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Reporters Attacked By Rioting Islamists During Clashes With Police
13/05/2013
By: RSF
Around ten journalists covering Islamist rioting in the central Dhaka district of Paltan on 5 May...

Journalists detained on World Press Freedom Day in Sierra Leone
13/05/2013
By: MFWA/IFEX
On May 6, 2013, The Freetown Court No.3 charged Kasho Cole and Ibrahim Samura, managing editor...

Press regulation: newspapers drop right to have veto on watchdog appointments
10/05/2013
By: Media Guardian
The biggest newspaper groups in the country, including those that publish the Daily Mail and the...

Zimbabwean journalists could face up to 20 years in jail for political story
10/05/2013
By: MISA/IFEX
On 7 May 2013, Dumisani Muleya, editor of the Zimbabwe Independent and chief reporter Owen Gagare,...

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New Online Training Opportunities for Commonweath Journalists
With over 60 years of experience in training journalists, the CPU Media Trust today launches its new training portal, offering online courses for all levels of journalists in the Commonwealth.
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REGULATION

Leveson: Peter Preston, former editor of The Guardian, has said  that Leveson sees journalism "as an exercise in providing cases for the courts to examine" in this piece on the Press Gazette website.  Read here >>

After months of hearings and evidence, Lord Justice Leveson published the findings of his inquiry into the culture, practice and ethics of the UK press. The report, which is nearly 2000 pages long can be accessed here >>.

The Secretary to the Editors' Code Committee considers the implications for the Commonwealth of the Leveson Report. Read here >>

The Editors Guild of Sri Lanka reacts to the news of attempts to shackle the UK press.  Read here>>

 

 

The CPU Media Trust is pledged to uphold and defend the freedom, interests and welfare of the media in Commonwealth countries. It will actively promote the highest professional and ethical standards and will monitor and oppose any measures designed to affect the freedom of the press and of journalists in any member state of the Commonwealth.