Al Jazeera Journalism Review
If it’s clear who is funding them, community radio stations can transform lives
Community radio has begun to flourish in Zimbabwe in recent years. But for stations to truly support the communities they serve, it is imperative that they are transparent about who owns them
International media has abandoned Afghanistan
The international community will be vital in helping Afghanistan to survive Taliban rule - but it has to start with a change of approach by Western media
Let’s help refugees escape from the media’s ‘Ghetto of Compassion’
We must not lump all migrants and asylum seekers together when we report about refugees - ignoring nuance doesn’t solve problems
The occupation of Palestine is not a conflict of equal sides - media needs to start telling the truth
Western media's response to the killing of veteran journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli forces in Palestine is shameful. Until the media starts reporting the truth about Israeli brutality in Palestine, the killing of journalists doing their jobs will continue
The US is on its way to criminalising journalism
Billed as a ‘super fact checker’, Joe Biden’s new ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ is the first step on this path
Beware of activist journalists - they won’t always tell the ugly truth
It is the job of journalists to report the full truth - even when that might cast the ‘good’ guys in a ‘bad’ light
Bangladesh’s Digital Security Act is criminalising journalism
Bangladesh has been quietly strengthening its laws curtailing freedom of expression - with dangerous results
Moscow’s journalistic lights are dimmed, but their story needs to be told
Russia is waging a war on independent journalists who dare to question or contradict the official government line - we must do more to support them
Why healthy democracies need news junkies
Studies show that news junkies are more likely to register to vote and be politically engaged, but they are not better at predicting future events
We need more raw coverage of conflict zones to make people care about all refugees
Coverage of Ukrainian refugees has been more sympathetic because it is usually accompanied by images of the crisis they are fleeing
Facebook is showing its double standards over freedom of speech
Hate speech is a bad idea. A good idea would be for platforms to show consistency in their content moderation, particularly when it comes to Palestine
When women are being smeared - listen to what they are saying
Cassandra was cursed to always see the future, but to never be believed. For female journalists like Carole Cadwalladr, long dismissed as a 'mad cat lady', it’s a familiar tale
Zimbabwe’s Fourth Estate is under siege
With few job opportunities, harassment by the authorities and a global pandemic, the picture for balanced and truthful journalism is not a pretty one
The irony of fake news - sometimes it serves to highlight injustice
Last week, the image of a blonde-haired Palestinian girl standing up to an Israeli soldier was wrongly credited as an image of a Ukrainian girl confronting a Russian soldier. The intention was to garner sympathy for Ukraine - instead, it had a rather different outcome
‘You must know how to haggle!’ - racism in journalism starts in the classroom
Even though I didn’t choose to, I quickly became that one ‘annoying’ journalist of colour who had to keep mentioning racism in my journalism school. It was humiliating and exhausting, to the point of nearly quitting
