CFOM publishes commentary pieces focused on media freedom, journalism safety and the issue of impunity from researchers across the globe on areas that they study. If you are interested in writing a commentary for us please email cfom@sheffield.ac.uk.
Lies, damned lies, and the state capture of Polish public television
By Andrzej Krajewski Andrzej Krajewski is a former TVP Washington correspondent; and was the adviser on freedom of expression in Poland’s National Broadcasting Council, KRRiT, 2012-2016. On a snowy February 2019 evening over 150 demonstrators gathered in front of the...
Japan’s blurred vision of media freedom
By Dr Sanae Fujita, Fellow of the Human Rights Centre, School of Law, University of Essex New research and analysis supports the UN Special Rapporteur David Kaye's findings from his 2017 Japan report and presents fresh cases pointing to need...
Fake news has always existed, but quality journalism has a history of survival
Professor Jackie Harrison, CFOM Chair, writes about the long history of media manipulation and fake news, and the staying power of quality journalism. This piece for The Conversation, published on the World Press Freedom Day 2018, marks also...
Can a Free Press Survive in Russia? The scorecard so far
By Nadezda Azhgikhina, vice president of the European Federation of Journalists and board member of the Free Word Association. In 2017 the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation handed down an exceptionally important decision. It struck down a series of...
Ahed Tamimi: father speaks of his pride as Palestinian activist prepares for trial
Emma Heywood, a Lecturer and Researcher at the University of Sheffield’s Department of Journalism Studies, wrote this article which has been published on The Conversation based on her first-hand experience of life in the West Bank, where her research is focused on the...