The evidence that mass violence and vigilante killings have been sparked by the media in South Africa is undeniable

In the first of our series on investigative journalism, we look at how journalists decide what to investigate

A record number of journalists are languishing in prisons around the world, yet Assange is constantly held up as a poster boy for this type of injustice. There are far more deserving candidates

International media is blacked out in China - and very few are willing to try to bypass the country’s Firewall  

Indian journalists say the platform is a more democratic and uncensored place to work, but is the growing trend of YouTubers calling themselves journalists a cause for concern?

THE LONG READ: Hungary was one of the first Soviet-controlled countries to welcome refugees in the late 1980s. These days its government is one of the most opposed to migration in Europe. We examine how the media paved the way for this turnaround

A large part of the work associated with foreign correspondents is actually carried out by local journalists who are rarely credited - they work in the shadows

Scenes of players frolicking on the pitch with their mothers were more than enough for me

The common perception of sports journalists as mere entertainment reporters is far from the full story

Well over half of women journalists in Africa have been subjected to sexual harassment, abuse or victimisation in news rooms. It’s time to crack down

What is the future for journalism in the ‘third drone age’? Full of manipulated news, most likely

THE LONG READ: As political and commercial elites continue their stranglehold on mainstream media in Colombia, some independent minnows are starting to emerge

With the World Cup Qatar 2022 in full swing, the fourth part of our series on sports journalism focuses on how to cover major sporting events

In the third of our special series on sports journalism, we focus on the best ways to find and report sports news - from nurturing your sources to writing news stories

Both countries have a disgraceful history of disregard for the rights of media staff who are the victims of violence, particularly in conflict zones

In the second part of our special series on sports journalism, we explore the ways in which sports journalists can make a start in their careers

In the first of our special series of articles focusing on sports journalism, we examine the wide range of skills and ethical knowledge it takes to be a great sports reporter

A Zimbabwean journalist invited by the US embassy in Harare to ‘monitor’ the US Midterms has been labelled a ‘Western spy’ by some people at home

THE LONG READ: The tireless work undertaken by diaspora journalists to change narratives about their homelands and to build bridges between communities still goes largely unacknowledged

Female journalists from different regions speak out

Criticism of Qatar in the lead up to the World Cup was always a given. But some of the hypocrisy on display is something else