Credit: Courtesy The Sun News James Slack: ‘Every journalist is appalled that the government is even considering doing something so draconian’ The Sun's deputy editor-in-chief talks about what impact the proposed overhaul of the Official Secrets Act could have on investigative journalism By Osama Gaweesh • 3 min read
Credit: Prateek Katyal from Pexels News How the Financial Times helped its journalists build resilience during the pandemic From live-streaming editorial meetings to providing self-management training, the publisher upped its efforts to support its staff through gloom and exhaustion By Osama Gaweesh • 3 min read
Credit: David Peterson from Pixabay News Ethiopian fact-checkers wage an unequal war against Facebook misinformation In a country where Facebook is the main source of online news, hoaxes are widespread and verifying digital content is tough. But a small group of journalists at HaqCheck rose up to the challenge By Osama Gaweesh • 2 min read
Credit: Jeyaratnam Caniceus from Pixabay News Refugee journalists help 1000 European refugees to tell their stories The One Thousand Dreams project helps storytellers empower fellow refugees to share their experiences, shattering their stereotypical portrayal as invaders or helpless victims By Osama Gaweesh • 3 min read
Credit: cottonbro from Pexels News UNESCO-ICFJ report: three quarters of women journalists experience online violence Threats of physical and sexual violence lead many women journalists to self-censor, withdraw from all online interactions and develop mental health issues. Arab women most at risk of offline attacks linked to online abuse By Osama Gaweesh • 4 min read
Credit: Sky news. Pictured: Alex Crawford News 'Anger at "fake news" can stop journalists from admitting - and correcting - their errors' Sky News special correspondent Alex Crawford calls on all media professionals to fight "for the good name of our profession" with transparency and honesty By Osama Gaweesh • 4 min read
Credit: Courtesy Wolfgang Blau (pictured) News Covering climate change: what can journalists learn from the pandemic? The climate crisis and covid-19 share many similarities - they are scary, intangible, and difficult to explain. Reuters Institute’s Wolfgang Blau talks about best practices to bring environmental stories to your audiences By Osama Gaweesh • 4 min read