Arab world suffers decline in media freedom

2011 saw a decline in media freedom across many countries in the Arab world, in spite of the democratic gains of the Arab Spring Read more »

By Celia Graham-Dixon
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Comic campaigning: the growth of cartoon journalism in India

Comics used to be all about superheroes and fairytales, but one organisation is working with local communities to use them in a different way. World Comics India is an educational organisation based in Delhi, which promotes the use of comics in development and education Read more »

By Suriti Sachdeva
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Street papers make a difference as well as a profit

Ask anyone in the developed world to name a newspaper or magazine that has not seen a decline in circulation in recent years, and you’ll most likely get no answer. And yet, there is one on thousands of street corners in 40 different countries: a street paper Read more »

By Helen Harvey
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Hacks/Hackers: a collective rethinking the future of news and information

Hacks/Hackers, an international grassroots journalism organisation, explores the connection between technology and news media. Journalism Foundation CEO Simon Kelner addressed them this week Read more »

By Joanna Geary
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The challenges we face after a year of living dangerously

The Journalism Foundation is only a month old, but already we are firmly on the radar for organisations and individuals who are seeking support Read more »

By Simon Kelner
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Find out more about The Journalism Foundation

The Journalism Foundation is an independent charitable foundation which promotes, develops and sustains free and independent journalism throughout the world. We believe that a free press is an essential instrument of a stable society, and the aim of The Journalism Foundation is to demonstrate how journalism can be a force for good by supporting projects which have a direct and positive effect on people’s lives. Read more »

By Simon Kelner
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News & Features

BBC programmes criticised by diversity committee

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Media monitor, February 1: A report commissioned by the BBC for the Cultural Diversity Network states that BBC 1’s Question Time and Mock the Week only feature “token women” on their panels Read more »

Websites more dangerous than newspapers, claims ex-NoTW chief

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Phil Hall, a former editor of the News of The World who is now chair of a PR company, has claimed that websites are now 'far more dangerous' than newspapers Read more »

Projects

Hunger to learn how to report in a democracy

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The president of the Tunisian journalists’ union recognises the need for change. The Journalism Foundation is working to help further their skills in reporting public life in a democracy Read more »

Think local, act local: citizen journalism in Stoke-on-Trent

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Over the past three years, Mike Rawlins has run a website which aims to boost political engagement in Stoke-on-Trent. In conjunction with The Journalism Foundation he plans to expand that effort Read more »

Who we are and What we do

Simon homepageThe Journalism Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes, develops and sustains free and fair journalism across the world. The Foundation is launching with two initiatives. The first is a partnership with the department of journalism at London’s City University which aims to establish the first practical training courses for journalists in Tunisia. The second sees The Journalism Foundation supporting a grass roots website in an effort to increase engagement in local politics in the British town of Stoke-on-Trent.

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