AIB media industry news desk
DW Global Media Forum kicks off, virtually
As restrictions on international travel continue, a range of conferences have migrated to the cloud, including Deutsche Welle’s Global Media Forum....
Attacks on journalists in US – AIB writes to Attorney General
Following the attacks on, and detention of, journalists covering the protests across the US that erupted after the death of George Floyd, the...
80th anniversary of iconic de Gaulle broadcast commemorated
Thursday 18 June marks the 80th anniversary of General Charles de Gaulle’s historic first broadcast to occupied France from the BBC’s Broadcasting...
Voice of America directors resign
Voice of America Director Amanda Bennett on 15 June 2020 announced her resignation and that of VOA Deputy Director Sandy Sugawara after more than...
More time to enter the AIBs 2020 – celebrating journalism has never been more important
As the world starts to slowly regain some semblance of normality, the Association for International Broadcasting is pleased to announce that at the...
Bad day for media freedom in Philippines as Maria Ressa convicted
Monday 15 June will be marked as another day in which media freedom in the Philippines, a country of 106m inhabitants, was dealt a savage blow. It...
CDC excludes US international broadcaster – VoA responds
In an extraordinary situation uncovered through a Freedom of Information request by the Knight First Amendment Institute in the USA, it has been...
Maria Ressa awaits verdict in spurious cyberlibel case
RT’s 2020 Khaled Alkhateb awards for war journalism open for entries
RT is now accepting entries for the 2020 Khaled Alkhateb Memorial Awards, an annual international competition that recognises the best journalism...