Keywords: Journalism


National Press Grand Prize 2026: Morocco Extends Application Deadline to November 10

Morocco has granted journalists additional time to enter the 2026 National Press Grand Prize, extending the application deadline to November 10. The decision, announced by the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication on Friday, October 30, aims to give media professionals more time to complete their......

Morocco’s National Press Council elects Laghzioui and Rihab to lead new phase

Morocco’s National Press Council has entered a new institutional phase following the election of Mokhtar Laghzioui as president and journalist Hanane Rihab as vice-president. The leadership vote took place in Rabat on 21 September 2026, as the Council completed a key stage in the restructuring......

Moroccan journalist Hamid Barrada dies at 87 after decades in media

Moroccan journalist and television presenter Hamid Barrada has died at the age of 87, marking the passing of a prominent figure whose career spanned international print journalism and Moroccan television. Barrada died overnight from Friday to Saturday, according to the information provided about his......

Peru: Journalist and Regional Candidate Shot Dead During Campaign

Susy Aponte, a journalist and candidate in the regional elections in Peru, was shot dead while campaigning in a market in Caraz, in the Áncash region. The attack also left five others injured. A Venezuelan national has been arrested by the police. A Candidate Shot During Campaigning Susy Aponte, 44......

Internal concerns emerge over AI training and the future of journalism

Recently unsealed court documents have shed new light on internal concerns within Microsoft and OpenAI over the impact of artificial intelligence systems on journalism and the use of news content to train large language models. The disclosures form part of a closely watched copyright dispute involving......

US newspapers take OpenAI and Microsoft to court over news content

Two major US newspapers have escalated the growing dispute between the media industry and artificial intelligence companies by filing a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft over the alleged use of journalistic content without authorization. The Seattle Times and Newsday filed the case in the US District......

Donald Trump Targets NBC and Calls for Kristen Welker to be Reported to the FCC

U.S. President Donald Trump is once again taking aim at a national media outlet. He claims he wants to report NBC News journalist Kristen Welker to the federal communications regulator following a report on the performance of his political endorsements. A new clash is unfolding between Donald Trump......

Italy: The Withdrawal of a Leading RAI Journalist Sparks Debate on Media Independence

The removal of Sigfrido Ranucci from the presentation of 'Report', one of the most followed investigative programs on Italian public television, has ignited a fierce controversy in Rome. The opposition denounces an attack on press freedom, while government supporters defend a decision made in an already......

Vladimir Putin at the center of an 800-page investigation awarded a new literary prize

A comprehensive investigation into Vladimir Putin has just been awarded the newly established Strasbourg Credit Mutuel Prize. Authored by Russian journalists Roman Badanin and Mikhail Rubine, The Tsar in Person draws on over twenty years of research and several hundred testimonies. The book will be published......