Review of UK and world papers and coverage of UK and global journalism stories for Journalism History Friday 2nd August 2024.
Journalism is the first draft of history and these daily reports seek to provide an online briefing of the history of journalism for each day featured.
The Chartered Institute of Journalists remembers all the professional journalists and media workers murdered and killed while doing their work this year in all parts of the world and remember the immense sacrifice of those who gave their lives to the profession in the past. We send our condolences to their families, friends and professional colleagues.
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BBC News papers’ review for Friday 2nd August 2024: “Southport suspect ‘unmasked’ and Starmer ‘takes on far right.’ The Southport attacks have once again dominated the front pages.” See: https://x.com/CIoJournalist/status/1819230672017367235
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FT Media reports (behind paywall): “Turkey blocks Instagram over ‘censorship’ of Hamas leader’s death. Erdoğan adviser and communications chief accuses US platform of not allowing ‘messages of condolence’ for Ismail Haniyeh.” See: https://x.com/CIoJournalist/status/1819455588335866176
CIoJ LinkedIn news edited by Liz Justice
Russia freed wrongly convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich as part of the largest and most complex East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War, in which he and more than a dozen others jailed by the Kremlin were exchanged for Russians held in the U.S. and Europe, including a convicted murderer. See: https://www.linkedin.com/…/urn:li:activity…
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The culture secretary has said former BBC newsreader Huw Edwards should return his salary after he admitted accessing indecent images of children.
Edwards was paid £200,000 after he was arrested in November while he was suspended by the broadcaster up until he resigned in April on medical advice. See: https://www.linkedin.com/…/urn:li:activity…
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Many congratulations to Gerald Bowey, the new President of the Chartered Institute of Journalists and Caroline Roddis, the new Vice-President. Their roles were confirmed in a handover event at the Reform Club in Central London on Tuesday 20th February 2024.
Bowey emphasised the guidance, support, and encouragement that had been at the heart of the Institute for 140 years and announced the launch of a new Young Journalist of the Year awards scheme that would encourage journalists under 30 years of age to enter a range of categories.
Commenting Bowey said: “the Institute is focused on supporting working journalists, both in-house and freelance, in the workplace, as a trade union, and in sustaining journalists in difficult circumstances as a charitable trust.
Many congratulations to Northern Ireland journalist and local democracy reporter Tanya Fowles who received the inaugural CIoJ- Journalist of the Year award at London’s Reform Club Thursday 26th October 2024. See: https://cioj.org/award-for-court-reporter/ & https://janbogdan.co.uk/review/559c137050145747c9b2a44570c16803/version/4
CIoJ X news feed at: https://x.com/CIoJournalist
CIoJ LinkedIn news feed edited by Liz Justice at: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/63500/
CIoJ Facebook news feed at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077475452242
CIoJ LinkedIn news stories, Hold The Front Page news stories, Guardian media news stories, Press Gazette news stories, Arab News media stories and other stories from miscellaneous sources
The CIoJ is so pleased that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been released. His detention, secret trial and jailing for 16 years were wholly unjustifiable and political state hostage-taking. He had been deprived of his liberty for 491 days since 29th March 2023. Many congratulations to the Wall Street Journal for standing by their journalist and doing everything they could to secure his release and freedom.
The Institute calls on Belarus to release the more than 40 journalists and media workers detained including Maryna Zolatava and Liudmila Chekina each suffering 12 year jail terms. Belarus is currently ranked 167th out of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index. See: https://rsf.org/en/country/belarus
The CIoJ calls on all governments and states unjustly detaining journalists for doing their professional work to respect freedom of expression, the right to liberty and free them immediately. See: https://rsf.org/en/new-record-number-journalists-jailed-worldwide
North American Newspapers for Friday 2nd August 2024
French Newspapers for Friday 2nd August 2024
Montage of world newspapers for Friday 2nd August 2024
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