Is balance out of date? A survival guide for journalism
The open Internet age spells information overload and the demise of old media. The tenets of journalism –– balance and objectivity -- risk being swept away too. Will new ways be found to hold power to account? Or are we heading back towards information fortresses? In...
New CFOM logo
We are proud to introduce you to our new logo. Designed by Ink and Water, we feel that this new face reflects our greater involvement in the international stage.
JSRN Hub Launch
At a UNESCO research conference on the safety of journalists during the celebrations of World Press Freedom Day in Helsinki, Finland on 3 and 4 May 2016, UNESCO declared ‘that the Safety of Journalists paved the way for academic research cooperation’. To advance such...
CFOM Annual Lectures so far
In anticipation of 2016's annual lecture from Guy Berger, here are details of all the previous CFOM annual lectures. In 2015 we hosted a Question Time style event called Journalism in Danger. The panelists were, Ellen Manning, Former Chief Reporter for Press...
International Day to End Impunity 2016 – UNESCO Director General’s Report
UNESCO has today released key findings from its Director General’s Report on the Safety of Journalists and the Danger of Impunity, focussed on the years 2014-2015. The report shows that the year 2015 had the second highest number of journalist's killed in the past ten...