Janet Smith |Public Resources

Press Freedom, Public resources, Reporters Without Borders RSF met with Ana Toni, CEO of the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), to discuss the challenges facing environmental reporting. The discussion tackled disinformation about climate change on social media, the protection of environmental journalists and the sustainability of journalism.

2 weeks ago | presscouncil.org.za | Janet Smith |Public Resources

Africa, Press Freedom, Public resources University of JohannesburgThe UJ Library and UJ Higher Education Media Services today host a roundtable titled ‘Speaking the Truth by Understanding the Untruth: Addressing Fake News and Disinformation in South Africa and the African Continent’. Among the panelists is Phathiswa Magopeni, Executive Director of the Press Council.

2 weeks ago | presscouncil.org.za | Janet Smith |Public Resources

Media resources, Press Freedom, Public resources PICTURE: Bhabin Tamang/PexelsIFEXThis is one in a series of IFEX explainers aimed at strengthening the ability of media and civil society to engage in global spaces for free expression advocacy. To visit the hub page and see the whole set, click hereThe first thing worth noting is that, while called ‘procedures’, these are, in fact, people.

2 weeks ago | presscouncil.org.za | Janet Smith |Public Resources

Media resources, Public resources, PICTURE: Diva Plavalaguna/PexelsRowan PhilpIJNetHosted by Investigative Reporters and Editors, the recent NICAR 2025 data journalism summit unpacked a treasure trove of investigative tools and techniques for the 950 attendees and data experts gathered in the U.S. city of Minneapolis over four days in March.

3 weeks ago | presscouncil.org.za | Janet Smith |Public Resources

According to Reuters, the death toll has exceeded 2 886 and will likely continue to grow, with thousands injured and countless still trapped under the rubble. Entire communities in Sagaing, Mandalay and Naypyidaw have been devastated. The climate crisis is intensifying natural disasters across Southeast Asia, which often hit hardest in countries already torn by conflict and authoritarian rule.