Media & Communication: Research Guide

CNN Stellar Migration

On 5 September, Kananelo Boloetse, the editor of the Newsday publication and a human rights activist, was abducted from his home in Katlehong in the capital, Maseru, by three unidentified armed men. They took him to an unknown location where he was severely tortured and threatened. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns this inhumane act of brutality and calls for an independent and impartial investigation into this heinous crime in order to ensure that those responsible are brought to justice.

Every week the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is compiling a list of the top news articles from across the world in which it is mentioned. Check all the international media coverage of IFJ, divided by language, in the period from 4 September 2026 to 11 September 2026.

A speedboat carrying five media workers has been missing near Indonesia’s erupting Mount Anak Krakatau's since September 7. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates, Aliansi Jurnalis Independen (AJI) Indonesia and the Serikat Pekerja Media dan Industri Kreatif untuk Demokrasi (SINDIKASI) in expressing solidarity with the missing journalists and their families and calling for continued search and rescue efforts.

A Hong Kong court convicted Dow Jones, the publisher of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), on September 10 for blocking journalist and Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) chair Selina Cheng from pursuing union leadership but cleared the outlet of wrongful dismissal charges. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) stands in firm solidarity with Cheng and its affiliate, the HKJA, and welcomes the decision that recognises the violation of her fundamental right to association.

Nine organisations write to Shehbaz Sharif over disappearances, criminal investigations, and new restrictions on media

The settlement calls for changes to Meta’s platforms but does not change the company’s surveillance-based business model

Labour’s Catherine Atkinson says she will give students £5,000 paid to her by paper that falsely accused her of concealing private school educationA new scholarship supporting state-educated students will be inadvertently funded by the Mail on Sunday (MoS), using a payout it made after being threatened with legal action by the Labour MP Catherine Atkinson.The Derby North MP says she will use the proceeds of about £5,000 from the newspaper to fund scholarships for local law students at the University of Derby who – like her – attended state schools. Continue reading...

The long, odd two-night TV production hoped to reach a select audience of die-hard voters (if football didn’t intercept them).

The owner of The Miami Herald said subscriber interest did not support its current level of investment. One employee called the layoffs a “blood bath.”

Employees of the city’s indie movie houses stuffed their faces during a contest held by Cashiers du Cinéma, a zine for cineastes.