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Sierra Leone’s civil society has failed the people —Opposition Chief Whip
Screenshot “SIERRA LEONE CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISTS FAIL THE PEOPLE” – OPPOSITION CHIEF WHIP On Tuesday 15th July 2025 , Opposition Chief Whip, Hon. Abdul Karim Kamara, appeared on Liberty Online TV to discuss the shortcomings of the recent Institute...

Let radio lead: A love letter to the original mass media
There’s something extraordinary about what happens when a voice meets a microphone. It’s not flashy. It’s not filtered. It’s not designed to chase the next algorithm shift. But it’s powerful. Immediate. Intimate. And deeply trusted. That’s radio....

Our social media editor calls this lip balm a ‘tube of magic’: ‘Genuine miracle formula’
Page Six may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. For one Page Six staffer, this luxe lip balm was love at first sight. Michelle Moezam, Page Six’s...

All you need to know about Munawar Faruqui's The Society co-host Shreya Kalra
The Society, hosted by Munawar Faruqui, is set to stream on JioHotstar via OTTplay Premium soon. The show will introduce us to two hosts. While Munawar has been the face of the reality show, there is a co-host, too. That co-host is Shreya Kalra....

California Local News Fellow joins Embarcadero Media this fall
The California Local News Fellowship on Thursday announced the pairing of 38 journalists with newsrooms around the state, and for the first time ever, Embarcadero Media Foundation is among the hosts. Beginning in September, Stanford journalism...

Brand new Portarlington Musical Society seeks members and stage professionals
Anyone in the Portarlington area who has harboured a secret desire to take to the stage and let their heart 'sing like a bird in flight' or 'dance all night' now has the chance. A brand new Portarlington Musical Society has been formed by...

Media Expert Kevin Anderson to Lead WAN-IFRA’s Digital Revenue Network
Anderson brings with him a wealth of experience, having spent over three decades at the forefront of journalism, digital product strategy, and media innovation. His most recent role was as the Director of App Strategy and Industry Insights at...

IVF Experiments That Mix And Match Multiple Adults’ DNA Are Bad For Kids And Society
Image CreditFDRLST/Canva “How are babies made?” is an age-old question that has sent centuries of parents scrambling for an answer. The go-to explanation, of course, goes something like “Well, when a man and a woman love each other very much…” A...

Netanyahu vs. the Israeli Media
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at an award ceremony in Jerusalem in 2016. Media watchers say Netanyahu has waged a decade-long campaign to undermine Israel’s independent media. Amir Cohen/Reuters July 17, 2025 Share this article In the...

Four Nigerians, 27 others selected for Open Society fellowship
The Open Society Foundations today announced the names of African intellectuals who were selected for the $120,000 Open Society Fellowship for the Global South. They are part of a group of thirty-one public intellectuals from seven cities in the...
Joint Universal Periodic Review (#UPR51) Submissions on Civil Society Space
CIVICUS makes UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) submissions on civil society space in Australia, Nepal and Rwanda. The United Nations Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review is a unique process that reviews the human rights records of...
Interview: Namibia welcomes global media partnerships to enhance news exchange, says minister
SWAKOPMUND, Namibia, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Namibia's Minister of Information and Communication Technology Emma Theofelus voiced strong support for international collaboration in the media sector, stressing its pivotal role in broadening the reach of...

Repubblika calls for political parties to exit media ownership in Vision 2050 bluprint
Repubblika is proposing that political parties divest themselves from their media stations as part of their democratic vision for Malta. On Thursday, the group published its Democratic Vision 2050, meant to serve as an alternative to the...
Xinhua Headlines: BRICS nations reshaping global perspectives through media and think tank cooperation
* The initiative noted that the BRICS media and think tanks, as a community of collective wisdom among emerging markets and developing countries, must ground their efforts in the realities of the Global South. * The managing director of the News...
CIVIL SOCIETY REQUESTED CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT DEFERMENT, NOT WITHDRAWAL – SIMUUWE
CIVIL SOCIETY REQUESTED CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT DEFERMENT, NOT WITHDRAWAL – SIMUUWE Lusaka – July 17, 2025 — UPND Media Director Mark Simuuwe has clarified that the deferment of Constitution Amendment Bill No. 7 was a direct response to calls from...

Newton Emerson: In a divided society we must all tolerate things we do not like – be it the Twelfth or the GAA
Has nationalist reaction to this year’s Twelfth been a bit over the top? I realise this is an easy thing for me to suggest. Although I do not like the Twelfth, I am not a nationalist, so there is nothing about it that might be seen as setting out...

Local public media outlets weather uncertainty as $1 billion in federal funding sits in limbo
Amid growing uncertainty regarding the Trump administration's proposed cuts of $1.1 billion in funding for public broadcasting, Minnesota public media stations are facing significant challenges in planning their futures. Reporter Alexander...

Civil society raises objections to ‘needless’ Yellow Line project in Lahore
LAHORE: Civil society, environmental activists and concerned citizens have raised objections to the ‘needless’ Yellow Line masstransit project on the Canal Road that the government is bent upon completing by next June, ignoring its impact on the...

Rostam Aziz calls for stronger investment in Tanzania’s media sector
Arusha. Prominent businessman, Rostam Aziz, has urged the private sector, journalists and civil society to significantly scale up investment in Tanzania’s media industry, with a particular focus on building modern and competitive digital...

Morocco’s media watchdog hosts Palestine's PLO delegation
Morocco’s High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA) hosted on Tuesday a high-level delegation from the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) currently on a working visit to Morocco from July 14 to 18. Led by Ahmad Al-Tamimi, member of...