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7 February 2019

New York, February 7, 2019: As illiberal democracies advance around the world and even digital darlings like Buzzfeed, HuffPost and …

5 February 2019

Montenegro’s independent news portal Vijesti has suffered a series of cyberattacks amid fears of renewed violence, as President Milo Djukanovic …

14 December 2018

In South Africa, the weeks before Christmas are punctuated with fireworks during Diwali, the festival of lights celebrated by the …

13 December 2018

An unidentified police officer fired several shots at close range at Ahmed Sheikh Mohamed, Director-General of Radio Daljir in the …

7 December 2018

Media Advisory Services has published a guide to podcasting, the fifth in its series of publications on important aspects of …

6 December 2018

Media Advisory Services (MAS), MDIF’s technical assistance division, held two major training events on native advertising and digital media in …

29 October 2018

Impact assessment is a critical part of our work. Since 2005, we have published our Impact Dashboard to publicly present …

2 October 2018

Hashtag our Stories, a participant in MDIF’s South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP), has been selected by Snapchat to take …

20 September 2018

Despite the increasingly alarming attacks on the media and press freedom worldwide, great journalism still abounds. From digital startups to …